nceputul: Era noapte dar senin afara, stelele strluceau voioase, aproape ca luminau aleea Boschetelor numarul 4.

Hedwig dormea. La fel si unchiul Vernon si matusa Petunia si Dudley. Doar Harry se gandea ca mai era o luna pana sa vina timpul sa se duca cu prietenii si Ron Weasley si Hermione Granger cu Expresul de Hogwarts la scoala de magie si vrjitorii Hogwarts. Dar brusc l-a apucat gndul la Sirius nasul sau care a fost omort de Belatrix Lestrange. Intr-un mod ciudat ii era dor de Sirius dar nu era trist, simea prezenta lui in acea camera dezordonata. In acest timp se trezise si Hedwig, bufnita lui cea incredibil de alba, uitndu-se in ochii lui Harry. Intr-o clipa, in capul lui Harry parca un fulger i-ar fi adus o idee, cu un salt mare si grbit, Harry s-a pus la biroul sau darapanat si pe o bucata de pergament scrise: Draga Sirius Te rog scrie-mi inapoi. Cu drag Harry El impaturi repede bucatica de pergament cu neatenie si o lega de piciorul lui Hedwig. Dupa ce il lega se uita la ea si ii spuse: -Hedwig, te rog, daca e posibil, du-i asta lui Sirius. Ai putea? Hedwig scoase un sunet de nedumerire. Dupa cateva secunde de liniste deplina isi intinse aripile superbe si iesi pe fereastra camerei. Acum total trezit si cu sanse minime de a se culca la loc, Harry se uita pesta cartile de anul al saselea de Transfigurare. Toate vrajile de acolo le invatase suficient nct sa se plictiseasca de ele. Asa ca se uita la poze mai mult. Poze cu mari Aurori transfigurati sa semene cu patronusuri, cu alti oameni, diverse. Uitandu-se concentrat dar deodata foarte adormit i s-e paru ca il vede pe Dobby, spiridusul de casa, de dupa niste rufe si, dintr-o data cazu si adormi. In vis era singur intr-o camera intunecata dar dintr-un colt al camerei izvora o luminita dar se trezi intins in pat in camera lui. Se uita in jur si fara sa-si dea seama o voce pitigaiata spuse: -Domnule Potter, nu v-am mai vazut de mult timp! Ce mult ati crescut! -Dobby! M-ai speriat. Ce cauti aici? De ce nu esti la Hogwarts? -Dumbledore m-a trimis sa iti spun sa iti faci bagajele! Stia ca lui Dobby ii va placea sa il intilneasca pe domnul Potter! Il ajuta sa apara la Hogwarts. -Dobby, dar cum... Dupa ce se uita in camera, vazu ca nu mai era dezordine, cartile nu mai erau rasfirate pe masa si aproape de usa era un cufar inchis, foarte curat care plutea in aer. -Multumesc mult Dobby! Nu sti cumva de ce vrea Dumbledore sa ma duc atat de devreme la Hogwarts? In ultima unchiul Vernon si matusa Petunia nu se mai comportau urat cu Harry dar nici nu il prea bagau in seama asa ca era incredibil de bucuros ca putea sa se duca la Hogwarts mai devreme unde era foarte posibil sa se intalneasca si cu prietenii sai. -A primit raspuns de la Sirius! zise Dobby fericit. La aceste cuvinte Harry incremeni. Socat, nu ii venea sa creada, se ducea la scoala mai devreme si aceasta intamplare minunata pe deasupra. Sirius, nasul sau care se stia ca e mort, omorat la Ministerul Magiei, sa poata sa raspunda cuvintelor lui Harry. In viteza a luat un pix si o foaie si le-a scris unchiului Vernon si matusii Petunia un bilet. -Domnule Potter, sunteti gata? -Da Dobby, hai sa mergem. Vestea Mare: El se prinse de cufar si de spiridusul de casa si peste cateva clipe se trezi in bucataria de la Hogwarts, unde era si Dumbledore pe un fotoliu creat desigur prin magie. -Deci Harry, te-ai decis sa vii la scoalasi anul acesta.spuse Dumbledore putin mirat.

