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The Gothic Cathedral, Principal Characteristics

This research paper describes the fundamental features of gothic cathedrals as well as the cultural meaning that these buildings h...

Wassily Kandinsky

very tumultuous period in European history, especially where Russia and Germany (his primary locations) were concerned. He was ali...

Muslims Christians and Jews at Al Andalus

The Iberian Peninsula, that region of the world we now call Spain and Portugal, fell under Islamic rule in 711 AD. While Islamic ...

Battle of Algiers and Black Hawk Down

such as bombings of civilians or the "hit-and-run assassination of French policemen," the film is showing actual "recreations of w...

Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones and the Conflict in Bougainville PNG

white they thought they were looking at ghosts or maybe some people who had just fallen into bad luck. Dogs sat on their tails an...

Impact of the Black Plague on Chivalry, Feudalism

died within a span of just 18 months.7 The following examination of literature focuses on how the Black Plague affected feudal soc...

Princess Diana's Battle with Bulimia Nervosa

and Diana became Lady Diana Spencer, creating notoriety that resulted in lifelong changes, leading to her marriage to Prince Charl...

Poachers vs. the Conservation Police

Louisiana alligators, the population had been depleted nearly 90 percent because of an extremely lucrative skin trade (Speart, 199...

Rebellion and its Repercussions: the Wars of the Roses

However, Professor Hicks notes there were some distinguishing factors that made these conflicts unique. First, citizens became in...

American Revolution and How the Colonists Achieved Victory

of Guilford Courthouse took place on March 15, 1781 and some say that was the beginning of the end of what was known as the revolu...

Medieval Times and Attitudes About Women

the man is Ywain she is happy and tells him, "she ought not refuse to take as lord a good knight and the son of a king" which is s...

North and South Perspectives on the Battle of Shiloh

or depicted in the movies or reenactments. The history books generally favor the victor in the battle, not the conquered and defea...

Religious Concepts of Baruch Spinoza

enjoyment of what is good, not in the pride that he alone is enjoying it, to the exclusion of others. He who thinks himself more ...

Battle of Waterloo and the Reasons the Duke of Wellington Emerged Victorious

outnumbered "Frances 72,000 men (Bonaparte) and its detached right-wing corps of 33,000 (Marshal Grouchy), so the French emperor s...

Richard and Richmond's Speeches in Richard the Third by William Shakespeare

and one in blood establishd; One that made means to come by what he hath, And slaughterd those that were the means to help him; Ab...

Jonathan Swift and Modernity

by pairing books against each other, thus pitting classical works against modern counterparts. For instance, Swift includes such ...

Media and Film Documentaries in China

which provided free education, pensions, and social services to the people and peasants. Instead, the self-sacrificing citizen of ...

'The Battle of Maldon' and the Characteristics of Old and Modern English

lost" (The Battle of Maldon: Introduction). In this battle, which involved the Vikings and the leader Anlaf tried to land ashore...

Women's Roles in 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Wife makes it clear that she has always enjoyed sex and this verifies the Churchs depiction of women as licentious. In fact, t...

Medievalism Presented as Fantasy, Game of Thrones

This research paper/essay analyzes "Games of Thrones," the HBO series, in regards to its depiction of medievalism. The writer argu...

Battle of the Bulge, Overview

This report discusses the Battle of the Bulge, offering a comprehensive overview. The writer describes the overall strategy that r...

"Music Within," The Story of Richard Pimentel

This essay presents a movie review of "Music Within," (2007, directed by Steven Sawalich). The film stars Ron Livingston as Richa...

Mohammed Introduced New Religion

Mohammed introduced Islam in about 632. It was a time when tribes ruled their own group. There were continual battles between trib...

Outline of a Medieval Game Plan

get all ten men around the board and back to their starting positions. Whoever first accomplishes this is the winner of the game....

Tudor Literary Tradition and Utopia by Thomas More

as long as the economy were flourishing, they reasoned they were prospering as well, so there was no need for rebellion (Kautsky, ...

Western Civilization by Jackson Spielvogel

In another aspect regarding agriculture we see that in the 10th century "a new collar was developed that distributed the weight ar...

Medieval Poem 'I Sing of a Maiden'

next lines are an old reference to the celebration of the Annunciation which the Orthodox Catholic Church practiced. For example, ...

Political Propaganda and Buildings

centres that remain today. This was a develop that place appearance as important as function. The Palazzo Pubblico makes the strai...

World History Changed by 3 Important Battles

documents of this particular battle in a less biased view than what he grew up with (LeBlanc, 2002). His book, The Tsars Last Arma...

Edwin B. Coddington's The Battle of Gettysburg

author provides straightforward detail on all the movements attacks and the aftermath" and as such is considered one of the best b...