tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64408403159368451802024-03-04T22:06:38.870-08:00From Lindon to LondonUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-75463258007278245272009-12-03T12:19:00.000-08:002009-12-03T13:51:41.685-08:00St. Peter's<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOns5Swq0wy7_Qhmnf1PCh4KIaMSEB6svtAzjJA92j2btUNvT7qtROPpdVugHMKVLtmoZ5Uuz62aqrrHU2JCLV7AaQTqUrmRpsg3L72THAbX0UwTuJINiK2m-aVB180wMYFDU4ri0xQAA/s1600-h/St+Peters+Basilica+--+Vaticano.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOns5Swq0wy7_Qhmnf1PCh4KIaMSEB6svtAzjJA92j2btUNvT7qtROPpdVugHMKVLtmoZ5Uuz62aqrrHU2JCLV7AaQTqUrmRpsg3L72THAbX0UwTuJINiK2m-aVB180wMYFDU4ri0xQAA/s320/St+Peters+Basilica+--+Vaticano.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411109277431694770" border="0"></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsjPVjRXRm1EDW4dWgpVsozrV37LhChpZQ0v_P6mF6hGdjwJf06t8yultNiccQNtgGFixT2vKWLbJJE6e80xd_E0OitAvFlvqyRwDNYyVBt1FbhACKnVKkVmvGUF7ARtqr_7wDzg2p9M/s1600-h/DSCN0859.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsjPVjRXRm1EDW4dWgpVsozrV37LhChpZQ0v_P6mF6hGdjwJf06t8yultNiccQNtgGFixT2vKWLbJJE6e80xd_E0OitAvFlvqyRwDNYyVBt1FbhACKnVKkVmvGUF7ARtqr_7wDzg2p9M/s320/DSCN0859.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411109266033588690" border="0"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5gTaI9KWQykIMFDtIrRgYINHC0NvDAhqjIQPERc9kugem7YlxcGwxVJHnhboEQIFBGQaq9hD8kmuzXf1BBIfIqfqg3xWDxVdgMvHj7suYCQVf30fVnoSbHpsocRHM9lhNrZwafXSCfc/s1600-h/DSCN0858.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5gTaI9KWQykIMFDtIrRgYINHC0NvDAhqjIQPERc9kugem7YlxcGwxVJHnhboEQIFBGQaq9hD8kmuzXf1BBIfIqfqg3xWDxVdgMvHj7suYCQVf30fVnoSbHpsocRHM9lhNrZwafXSCfc/s320/DSCN0858.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411109260229157474" border="0"></a><br />When in Rome, we visited St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, the headquarters of the Catholic Church. 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/></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-30827499210961171412009-12-03T11:21:00.000-08:002009-12-03T12:17:44.011-08:00The Beatles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYp8Ni-G78BZGE0SjuubO48K39Xu122UurGlpFIMvLAN7g51Hsc_qwwxp80gz59YTQoP5Xtue0hkZkt76JrkRvLyl7GYUpeAtzcxcBmUVr_HVYdFEWJ82n7ojwXtNqmM1Egcp_4DH_nI/s1600-h/the-beatles-abbey-road.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYp8Ni-G78BZGE0SjuubO48K39Xu122UurGlpFIMvLAN7g51Hsc_qwwxp80gz59YTQoP5Xtue0hkZkt76JrkRvLyl7GYUpeAtzcxcBmUVr_HVYdFEWJ82n7ojwXtNqmM1Egcp_4DH_nI/s320/the-beatles-abbey-road.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411105841416475570" border="0"></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try 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when their lyrics were becoming deeper and full of meaning rather than sappy meaningless like many of the lyrics they had written in their early stages.<span style=""> </span>It is said that <i style="">Revolver</i> is where Harrison came to the fore of the band because not only did he write three songs on the album but was honored with the album opener.<span style=""> </span>This proved that George could now write songs as good as John Lennon and Paul McCartney.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The lyrics of “Taxman” confront the Progressive tax the government was taking from the Beatles.<span style=""> </span>Harrison said, “‘Taxman’ was when I first realized that even though we had started earning money, we were actually giving most of it away in taxes.”<span style=""> </span>Because the Beatles’ high income, they were placed in the top tax bracket in the United Kingdom, which made them liable for a 95% supertax.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The musical structure of the song adheres mostly to traditional rock, using an electric guitar.<span style=""> </span>There is a steady and strong beat that adds an element of subtle anger into the song.<span style=""> </span>It is rather upbeat as well.<span style=""> </span>Most of the tracks on Revolver have an electric guitar-rock sound, in contrast to their previous folk-rock album <i style="">Rubber Soul</i>.<span style=""> </span>The lyrics of “Taxman” have a slight sarcastic tone as they talk about the tax collector taking all of their money.<span style=""> </span>By recording this song, the Beatles were sending a political message to the government, opposing the ridiculous taxes that were being charged.<span style=""> </span>They even include background vocal references to “Mr. Wilson” and “Mr. Heath,” referring to the leaders then of the Labour party and Conservative party, the two largest parties in British politics.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">The poetry of the lyrics is pretty literal; “There’s one for you, nineteen for me” refers to the 95% tax that they were actually being charged.<span style=""> </span>Yet they are also comedic, referring to unrealistic items to be taxed such as your own feet.<span style=""> </span>I believe that the Beatles were upset about giving so much of their money away so they wrote a song, but they also knew that it would appeal to everyone that has ever worked has been taxed and there is and always will be a taxman.<span style=""> </span>There are parts of the song that imply that the government finds excuses to create more taxes.<span style=""> </span>“If you get to cold I’ll tax the heat, if you take a walk I’ll tax your feet” entails that the government will keep coming up with new things to tax and soon everything will have a tax.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">I chose this song because I’ve related to it lately.<span style=""> </span>This summer I had my first real job and until then I never realized how much money the government really takes!<span style=""> </span>I earned about nine dollars an hour but when I factored taxes into it, I probably only earned around seven dollars or less.<span style=""> </span>It was hard to expect a certain amount of money and receive much less.<span style=""> </span>I believe part of the reason the Beatles were so popular was because so many of their songs related to the general public.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-55325391298468682452009-12-03T05:40:00.000-08:002009-12-03T11:21:09.315-08:00Bienvenue a Paris!