CARBALLO‚ JOHN ERICK A. PROF. REY ATACADOR Ancient times Medieval Ages Modern Era Contemporary Times (7th Century B.C.) (8th – 16th A.D.) (17th -18th A.D.) (20th -21st Century A.D.) DETAILED TIMELINE: Ancient: (7th Century B.C. - 5th Century A.D.) Pre-Socratic (7th - 5th Century B.C.) Socratic (5th - 4th Century B.C.) Hellenistic (3rd Century B.C. - 3th Century A.D.) Roman (1st
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In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚” Chaucer uses the old woman’s unexpected contrasts between good poverty and bad wealth to show that poverty is actually better than being wealthy. The old woman describes “The poor can dance and sing in the relief / Of having nothing that will tempt a thief/ Though it can be hateful‚ poverty is good‚ / A great incentive to a livelihood” (270). Although her life is near the bottom of the social hierarchy‚ “dance and sing” suggests hope‚ happiness‚ and celebration. Adding
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Art during the Middle Ages was mainly centralised around religion and symbolism rather than realism. Examples of scenes depicted in these paintings include the birth of Jesus. The idea behind these paintings were to make God seem great and powerful as opposed to being admired for their work of art and sheer brilliancy. The Renaissance was a period of time in Europe where social and cultural changes began to emerge. They began to break away from a conformist society which led to the characterisation
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Ethan‚ Ian‚ Kyle‚ and Luke The Dark Ages of Europe‚ that lasted nearly 700 hundred years‚ tortured Europeans in many ways. Previous to Rome’s fall‚ a major gap created between the rich and poor due to oppressive taxation and inflation of prices caused lots of economic troubles for the Roman empire. Also‚ barbaric tribes constantly tried to attack Rome’s massive border that was extremely difficult for the Roman army to control thereby leading to the empire’s collapse. Furthermore‚ political instability
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“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful‚ or believe to be beautiful." -William Morris In the age of decadence and authenticity‚ William Morris stood out from the artists and designers of the time by creating works based upon good quality raw materials‚ hand processing and natural dyes. The walls of most Victorian homes‚ with few exceptions‚ were deeply colored‚ profusely patterned‚ draped with printed cloth‚ or heavily hung with pictures. Especially in the rising middle classes
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The period of the Middle Ages is widely known amongst the people of the modern day. Told as a time of knights and castles‚ codes of chivalry‚ massive battles with bows and armored men with swords‚ kings and queens and royals ruling over the peasant class‚ and sometimes‚ even dragons and other folklore. Many have heard tales of King Arthur and the legendary Knights of the Round Table‚ or the popular and supported thievery of Robin Hood. However‚ what isn’t told on the same scale is how these feudal
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During the Middle Ages‚ Japan was known for its art‚ the different roles of its people‚ and its successful economy. Japanese art covers a wide range of art styles and media ‚ including pottery ‚ sculpture in wood and bronze‚ ink painting on silk and paper‚ calligraphy ‚ ceramics ‚ architecture ‚ oil painting ‚ literature ‚ drama and music. Medieval Japan had warfare and destruction‚ characterizing the medieval era in which samurai warriors became the rulers of the land. The similarities as well
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Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale”‚ we as the readers are introduced to the four main characters present throughout the entirety of the poem. These characters include: John the carpenter‚ Nicholas the student‚ John’s wife Alison‚ and the parish clerk Absalom. Chaucer sets up “The Miller’s Tale” by first introducing his characters and briefly describing their personalities and what role they played in the story. One may come to realize‚ after completing the poem‚ that these brief descriptions acted as a way to
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Soldier Being in the army is a tricky and hazardous occupation at any point in history‚ and to be one during the middle ages was no exception. Whether you were in the ranks of a Saxon shield wall or bogged down in a marsh with arrows pinging off your armour‚ the outlook was fairly bleak. Unless you were a noble‚ and therefore worth more alive than dead‚ you couldn’t be certain you’d make it back to your village with all your limbs still intact‚ let alone your life. Although there were chivalric
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through Ellis Island. During the turn of the 20th century corruption was embedded in every aspect of industry‚ economy‚ justice‚ and politics. This corruption lead to inequality and a tremendous gap in income and lifestyle between New York’s upper and middle class and the lower class composed mostly of new immigrants. There was little regard for living conditions of the lower class. Work standards were non-existent and the health and safety of laborers were ignored during the Gilded Age. Riis sought to
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