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    dances were very similar‚ and the music during this time had a lot to do with the Dance too. The two main types of dance during the Renaissance were Court dance‚ and Peasant dancing. Court dances were done for entertainment and more complex‚ the courtiers would hire dance masters to come up with some new dances. Peasant dancing was usually not for entertainment but just for the fun of dancing! These dances danced by the peasants were called Simple dances‚ were with lots of people and usually done

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    The English Renaissance

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    English literature Medieval Drama The variety of Dramatic forms of medieval drama Form classical Greek times‚ and in many other cultures‚ theatre has maintained strong religious connections. The origins of English theatre are religious too. 1- Forms of Medieval drama: The first forms of medieval drama are related to Religious form‚ i.e. all related to different festivals mass and holidays. It was prominent during Easter and Christmas. For instance‚ Tropes is a dramatic performance‚ in

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    Family is a network of lives consisting of one’s ancestors and their children. Thus families are rooted deep in the past and span over large amounts of land. Therefore‚ the historory of people’s families are rich with stories that span across time and land. Through the ages‚ many historical events have taken place that have affected my family such as the French Revolution‚ cultural and educational revolution in Guadeloupe‚ and World War II. However‚ even though my ancestors are separated by decades

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    people of the royal level believed that education was for the purpose of social entertainment rather than for scholarly purposes. To Baldassare Castiglione education was “pleasant entertainment with the ladies”(doc 2) or to have for social events . Castiglione’s beliefs led to some people‚ like Michael de Montaigne‚ to believe that the goals of the educational system were failing. Montaigne believed

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    The Curse of The Opal Stone The superstition that Opal stones are evil originates from the novel ‘Anne of Geierstein’ written by Sir Walter Scott. In the novel Lady Hermione was falsely accused of being a demon‚ after holy water falls onto her opal jewelry and it changes its colour. This book effected the general public’s view of the Opal stone so much so that the Opal market completely went to shreds and Opal prices dropped by 50%. If this seems completely ludicrous‚ Google it. As time progressed

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    Elderly Prisoners

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    including substances abuse‚ poor diet‚ stress‚ and economic disadvantage. To gauge the extent of what we are learning about‚ approximately 9% of the Australian prison population is aged 50 years and over (ABS‚ 2004‚ p. 13). Lemieux‚ Dyeson and Castiglione (2002) assert that the number of older prisoners in American prisons has increased by 50% since 1996. In the UK the number of elderly prisoners trebled in the ten years up to 1999 (Dawes‚ 2005). In Australia from 1987 to 1997 the number of

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    St. Aloysius de Gonzaga

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    Francesco I de Medici. Quick Facts: * Born: March 9‚ 1568 * Died: June 21‚ 1591 * Feast Day: June 21 * Type of Feast: Memorial * Readings: Sirach 48:1-14; Psalm 97:1-2‚ 3-4‚ 5-6‚ 7; Matthew 6:7-15 * Dates: March 9‚ 1568 (Castiglione delle Stiviere‚ Italy)-June 21‚ 1591 (Rome) * Birth Name: Luigi Gonzaga * Patron of: Youth; students; Jesuit novices; AIDS patients; AIDS caregivers; sufferers of pestilence * Beatification: October 19‚ 1605‚ by Pope Paul V * Canonization: December

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    AP European History 11 12

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    AP European History 2011 – 2012 Mr. Porter pporter@montville.net Room 307 Course Description: This course examines the political‚ social‚ economic‚ intellectual and cultural history of Europe from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance to the turn of the 21st century. AP European History is a challenging course designed to be the equivalent of a freshman college Western Civilization course and can earn students college credit. Students are expected to do a considerable amount of reading in both

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    Red Death Morality

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    It is not morally right in any situation to save yourself while simultaneously leaving others to die. The rich‚ as shown in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Masque of the Red Death”‚ attempt to put themselves first more often than everyone else‚ mainly due to available resources. Trying to get oneself to safety is a basic human response‚ but a good member of society knows it is better in the long run to look out for others‚ as seen in “Sierra Leone Battles Ebola Outbreak With Three-Day Lockdown”. Karma always

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    The society in Beowulf is extremely male-dominated. The men build legacies‚ fight all the battles‚ while the women hardly get any mention. The women are either hosting‚ being married off‚ or getting punished for being too independent. Qualities that are admired assets in men are considered unfavorable in women. The female role in society is simply to glorify and support the men in their lives who believe they are superior and dictate orders. Although both men and women are initially recognized by

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