<div style="text-align: center;">We traveled to Paris as a group a few weeks ago and what a trip it was! It has been my dream to go to Paris and I'm so grateful that I had the opportunity to go, even if it was only for a few days. I learned so much about the wonderful city and its culture. Paris is such a magical city!<br /><br />One of our first stops in the city was Sacre Coeur. It is such a beautiful church set upon a hill. I did have to climb a few stairs to get to it, but the view of the city was totally worth it.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEwNX_PwGP8NijqaWbeKSDpXDM4dChC7Oiv5fM11QRqZHVu787hMaGRM5FFnD9rWEVIOmtYFltrqW_AVYGgdc2mlxGwrdEbj3MDi2mpx8M0Fu2JfYra0O7aS-wl0sCKGRbc9iJxRqxbo/s1600-h/DSCN0974.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEwNX_PwGP8NijqaWbeKSDpXDM4dChC7Oiv5fM11QRqZHVu787hMaGRM5FFnD9rWEVIOmtYFltrqW_AVYGgdc2mlxGwrdEbj3MDi2mpx8M0Fu2JfYra0O7aS-wl0sCKGRbc9iJxRqxbo/s320/DSCN0974.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411006863349707954" border="0" /></a>The second day of our trip, we made a trip out to Versailles. Both the interior and exterior of the palace were exquisite. The Hall of Mirrors was unreal! The extensive grounds were also very beautiful. Those kings were some spoiled men!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpyA1iyP_3FlZNTkanytgMmEuK8z2qGqcMVVCbY2UpFYOwG4lJ7lnsYqIwvomTVTnncMFpLQvzHd0PTgg10HCdHXAlSKYZYB2JzSlS598KTTU-3hk1AzHmADL22UhcbBYNjP-JMMOvHQ/s1600-h/DSCN1034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqpyA1iyP_3FlZNTkanytgMmEuK8z2qGqcMVVCbY2UpFYOwG4lJ7lnsYqIwvomTVTnncMFpLQvzHd0PTgg10HCdHXAlSKYZYB2JzSlS598KTTU-3hk1AzHmADL22UhcbBYNjP-JMMOvHQ/s320/DSCN1034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411006867572797730" border="0" /></a>We made a trip to the Louvre, of course. Calling it huge is a major understatement. 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Unfortunately you can only stand about ten feet away from it, but it was still a lot of fun to see probably the most famous painting in all the world.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigH18Isd6qv1tLmNOef6cu_uRPL8faLgkOjIMCHNH8U2ulT8K2TJHdWsFkvF5yMMisE9frnbHknttYxAB2twF9i9H3r5GEp7HsfoKcd3iDd_c1DMZLvu4DxFlfk486eEYZvz1EhwcpT1E/s1600-h/DSCN1089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigH18Isd6qv1tLmNOef6cu_uRPL8faLgkOjIMCHNH8U2ulT8K2TJHdWsFkvF5yMMisE9frnbHknttYxAB2twF9i9H3r5GEp7HsfoKcd3iDd_c1DMZLvu4DxFlfk486eEYZvz1EhwcpT1E/s320/DSCN1089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411006880986843170" border="0" /></a>The Cathedral of Notre-Dame was my last stop of the day and was a great note to end on. We climbed up to the top of the tower and saw the big bell that would take over ten men to ring. We couldn't help picture Quasimodo scaling the side of the building and ringing the bell. Here is the famous gargoyle with a view of Sacre Coeur in the background.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY5vLw7qkZWAtBGvL10dpoyRovHz3ULfSvhaoDxh7AViJ5C9VGK9XLHOJd49L1yuEnREeOVYtS_eP5jYbgmkjK5lGUxb3vqYYKByrtIJ1FoD4oG0wUhwCCA9KPwPlJwaKOW8Tej3kt8s/s1600-h/DSCN1129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeY5vLw7qkZWAtBGvL10dpoyRovHz3ULfSvhaoDxh7AViJ5C9VGK9XLHOJd49L1yuEnREeOVYtS_eP5jYbgmkjK5lGUxb3vqYYKByrtIJ1FoD4oG0wUhwCCA9KPwPlJwaKOW8Tej3kt8s/s320/DSCN1129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411006882646701698" border="0" /></a>The three days I spent in Paris were some of the happiest and most interesting I have ever had. I love love love Paris and hope to return to this romantic and beautiful city very soon. <br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-22849979498058737692009-12-03T05:30:00.001-08:002009-12-03T05:40:20.046-08:00Mosque Visit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRaGG65BSfLrt00aueeJfEWLsf6bAv_FN3-sLTXQtL3uGOGw5NZph29Uv0vMOHW-OjpgJGTvhPcnVpDtcoMVg2RlMfE45HZunkOUadtVZDNeFaVcauuraNqg9-reRpaWnrlAP4OoWJD8/s1600-h/DSCN0932.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpRaGG65BSfLrt00aueeJfEWLsf6bAv_FN3-sLTXQtL3uGOGw5NZph29Uv0vMOHW-OjpgJGTvhPcnVpDtcoMVg2RlMfE45HZunkOUadtVZDNeFaVcauuraNqg9-reRpaWnrlAP4OoWJD8/s320/DSCN0932.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411002484624194098" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try 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mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;" align="center">Mosque Expanded Notes</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 200%;">Muslim/Islam Mosque:</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: 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font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->It was designed by a non-Muslim</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Women and men pray at the same time but in separate rooms</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Before prayer, they go through a washing. They wash their feet, behind the neck, and hands. This is to soothe and relax and also to look and feel your best for God.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Removing shoes is required. This is both to keep the place clean and to pay reverence and respect.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The design of the dome is purely practical—it is the best design for acoustics, it is structurally stable, and provides for good air circulation.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->There is a certain protocol to prayer. 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They believe it was taught to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->There are four units to the prayer; one must finish all four units or the prayer is not complete.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->The mosque is very busy and crowded on Fridays</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->An imam is a leader</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->There is a symbol above the altar which is actually a prayer</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->There is a nursery<span style=""> </span>school provided in the basement</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Cat Stevens is the chairman of the weekend services at this mosque</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Every mosque is required to have a library; this is the source of knowledge and knowledge is very important to the people of the Muslim faith</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol;"><span style="">·<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->Muhammad is the founder of Islam. He lived from 570- 633 A.D.