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…. He was much encouraged to further his career as a painter by leading portrait painters in Philadelphia. Jacob’s work had a sense of bright, refined, elegance; Which seemed to be unique. John Quidor was an artist who had a Michelangelesque style to his…

…John Steinbeck always makes it a point to know about his subjects first hand. His stories always have some factual basis behind them. Otherwise, he does not believe that they will be of any value beyond artistic impression. Therefore, most…

…In 1962 the Supreme Court decided that public schools did not have the power to authorize school prayer. This decision made public school in the U.S. more atheistic than many European nations. For example, crosses still hang on the classroom walls…

…Washington Irving published his novel The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In his story, Irving tells of a young schoolmaster named Ichabod Crane. Master Crane had fallen smitten to a young lady that resided in the town, by the name of Katrina Van Tassel. However…

…identify him with people. All people are weak, and they can get comfort or guidance through prayer, so when Luke shows that Jesus needed to pray and get answers from God, we see His humanity. The gospel of John was written to emphasize the deity of Jesus, so…

…winter like clockwork, include lack of energy, increased desire for sleep(especially during the day), larger appetite and weight gain. Back in the late ‘70’s, Neal Owens was a petroleum salesman with an odd problem. “Every spring and summer,” he remembers…

…of the war have written pieces of literature about the massacre that was World War 1, wishing people to understand the horror and tragedy that befell those involved. "Dulce et Decorum est", by Wilfred Owen, is one such elegy that presents to the reader a vivid…

…whom overcame the depressions of the world around them would be James Cleveland Owens, better known as Jesse Owens. Owens was born in Danville, Alabama on September 12, 1913. He set his first track record by running the 100-yard dash in l0 seconds as a pupil…

…threatened once again by the enemy Sauron. In an effort to survive they come to realize that war will indeed be necessary, as the dominant reading prevails. Show clip from Lord of the Rings 3 I would also like to show you this still art piece from John Howe…

…for meetings and prayer with the monks. He embellished in imported food and wine rather than the menial food that the monks ate. In 1446 there was a downfall in the monasteries. No one knows exactly why the monasteries disappeared. The last prior, John…