-Da domnule. Ma gandeam ca as avea mai multa protectie si as putea invata mai multe vraji cu care sa am avantaj asupra Horcruxurilor. spuse Harry. -Ei bine din cate probabil sti am primit o scrisoare de la Sirius, sau cel putin asa credem. Hedwig, cand a ajuns aici avea penele arzand... -Ebine Hedwig?spuse Harry speriat. -Da e bine. Flacara era ceva ce nu am mai vazut nici eu. Era de culoare alba pe aripi si o flacara destul de puternica pe coada. Cand le-am vazut nu mi-a venit sa cred, flacarile nu o ardeau pe Hedwig ci se luptau intre ele. -Dar in biletul de la Sirius ce scrie? -In mod ciudat si biletul arde dar doar cu o flacara alba. Vino sa iti arat. Dumbledore il duse pe Harry intr-o camera intunecata in mijlocul careia era un piedestal cu o bucata de pergament care ardea intruna, pe care scria: Harry ai mare grija la flacarila negre, pentru a scapa de ele foloseste flacarile albe. Cu drag Sirius Citind cu atentie acestea nu isi dadu seama ce ar trebui sa insemne si se du-se sa vada cum se simte Hedwig. Dumbledore il condu-se la biroul sau unde erau prietenii sai Ron Weasley, Hermione Ganger pana chiar si Ginny Weaslei. Harry cand o vazu se rosi tot. Dar pe urma observa ca pe birou era intinsa Hedwig, cuprinsa de flacari albe si negre. Dar in mare parte albe, ceea ce, dupa cate a inteles Harry din scrisoarea lui Sirius, era un lucru bun. Avand in vedere ca era foarte tarziu toti s-au dus in camerele lor fara sa vorbeasca despre nimic asa ca a doua zi urma sa povesteasca despre vacantele lor, toata ziua. Harry, imediat ce s-a pus in pat a si adormit. Si a inceput sa viseze aceeasi camera intunecata un coltul careia era o lumina foarte frumoasa, incredebel de alba, asa ca se duse sa vada ce este. Cand se uita pe gaura din perete, vazu o pasare mare din flacari albe. Dupa cateva clipe pasarea se intoarse si se uita fix la Harry, care s-a speriat enorm dar imediat dupa aceea auzi vocea Hermionei si se trezi. -Te simti bine? intreba Hermione. -Am visat urat. raspunse el. -Era si Voldemort in visul tau? Nu pricep de ce, tu ai intotdeauna visuri urate. M-am saturat chiar si eu de ele. -Nu era despre Voldemort. Eram intr-o camera intunecata si printr-o gaura din perete am vazut o pasare din flacari albe ca pe Hedwig. -Du-te la Dumbledore sa vada si el. Ar trebui sa afle tot de la tine la cat de priceput este la Legilimantie. Si la cat nu esti tu de priceput la Oclumantie. -Da dar asta doar datorita lui Plesneala. Dintr-o data usa de la camera se deschise brusc si intrara Ron si Ginny. Ginny il apuca in brate pe Harry si il saruta. -Pentru ce ai facut aia? intraba Ron. -Sa se faca bine, dragul de el. Sa stii ca mi-a fost dor de tine Harry. -Da, toata vacanta a vorbit despre tine. Intre noi fie vorba, sora mea cred ca e indragostita pana peste cap de tine. -Taci Ron! zise Ginny si il biciuii cu parul ei frumos, lung si foarte rosu. -Incetati! Hai mai bine sa mancam. ii indruma Hermione. -Geniala idee! raspunse Ron. Ce e de mancat? Intra deodata Dumbledore si le spuse: -Astazi, la micul dejun avem o specialitate ale spiridusilor. Doxii pane cu picioare de broasca si sos secret de spiridusi. -Doxii?! Dar sunt otravitoare!