</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->His wife was the first person to accept his teachings</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 200%;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="">o<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]-->His name means “the praised one”</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; 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Turner: The Fighting Temeraire</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;" align="center"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 200%;font-family:arial;"><span style=""> </span>Joseph Mallord William Turner was a great Romantic style landscape painter, and is said to have laid the foundation for Impressionism.<span style=""> </span>Out of the several Turner paintings in the National Gallery, I have chosen to analyze J.M.W. Turner’s painting <i style="">The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up</i>,<i style=""> </i>painted in 1838.<span style=""> </span>It is a depiction of a tug boat pulling a war vessel into harbor in the setting sun to be broken up.<span style=""> </span>In 2005, this painting was voted the greatest painting in a British art gallery.<span style=""> </span>In this particular painting, Turner used thick and somewhat wild brushstrokes.<span style=""> </span>The paint is thicker in some spots than it is in others, giving the painting an uneven texture.<span style=""> </span>The image is much less precise than previous classical images; it is almost considered abstract compared to the preceding styles of painting.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 200%;font-family:arial;"><span style=""> </span>Turner uses very vibrant colors to depict the scene.<span style=""> </span>Although the scene is of a ship in water, there is nearly no blue used in the painting of the sea or the sky.<span style=""> </span>He uses many different shades of red, orange, and yellow which makes the sky look as if it is on fire.<span style=""> </span>The ship seems to be nearly colorless, which brings even more attention to the striking sunset.<span style=""> </span>Perhaps he is using the setting sun and the dark colors of the tug boat to bring the viewer’s focus to the small tug boat to emphasize its power and strength.<span style=""> </span>Earlier landscape painters mostly painted very picturesque and ordered scenes.<span style=""> </span>There were many strict rules set by Gilpin that were to be followed in order to paint a correct landscape; many artists such as Constable painted happy and ideal scenes.<span style=""> </span>Extremely bold and bright colors were rarely used.<span style=""> </span>Turner stepped out of the box and broke all these rules.<span style=""> </span><i style="">The Fighting Temeraire</i> is proof that Turner could paint a genre-style landscape painting in a completely different technique and still create a masterpiece.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 200%;font-family:arial;"><span style=""> </span>Turner’s thick and “messy” brushstrokes evoke a sense of excitement and power from the viewer.<span style=""> </span>It is evident that hard work is being performed and that there is a lot of action taking place; this definitely isn’t a peaceful and quiet setting.<span style=""> </span>The cloudy sky brings a type of mysterious wonderment to what is happening and makes the viewer curious, thus pulling him/her into the subject of the painting.<span style=""> </span>The rather large size of the image also contributes to its magnificence.<span style=""> </span>If it happened to be smaller, I believe that its emotional impact on the viewer would not be as grand.<span style=""> </span>The painting has a theme of conclusion. <span style=""> </span>Turner depicts a ship which played a role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, which is being pulled away to be destroyed.<span style=""> </span>The sun is setting, bringing the end to a long day’s work.<span style=""> </span>This could represent the end of an era, such as romantic landscape painting.<span style=""> </span>The image also brings hope; after the end of one day is the start of another.<span style=""> </span></p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-73954378918726540102009-10-27T17:39:00.000-07:002009-10-31T05:27:41.689-07:00Stonehenge, Stourhead, and Bath<div style="text-align: center;">As a group, we made a day trip to Stonehenge, Stourhead, and Bath. First we went to Stonehenge and wandered around this astonishing landmark for a while and wondered how it got there.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6UUm9PBqrrrqctdG2jsXPI-cf__8NYWWy8CpPxNMK77JGUwz-pbeYEFi3laOSlhGLTWEaS4sgbzqHHjZBnK-Xay0mCHUX4ThnIUYN_jNV6lBG1_LRxdxgZuF_UOXQiz_DQ23NrxU3Eo/s1600-h/DSCN0566.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm6UUm9PBqrrrqctdG2jsXPI-cf__8NYWWy8CpPxNMK77JGUwz-pbeYEFi3laOSlhGLTWEaS4sgbzqHHjZBnK-Xay0mCHUX4ThnIUYN_jNV6lBG1_LRxdxgZuF_UOXQiz_DQ23NrxU3Eo/s320/DSCN0566.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398559321152059378" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbi_Lr_Jko98I9rPPB0GPzTVKkLL0qlmdfUY77OPZ_N0wvYJ-G8cudhsIp626OCkeIoFOrcWY2T10MP9mD3Zebsw-IJifZcs0r2SakcqwMUATP8C7oJT5d3yXVj6039oSQbq_2K48Gs4/s1600-h/DSCN0556.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbi_Lr_Jko98I9rPPB0GPzTVKkLL0qlmdfUY77OPZ_N0wvYJ-G8cudhsIp626OCkeIoFOrcWY2T10MP9mD3Zebsw-IJifZcs0r2SakcqwMUATP8C7oJT5d3yXVj6039oSQbq_2K48Gs4/s320/DSCN0556.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398559315520427154" border="0" /></a>We then went to Stourhead Gardens and explored the beautiful landscape. We strolled along the path around the small lake and appreciated the amazing neo-classical architecture. There were lovely bridges, intriguing caves, and hundreds of different types of greenery. 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An audio guide helped us tour around and learn all about the Roman Baths. We walked around town and saw the Royal Crescent, Bath Abbey, and the quaint little shops all over the city. It was a busy but wonderful day trip; I loved every place that we visited and hope to see them again sometime soon!