...Short Story Wealth Over Love Once upon a time, in the far far away kingdom of Smis, there was a beautiful princess named Elizabeth. She was always satisfied with what she has. She was never sad, and is always smiling, as her kingdom is affluent, full of wealth, power, and dignity. One late evening, she heard a small noise out from the outside of her room. It was a small tiny noise she didn’t really notice at first, but it occurred again. She wondered what it was, so she walked outside to check what it was. Once she got onto her balcony, the bright moon light hit her body. She felt lighted up. The stars are sparkling like ice cubes, with the backdrop of the sky which was glowing blue. The mysterious noise repeated again, and with more distinct of frustration. It was the small sparrow under the full moon. Elizabeth stood there and kept observing the sparrow. The sparrow kept making the frustrating sound, and never got onto the branch, and keeps flying around near the tree. Her sound was sharp, long, and seems like she’s longing for someone. She sounded like she is singing to someone to come to her. The bird seem painfully isolated comparing to the fulfilled moon with it’s company of sparkling stars. Looking at the sparrow, Elizabeth felt the dryness. Then came a male sparrow. It flew up to the tree where the other sparrow was. Elizabeth couldn’t hear anymore frustrating sound from the sparrow. The two sparrows started to fly around together for a while. Then I could...
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...The time of the Renaissance, a period filled with growth of intellect, beauty of nature, the dignity of mankind, and the rising of artists. A representation of the Renaissance is the move from the move of scholasticism, a devotion specifically for the theological and philosophical teachings of the Church, to humanism, a devotion to the humanities of rhetoric, arithmetic, and other subjects. An example of this movement, as seen in Machiavelli’s The Prince, which describes Niccolo Machiavelli’s ideal ruler and how to obtain stability as it was lacking during the time he was writing this due to a power shift from the Mediterranean to Northern Europe. While Machiavelli promotes stability, he has a disordered love towards his country as he promotes...
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...Impacts of the Vernacular Language In this paper we will be discussing a few different aspects to the rise of vernacular languages, its use, the spread of it and how it impacted the different cultures within the medieval age. From the rise of the Christian Churches to the time of courtly love, troubadours and the romantic love era vernacular languages impacted the people of France throughout Western Europe and the rest of the world. Though the people of the general population where not able to interpret and understand the Latin language known as the language of the elite (the educated or the people of higher and political authority) until mid to late middle ages, they began to write and speak through the common languages within their countries to make it easier to communicate and understand laws, romantic love and to also spread the words of god within the Christian churches. The Catholic Church was established in 325 CE (Sayre,2013), approximately 300 years after the death of Jesus Christ. By 476 BE, the Germans had taken over the Roman Empire under the rule of Constantine as he started to build his empire known as the Byzantine Empire . Constantine, the first Christian ruler, a believer of Jesus Christ, moved the Roman Empire to Instanbul, formerly known as modern day, Turkey. Upon establishing his empire and the Christian church Constantine named that city after himself, Constantinople. After the Christian Church was established came the Medieval Ages which took...
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...The Charlemagne Empire came at a difficult time in history known as the Dark Ages between the seventh and tenth centuries. While the Charlemagne Empire started out small, it soon grew to what today is referred to as Western Europe. Charles the Great also known to many as Charlemagne began his reign as King of the Franks in 768 after his father’s death. As ruler of the Charlemagne Empire he in 800 was crowned emperor of the Romans by the Pope in Rome. Charlemagne was a descendant of the Frankish nation and was known for his love of military battle, which he used to expand his empire. With the expansion of the Charlemagne Empire came a spread also of the Roman church. Charlemagne had a great love for Christianity and his wish was to see it spread...
