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    Reliquary Casket

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    Christianity. It is through the practice of Christianity that the Reliquary Casket was made to house relics in 13th century France. The recipe box sized Reliquary was made from copper‚ enamel‚ and wood (Reliquary Label). The Censer with Military Saints was also created during the 13th century to hold incense‚ which also aids Christian worship. The large oval shaped Censer was made from copper enamel (Censer Label). The Reliquary Casket’s function and Censer with Military Saints’s inscriptions express

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    Strange Reliquaries

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    This reading has to do with reliquaries and the artist that surrounded them as well as their sometimes strange shapes. When talking about reliquaries no one ever mentions how it actually came about. When reading this excerpt it mentions how patrons would usually make their own workshops for specific works of art and hire artist they thought would be good for the job. The patrons seemed to be very involved in the creation of these pieces of art even though they didn’t physically make them. It seems

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    Reliquary guardian figure (bieri)‚ Fang‚ Gabon Essay Chapter 34 This stylized human figure has the body of an infant and the muscularity of an adult‚ a combination of traits suggesting the cycle of life. The sculptor designed them to sit on the edge of cylindrical bark boxes of ancestral bones‚ ensuring that no harm would befall the ancestral spirits. It’s made out of wood and dates back to late 19th century. This figure is symmetrical that greatly emphasize the head‚ and they feature a rhythmic

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    Bakari Buncum 8/2013 Engl. 205 “HeadHead‚ and More Head: Personal analysis on Cornel West: Black Sexuality: The Taboo Subject (1993) “Headhead‚ and more head” as Brother Luke would say. It seems to me that we African Americans‚ excuse me‚ Black Africans have lost our sense of culture and ideology behind what we believe to be our sexual nature. In return we have embodied the European and early ignorant southern racist definition of sexuality. Which has led us to being stereotyped as Hypersexual

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    Alexander III‚ Tsar of Russia‚ 1881-1889   Alexander III of Russia was born on 26th February 1845. Clumsy and gruff as a child‚ he grew up to be a man of great physical strength. Everything about him suggested imperial power. He was six feet four inches tall‚ broad and very strong. Stories circulated about Tsar Alexander bending (and then restraightening) iron fire pokers‚ crushing silver roubles in his fingers‚ and tearing packs of cards in half for the entertainment of his children‚ and about

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    ALEXANDER THE GREAT It is hard to provide an exact definition of leadership‚ courage‚ & heroism because every person has his own opinion. The qualities a leader possesses are not always the same; they can vary according to the time in history he lived in‚ the problems that are occurring throughout that time period‚ and also the people whom the leader is leading. Alexander’s childhood played an important role in his development into a great man & military Leader. Many things of his childhood contributed

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    Helpsheet RESEARCH PROPOSALS Use this sheet to help you: • understand the main elements that comprise a research proposal • prepare a well-structured and well-written research proposal 5 minute self test 1. How long should a research proposal be? a. 1 – 3 pages b. 3 – 7 pages c. 7 – 15 pages d. 15 – 20 pages 2. Which of the following is NOT needed in a research proposal? a. a research question b. a list of references c. a detailed literature review d. a research timetable

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    Elizabeth Bishop “Bishop’s carefully judged use of language aids the reader to uncover the intensity of feeling in her poetry.” To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Bishop’s use of language helps the readers to have a better understanding of her emotions and feelings in her poetry. Bishop’s poetry is mainly based on her past‚ for example we have Sestina which is when Bishop’s mother passed away and she had to stay with her grandmother and everything was emotional

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    Alexander the Great is renowned for uniting the known world under his leadership and has grown to mythical proportions in his leadership abilities and skill at arms. He was also a young ruler‚ brash‚ irreverent and narcissistic. His never ending lust to conquer new lands‚ his growing problems controlling his drinking and his relentless pushing of his army all contribute not only to illustrating personal character flaws but possibly to his death. In his young life Alexander was tutored by the

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    amount of focus: Alexander II and Alexander III. Alexander II hoped to change and resolve Russia and their social and economic problems. His son‚ Alexander III‚ was more conservative and wished to undo everything his father did. Alexander II ascended the throne at the age of thirty-seven. He was tsar of Russia from 1855-1881. Alexander II was referred to as the “Tsar Liberator.” One of the major accomplishments of Alexander II is that he was able to emancipate the serfs. Alexander II singed the emancipation

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