<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfFuR39KoFOxsxkB0cfN2iTgZ9m1xtv3IFYoVLj5Uh4Z3tH7SxlgBxXKX9oS7idN-jjbyDIKdK11Hz1Tc8DShPDhcyEy7r6aUtW2oVW5rFllkSlEw2f3NM4y_KLLg31u6cYVFXEcMY30/s1600-h/DSCN0610.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEfFuR39KoFOxsxkB0cfN2iTgZ9m1xtv3IFYoVLj5Uh4Z3tH7SxlgBxXKX9oS7idN-jjbyDIKdK11Hz1Tc8DShPDhcyEy7r6aUtW2oVW5rFllkSlEw2f3NM4y_KLLg31u6cYVFXEcMY30/s320/DSCN0610.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398559336155105522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-xo7ArvCDspoewqB1dEdxmT-HMDQdZ8Tnmx21bYH7T86qJYaxuhETgkMFjRiaPbSiNuCy92maGAEmE6EtTiWMtnkLzZO4RjBZelB-FH3dgPcAsfxWeRfQBqrsDIgjr-MuvY_EtX92P4/s1600-h/DSCN0614.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-xo7ArvCDspoewqB1dEdxmT-HMDQdZ8Tnmx21bYH7T86qJYaxuhETgkMFjRiaPbSiNuCy92maGAEmE6EtTiWMtnkLzZO4RjBZelB-FH3dgPcAsfxWeRfQBqrsDIgjr-MuvY_EtX92P4/s320/DSCN0614.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398730647606359474" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmDUN5WvruhRtyz5NmX9YcX2vwkW2lOmWsX0RJ4_ktpL_o8N7P0hyphenhyphencJWOlUrWuswW2CTM0DqNFRmC0f6aLTb7k3xQPTH7zq_9LMg1sS00GnEWFtJ9KQC6NvVnf5mgYtks2WTXtJ9fLTo/s1600-h/DSCN0611.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 179px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqmDUN5WvruhRtyz5NmX9YcX2vwkW2lOmWsX0RJ4_ktpL_o8N7P0hyphenhyphencJWOlUrWuswW2CTM0DqNFRmC0f6aLTb7k3xQPTH7zq_9LMg1sS00GnEWFtJ9KQC6NvVnf5mgYtks2WTXtJ9fLTo/s320/DSCN0611.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398730643856105186" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWteTyrwO4Tyemx5RPOLLyek-P-Uevi84wU2IcWs_DA6eZZaxUxS4Ebz8HU7-YFnBAn2uSo7ts8ImZV6wzxb3cI-AXYTiBhwkJkXVko5QZFXTMrCHFy0yoVbYCJF6TLZDUjexBLnUg3s/s1600-h/DSCN0626.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifWteTyrwO4Tyemx5RPOLLyek-P-Uevi84wU2IcWs_DA6eZZaxUxS4Ebz8HU7-YFnBAn2uSo7ts8ImZV6wzxb3cI-AXYTiBhwkJkXVko5QZFXTMrCHFy0yoVbYCJF6TLZDUjexBLnUg3s/s320/DSCN0626.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398730653918594450" border="0" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-869424166881792572009-10-10T09:44:00.000-07:002009-10-26T17:28:02.452-07:00Stratford-upon-AvonLast Week, we went to Stratford-upon-Avon, where William Shakespeare was born and lived. First we went to Mary Arden's house, who was Shakespeare's mother. The house dates back to around 1500. It was very quaint with it's low ceilings, slanting walls, and the overall home-made look of it all. There was also a little farm in the back with pigs, chickens, owls and more. 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Anne Hathaway married Shakespeare when she was 26 and he was 18. She was most likely pregnant when they married. We saw many short beds in the cottage; apparently there was much superstition about sleeping while laying down because it looked like you were dead. Therefore they all slept sitting up. That night we saw a production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale and enjoyed it very much. Stratford-Upon-Avon was really enjoyable and a great learning experience.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-76025388654711680482009-10-10T07:01:00.000-07:002009-10-10T08:01:18.084-07:00Church History in Preston and LiverpoolWhile on our trip up north, we visited Preston and Liverpool, both of which are full of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We had a guide named Peter Fagg who was kind enough to spend the majority of his day with us in Preston. We all learned a lot about the beginnings of the church in England.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">In this apartment on St. Wilfrid Street, some of the first missionaries to come to England (Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Isaac Russell, and Willard Richards) had an encounter with evil spirits. Joseph Smith rejoiced after hearing this news, for he said something great was about to come forth in the church.</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1siyM3UdIMtX2dJExdFtN8vabSZnm3SMNY4mYmbFURbwCNOJb9UuyYk1PVHphSemI9IMInxXjuGsnYv08BJQV5U4UTfKvTPOZ_CvSRTnCjnUIGVm_iHVBUxGQgdXQ9XljG-0aJmneHbI/s1600-h/DSCN0362.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 318px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1siyM3UdIMtX2dJExdFtN8vabSZnm3SMNY4mYmbFURbwCNOJb9UuyYk1PVHphSemI9IMInxXjuGsnYv08BJQV5U4UTfKvTPOZ_CvSRTnCjnUIGVm_iHVBUxGQgdXQ9XljG-0aJmneHbI/s320/DSCN0362.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390975994402376978" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAh_fq-waBoEZ0Qjq1kcHbqsMm7CshiAQjb0YEVDL7zyLVdCgKiJjLzxp9QJMCCiL_c1Ktq28DoPuh65-PDbcocoZsxar2TtkPZEkk6UL_iUco6xxc440VFYTjaH8bx63uPgKZ-GMuMc/s1600-h/DSCN0364.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAAh_fq-waBoEZ0Qjq1kcHbqsMm7CshiAQjb0YEVDL7zyLVdCgKiJjLzxp9QJMCCiL_c1Ktq28DoPuh65-PDbcocoZsxar2TtkPZEkk6UL_iUco6xxc440VFYTjaH8bx63uPgKZ-GMuMc/s320/DSCN0364.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390976001154834354" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The First nine baptisms in England occurred in this River, the River Ribble in Avenham Park. George Watt was the very first to be baptized. He knew shorthand and had a large part in helping Brigham Young with the General Discourses.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKP9_Igbb8T0r_j-fkN8zRkOKCyyoZXZVj3Is9SGW4LcFj8qwwBT_nZWQ158KYY2IMB_fzpZBXByplxPCskejxhGpXWgVr6_U3NiKzfPWuFB4NshZ0A4m9JomEByA3gWwt3JS_hd-_wYE/s1600-h/DSCN0372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKP9_Igbb8T0r_j-fkN8zRkOKCyyoZXZVj3Is9SGW4LcFj8qwwBT_nZWQ158KYY2IMB_fzpZBXByplxPCskejxhGpXWgVr6_U3NiKzfPWuFB4NshZ0A4m9JomEByA3gWwt3JS_hd-_wYE/s320/DSCN0372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390976006847775170" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">After spending some time in Preston, we made our way to Chorley, where the MTC and the Preston temple are located. We were given a while to walk around and admire the beautiful grounds.