-Da, dar le-am gustat si sunt extraordinare! spuse Dumbledore multumit. -Eu as minca si un dragon intreg la cat de foame imi e. spuse Ron in graba si o lua la fuga spre bucatarie. Hermione cea talentata: Dupa masa toti s-au adunat in camera cercetasilor si au inceput sa discute despre ultimile lactii din anul al saselea, si se intrebau ce vor invata in anul care era foarte aproape de a incepe. Ron se gindea ca avea sa dea testul de Aparitie si sa il treaca, Hermione se gandea la lectiile la potiuni ca avea sa il intreaca detasat pe Harry anul acesta deoarece nu mai avea cartea de potiune a Printului Semipur, Ginny se gandea la meciurile de Quiditch ce vor urma. Doar Harry se gandea la pericolele ce ii asteptau si confruntarile inevitabile cu Voldemort si cu supusii lui, Devoratorii Mortii. Mai tarziu, mai pe seara toti s-au adunat la un meci de Qwiditch intre ei. Ron ca portar cu Harry in echipa iar in echipa adversa Ginny si Hermione. Desigur Ron si Harry erau in avantaj dar in mod ciudat Hermione, care statea in poarta, reusea sa apere pana si cele mai reusita aruncari de Harry. -Harmione! Cine te-a invata toate acestea? intreba toti intr-un glas. -De la Victor. M-am intalnit cu el in vacanta. M-a invitat la casa de vacanta a parintilor sai. raspunse fericita Hermione, desigur deoarece reusea sa se distreze si cu altceva decat carti. -Pai te-a invatat foarte bine. zise uimit Ron. -Da. S-ar putea sa te bagam in poarta la urmatorul campionat. zise Harry astfel incat sa-l auda Ron. -Dar...dar...dar eu sunt portarul echipei! raspunse Ron nedumerit si suparat de aceasta propunere. -Organizam o intrecere. Ca atunci cand a fost alegerea dintre Ron si Zacharias Smith. Si care e mai bun sau buna in poarta sa fie in poarta pentru echipa. ii sfatui Hermione. -Tu chiar ai de gand sa participi la Campionat?! o intreba Ginny mirata. Dar vom avea de dat T.V.E.E.-urile si N.O.V.-uri avansate. Cum vai reusi sa ajungi la antrenamente si sa si inveti in acelasi timp? Doar tu esti buna la invatatura, nu ca noi. -Lasa ca stiu eu cum sa ma descurc. -Ti-a dat McGonogall inca o clepsidra a timpului? intreba Harry. -Ce e aia? intreba Ginny. -Nu conteaza Ginny, ca nu mai am asa ceva. raspunse Hermione. Inteleptul Malicius: Zilele treceau si era ziua in care sa inceapa scoala. Ei erau anul al saptelea. Toate lucrurile erau la fel in Marea Sala, aceeasi ceremonie a elevilor de primul an, aceeasi dusmani care erau Draco Reacredinta, Craby si Goyle, Dar profesoriinu erau la fel. Ca profesor de potiuni era Kingsley Shaklebot, si mai era un profesor necunoscut care trebuia sa fie de Apararea contra Magiei Negre. Dupa sortarea elevilor noi la case, Dumbledore se ridica de pe fotoliul sau, il facu sa dispara cu ajutorul baghetei, si se puse la pupitrul central si se adresa: -Bine ati venit intr-un nou an la Hogwarts. Dupa cata ati vazut avem doi profesori noi. Kingsley Shaklebot s-a oferit sa ne fie profesor de potiuni, si desi a venit de la Minister, nu se va mai intampla acelasi lucru ca si acum doi ani. Si celalalt profesorul este un vechi prieten Malicius McGonogall, fratele profesoarei noastre de Transfigurare, si ne va fi profesor de Aparare contra Magiei Negre. Malicius era un barbat bine facut cu parul cret si scurt cu niste ochi sticlosi si verzi inspaimantatori si se sprijinea de un sceptru cu o bila de cristal in varf si gros de vreun matru si ceva. -Parca ar fi Moddy la prima vedere. ii sopti Ron lui Harry. -Nu fiti rai, doar Moddy ne apara, nu ne ataca, deci e un personaj bun, si in plus Malicius e un prieten vechi de-al lui Dumbledore.