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...Romantic stories of courtly love were spread throughout Medieval Europe by troubadours and minstrels. These wandering minstrels and troubadors sang ballads about courtly love and were expected to memorize the words of long poems describing valor and the code of chivalry followed by the Medieval knights. This new style of expressive writing transcended everything from ballads of battles and monsters like Beowulf to romantic adventures, such as the Arthurian legends. The romance of courtly love popularized during the Middle Ages was combined with the code of chivalry. There were strict rules of courtly love that were practiced and observed by the members of the courts across Europe during the Middle Ages. These rules allowed knights and ladies to show their admiration regardless of their marital state. It was a common occurrence for a married lady to give a token to a knight of her choice to be worn during a Medieval tournament. Despite the existence of these rules, the parties who started their relationship with such elements would sometimes become deeply involved. A famous example of a relationship which was stirred by courtly love is described in the Legend of King Arthur, where his Queen, Guinevere fell in love with Sir Lancelot. Many illicit court romances were fuelled by such practices. The Comtessa de Dia or Beatritz (born c. 1140) was perhaps the most famous of a small group of trobairitz, or female troubadours who wrote songs of courtly love during the twelfth and thirteenth...
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...life of four regions: Aquitaine, Provence, Champagne and ducal Burgundy, courtly love was and is still considered the most beautiful expression of love between men and women. It is the most romantic manner of attraction and a "must" for writers who desire to portray the essence of love during that period in Europe. This ritual consisted of the men, in the medieval Europe, behaving courteously and gallant while expressing love and admiration towards women. Practiced frequently by nobles, yet strange for married couples."The courtly lover existed to serve his lady." (Encyclopedia britannica). The affection felt was adulterous. One of the reasons was because one or both of the lovers cheated on their marriage, which at that time was seen as "the result of business interest or the seal of a power alliance." (EB) The men were absorbed completely by their lover whom they love and worshiped like a saint. This manner affection had a code and rules that the lovers had to follow in order to show their interest on the other. The golden rule for the men was to show commitment to his mistress. They would act brave and submit themselves to do whatever his mistress desire. While the ladies participating were usually of higher status, rich, powerful, and or the wife of the men's lord. Although, this difference of ranks didn't stop the lower ranks of men (and even women) to court each other for the need of love and sexual affection. Making this the revolution of romantic medieval European...
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...Summary of “Sugar Love” Bottom of the Drink Rich Cohen wrote “Sugar love” for National Geographic magazine show the people how the love of sugar influences the world. He notes a primary school in Clarksdale, Mississippi which has many obesity problems throughout the whole school. Thus, this school is now trying to lead students to eat healthier than before. Although, there are more and more people who are consciously avoiding unhealthy food, it can be a really tough since people had fallen in love with sugar a long time ago. Mosques of Marzipan In the beginning, sugarcane was found in New Guinea. To introduce the origin of “sugar love” the author maintains that “It was kind of elixir, a cure for every ailment, an answer for every mood”(Cohen 94). Then, the sugar spread from country to country over a long period of time; when it finally reached the Arabs, the local people were in love with sugar. In addition, the author himself writes that the sculpture and mosques made by the sugar of marzipan were representing the wealth of the state. Sugar was brought to the West after the Crusades. However, the climate in Europe is not suitable for sugarcane to grow. Thus, the sugar was so rare that only the nobility could consume it. In the 1400s, because of the spread of the Ottoman Empire, the trade of sugar became more and more difficult. Thus, with the love of sugar, the Europeans decided to explore new continents and new places to develop sugar. Slaves to Sugar Exploring...
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...Unit 2 Individual Project HUMA215-Topics of Cultural Studies Abstract This is a paper about how more common vernacular languages influenced positive changes to the new world of art, agriculture and lifestyles. The Black Death almost collapsed Europe with so many citizens dying, but the Renaissance brought growth and rich culture to Europe. VERNACULAR LANGUAGES “Latin was the main vernacular language for the educated upper class and clergy.” (MUSE). All court documents and medical books were all written in Latin. This language separated the upper class from the rest of the lower class, less educated citizens; which also limited the less educated from moving up in class for a better life a new more common-man vernacular languages were created. Charlemagne aka Charles the Great (742-814) was the first "Emperor" in Western Europe since the fall of the Roman Empire. Alcuin of York (730 – 804) was a scholar, teacher and poet who created a successful curriculum of reading and writing for children. This combination of King and scholar changed the future of student’s curriculum. After being introduced to Alcuin of York, Charlemagne invited him to come and teach at Charlemagne Palace School. He taught all the royal children and young clerics that were attached to the palace chapel. “Alcuin became a leading scholar and teacher at the Carolingian court and joined the royal court in 781, and became one of Charlemagne's chief advisers on religious and educational matter;...