</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDFWDqiTSWoxRIwXBgR1K9bqrBW_-VFJli9QNKY9EnbNpt38qVH96eNpEcLsUddSV3ex_Jtr2I1o-wi0XDdEDaRaasWj1se-CQfHgTP73izB-7SKOl3ddoX0__dcTt9pMxC7ouo4wxqs/s1600-h/DSCN0391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCDFWDqiTSWoxRIwXBgR1K9bqrBW_-VFJli9QNKY9EnbNpt38qVH96eNpEcLsUddSV3ex_Jtr2I1o-wi0XDdEDaRaasWj1se-CQfHgTP73izB-7SKOl3ddoX0__dcTt9pMxC7ouo4wxqs/s320/DSCN0391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390976016205311922" border="0" /></a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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England makes it easy for plants of all kinds to grow, and I couldn't help but take close-ups of all the vibrantly colored flowers and leaves. Although a photograph of a large piece of landscape is beautiful, I often like to zoom up close and observe the amazingly detailed beauty of each subject that creates a landscape.</span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a style="font-weight: bold;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAcjKoT-NHBUBZhfHDcqp-cnwjKbrTF9xA7_5coSc8iiXNyQdogyfEMl8gftCFuILmsvwEWtK-G5MzL3IE3HUgx7qm47nBv_dImt7_tYhweBk_7GElTVpCaB_fFcGBHH-GQaNaEYIQU0/s1600-h/DSCN0381.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 180px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAcjKoT-NHBUBZhfHDcqp-cnwjKbrTF9xA7_5coSc8iiXNyQdogyfEMl8gftCFuILmsvwEWtK-G5MzL3IE3HUgx7qm47nBv_dImt7_tYhweBk_7GElTVpCaB_fFcGBHH-GQaNaEYIQU0/s320/DSCN0381.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386796311148400450" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: right;"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYxn1A-6xczaRTNLKDzMlAPilroBIquluYfSlOvsupFn6MKtppnxoM3b9aeTzRy89iKALe0vvdmrJc8qxTySs-fSwvi4w_OfrRl4LnaQkqYWOC83Z0IhAPva267vYFY4RVgslLJDhOZEw/s320/DSCN0353.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386796289997172258" border="0" /></div><span style="font-size:85%;">The bridge in the Japanese Garden at Adenham Park</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8684vzs1_IwxTY-78QfIdjbdy4a_4Q9EXegPWU2Z9rt9WPKcrsrIdQabVNIHQyUPl6hdWpNXtAZjDElMxKOypxOY5IosAsDWu1PZBVKKnQpj1tuvKZUrqq4sBCdIwGn2-WNSR2G6I-_o/s1600-h/DSCN0367.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8684vzs1_IwxTY-78QfIdjbdy4a_4Q9EXegPWU2Z9rt9WPKcrsrIdQabVNIHQyUPl6hdWpNXtAZjDElMxKOypxOY5IosAsDWu1PZBVKKnQpj1tuvKZUrqq4sBCdIwGn2-WNSR2G6I-_o/s320/DSCN0367.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386796300470963698" border="0" /></a><br />I loved all the places we visited while up north, but one of my favorite parts about our excursion was actually getting places. I thoroughly enjoyed sitting in the coach and watching the amazing landscapes rush by. The green rolling hills, trees of all sizes, millions of sheep, and hundreds of miles of stone walls that were hand-built centuries ago captured my attention for many of the hours that we were driving. It amazed me to think about how many hours of hard labor were put into those walls and how hard working the people who built them must have been. I started to reflect on how our society has changed and how things have slowly become easier and thus mad us a lazier generation. We love our modern conveniences now, but are we really better off now than we were 100 years ago? Questions such as these put deep thoughts into my head and caused me to spend some time reflecting on them.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP3iKVsLV33-dfWKqh-Lm_w3B__8KhN6fcMBvuteOefI53jzzzIDcjzSwxY8iEupagHJZz0XnlcnCbk76PuNIlq1CEXL7hqgIuXgxLp4IJghO_-an-o6VI6b2oqFUB75Sz3mEOmr1bK8/s1600-h/DSCN0348.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKP3iKVsLV33-dfWKqh-Lm_w3B__8KhN6fcMBvuteOefI53jzzzIDcjzSwxY8iEupagHJZz0XnlcnCbk76PuNIlq1CEXL7hqgIuXgxLp4IJghO_-an-o6VI6b2oqFUB75Sz3mEOmr1bK8/s320/DSCN0348.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386796285902783474" border="0" /></a><br />Another one of my favorite parts of the trip up north was the Lake District. We spent one night in a hostel in Browness on Lake Windermere. A few of us woke up before the sun and went for a hike/run around the lake and viewed the lake from the peak of one of the surrounding hills. There was a slight mist above the lake which gave the landscape a picturesque feel and the crisp air sharpened my senses, which made the trip even more enjoyable.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">View of Lake Windermere from the top of a surrounding peak</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotfYkNfENqeiLUR1bJ2ESOgAya584J_CKiQZ7NnqoQAfutZCBbCw7WsHvYt8NeSHXrnIZaEE3PWBVHD7Hdm-c_UqlsVHMp-CBGEmpR7Cy_LTg0xwQgb6iNiLkaCW4_su3gfOatnzzU4E/s1600-h/DSCN0344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjotfYkNfENqeiLUR1bJ2ESOgAya584J_CKiQZ7NnqoQAfutZCBbCw7WsHvYt8NeSHXrnIZaEE3PWBVHD7Hdm-c_UqlsVHMp-CBGEmpR7Cy_LTg0xwQgb6iNiLkaCW4_su3gfOatnzzU4E/s320/DSCN0344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386796277208028066" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9cQPGKrUPX4BQZ__ebDCZnCRRhJyu4U7zEtQ1FOdgHfi1gX9vnOkKKUZVCkA4wLOIKk0COtVjmhRmxQiIr5ilTKiThyVL1lz7ygppxxlwRBEG7bqNsZ97sZZ6nSM4wCqVSjx7GO4oEQ/s1600-h/DSCN0341.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH9cQPGKrUPX4BQZ__ebDCZnCRRhJyu4U7zEtQ1FOdgHfi1gX9vnOkKKUZVCkA4wLOIKk0COtVjmhRmxQiIr5ilTKiThyVL1lz7ygppxxlwRBEG7bqNsZ97sZZ6nSM4wCqVSjx7GO4oEQ/s320/DSCN0341.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386792724191535010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy9FVxQtDuMbrU9Tne-67e1e69I6Yc3u8gr4Wp4DX8e2QMSanI17PLZH48zw0l5KTZbhm1nJsB-BI09fO6dlOxKh53LNiBsgHwwd_9lMjA4Pe33G4CjVYO-e8lwxSclEJTrgnBHiutZw/s1600-h/DSCN0337.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 340px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCy9FVxQtDuMbrU9Tne-67e1e69I6Yc3u8gr4Wp4DX8e2QMSanI17PLZH48zw0l5KTZbhm1nJsB-BI09fO6dlOxKh53LNiBsgHwwd_9lMjA4Pe33G4CjVYO-e8lwxSclEJTrgnBHiutZw/s320/DSCN0337.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386792702930641010" border="0" /></a>Fountains Abbey was one of my favorite places I have visited since being here in England. I had never seen grass that green in my entire life. The rolling hills gave me a sense of peace and the ruins of the Abbey were extremely intriguing. To see the nature overtaking the structure was very symbolic of the power of nature and of God. He is more powerful than anything us humans can create. We spent hours just taking pictures of the awe inspiring scenery, and could have spent hours more doing so.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuuB1NTz4zRLCkD9NiviJkf9fva3w_6pYf6j8rW79IKOIwFZJKTJWTWGk2XseETd7uKWZuLaEtyvdC0QkkRcAoZJB9BzQrERgpoaVPVuv5JHWfwdvgcJgm0zAfdhyphenhyphenlmeBocRCPeKw_P8/s1600-h/DSCN0322.