-Malicius... Am auzit de el! spuse Ginny speriata. El a inventat o gramada de vraji. Stie sa se transfigureze in orice, inventeaza vraji, el o data s-a transfigurat intr-un Phoenix. Si e si Auror, unul care stie Legilimantia! Aveti grija cu el ca am auzit ca a transformat o data un Devorator al Mortii intr-un ceas si l-a vandut si nu s-a mai gasit niciodata. -Cam destept tipul! se mira Ron.

Dancing with the Devil retold by S. E. Schlosser The girl was doing her best to finish her schoolwork as 1 as she could. It was the night of the high school dance, along about 70 years ago in the town of Kingsville, Texas. The girl was so 2.. about the dance. She had bought a brand new, sparkly red dress for the dance. She knew she looked 3.. in it. It was the best evening of her life. But, as she was turning around and around in front of the mirror her mother came in the house, looking 4 and determined. "You are not going to that dance," her mother said. "But why?" the girl asked her mother. "I've just been talking to the preacher. He says the dance is going to be for the devil. You are absolutely forbidden to go," her mother said.

The girl nodded as if she accepted her mother's words. But she was 1. to go to the dance. As soon as her mother was 2., she put on her brand new red dress and ran down to the K.C. Hall where the dance was being held. While she was walking into the room, all the guys turned to look at her. She was 3.. by all the attention. Normally, no one would have noticed her. Her mother sometimes accused her of being too 4. to get a boyfriend. But she was not clumsy that night. The boys in her class were fighting with each other to dance with her. Later, she broke away from the crowd and went to the table to get some punch to drink. She heard a 1. hush. The music stopped. When she turned, she saw a 2 man with black hair and black clothes standing next to her. "Dance with me," he said. She managed to whisper a "yes", completely 3.. by this gorgeous man. He led her out on the dance floor. The music started at once. She found herself dancing 4 than she had ever danced before. They were moving slowly in the rhythm of music and everybody was watching them. Then the man spun her around and around. She was trying to step out of the spin. But he spun her 1. and faster. Her feet felt 2.. The floor seemed to melt under her. He spun her even faster. She was spinning so fast that a cloud of dust flew up around them both so that they were 3. from the crowd. When the dust settled, the girl was 4... The man in black bowed once to the crowd and disappeared. The devil had come to his party and he had spun the girl all the way to hell. 1 fast 2 excited 1- determined 1 sudden 1 faster 3 smashing 4 pale 4 clumsy 4 better

2 busy 2 handsome 2 hot

3 startled 3 stunned

3 hidden

4 gone

CHESTIONAR
Acest chestionar msoar atitudinea voastr fa de anumite probleme. Nu exist rspunsuri corecte i nici rspunsuri greite. ncercai s fii ct mai sinceri. Numele: ________________________________________________ 1. i face plcere s faci parte din grupul de elevi al clasei tale ? a). Da b). Nu 2. Dac nu, argumenteaz de ce ? .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... 3. Eti mulumit de liderii care te reprezint ? a). Da b). Nu 4, Ai prieteni printre colegii ti ? a). Da b). Nu 5, Te ajut coala s te formezi n vederea alegerii unei profesiuni ? a). Da b). Nu 6. Dac da, n ce msur ? a) deloc b) 1 2 3 4 5 c) n mare msur 7. Vin la coal pentru c mi place coala ? a). Da b). Nu 8. M preocup viitorul meu i vorbesc adesea despre el cu : prinii, prietenii, profesorii. a). Da b) Nu 9. Consider c profesorii m ajut s-mi ating idealul profesional ? a). Da b) Nu 10. Democraia mi d totdeauna posibilitatea s aleg ce vreau ? a). Da b). Nu 11. Cum vezi democraia n cadrul clasei ? a). exprimarea liber a tuturor emoiilor, comportamentelor i gndurilor fr a rni pe nimeni ; b). impunerea punctului de vedere fr a ine cont de alii; 12. Sunt de acord cu respectarea legilor i a regulamentelor colii? a). Da b). Nu 13. Daca nu, de ce? Ce a vrea s se schimbe? .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14. Eti de acord cu violena ntre elevi? - violen verbal i psihologic (poreclire, tachinare, ironizare, imitare n scop denigrator, ameninare, hruire); - violen fizic (bruscare, mpingere, lovire, rnire); - comportament care intr sub incidena legii (vandalism, furt); - comportament deviant n relaie cu coala (prsirea clasei n timpul orelor

