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Saint or Sinner, 2007.
This paper looks at Shakespeare's play 'The Merchant of Venice' and discusses whether Portia is a saint or a sinner.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 38.95
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In this article, the writer argues that although Portia's nature is perceived as saintly and kind, in truth she is a sinner. The writer maintains that while she conceals her sinister nature, portraying herself as God's gift to mankind, having no access to her free will, she utilizes her wit and therefore reveals her true nature as a sinner. The writer further maintains that, even though Portia is portrayed in a saint like manner throughout the play, underneath her facade lies a resentful, indignant Portia, explicitly concerned with the idea of free will. The writer concludes that Portia struggles with the fact that she is unable to choose her own husband, must act accordingly, concealing her genuine nature and must disguise herself as a gentleman to employ her intelligence.
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"While Bassanio claims his love for this renowned maiden, there is no indication that he has ever met her. Therefore, one must assume that Portia's reputation as virtuous, demure, honorable and desired, made way throughout the immediate area of Venice. Must Portia present herself as virtuous and desirable in order to fulfill her father's legacy? Will she reveal her genuine rebellious nature once she is claimed by a suitor?
"In honor of her father, Portia stays true to her legacy and willingly gives herself up to any suitor who correctly chooses the casket that holds her portrait. Even for the sake of Bassanio, the suitor she fancies, Portia would not break her oath. This is very honorable of her. However, Portia's true incentive is to present herself as a virtuous and righteous woman. In the secrecy of her home, she mocks the suitors, all of whom are foreigners; an immature manner of rebelling against her legacy."
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Desdemona: Saint, Sinner or Fool, 2001.
Analyzes the character of Desdomona from Shakespeare's play "Othello". Paints a picture of Desdemona as a feminist hero victimized by life in an era hostile to women.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 1 source, $ 39.95
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"The character of Desdemona in Shakespeare's "Othello" is one of the most puzzling and challenging characters in the entire Shakespearean canon. This is so partly because of the curious dramatic fact that, unlike other Shakespearean heroes and heroines whose soliloquies give us entrance to many aspects of their personalities, Desdemona is "known" more by what others think about her than for what she says or does. For instance, her saintly virtue is referred to throughout the play (II.iii.23; III.i.34; IV.i.14 to cite but a few) by everyone except her father and Iago."
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Saint Peter and the Saint Peter's Basilica, 2008.
This paper discuses Saint Peter, his deeds and the architecture and symbolism of Saint Peter's Basilica.
2,230 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 69.95
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This paper explains that the Basilica of Saint Peter in Rome reflects the acts of Saint Peter, serves as a model for all the great Churches in Italy and provides a deep historical and religious framework for Christianity. The author points out that Saint Peter is one of the most significant icons of the New Testament. The paper notes that the first Basilica of Saint Peter, finalized in 324 and which was designed in the form of a cross, became worn through the ages and reconstruction was inevitable. The author explains that reconstruction of the new Saint Peter's Basilica, begun in 1503, involved Donato Bramante, who implemented a Greek style cross design, followed by Antonio da Sangallo, who added the Baroque features to the interior, Michelangelo, who contributed his awesome dome, and Bernini, who designed in 1667 the square directly outside the Basilica.
Table of Contents:
Saint Peter's Profile
The Deeds of Saint Peter
Saint Peter's Burial
History of Saint Peter's Basilica
Architecture of Saint Peter's Basilica
The Deeds of Saint Peter Reflected in Architecture
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"Jesus christened Peter with the name, Cephas. In translation, Cephas means 'The Rock'. The inference of this name clearly describes the role that Saint Peter played as a primary leader during Jesus' life. As a disciple, Peter witnessed a great deal of miracles and promoted the salvation of Christianity through example. Along with apostles James and John, Saint Peter remained close to Jesus and advised him on many issues. Peter was present for many of Jesus' trials and miracles, documented as the main apostle at Jesus' transfiguration, the revival of Jairus's daughter from the dead and the Agony of the Garden of Gathsemane."
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Saint Peter's Cathedral, 2002.
A history of Saint Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican.