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 321px; height: 428px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuuB1NTz4zRLCkD9NiviJkf9fva3w_6pYf6j8rW79IKOIwFZJKTJWTWGk2XseETd7uKWZuLaEtyvdC0QkkRcAoZJB9BzQrERgpoaVPVuv5JHWfwdvgcJgm0zAfdhyphenhyphenlmeBocRCPeKw_P8/s320/DSCN0322.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386818747293062050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie21SjfxXKmyo_39tlWjoT_VgFrXnX27TpaYBCNcMWgp77OrxxIS-D30QqaT8vvFzkKqk1neol7d5gtpEJDkccX8RWGb0CnSlm3oOl1RyZaOFfbLVm_YaEzgJfqt-BBf1_fX-IQlC5vxM/s1600-h/DSCN0333.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 293px; height: 220px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie21SjfxXKmyo_39tlWjoT_VgFrXnX27TpaYBCNcMWgp77OrxxIS-D30QqaT8vvFzkKqk1neol7d5gtpEJDkccX8RWGb0CnSlm3oOl1RyZaOFfbLVm_YaEzgJfqt-BBf1_fX-IQlC5vxM/s320/DSCN0333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386792685779108210" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvpyd8SWivUuvkxuG5GBsmH2pCeNpBnXm4taU0tPsOmIN9HwIvWl7KbqMQMZtjDO_NaVB0QRh6uBQMoOC0wT9Rg-rFpPagtRhZ7JBQhQsRVSzudOx_i7Q_GrVwSF_013X4cV7kRcE3Ao/s1600-h/DSCN0323.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 370px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvpyd8SWivUuvkxuG5GBsmH2pCeNpBnXm4taU0tPsOmIN9HwIvWl7KbqMQMZtjDO_NaVB0QRh6uBQMoOC0wT9Rg-rFpPagtRhZ7JBQhQsRVSzudOx_i7Q_GrVwSF_013X4cV7kRcE3Ao/s320/DSCN0323.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386792681505034162" border="0" /></a> Northern England is the most picturesque places I have personally visited and I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to witness such beauty.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-57773830200543707512009-09-19T17:18:00.000-07:002009-09-19T17:30:07.344-07:00As You Like It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbelAgphnaxe0XYs-yxzaFC9_55ImyqSIrwXD1hBkUvhOa0w6QJvvR6i3mxXnOjXMeETmTYD_eZC1jcnWZ-B2qqbhruB4dnZnc6hw-KwQ0-lVIklJ_MqcN4QTw1UlaLP9jCytxN2Qz_E/s1600-h/shakespeare.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivbelAgphnaxe0XYs-yxzaFC9_55ImyqSIrwXD1hBkUvhOa0w6QJvvR6i3mxXnOjXMeETmTYD_eZC1jcnWZ-B2qqbhruB4dnZnc6hw-KwQ0-lVIklJ_MqcN4QTw1UlaLP9jCytxN2Qz_E/s320/shakespeare.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383340329068635010" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9pQ_sPDt1mC95bhWbKwLE0bwKLvaUOpuS4QJMGOB-yFgQSphLVKyLHKPY8iWxnu-ysA_x7RG_GrgU3OSkhUVx7GnU1mepVgCjU3eE0of9NrVTeI6u-4XLyj5ZCI1RWBZtRIAr6QPdoI/s1600-h/DSCN0169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho9pQ_sPDt1mC95bhWbKwLE0bwKLvaUOpuS4QJMGOB-yFgQSphLVKyLHKPY8iWxnu-ysA_x7RG_GrgU3OSkhUVx7GnU1mepVgCjU3eE0of9NrVTeI6u-4XLyj5ZCI1RWBZtRIAr6QPdoI/s320/DSCN0169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383340321989518802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8GPu04AckavqPDrj2uEtoS2PM4iFZ-wRLaSEaJHBqILKQqLiP5VpLPIltcXvgiDZ2EFQlmXxQBGfcTewsjOzGGPzajRsFOaSi26wR6-7gjKNi16ASKCXyoBHoYfF1gZCFhie4T9d-HI/s1600-h/DSCN0168.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE8GPu04AckavqPDrj2uEtoS2PM4iFZ-wRLaSEaJHBqILKQqLiP5VpLPIltcXvgiDZ2EFQlmXxQBGfcTewsjOzGGPzajRsFOaSi26wR6-7gjKNi16ASKCXyoBHoYfF1gZCFhie4T9d-HI/s320/DSCN0168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383340314720993346" /></a><br />On Monday September 14, we went to Shakespeare's As You Like It at the Globe Theater. It was my first time ever seeing a Shakespeare play performed professionally, and I enjoyed it much more that I expected. It is definitely easier to understand Shakespeare's wit when actors are performing it rather than just reading the lines from a book. For my Shakespeare class we were required to read an article and write a summary of it, including our opinion on the subject. I have posted the assignment below.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Cross-Dressing in Shakespeare’s Time</span><br /> <br />The article I have chosen to summarize is “Cross dressing, The Theater, and Gender Struggle” by Jean E. Howard which discusses cross-dressing in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Very few people dared to walk the streets of London dressed in clothing of the opposite sex, but there are records of it occurring, particularly with women. These bold women were punished; most everyone in the society was against the practice. Many women who dressed mannishly were accused of prostitution. There was also a strict sex-gender hierarchy at this time, and some believe cross-dressing was used as a way of going against the normal social order and challenging the male-dominant society. Cross-dressing opened the gap between one’s social station and how they were supposed to dress. When rules of apparel are broken, social classes begin to break down. If there are not distinct sexes, then there is no distinct social order or division of labor. In As You Like It on the other hand, the role of male dominance was reconfirmed by Rosalind’s act of cross-dressing. She maintains her femininity by acting like the love sick maid that she really was. She also enhances the distinction of sexes by role-playing the part of a girl although she is dressed as a boy.<br /> <br />I learned a lot from this article. I had never thought about the profound meanings of cross-dressing in plays. I also never thought about cross dressing in the times of the Renaissance and the effect it would have on class distinction. I think it is very interesting that women who dressed in a masculine way were accused of being prostitutes, while it is the opposite today; women who dress in mannish ways are often accused of being homosexual. I believe that because there is much less of a strict social class in this day and age, cross-dressing is more widely accepted.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-90226350425682268662009-09-19T16:06:00.000-07:002009-09-19T17:17:41.792-07:00Dover and Canterbury<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2YZb2sC4SpVcv79lwe5VOIs7U-ysF4USbqq9Kp423nzTiyuz1oMda2iO-3g5whYyOeo1qI2bg9_NoW2cAdyMpeyrSIPgRw4zXpRWzW6HkDZ_SZeUitL1KxS-YoYnsx3OD72ha3FkJ3Y/s1600-h/DSCN0125.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2YZb2sC4SpVcv79lwe5VOIs7U-ysF4USbqq9Kp423nzTiyuz1oMda2iO-3g5whYyOeo1qI2bg9_NoW2cAdyMpeyrSIPgRw4zXpRWzW6HkDZ_SZeUitL1KxS-YoYnsx3OD72ha3FkJ3Y/s320/DSCN0125.