de curs, provocarea de stricciuni cu bun tiin i orice alt comportament care contravine flagrant regulamentului colar n vigoare). a). da b) nu 15. Ce atitudine ai cnd un elev/ coleg e obraznic i nerespectuos cu un profesor? a). sun nepstor b). sunt de acord cu atitudinea lui c). i atrag atenia 16. Ai remarcat un comportament neadecvat al profesorilor fa de elevi? a). da b) nu 17. ti face plcere s asiti la bti ntre elev/ colegi? a). da b). nu 18. i place s auzi schimburi de injurii ntre colegi sau cuvinte jignitoare? a). da b). nu 19. Uneori nite colegi deranjeaz bunul mers al leciei. Te deranjeaz c tot se ntrerupe lecia? a). da b). nu 20. Fumatul te poate arta mai matur. Eti de acord? a). da b). nu 21. Sunt ndrgostit(). Ar trebui s-mi fac relaia cunoscut sau s fiu discret()? a). da b). nu 22. Ai fost vreodat agresat de vreun coleg? a). da b). nu 23. i s-au luat fr voie bani sau lucruri? a). da b). nu 24. Eti de acord cu astfel de fapte? a). da b). nu 25. Ai fi de acord s contribui la demascarea celor care cotrobie prin geni i buzunare? a). da b). nu 26. Consideri indisciplina o form de violen? Dar refuzul ndeplinirii sarcinilor? a). da b). nu 27. Dar refuzul ndeplinirii sarcinilor? a). da b). nu

Abacus : Flat top of the capital of a column. Apse : Semicircular termination or recess at the end of a church. Architrave : In classical architecture, the beam which extends across the top of the columns; it forms the lowest part of the entablature. Baldachin : Decorated canopy, usually over an altar. Baptistry : Building used for the baptismal rite and containing the font. Sometimes merely a bay or chapel reserved for baptisms. Bay : Compartment or unit of division of an interior or of a facade - usually between one window or pillar and the next. Belvedere : Open sided structure designed to offer extensive views, normally in a formal garden. Boss : Projection, usually carved, at the intersection of stone ribs of Gothic vaults and ceilings. Broach spire : Octagonal spire rising from a square tower without a parapet, with pyramidal forms at the angles. Buttress : Vertical mass of masonry built against a wall to strengthen it and to resist the outward pressure of a vault. Campanile : Detached bell-tower, most commonly found in Italy. Capital : Crowning feature of a column, usually carved. Caryatid : Sculptured female figure serving as a supporting column.

Flying buttress : Arch conveying the thrust of a vault towards an isolated buttress. Folly : Purely decorative building, without function, such as the Gothic ruins built to romanticise parks and gardens in 18th century England. Frieze : Decorated central division of an entablature, between the architrave and the cornice. Keystone : Central, wedge-shaped stone of an arch, so called because the arch cannot stand up until it is in position. Lancet window : Window with a single, sharply pointed arch. The style is associated with the Early English period of Gothic architecture, around the 13th century. Mezzanine : Low storey introduced between two loftier ones, usually the ground and first floors. Order : Basic element of classical and Renaissance architecture, comprising the base, column, capital and entablature. Oriel : Bay window on an upper floor, supported by projecting stonework. Pediment : In classical architecture, the low-pitched gable above the entablature, usually filled with sculpture. Pier : Vertical masonry support for a wall arch. Piloti : Column on an unenclosed ground floor carrying a raised building above. Podium : Continuous base under a building. Rustication : Heavy stonework with a surface left rough, or with deeply channelled joints, used principally on Renaissance