1,018 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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This paper discusses Saint Peter's Cathedral, situated in the Vatican, Italy. Saint Peter's Cathedral, also known as the Basilica of Saint Peter, stands in what was once the Circus of Nero in Rome, where Saint Peter was crucified in 61 A.D. In around 200 A.D., an altar was constructed at the site and Saint Peter's body was buried beneath it. It examines its architecture and history, the way it was, the way it has changed over time and the way it is today. It looks at how it serves as the home church for the Pope and is a glowing testament to the art and architecture of the Renaissance, one of the most influential periods in world culture.
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"Saint Peter's contributed to the art world in many ways. Artists were in great demand to paint the many walls and ceilings, and contribute to art works to be placed in the cathedral, so many artists were kept busy in Italy during the time, thereby increasing the awareness and employment in the arts. There are also many mosaics is the church, so a wide variety of artisans were kept busy for decades decorating the massive structure. Art flourished during the Renaissance, and Saint Peter's kept artisans busy, and helped them develop new methods for their crafts, as Michelangelo did when he created the iron beam system to support the massive concrete dome (Editors)."
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Saint Francis of Assisi, 2005.
An examination of the life and work of Saint Francis of Assisi.
1,657 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 53.95
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This paper looks at the life contributions of Saint Francis of Assisi. The paper discusses what his career discloses about male-female roles in late medieval Europe. It explains that Saint Francis of Assisi is still one of the most popular and well-known saints of the Catholic Church. It shows how today, many people know him as the saint representing animals and the land.
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"Saint Francis' real name was Francesco di Pietro Bernardone. He was born in Assisi in 1181. His father was a well-to-do cloth merchant, and Francis' young life was spent in the normal pursuits of the time, including education at the local church school, dreams of chivalry and knighthood, women, celebrations, and an early love of hunting and nature. He learned his father's trade, and was happy to "one day becoming a bachelor, a squire and finally a knight." However, as he grew older he felt an increasing need to follow God's word. He made several pilgrimages to religious capitals such as Rome, and he forced himself to overcome his fear and loathing of the less fortunate, such as lepers, as he began to see the goodness in all God's creatures. In 1206, at a small, destitute church near Assisi, San Damiano, Francis heard the word of God speak to him. He began to try to raise money to help repair the church, and to help in his cause, he took some of his father's most valuable merchandise and sold it along with his horse, then gave all the funds to the priest at San Damiano."
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Mont Saint Michel, 2007.
This paper examines the history and architectural character of the structure, Mont Saint Michel.
2,752 words (approx. 11.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 82.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the history of how the Mont Saint Michel structure was built and how the abbey and the island has been used over the centuries. The writer further traces how the Mont Saint Michel evolved from a cultural repository to an abbey, a dungeon and the world heritage site that it is today. The writer then examines the architecture and design of the Mont Saint Michel, looking at the village structures as well as the abbey itself. Next, the writer details how the structure has evolved from its original Romanesque design to exhibit the Gothic characteristics that the abbey is famous for today. In addition, the writer looks at the conservation problems that have arisen as a result of all this construction, and the efforts being made to safeguard this world heritage site.
Outline:
History
Architecture and Design
Present Day Architectural Concerns
Conclusion
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"The structure of the Mont Saint Michel that is familiar today took shape in the early seventh century, an effort spearheaded by Saint Aubert, who was then bishop of Avranches, located just across the Couesnon River. Local legends state that Saint Michael appeared to the bishop, with instructions for the building of a church on the rocky outcropping. Considering the logistical difficulties of such a feat, it is not surprising that Saint Aubert did not immediately follow through, that is, until Saint Michael reappeared and burned a hole into the bishop's skull. The island was therefore officially dedicated to Saint Michael in 708."
"While the Mont Saint Michel is often ascribed religious importance, it also had political and military significances at various times in history. In 933, the Norman invaders embarked on a new conquest, beginning with the annexation of the Cotentine Peninsula."
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Saint Augustine, 2005.
A look at the life and philosophy of Saint Augustine.
3,323 words (approx. 13.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 94.95
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This paper first provides a biographical account of the life and death of Saint Augustine of Hippo. The paper then goes on to discuss Saint Augustine's theological philosophies and beliefs and how he came to arrive at these beliefs.