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383337069021130786" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDRAgDL0BigoimJb_Rvhi2ryfq6IPJJFKuxele5l9JBn4ajP4bqvHN5TTTflAfiGDiUWmM6-_5VOW4sItTYvlBwXDl2Z9-wGPjbieK5au_FCwneGTcuTLkm1PwaJTlfUdAImeV4lXuQ/s1600-h/DSCN0104.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTDRAgDL0BigoimJb_Rvhi2ryfq6IPJJFKuxele5l9JBn4ajP4bqvHN5TTTflAfiGDiUWmM6-_5VOW4sItTYvlBwXDl2Z9-wGPjbieK5au_FCwneGTcuTLkm1PwaJTlfUdAImeV4lXuQ/s320/DSCN0104.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383337054369626850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxKakDv2Q5ThM_l7RoABApas2w4EsHmcIp7x_V6anJc4zRf6xgvtVwrWkjpLA79owN14YbNkPdM9akfspUAwOu-IRmle0GvNcf9IgxXQVNsZwK-XsgZANxYiSZ5N0NZVslN9C27Qm1f0/s1600-h/DSCN0096.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrxKakDv2Q5ThM_l7RoABApas2w4EsHmcIp7x_V6anJc4zRf6xgvtVwrWkjpLA79owN14YbNkPdM9akfspUAwOu-IRmle0GvNcf9IgxXQVNsZwK-XsgZANxYiSZ5N0NZVslN9C27Qm1f0/s320/DSCN0096.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383337044843276530" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4w-LLLg1OUtUszfF-nZIs9oTgXw-kRpx4xSIMaod2Ms2kOOvQFdaM2Z3GWxcvbtPvE-6p2lP1BnNhiT52lLYnvYFb5RRX4QO6LG_yLjaUPrYBDRmB32TpF6UJxx-4tiUg_SVEiimBTQc/s1600-h/DSCN0120.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4w-LLLg1OUtUszfF-nZIs9oTgXw-kRpx4xSIMaod2Ms2kOOvQFdaM2Z3GWxcvbtPvE-6p2lP1BnNhiT52lLYnvYFb5RRX4QO6LG_yLjaUPrYBDRmB32TpF6UJxx-4tiUg_SVEiimBTQc/s320/DSCN0120.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383337039853166626" /></a><br />We made our first day trip to Dover and Canterbury last week, and what a wonderful trip it was! After a few hours on the coach, we pulled up to Dover and I marveled at the beauty of the white cliffs with the castle set upon them. This was my first time ever visiting a castle and it was so interesting! It was crazy to think that this structure that was hundreds of years old was once used as a fortress; I could have been standing where kings had stood many years before. I could feel that there was so much history within the walls. Oh how I wished those walls could talk; to think of the stories they would tell! An actor posed as the king and demonstrated what it would have been like to be a visitor to the castle back in medieval times, and brought it all to life. After visiting the castle, we drove down to the beach and walked along the pier and sat on the rocky sand (if you can call it sand).<br /><br />Our next adventure on the trip was Canterbury. We made our own little pilgrimage to Canterbury and visited the cathedral, where the archbishop of Canterbury (head of the Church of England) resides. It was so neat to be in such a famous and historically rich building. The architecture was gorgeous! It was so fun to see the layers of history being built on each other, from Romanesque with the low arches and small windows to Gothic with the rib vaults and beautiful large stained-glass windows. I have learned about the architecture in cathedrals and this was the first time seeing a real example with my own eyes. It was so exciting! My tour guide showed us around the entire cathedral and taught me loads about the history of Canterbury, Thomas Beckett, the Puritans, and so much more. Visiting Canterbury made me very excited to tour other cathedrals throughout Europe and gain more knowledge!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-6319465335373184192009-09-19T15:38:00.001-07:002009-09-19T15:49:08.583-07:00The National Gallery: Medieval and Renaissance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpZfg7Yj8OeqfePqj6AIQC_SpmsfmxMORCg-XxeAstp107TMr-5H_PVbaALzpOYfJnuUQnl-7IR07Z5iedntPJGBnrX9vQjVzV_ZMxijmIwy0EnCLbtDUndHDCTcc-Qz99lyWqKuzUMM/s1600-h/DSCN0063.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpZfg7Yj8OeqfePqj6AIQC_SpmsfmxMORCg-XxeAstp107TMr-5H_PVbaALzpOYfJnuUQnl-7IR07Z5iedntPJGBnrX9vQjVzV_ZMxijmIwy0EnCLbtDUndHDCTcc-Qz99lyWqKuzUMM/s320/DSCN0063.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383312432362306626" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrckYbilxFjyuZ2VzSgTKtP8xyPqmyAOMFRLW0xZUVuBaysbLPwaGHDXgNNUA_WQi2pzQT4kEIKcjNwrn38o8q_QOOtvZAgOEB7z6GHsLp0AzrQt2FNro3VkzcptZoQOklu1cuakwZb4/s1600-h/800px-Raphael_School_of_Athens.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXrckYbilxFjyuZ2VzSgTKtP8xyPqmyAOMFRLW0xZUVuBaysbLPwaGHDXgNNUA_WQi2pzQT4kEIKcjNwrn38o8q_QOOtvZAgOEB7z6GHsLp0AzrQt2FNro3VkzcptZoQOklu1cuakwZb4/s320/800px-Raphael_School_of_Athens.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383312423244233586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubr6r3ln-rylz14gFKeNvxT4Z30rL9sH9KkU-5ihpyQh_B-bQH-gHWFDPfbgPk6eamVYmfhgfGLmfWIjviQ30ZkNX5yY_9aVFV0jTFySqcl8NuiAsTy8V4t-BkwAedfDTnWOWo2X1LGM/s1600-h/duccio+virgin+and+child.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiubr6r3ln-rylz14gFKeNvxT4Z30rL9sH9KkU-5ihpyQh_B-bQH-gHWFDPfbgPk6eamVYmfhgfGLmfWIjviQ30ZkNX5yY_9aVFV0jTFySqcl8NuiAsTy8V4t-BkwAedfDTnWOWo2X1LGM/s320/duccio+virgin+and+child.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383312412816190066" /></a><br />Within the first few days we were here, we were able to visit the National Gallery. It was amazing to see so many famous paintings that I have learned about for so long. We were asked to find one painting from the Medieval era and one from the Renaissance era and compare and contrast them. Here is the paper that I wrote:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Comparison of Medieval and Renaissance paintings</span><br /><br /><br />The subject matter of Duccio’s The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Aurea and Raphael’s School of Athens differ greatly, although they were painted just a few centuries apart. Almost all paintings created in the medieval period have a religious theme. Many if not most of these paintings are of the Virgin Mary and the Christ child surrounded by either angels or saints. The Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Aurea is just one of many Virgin and Child portraits painted by Duccio. Religion was very important in the medieval times, and many diptychs such as this one were used in churches all over Europe. By the time of Raphael, paintings started to contain subject matter of all kinds. The School of Athens is not religiously themed whatsoever. It portrays many great and important philosophers and scientists of the world gathered together, including Pythagoras, Socrates, and Plato. By 1510, painting secular subjects was more common and accepted.