The castle. A symbol of the Middle Ages. A great fortification made from the fall of the Roman Empire‚ to the 1500s. The word castle originated from the Latin word "castrum"‚ which means town‚ a walled enclosure‚ a stronghold‚ or just a tower. From little wooden towers surrounded by a logs‚ to great stone fortresses with elaborate designs and structures. When the Roman Empire was falling‚ people set out to the country side to begin a new life. Struggles between lords for power led to battles‚ so
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History of Castles During the Norman era‚ the wooden motte and bailey castle was the main type of fortress that was built. This was because castles were made for protection not sustainability once a place had been defended or raided they would move on and build up another fort. These were made like flat pack buildings everything needed was carried to the required destination before it was erected into the fortress that protected the army. Once the Normans conquered England‚ William the conqueror
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Role Of Media In Our Lives The role of media in our lives is very important. Media is considered everything that is on TV‚ radio‚ magazines‚ books‚ newspapers‚ etc. We interact with media every day and even if we do not notice‚ some of the messages that are sent by the media stay with us. Those messages can affect what we think or our actions. Also‚ media affects the way we live because of what it says. Media can also affect our thoughts. We are surrounded with media and everywhere you go‚ everywhere
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Building Castles in Air: Housing Scheme for Bombay’s Slum-Dwellers Author(s): Gurbir Singh and P. K. Das Source: Economic and Political Weekly‚ Vol. 30‚ No. 40 (Oct. 7‚ 1995)‚ pp. 2477-2481 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4403298 Accessed: 08-04-2015 15:55 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit service
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could only afford‚ and making the immoral decision to underpay workers. While Carnegie and others tried to become philanthropist their money only went to things that most people wouldn’t use until now. So‚ I say yes this period was ruled by robber barons who continually kicked the poor while they were down then
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describing and interpreting them (Laws‚ 1998). Therefore the aim of this report is to address the implications and changes to the heritage and culture tourist industry and how this has impacted upon the execution of cultural events‚ especially the Notting Hill Carnival in London. Heritage and Cultural Events Major events can be an advantageous way with which to position a destination and all that it represents‚ promoting it to the world stage. It has been suggested that destinations have become a place
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Motte and Bailey castles started appearing in England after 1066 when the Normans attacked England. They became very common by 1087. Building the castles became a huge project in England and Wales. When William the Conqueror went to Pevensey‚ he started to build a castle to protect himself and his men. He was a skilled and fearsome soldier who learned his military skills from Northern France. He learned his castle building skills from the french kings‚ who built castles to protect themselves
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The poem ‘Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas clearly illustrates the content and joy of a young person’s connections to nature while playing on his farm. This character‚ who is probably a boy‚ has recounted some of his good times while living on the farm as a child. This child has experienced an endless landscape of a beautiful and vast nature through the existence of plants‚ animals‚ the sky‚ rivers and stars. The abundance of nature and life creates a sense of reality within the poem and appreciation for
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The medieval castle The Pyramid of power The whole system of a medieval castle was totally based on the Pyramid of Power . It goes from the top "the lord" to the "the knights‚ squires and pages" to the "servants" . Being the Lord at the top of the Pyramid was obviously very comfortable . The lower you are at‚ the less comfortable your life is. the differences were extreme between each status. Actually we can imagine that the medieval castle was a very busy and noisy place . There might be hundreds
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The Castle of Otranto – A Gothic Novel Picture of the Title Page of the Second Edition A Dossier by Luisa Hiller‚ Johannes Klein‚ Benjamin Priebst‚ and Claudia Haack Table of Contents: 1. Introduction – The Gothic Novel 2. Horace Walpole 2.1. The Life of Horace Walpole 2.2. The Works of Horace Walpole 3. “The Castle of Otranto - A Gothic Novel“ 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Index of Characters 3.3. Summary of the Plot 3.4. The Characters ’ Appearance 3.5. The Character Constellation
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