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...language of Europe that I chose to discuss. The term ”Romance” come from the Vulgar Latin adverb romanice, comes from Romanicus as an example the expression romanice loqui, “to speaking roman, that is the Latin Vernacular as well as with latine loqui, to speak in Latin that is Medival Latin and with Barbarice loqui this is to speak in Barbarian a non- Latin language from the people living outside the Roman Empire. The word Romance novel and love affair, Popular Tales that focused on Love in the medieval literature of Western Europe were composed in the vernacular and come to be called romances. The origins of romance languages are the continuation of Vular Latin. It was spoken by the soldiers, settlers, and merchants of the Roman Empire. The expansion of the Empire between 350 BC and AD 150, made Latin the dominant native language in the Continental Western Europe with its administrative and educational policies. Latin has a strong influence in Southeastern Britain; the Roman province of Africa and the Balkans north of the Jirecek Line. The Empire decline and after it was destroyed in the fifth century. Several types of Latin began to spread within each local area at a fast rate and developed into a continuum of recognizably different geology. In the 15 century the Portugal, Spain and France known as the overseas empire spread their language to the other continents to where two thirds of Romance language speakesr today live outside Europe, Phonology...
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...no food. It is not a happy time for the sisters and their mother, who they call Marmee. The main characters are the March sisters. The oldest sister is Meg. She is kind, responsible and very moral. She watches out for her younger sisters and makes sure they do not act inappropriately. She is very aware of social expectations for them as young women of the time. Josephine March is the second oldest sister and is referred to as Jo. She is the protagonist of the novel and her character is probably based on the author, Louisa May Alcott herself. Jo has a temper and is outspoken. She is very intelligent and wants to be a writer. Beth is the third sister and is very shy and reserved. She has a very caring and tender personality and loves to play the piano. Amy is the youngest sister. She is very beautiful and artistic and dreams of marrying a wealthy man who will take care of her. Her character serves as a foil for Jo’s character. Amy wishes and dreams of marrying a wealthy man and being taken care of while Jo on the other hand is very independent and wants to have a career as a writer and be who she is in her own right. The young man who comes to live with his grandfather who lives next door to the March sisters is Laurie Laurence. His real name is Theodore Laurence and he becomes like a brother to the Marches. He is charming, handsome, and clever and has a sincere caring for the...
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...bridges, mirror-like ponds, fantastic antique sculptures, and mysterious caves, is one of the most beautiful parks in the world. Thanks to the talents of architects and landscapers invited from the Europe to Uman, today everybody can discoer thousands of exotic plants in landscapes, which were brought from all over the world. Sofiyivka is often called ‘a stone poem’, because according to the architect’s plan, each composition and sculpture refers to myths and legends of Ancient Greece. The park itself is a living illustration of Homer’s epic poems "The Odyssey" and "The Iliad". Created in romantic style using Greek mythology, Sofiyivka is not only one of the most charming places of Ukraine, but also one of its most romantic nooks. After all, this tremendous place was created in the name of love, and love has been its symbol for over 200 years. As a part of National Academy of Science in Ukraine, park engages in the research of tree and shrub cultivators and organizes conferences on dendrological and conservation topics. HISTORY The park was planned in 1796 by Uman’s governor at the time, the Polish Count Stanisław Potocki, who decided to present this unique gift to his adoring wife. The count met the beautiful Greek woman Sofia during one of his travels and fell madly in love. But there was a problem, as both of them were married. Finally, Potocki was able to buy out Sofia from her ex-husband for the sum of two million zlotys, and to divorce his wife. Eventually, the park...