Cornice : Projecting upper part of the entablature in classical architecture. Dado : Lower part of an interior wall when panelled or painted separately from the main part. Dome : Rounded, usually hemispherical, vault forming a roof. Drum : Vertical, cylindrical lower part of a dome or cupola. Entablature : In classical architecture, the beam-like division above the columns, comprising architrave, frieze and cornice. Fleche : Slender wooden spire rising from a roof. The word is French for 'arrow'.

buildings. Spandrel : Triangular space between the curves of two adjacent arches and the horizontal moulding above them. Tracery : Ornamental stonework in the upper part of a Gothic window. Tympanum : Triangular surface bounded by the mouldings of a pediment; also the space, often carved, between the lintel and arch of a Gothic doorway. Vault : A roof or ceiling built in stone, brick or concrete, as opposed to wood. Volute : Spiral scroll at each corner of an Ionic or Corinthian capital.

A Acanthus Leaf - Motif in classical architecture found on Corinthian columns Aedicule - A pedimented entablature with columns used to frame a window or niche Arcade - Series of round arches supported by columns or posts Architrave - The lowest part of a classical entablature running from column to column Ashlar - Squared building stone laid in parallel courses Astragal - Molding with a semicircular profile Astylar - Facade without columns or pilasters B Balconet - False balcony outside a window Baluster - The post supporting a handrail Balustrade - Railing at a stairway, porch or roof Bargeboard - Decorative boards located at the end of a gable Bas Relief - Shallow carving of figures and landscapes Battered Wall - Wall leaning inward from its base rather than outward Belt Course - Narrow horizontal band projecting from exterior walls, usually defining interior floor levels Belvedere - Projection from top of roof; also called cupola Bracket - Supporting element under a cornice Broken Pediment - Pediment with cornices ending before they meet at the top; finial often placed in the center Bulkhead - Horizontal or inclined door over exterior stairway to cellar C Cames - The lead portions of stained glass windows Campanile - A tower Cantilever - Projecting overhang Capital - The top part of a pilaster or column

Cartouche - Ornamental panel; oval or scroll-shaped Casement Window - Window hinged on the side that opens like a door Clapboard - Long thin overlapping wooden boards placed horizontally on the outside of a building Colonet - Small decorative column Colonnade - Series of columns supporting an entablature Column - Round vertical support Columniation - Arrangement of columns Composite Column - Elaborate combination of Ionic and Corinthian features Coping - Top course of a wall Coquillage - Seashell-styled decoration Corbel - Bracket or block projecting from the face of a wall Corbiestep - Stepped-end gable Corinthian Capital - Top part of a column characterized by large acanthus leaves and fluted column Cornice - A horizontal molded projection that completes a building or wall; or the upper slanting part of an entablature Crenellation - Square openings in the top of a parapet Cresting - Line of ornamentation finishing a roof Cupola - A cup-shaped cap over a structure; often found on carriage houses Cyclopean Block - Rock faced blocks often used in foundations D Dado - Mid section of a pedestal, between base and cornice Dentil - Molding made up of rows of small square blocks Dimension Stone - Large blocks of stone used in foundations Doric Column - Column with plain capital, no base or fluting Dormer Window - Window that projects from a sloping roof Double-Hung Windows - Windows with two sashes sliding up and down E Eaves - Lowest projecting part of a sloped roof Egg & Dart - Molding in which an egg shape alternates with a dart shape Elephantine Columns - Tapered; used as porch supports on Bungalows.