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"Saint Augustine, also known as Aurelius Augustinus, was born in 354 A.D. in the small town of Thagaste in the Roman province of Numidia (now located in northeastern Algeria). His parents seem to have been bohemian in nature and part of the middle class; his hard-drinking father Patricius apparently developed the symptoms of alcoholism quite early along with severe emotional disintegration in the form of obsessive womanizing and violent outbursts toward his son and wife. This prompted Augustine's mother Monica to turn to religion and give up the bohemian lifestyle which then transformed her frustrations and disappointments with life into ambitious designs for her obviously gifted and talented son."
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"Saint Augustine", 2002.
Analyzes Gary Wills' biography of Saint Augustine and the idea that his confessions where in fact testimonies of his ideas on truth.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 44.95
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In "Saint Augustine", Garry Wills provides a fascinating biography of this Saint. He shows that Augustine's "confessions" do not necessarily have to be seen as "confessions" per se, but more as a kind of "testimony." Indeed, Wills argues that the reality that is confessed does not have to be a moral truth. In other words, Augustine's purpose was not so much to "confess" his misdeeds, but, according to Wills, to testify about what his heart held true.
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Saint-Exupery's "The Little Prince", 2005.
Discusses Antonio de Saint-Exupery's use of allegory and symbolism in his most famous story, "The Little Prince".
2,374 words (approx. 9.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper explains how Saint-Exupery uses allegory and poetic, elliptical conversations to indirectly convey the deeper meanings of Exupery's life, love, mission, and forthcoming death. The paper also demonstrates the autobiographical nature of "The Little Prince" by citing passages from the story that parallel Saint-Exupery's life.
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"The autobiographical nature of the book is very clear if one considers the history of Exupery's own life, and only by understanding the autobiographical nature of the book can one understand the subtle messianic claims made through-out. Though there are a very large number of parallels through-out the book to Exupery's life, for the sake of space only a few major points can be touched on here: the relationship between the crashed-pilot-as-narrator and Exupery (himself a pilot) as the author, the relationship between the little prince and Exupery's own childhood self whom he always drew as an observer to his personal experiences, the parallels between the rose and Consuelo Exupery, and the importance of love and responsibility as they relate to the war which Exupery fought and the little prince's war against the baobabs. Of course, the final parallel between the death of the prince and the death of Exupery is also important."
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"On the Road" and "Saint Maybe", 2005.
A look at the theme of life experience in the novels "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac and "Saint Maybe" by Anne Tyler.
2,020 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 63.95
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This paper examines how in novels "On the Road" and "Saint Maybe", by Jack Kerouac and Anne Tyler, the authors stress upon life as a set of experiences and how these build a person. It shows how Jack Kerouac's characters go flying off randomly along the twisted contours of their lives in his autobiographical epic "On the Road". In contrast, it also looks at how Anne Tyler in her novel, "Saint Maybe" shows "ordinary" people and their ordinary lives. She displays the fact that people in this world are only human and are hence bound to make mistakes, yet they struggle to survive with the attempt to work out the problems they face in relationships and communication.
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"The journey of the seventeen-year-old protagonist, Ian Bedloe, begins when he doesn't imagine the consequences of his actions. He suspects there is more to Lucy's past and to the problems of her present, than either Danny or the rest of the family has acknowledged. And one night, when Ian's plans for a romantic evening with his girlfriend-indeed, it is the night he plans to lose his virginity-are disrupted by having to baby-sit Lucy's children longer than he was supposed to, Ian becomes enraged. And so, on the way home, Ian tells his brother what he suspects about Lucy, and also mentions that the daughter, for whom Danny abandoned his studies to marry Lucy, is not his child. In disbelief and horror, Danny commits suicide by driving his car into a wall."
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"Saint Anne with the Christ Child", 2008.
This paper discusses Georges de la Tour's painting "Saint Anne with the Christ Child".
1,196 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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The paper analyzes the painting "Saint Anne with the Christ Child" by the French artist, Georges de la Tour. The paper examines the painting's formal and contextual characteristics and analyzes it as an example of Baroque art, compared to other artists of the baroque style. The paper looks at how the painting relates to religious, political, cultural and social changes that took place at that time. Finally, the paper examines how this work speaks about the religious propaganda happening at the time.