<br /><br /><br />The aesthetics in both paintings are also very different. Duccio’s diptych is characterized by unrealistic physical aspects such as the gold background. The proportions of the all the figures are not accurate; the Virgin’s nose is very elongated and the saints seem to be floating. There is no depth to the painting either; Mary, the saints, and the angels are all different sizes. There is obviously no linear perspective used in this painting. In the medieval world, subject matter and glorifying Christ and the Virgin Mary was much more important than perspective. In The School of Athens however, proportions and correct perspectives were very important. The use of linear perspective is clearly used, as one can see there is a horizon line with all lines converging to one vanishing point. There is also a very elaborate background of a Roman building used. All figures are very realistic, as well as the folds of their clothing and the movement of their actions. This painting is much more alive than Duccio’s. In just two-hundred years, the style of painting changed drastically thanks to discoveries in perspective and scale.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6440840315936845180.post-17323174917233651642009-09-19T12:29:00.000-07:002009-09-19T16:06:31.111-07:00Southall<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8HbWRonl_KJ9m_YmseRP7uo03NZmQOXdMzNiQ7mS0CngDva4964OWgVDpdn1LH8t3DzLAB741enq64ww59K72sj_0i4HZOZO_x5HoZ0YfO9_chFbCJ_iC-WehOH4nj1rAp3rm99JoZo/s1600-h/DSCN0146.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8HbWRonl_KJ9m_YmseRP7uo03NZmQOXdMzNiQ7mS0CngDva4964OWgVDpdn1LH8t3DzLAB741enq64ww59K72sj_0i4HZOZO_x5HoZ0YfO9_chFbCJ_iC-WehOH4nj1rAp3rm99JoZo/s320/DSCN0146.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383318460388542242" /></a>
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<br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-size:100%;" >On Friday September 11th, we visited Southall, which is the Indian community in London. We visited one Sikh temple and two Hindu temples and learned a lot! Here is a write-up I wrote on my experiences:
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<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 1in; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">o<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>It is disrespectful to turn your back towards the book while sitting.</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>There were people of all ages there; a few children, middle aged and elderly, all come to pay respect to the book.</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p 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style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>Chaur Sahib- white feather they wave over the book; in India it is hot and dirty so the feather cleans the air around the book. Now it is done as a sign of respect. They treat the book like a king.</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>Counterpart- nonstop reading of the book; takes about 3 days straight.</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>Scriptures are just held in the temple; you can have a whole book in your house but it is a very big commitment. You must treat it the same you would in the temple. Most keep the book in 2 halves.</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>5 k’s- comb, bangle, hair, undergarments, knife</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>Don’t cut hair or beards; wear a turban</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Many beliefs that the Sikhs have are very similar to our Mormon beliefs.<span style=""> </span>They believe in one God just like we do.<span style=""> </span>They also believe in being healthy and we have the Word of Wisdom.<span style=""> </span>They are respectful to people of other faiths just as we try to be.<span style=""> </span>They wear special undergarments just like we do after we receive our endowments.<span style=""> </span>Going to this temple was actually a testimony building experience for me.<span style=""> </span>The Sikhs were very nice and it was extremely interesting to learn more about their religion, especially since I knew very little.<span style=""> </span>But there was just a different feeling in the temple. I couldn’t feel the spirit like I do at church or while in our temples.<span style=""> </span>The spirit is so strong when I go to the temple and it reassures me that I belong to the true church.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Hindu temples:</span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>There were many statues of gods.<span style=""> </span>All of them were brightly colored with elaborate dress and jewelry.<span style=""> </span>There were strands of lights strung about all over, many of them blinking.<span style=""> </span>There were smells of strong incense.</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-indent: -0.25in; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="">·<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span>A few people would move from their knees to their stomach, back and forth to pray.</span><!--[endif]--></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: 150%; font-family: arial;"><span style="font-size:100%;">The Hindu temple was very different from the Sikh temple.<span style=""> </span>In my opinion, there was less respect.<span style=""> </span>In the first temple, there were men talking rather loudly, so it was hard to concentrate and meditate. In the second temple there was a desk with a phone which rang on loud. A man sat at the desk and answered the phone and was talking on it for the majority of the time.<span style=""> </span>I could hardly concentrate or meditate with all the background noise.<span style=""> </span>The visits to the Hindu temples were also a confirmation to me that I belong to the true church. The way they practiced their religion was very different. I tried to be open and learn about their religion and I learned some interesting things, but I did feel rather out of place and a little bit nervous.<span style=""> </span>I learned many things from this excursion, but the biggest lesson I learned was that I belong to the only church on this earth that has the fullness of the gospel, which I am so grateful for.</span></p>
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