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'Song of Roland' and Medieval Epic Poetry

long before it was ever written down. To use Si!r Philip Sidney phrase pertaining to the oral traditions of epic poetry, it was ...

An Overview of Apocalyptic Literature

it is not truly a detailed prediction of the future nor is it an invitation to withdraw from the concerns of this world (1997). In...

Neolithic Man and Spirituality

In four pages this paper discusses the Neolithic Age in a consideration of man's spirituality during this time period. Six source...

Middle Ages and How Artistic Creativity was Influenced by Christianity

In seven pages this paper discusses how during the Middle Ages the creativity of artists was strongly influenced by the Catholic C...

Victorian Literature and Women

In five pages this paper discusses how social commentary during the Victorian Age was expressed through female characterizations i...

Middle Ages and Social Structure of Europe

were class differences within the study group as well. Poor widows as well as widows of wealthy London merchants were assessed alo...

Charlemagne's Reign and Peasant Life

through tenants to day laborers (Riche 102). Tenants were obligated to pay rents either in silver or in kind and had to perform ...

The Iron Age: Gender and Women

In 5 pages, this paper examines how roles and status of women were determined during the Iron Age. There are 4 sources cited....

Middle Ages and Family Life

In six pages family life as it existed during the Middle ages is considered in a description of classes and how the family was inf...

Middle Ages and Minstrels

In five pages this overview of the Middle Ages focuses on minstrels and their formative role in music and entertainment during the...

Feudal System Erosion as a Result of the Eleventh Century's Urban Revolution

the peasants other than to work at the discretion of their lords and "masters." (Bennett) During the 11th century (1066), the ...

Analysis of Kate Chopin's Short Story 'The Story of an Hour'

In five pages this paper presents an analysis of this short story in terms of how imagery, similes, foreshadowing and parallelism ...

Middle Ages and Higher Education

In five pages this research paper discusses the rise in universities that began during the Middle Ages. Five sources are cited in...

Industry and Empire by E.J. Hobsbawm

In six pages Hobsbawm's argument that Great Britain was beginning the decline of its empire at the height of its economic powers d...

Leisure and Sports in Victorian Age Great Britain

in which to hike and walk, a need that was filled by establishing hundreds of town parks which were paid for and maintained by the...

Middle Ages and Daily Religious Involvement

by parishioners. By the Middle Ages, most of Europe still lived under feudalism; that which did not was purely barbaric. T...

Changes in Lean Body Mass as a Result of Aging

Service. This inactivity is a major contributor to an increasing incidence of obesity, heart disease, hypertension and a host of o...

Women's Social Role from Babylonian to Reformation Periods

higher social position due to their connection with ancient religious traditions that honored the Earth Mother under her many gui...

Gilded Ages and African Americans

in the Gilded Age. In the presentation we will argue that the predominance of the Victorian Culture helped to shape racial relatio...

Reception Theory vs. Dominant Ideology of Art

In five pages this paper discusses the artistic conflict between the dominant ideology and reception theories during the Middle Ag...

Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and Body Portrayal

In six pages the Tales' General Prologue is the focus of this examination of the human body's significance during the Middle Ages ...

Botero Painting 'Mona Lisa' and China

common people school education, which used to be privilege of ruling class...Confucius advocated a set of moral code on basis of f...

Jazz Age and F. Scott Fitzgerald

the 1920s turned to the American Dream we know today, which involves the assumption that if we work hard we can have wealth, and w...

Free Market Economy and Great Britain During the Victorian Era

was a time of free trade. This was a theory of self regulation; this can be seen as an optimistic idea. The invisible hand was t...

Middle Ages' Europe Magic and Witchcraft

understood. Externalisation of problems was far simpler than to look to rational explanations when science was only in its infancy...

The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov and Melodrama of the Victorian Age

In ten pages English melodrama during the Victorian Age is analyzed in terms of message and tone of style in a comparison and cont...

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare Discussed

lovers and Shakespeare is more sympathetic to their plight, considering the rebelliousness to being relevant to the lovers need to...

Medical Knowledge/Medieval Europe v. Arab World

texts, such as the works of Hippocrates and Galen, were held by the Roman Catholic Church, whose policies toward medicine were des...

California Drug Statistics

groups during the ten-year period: 16.5% juveniles and 42.1% adults (Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis, 2000). Gender p...

Educational Suggestions for Piaget's Stages

explain experiences. Begins to gain ability for abstract problem solving. During this stage, child begins to understand concepts o...