Essays Tagged: "Notre Dame"

Cathedrals and Religion

thedrals built in the Gothic age, but I think that the two most important ones are the cathedral at Notre-Dame in France, and Abbot Sugar's masterpiece, St. Denis, which was mentioned previously for i ... e, and Abbot Sugar's masterpiece, St. Denis, which was mentioned previously for its tremendous size.Notre Dame of Paris is famous because it was the first cathedral to use flying buttresses as a means ...

(7 pages) 157 1 4.4 Dec/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Describe a pilgrimage you go on during the Renaissance. Name and describe at least two cathedrals you visit.

atters is the distant goal, even the distance itself. My goal was to reach the Chartres, Reims, and Notre Dame cathedrals. I lived near the sea in a city called Poitiers, which was relatively far from ... ch a wonderful experience, I was sad to leave, but I knew we had to.The next day we were off to the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. It only took us two days to get there from Chartres. When we arrived ...

(3 pages) 43 0 4.8 Mar/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith

Saint Sernin of Toulouse and Notre Dame of Paris

When one thinks of St. Sernin and Notre Dame, one tends to think of two beautiful cathedrals, not to churches that portray two totally ... of architecture. Those two styles are, of course, Romanesque in St. Sernin and the Gothic style of Notre Dame. Some characteristics that these two buildings share include quest for height, basic floo ... use of light.One of the most enjoyable things about comparing the two structures of St. Sernin and Notre Dame is that there are so many differences as far as the particulars go, but in general the tw ...

(3 pages) 86 0 3.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

St. Marks vs. Notre Dame

St. Marks vs. Notre DameSt. Mark's Cathedral, built in 829AD, contains a plethora of different architectural and s ... beautiful decorations personify the image of the Catholic Church and its use of godly décor.Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was built in the High Gothic era and uses a ribbed vault to create its ... . Instead of harnessing the force of the Church wanting to collapse inwardly, such as in St. Marks, Notre Dame Architects needed to control the outward thrust of the Church walls which wanted to colla ...

(3 pages) 92 1 3.6 Dec/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Analysis of some of Victor Hugo's Worrks

AnalysisNotre-Dame de Paris:The significant theme of fate in "Notre-Dame de Paris" is strongly ennumerated i ... icy that change leaves behind. Hugo could not escape the idea of revolt, hence the thieves storming Notre-Dame.And this brings us to a phenomenally important idea not only in "Notre-Dame de Paris" but ... go faced, the absolute need for change weighed with its destructive capabilities. He shows this in "Notre-Dame de Paris", after telling a thrilling story far more dramatic than any that would happen t ...

(5 pages) 19 0 5.0 Jan/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

An Essay on the movie Rudy about what made him be able to get on the Notre-Dame football team.

The movie Rudy is about a person named Rudy who wants to play football for the Notre-Dame Irish. Rudy has been told his entire life that he wasn't good enough, he was too small an ... idn't let him apply for the school. There are three main aspects about Rudy that helps him get into Notre-Dame and its football team, his decision making, goal setting and values. Rudy's decisi ... al setting and values. Rudy's decisions were well thought out, letting him work his way into Notre-Dame. After Rudy graduated from high school he went to work at a mill with his father. In an a ...

(3 pages) 34 0 4.3 Jan/2005

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Gothic architecture

hitecture is depicted most in the great cathedrals of the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries--St. Denis, Notre Dame, Chartres, Salisbury, Durham, Amiens, and more. The experience of looking at one of the g ... igned in the Gothic Revival architecture styles (St. Patrick's Cathedral, 2006).Over 700 years old, Notre Dame is a prime example of the early gothic style. Construction began during the reign of Loui ...

(2 pages) 79 2 4.5 Oct/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Design Arts

Tucker

Preston are of course his whole family, which includes his wife, and his son who even did not go to Notre Dame College to help his dad. Other people who help him are Jimmy the Japanese engineer, Abe K ...

(2 pages) 8 0 0.0 Mar/2001

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Paris

lated because everything is so close to it, such as the English Channel , Le Havre, Marseilles, and Notre Dame.The 17th century was the first development of a transit system for Paris. Over 4.1 millio ...

(1 pages) 4 0 0.0 May/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Hunchback Of Notre Dame

The Hunchback of Notre Dame is based on Victor Hugo novel, which is written with the desire to re-create a portrait o ... things, stunning visuals and musical numbers that accomplish many Academy Awards. The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 34th animated feature, is a carefully constructed film with stunning visuals and inspiri ... iful film, and is written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Moreover, music for The Hunchback of Notre Dame shows an atmosphere full of turbulence and emotion with four basic musical aspects of a f ...

(4 pages) 3385 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Should There be a Playoff in College Football ?

ason. During the season of 1993 number one ranked Florida traveled to South Bend to play number two Notre Dame. Notre Dame upset Florida by a score of 31-24. One week after that now number one Notre D ... One week after that now number one Notre Dame faced Boston College and was upset 41-39. Florida and Notre Dame now had the same record, Notre Dame beat Florida, but Florida got the bid to play in the ...

(6 pages) 20 0 3.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Notre Dame: Character Analysis Of Claude Frollo

CHARACTER ANALYSIS: THE HUNCH BACK OF NOTRE DAME Dom Claude Frollo is the antagonist of Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Claude ... hough she does not care for him, in his twisted mind Esmerelda belongs to him. When Esmerelda is in Notre Dame, Dom Claude sneaks into Esmerelda's cell, and tries to take advantage of her. Had Quasimo ...

(2 pages) 6 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Ethics Essay - Moral Relativism

dards of what is right or wrong that apply to all people at all times in history (The University of Notre Dame). For example, the ability for one cultural group to pass judgment on any situation, when ... of the diversity and dependency thesis's of moral relativism.BibliographyEthics 2006 Course Reader Notre Dame Univerisity Fremantle, Australia 2006

(4 pages) 89 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Philosophy > Comparative Philosophy & Ethics