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...lot of love in Europe, but in the last quarter that wasn’t enough to help it against the tide of economic woe hitting the region. In today’s Q3 earnings call, CEO Tim Cook described sales in the region as “essentially flat to slightly positive” — and, not unlike the wider macro-economy, “that really hampered our total results.” Specifically, he noted that France, Greece and Italy were “particularly poor”, and Germany saw “only single digital positive growth.” Interestingly, the UK seemed immune to this situation and posted a “solid” 13 percent growth rate. Overall, though, the performance of more mature markets in the region had a negative impact on the whole deal. “Western European countries drive the revenue [in the region] so we are certainly seeing a slowdown in business,” he admitted. The results put Europe Q3 Mac sales at 941,000, on total revenues of $8.237 billion. That was down 10 percent on units and six percent on revenues sequentially. Year-on-year that was growth of only two percent on unit sales, and 16 percent on revenues. What that means is that while Europe remained the second-highest region, after the U.S., in terms of revenues, it showed the lowest growth of any region — not a good state of affairs for such an important market for Apple. That’s in particular contrast to Greater China, which didn’t perform as well as in Q2 but still posted nearly 50 percent growth, with $5.7 billion in sales. Apart from the economic situation in Europe — which...
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...he says “Freedom is indivisible, and when one man is enslaved, all are not free.” To me that is a strong statement because not only is West Berlin closing in the people but they are a divided country and not known as a country as a whole. Ronald believes that if they take the wall down, that Germany will be the great continent of Europe, and to live in peace and prosper. Ronald Reagan’s speech focuses more on the history of Germany and how they have come so far and still manage to be a strong country. He then makes a greeting to East Berlin by saying “To those listening in East Berlin, a special word: Although I cannot be with you, I address my remarks to you just as surely as to those standing here before me. For I join you, as I join your fellow countrymen in the West, in this firm, this unalterable belief: Es gibt nur ein Berlin. [There is only one Berlin.] When he says there is only one berlin he is stating that there is no other place like Germany. No other country is as strong as Germany. He digs deep in fathom with the history of Germany as well as how it is about 500 years older than North America. He shows passion and integrity for his love and understanding of...
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...nightclub Café Americian in Casablanca and in the movie must choose between his love interest or helping his love interest’s husband, a renowned leader of Czech Resistance movement, in fighting against the Nazi occupation in the Czech Republic. While Rick appears politically neutral, he is shown in the movie as having helped Ethiopians fight against fascist Italia hence his neutrality is only a cover. The thematic concepts that run through the course of the movie show that Rick must choose between his own individual happiness of reuniting with his love interest who is now married to the Resistance leader, or helping her and her husband in their fight for a greater common good that is the liberation of Czech Republic from the horrors of the Nazi regime that is taking over Europe. This paper examines the ideas that intersect between the characters and scenarios from the motion picture Casablanca, and philosopher Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative, as well as how the motion picture supports the claims of Immanuel Kant and of philosopher John Stuart Mill’s Utilitarianism by making examples of the good and evil within Casablanca. Background on Casablanca Rick Blaine is the protagonist character in Casablanca that seemingly only lives by serving his own self-interests while maintaining his cynical world view while the World War II rages. Casablanca, Morocco at the time is however a route via refugees from Europe escape the Nazi and fascist...
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...great minds rise above them.” Washington Irving, a well-known short story author in the nineteenth century, spoke these words of wisdom. Washington Irving became famous in America for his fine works from The Specter Bridegroom to Rip Van Winkle to The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. These satirical sketches are all based on the local areas in New York where Irving resided. His adventures through life spread the word of his writings and he became one of the first renowned short story writers in Europe. Washington Irving was born in New York, New York on April 3, 1783. His mother, Sarah, and father, William Irving, Sr., had eleven children including Washington. He was named after the United States first president, George Washington who was sought to be the greatest hero of all time to his parents. “… He attended the first presidential inauguration of his namesake in 1789” (Biography Channel). Irving was privately schooled and later went to study law in New York after his return from travelling Europe. In 1804 he travelled to France and Italy, while writing journals and letters. When he returned in 1805, Irving continued law school but did poorly for he barely passed the bar exam. (Biography Channel). After Irving finished his studies, he went on to write humorous essay with his older brother William Irving, Jr., and James Kirke Paulding. The Salamagundi papers published the essays in 1807 to 1808. Irving would often use pseudonyms or aliases such as Geoffry Crayon and Diedrich...
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