Entablature - Horizontal detailing above a classical column and below a pediment, consisting of cornice, frieze and architrave. Exedra - Wall alcove with bench space Eyebrow Window - Roof dormer having low sides; formed by raising small section of roof F Facade - Main face or side of a building Fanlight - Fixed half-moon window sash above a door Fascia - Flat vertical board used to hide ends of roof rafters Fenestration - Design and placement of windows Finial - Decorative vertical roof ornament Flat Arch - Arch without rounded underside Fluting - Narrow vertical grooves on shafts of columns and pilasters Foliated - Decorative motif with leaflike ornament Frieze - Band below cornice Frontispiece - Small pediment over door or window G Gable - Upper triangular portion of wall at the end of a roof Gable Roof - Shaped in an upside-down V Gambrel Roof - Double-pitched with end walls pointed at top Gargoyle - Carved figure with grotesque features; often on corners of buildings. Garland - Ornamental detail in the shape of a band of flowers Gingerbread - Elaborate wooden fretwork used on gables or as porch trim Gutta - Droplike element found underneath a triglyph or in a mutule Gothic Arch - Arch with pointed top Guilloche - Molding resembling twisted rope H Helicline - Curved ramp Hipped Roof - Slopes upward from all four sides Hoodmold - Decorative projecting trim above a window Horseshoe Arch - Arch in which the bottom is smaller than the mid-span; found in Moorish architecture

I Imbrication - Overlapping of shingles or tiles Impost - Horizontal band from which arch begins Ionic Column - Slender, fluted, with spiral volutes on capital J Jamb - Sidepiece on doors and windows Jerkinhead - Gable roof with hipped end; also called hipped gable Jutty - Upper story projecting beyond the one below; also called jetty K Keystone - Wedge-shaped stone found in the center of some arches L Lanai - Furnished veranda Lancet Window - Window with a pointed arch Leaded Light - Window made up of small rectangular or diamond shaped panes of glass set in lead came. Lintel - Horizontal structural member that spans an opening Lites - Individual panes of glass Loggia - Arcade or gallery open on at least one side Lug Sill - One that extends beyond bottom window Lunette - Semicircular window or wall panel M Mansard Roof - Double pitched roof in which lower pitch is nearly vertical and upper is nearly horizontal Mezzanine - Partial story between two main stories; usually projects as a balcony Modillion Blocks - Ornamental scroll-shaped brackets or blocks found under the cornice Mullion - Vertical member separating two or more windows Muntin - Vertical or horizontal divisions between lites in a window or door Mutule - Block under the soffit of a cornice N Newel - Post supporting one end of a handrail at top or bottom of stairs Niche - Wall recess reserved for statue O

Oculus - Circular opening in a wall Ogee - Molding with both concave and convex curves Oriel - Upper-story projecting bay window with corbels or brackets Ovolo - Convex molding also called quarter round P Palladin Window - One with an arched center section flanked by lower flat-topped sections Parapet - Part of a wall that extends beyond the roof Patera - Round or oval disc, usually ornamented with a rosette in the center Pediment - Triangular gable end of roof above cornice Pendant - Hanging ornament Pent Roof - Sloping roof attached to side of building Pier - Square pillar or post Pilaster - Half column or pier attached to a wall Plinth - Raised platform upon which sits a column Porte Cochere - Porch roof projecting over a driveway Portico - Porch supported by columns, usually above entrance Postern - Side entrance Putto - Statue of naked chubby baby; similar to a cherub with no wings Q Quatrefoil - Four-lobed motif; usually in block shape Quoins - Units of cut stone or brick used to accentuate the vertical corners of buildings R Reeding - Opposite of fluting; protruding half-round molding Ridge Roll - Rounded cap covering exterior peak of roof Rincleau - Scroll or vines cut in stone Rubble - Undressed broken stone used in construction Rusticated - Stonework with beveled or angled edges S Sash - Frame in which the glass panes or a window are set Scrollwork - Ornamental work with curvilinear open patterns