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"Georges de la Tour' Saint Anne with the Christ Child is an oil on canvas, believed to have been painted around 1639-1641. The painting represents a night scene, illuminated only by a single candle, of the Virgin's Mary's mother watching the baby Jesus. This painting is at the same time a very religious painting, but also an intimate painting showing a woman looking lovingly at a sleeping child. Her face and clothes are very detailed. It has a mystical as well as a natural feel at the same time. It is actually part of a larger painting, a nativity that included Mary on the side. The most striking characteristic of the painting is the master use of shadow and light and in particular the candlelight that is depicted in the painting. There is overall silence and stillness in the composition both gently broken by candlelight and baby's breathing."
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The Good Life According to Saint Augustine, 2007.
An examination of the concept of the good life according to Saint Augustine through a reading of his work, "Confessions".
1,246 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 42.95
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The paper discusses how from reading "Confessions", it can be seen that Saint Augustine's life without God is a miserable one, and to truly experience the emotions of joy and happiness, there must be a relationship with the creator. It looks at how Augustine's life was dramatically changed after becoming a Christian and how true love and joy became fundamental parts of his life.
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"After Augustine started a relationship with God, his life changed dramatically. He was experiencing emotion like never before. He was charged with feelings he had only somewhat felt before; finally truly experiencing the love and happiness that he so sought out during his life of sin. This new sense of elation Augustine feels is perfectly demonstrated in the passage Late Have I Loved You. "Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new; late have I loved you. And see, you were within and I was in the external world and sought you there, and in my unlovely state I plunged into those lovely created things which you made. You were with me, and I was not with you. The lovely things kept me far from you, though if they did not have their existence in you, they had no existence at all" (Augustine, 201). From this excerpt, we can see the newfound passion Augustine had for his life and for the Lord. "
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Saint Augustine's "Confessions", 2007.
This paper is an analysis of Books 2 and 3 of Saint Augustine's "Confessions", based on their biographical and historical context".
1,815 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper explains that Augustine's autobiography "Confessions" presents his youth in a much more negative light than historical studies justify. The author points out that Augustine's idea was to represent himself in such a negative light that few of his readers could see themselves being greater sinners than Augustine; therefore, if God was willing to save Augustine despite all of his sins, he would surely be willing to save the reader if he or she was truly penitent. The paper states that Augustine addresses the problem of the apparent simplicity of Scripture in comparison to classical philosophy by arguing that Scripture is actually more complex and significant than the works of classical Greece and Rome. The paper includes many quotations.
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"Throughout the text Augustine invariably refers to "you" - the addressee of his work - as being God. In this text he focuses on the sins of his youth with such passionate fervor in condemning how he "ran wild with lust that was manifold and rank" that many readers would initially be taken aback. Augustine's concentration upon these lusts and crimes is such as to cause a critical reader to wonder at Augustine's objective here. After all, it is illogical - in a prayer to God - for Augustine to go into such great detail about his lusts and sins since God would, of course, be fully aware of them."
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"The Book of Revelations of Saint John the Divine", 2005.
This paper discusses the use of metaphor in one of the most esoteric books of the New Testament of the Bible, "The Revelations of Saint John the Divine".
2,280 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 34 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper explains that metaphor and symbology are an intrinsic part of man's mind and are used because our brains need more "food" than logic. The author points out that, to understand the meaning of the fourth chapter of "The Revelations of Saint John the Divine", it is helpful to explore the thoughts of the Kabbalistic because Jesus belonged to a political splinter group of Jews called the Essenes; therefore, the author . The paper concludes that religion, mysticism, symbology and metaphor are hard wired into the human physical selves and have a need for the mythopoeic.
Table of Contents
The Use of Metaphor in Revelations
What Exactly is Metaphor?
Background Information
Excerpt
Discussion
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"The significant difference in the worship experience is that for the early Christian this was a transformative and personally mystical experience. Through the centuries, the worship service became a rote repetition of meaningless words mumbled by the illiterate masses of the Dark Ages. Not until the late 1960's did the Catholic Church, begin to permit a revival of this early form of worship called Charismatics. The participants would often fall on their knees and speak in tongues."
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"Household Saints", 2003.
A discussion on Savoca's film, "Household Saints."
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper analyzes the framing of the film "Household Saints." It explores the narrative and characters of the film. It discusses Nacny Savoca's direction and the film's use of Catholic guilt. The author concludes the film is poor compared to the novel from which it was adapted.
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""Household Saints" is a filmed version of the novel by Francine Prose. The film begins with a family picnic somewhere on Long Island ,we think and the tale is told by the old-timers who relate the story of Jo's ..."
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