“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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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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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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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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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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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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During the age of the Enlightenment‚ radical changes were made in the human’s understandings of the world. Unconventional philosophers abandoned traditional ideas of religion and emphasized logical reasoning and individualism. The philosophers influenced many aspects of life with these original concepts. Major philosophers‚ such as Hobbes‚ Locke‚ Rousseau and Montesquieu‚ proposed their innovative ideas on the nature of mankind and the government. They held similar‚ but also very different opinions
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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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The Age of Enlightenment was a time period in European countries that lasted from 1550 to 1800. During this time period‚ many French philosophers came forward with new concepts applying to politics‚ science‚ and religion. These new concepts shaped the world into what it is today by inspiring the American‚ and French Revolutions. One philosopher that had a substantial effect on the world with his concepts is Montesquieu. Montesquieu had the idea of different branches of a government sharing powers
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The Chainmail armor was the earliest form of metal armor worn by the average soldier during the Middle Ages. The armor was made from small metal rings joined together to form a closely linked flexible and protective mesh. The word ’Chainmail’ was an English combination of two words‚ ’Chain’ meaning a series of metal rings and ’mail’ from the French word "maille" meaning mesh of a net. The Maille armor primarily consisted of a two-part composite defense. the mail itself and the padding worn underneath
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