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The Banks Masters beat the Cascade Cougars 2-0. The Banks Team has finally pulled off a state championship 4A. They have been to the Championship the last two years, but they have not won since 1999. That was the banks first title in 1999. This was an exciting win because the seniors of Banks have been at it for two years, and now they get to leave with a win fresh in their minds. This was also good because the Banks Volleyball team had also lost to Cascade in the Championship.

After my narrow escape with Galileo Galilee I’m back with my new friend Michelangelo. I know a lot about him and he hardly knows about me. Ha, history is wonderful. I’ve only just met him. It is really hard not to be a spoiler, and not to tell him what he will make in the future. Anyways he has offered to take me on a tour of Florence. First we are on our way to see the Sistine Chapel. He explained how the Sistine chapel was not painted yet and was wondering who would step up to the task. On the way outside the city hall we saw a statue of David…

Michelangelo let out an ear piercing scream. When I recovered from my shock, and ringing ears I looked upon David and saw a left arm without any fingers, a right arm was split into fourths, and a bald head. SOMEONE HAD DESTROYED DAVID!! This was really frightening. I looked at Michelangelo and promised that I would help him. When I looked back I saw his arms and a leg were missing. I looked sadly down the street. I saw three kids holding different parts of David as they ran. We ran after them, and then looked for them. We could not find them anywhere.

 I went banging on doors to find the kids. My knuckles were bruised by the end of the night. I was about to give up when I saw the three kids coming toward me. I tackled them all to the ground as they ran by. I picked them up and politely asked them where the pieces of David were. They didn’t answer so I shape shifted into the unique and hazardous Hulk. I saw the fear in their eyes. I kind of felt sorry for them. I asked again. They politely told me in the back yard of this house. Then they ran off toward the sunset. I felt like we had made a truce.

 I shape shifted back to normal and then went into their back yard and picked up the pieces of David. I went to look for Michelangelo’s studio. I looked all night and found nothing. I was about to give up, and my arms were sore. My back ached, and I wanted to rest. I was crawling to the local pub when I saw a green cart. I set the pieces down into the cart and walked into the pub. I saw a room that said Michelangelo’s art studio. I felt like I could skip back there I was so excited. As I got closer I could hear the sound of a hammer hitting marble.  I walked back to find new arms and hair already made. I was going to get a preview of the new David.

We started to put all the pieces back on the body. We had to make holes in the body and made joiners on the arms. This was hard, but the real challenge was getting it back to the city hall. We figured that we could use the cart to get everything there. I thought this was fun because I helped out and I worked out for the day and days to come. . Michelangelo gave me the broken pieces, Anyway now that I have helped Michelangelo it is time for me to leave and go back to my time. When I got back I went to the museum of art. I donated the arms and hair of David to the art museum.  

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This is David. David was made as a sign of the resistance from the Medici.

The pieta is a marble sculpture of Mary holding Jesus. This was when Michelangelo started to do Christian art.

This is the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo was forced to this by Pope Clement IV.

The creation of Adam shows god breathing life into Adam. This is in Genesis and is the first creation of man.

The last judgment shows god picking soles to go to heaven or hell. Jesus is there also picking soles

This painting shows Plato, Aristotle, and other philosophers engaged in conversations.

Monalisa is a picture done by Leonardo Da Vinci. It is an extravagant piece of art.

This piece was made Vincent van Gogh. It was made by individual line strokes.

The last supper shows Jesus eating with his disciples.

This is a bronze free standing statue done by Raphael. This was one of the first davids