Segmented Arch - Arch that does not form complete semi-circle Sill - Bottom member of a window or door Soffit - Underside of an eave, lintel or other horizontal element Spindle - Turned vertical wooden element used in stair railings and porch trim Stoop - Small porch leading to entrance of a house String Course - Horizontal band of masonry wrapping around entire facade of building T Terrace - Open area connected to building; usually paved Terra Cotta - Fired clay used for decorative ornamental details Tracery - Interlaced lines that form the lacy openwork of a Gothic-style window Transom - Small window above door Trayle - Decorative motif of continuous vine, leaf and grape clusters Trefoil - Clover-leaved pattern Triglyph - Banded decoration in a frieze Turpet - Small tower on corner of building supported by corbels Tuscan Column - Simple column with plain shaft Tympanum - Triangular face of a pediment U Uncoursed Masonry - Not set in layers; no continuous horizontal joints V Veranda - Porch that runs along front or side of a building; supported by pillars or columns Vermiculation - Decorative masonry surface with shallow channels Volutes - Scroll shape found on Ionic capital Voussoir - Wedge-shaped stones forming curved parts of an arch W Wainscot - Facing of wood paneling, usually covering lower portion of interior wall Water Table - Molding or projection on the exterior located at the intersection of the basement and first story Wheel Window - Round window with mullions radiating from the center Widows Walk - Narrow platform on roof; usually with wooden or wrought-iron balustrade

Wing - Building part projecting from a central or main part X Xystus - Tree-lined walk Y Yoke - Top of a double-hung window Z Zoophorous - Frieze decorated with animal or human figures

Pierre Auguste Renoir, nscut la 25 februarie 1841, provine dintr-o familie modest de meteugari. Copilria i-o petrece ntr-un cartier apropiat de Louvre. i ncepe cariera la 13 ani, cnd ncepe s lucreze ca pictor de porelanuri. n pauzele de prnz, mergea la Louvre i fcea desene dup faimoasele statui sau copia lucrrile unor pictori de altdat. La 19 ani, lucreaz la Louvre pe post de copiator, iar n 1862 este admis la Academia de Arte Frumoase din Paris. Mult vreme este apropiat de Monet i de impresioniti. Renoir, influenat de acest curent al artei, particip la prima expoziie a impresionitilor din 1874. Unii colecionari devin interesai de pictura impresionist, aa c artistul primete din ce n ce mai multe comenzi. Tablourile pe care le picteaz de-a lungul carierei sale, le face cu scopul de a fi expuse la Louvre i la Salon. Picteaz o mulime de portrete impresioniste precum Lise cu umbrel (1868), Doamna Monet citind (1868), Claude Renoir n costum de clovn , Doamna Charpentier i copiii si (1878) sau Portretul actriei Jeanne Samary (1878). n 1873, artistul trece printr-o perioad n care realizeaz peisaje, precum Drum printre ierburi. n 1881, realizeaz nite lucrri n care predomin negrul Umbrelele, Fete n negru, nclcnd astfel una din regulile fundamentale ale impresionismului, care interzicea folosirea negrului. Chiar i tema dansului este abordat de Renoir n tablourile sale: Dans la ar, Dans la ora i Dans la Bougival, toate realizate n 1883. n 1887, pictorul trece printr-o perioad nefericit, cnd se rupe de impresionismul i de naturalismul anilor de tineree. Marile baigneuze este tabloul ce marcheaz aceast ruptur. Din fericire, aceast perioad ,,acr din viaa lui Renoir nu dureaz mult timp. Foarte curnd, este urmat de o perioad ,,purpurie sau ,,strlucitoare, cnd picteaz tablouri precum Gabrielle, Repaus dup baie sau Lecia de muzic (1892). n 1898, se mut n casa lui din Cagnes sur Mer, unde i petrece ultimii ani ai vieii sale. Aceast mutare se datoreaz paraliziei pariale i reumatismului care l chinuia pe pictor n ultimul timp. n 1915, i moare soia, iar doi ani dintre fiii si sunt rnii n al doilea rzboi mondial. Se stinge din via la 2 decembrie 1919. Dei a murit, el triete n inimile noastre, n inimile celor care nc iubim arta; i cnd spun art nu m refer doar la arta impresionist, ci la art n general. Pierre Auguste Renoir rmne pentru noi un artist dedicat ntru totul picturii, un

erou, deoarece chinuit fiind de paralizie, picteaz pn n ultima clip a vieii sale, i, totodat, pictorul care niciodat nu a pictat ceva trist, de aceea a fost supranumit ,,pictorul bucuriilor vieii.