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                                                        MOSAIC: JUSTINIAN AND HIS COURT 

                                            

This kind of mosaic comes from a " renovation" of the Byzantine art. It's made up of more 1000 tesserae and it was probably created in the second part of the VI century , but we don't know who is its creator ( as other Medieval mosaics). It's placed in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna and it represents the Emperor that pays homage to the church ( with a piece of bread in his hands). This composition is characterised by a strong presence of lines that allow us to describe each particularity as clothes , faces and physical appearance. The background in gold creates a strong and typical Byzantine effect but could also represent an abstract place. As we can see , in this mosaic, there's a very important attention on the physical aspect of each character ; for example we can distinguishJustinian the Emperor by his soldiers and officers (and vice versa) thanks to what they wear as : red shoes ( Justinian), different tunics (Justinian's one with gold ornaments)  , some gold decorations on them and the  presence of swords and shields. Finally, we can say that in this composition the Emperor  is glorified using an aureole.

                      USA ENDS PATIENCE WITH NORTH COREA: PODCAST VERSION

The US Vice President Mike Pence said US-North Korea relations have changed. He said the USA has been patient with North Korea to try and end its nuclear weapons testing. Donald Trump promised he would stop North Korea's nuclear weapons. He said since 1992, the US has worked hard to keep North Korea free of nuclear weapons. He hopes to do this peacefully, but said, "all options are on the table". This includes attacking North Korea's missiles.
 Pence said North Korea's missiles are a danger to the USA because they will soon be able to reach America. North Korea said it would continue to test missiles. It said: "We'll be [doing] more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis." It added that an "all-out war" would happen if the US attacked. It also said the US was "disturbing global peace" and was like a "gangster".