Introduction The artifact I have chosen to analyze is a letter titled Dear Racists‚ written by Charlemagne the God in 2015. Charlemagne the God‚ or Lenard Mckelvey‚ is a proclaimed TV and radio personality who speaks on behalf of Black Americans. Mckelvey’s letter is directed towards white Americans and its purpose is to make the end of racism start with white Americans denounce racist white Americans. He does this by reminiscing the events of racial injustices across the country. He depicts racist
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Charlemagne Charlemagne was a strong ruler in many ways‚ bringing miles of land under the guide of his Christian hand. He was very determined at everything he did‚ was positive towards education‚ persistent and ruled with an iron fist. Charlemagne king of the Franks for about 30 years and the Roman Emperor for 14 gained much land since he started ruling. Shown in source A‚ by his death‚ he had took what is now modern day Germany‚ most of Austria and half of Italy. Along with this he had a slim
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ancient and medieval works of art are used to express political ideas in forms of propaganda. Propaganda such as‚ commemorations of militaristic events or elaborate works of art. The artworks‚ “Palette of Narmer”‚ “Column of Trajan‚” and “Emperor Justinian and His Attendants” will be used to further support this idea of whose idea they are expressing‚ how that are expressed‚ and why that did what
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Song of Roland The Song of Roland‚ or La Chanson de Roland‚ is an anonymously written poem about Count Roland and his King Charlemagne. The story takes place in the eighth century A.D in Spain and France‚ but the poem was not composed until sometime during the eleventh century A.D. According to tradition‚ Roland was the nephew of Charlemagne and possessed the sword Durandel and the horn Oliphant. This epic French poem tells a story of betrayal and revenge with poetic imagery. The Song of Roland
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emerged from within Rome established a Christian state that lasted that was founded by Clovis and was continually passed down to the sons from the Merovingians founded by Clovis‚ the Carolingians led by Charles Martel and Pepin III‚ to the age of Charlemagne following Pepin’s death. Although Charlemagne’s empire was able to improve the status of Western Europe‚ after Charlemagne’s death divisions among the heirs to the empire and a myriad of invasions led to the collapse of the empire. The Crusades
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Why did the Imperial Coronation happen? There has been much speculation on the imperial coronation of Charlemagne in 800 and the sources written on it hold vary varying opinions as to which of the parties involved in this coronation played the key role in making it happen. These characters consist of; The Pope‚ the court (namely Alucin) and Charlemagne himself. It can also be disputed that the coronation was simply a natural outcome of the long term growth in Frankish and Papal relations over time
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How did Charlemagne Build and Govern his Empire? Charlemagne was one of the most successful rulers of his time period. How did he build and govern his empire the way he did? He used a combination of his personal charisma and intelligence‚ the feudal system‚ the Church‚ and war in order to create the greatest Empire since the time of the Romans. His dislike of corruption‚ and his power in battle all contributed to his success as Emperor. Charlemagne himself was the key to his own success. He himself
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future artistic themes such as the mosaic; becoming more elaborate over the years. The mosaic of Theodora shows her inner beauty and is lit up by the array of colors of glass. The gold background of the empress created a light that reflected the surface as a symbol of Christ’s self proclaimed roll as “light of the world.” There is a lack of naturalism and a love for elaborate patterns (Empress Theodora) that the opposing fresco shows perfectly. The mosaic’s uneven surface that reflects
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Information systems (IS) focuses on the system making use of technology and information technology (IT) focuses on technology and how it can help in disseminating information. Usually Information system are build using the information technology. Information system referring to system designed to create‚ store‚ manipulate‚ communicate and disseminate information. Information systems typically include an IT component but are not purely concerned with IT‚ focusing in instead‚ on the end use of
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Linux vs. Mac vs. Windows Linux vs. Mac vs. Windows The operating systems Linux®‚ Macintosh® (Mac) and Microsoft® Windows® are the main software to every computer system to run properly along with other hardware. These operating systems (OS ’s) are very different in several ways‚ but they also have some similarities too. Linux‚ Mac and Windows use memory management‚ process management‚ file management and security management to operate the computer systems correctly
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