When Johnny comes marching home again describes the situation when soldiers were returning home from the First World War. It expresses people’s longing for the return of their friends and relatives who were fighting in the war. Their families were waiting for them with open arms as in contrast with the government who was not prepared to provide them with the right things to minimize their necessities. The cost of the war was immeasurable‚ in money‚ nature‚ physical and social damage. The war completely
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The Age of Exploration was a time period from the 15th century to the 18th century in which Europeans embarked on extensive overseas expeditions. European nations‚ such as Portugal‚ Spain‚ England‚ and the Netherlands‚ participated heavily in global trade and set up many trade routes and colonies. Many people would say that the Europeans’ only reason for exploration was to spread Christianity‚ obtain gold‚ and gain glory through their conquests and acquisition of lands. Some people might also say
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Middle Ages Dates: 1. What was going historically during this era? What was life like? 2. Who or what had the power? 3. Who were learned or literate? 4. Who were allowed to sing in church? 5. Most of the music that was notated during the middle ages was sacred or secular? 6. Was most medieval music vocal? 7. What is Gregorian Chant? Discuss its origin‚ texture‚ melody‚ rhythm‚ text. How did it receive its name? What is its purpose? 8. When chant was notated‚ was the rhythm notated or
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The Middle ages began after the fall of the Roman Empire. It can be defined as a time of minimal cultural and scientific achievements‚ suffering‚ feudalism‚ and power of the church. The labels for the Middle Ages that best describe the era between 500 and 1400 in Europe are the Dark Ages‚ the Age of Feudalism‚ and the Age of Faith. The Middle Ages should be labeled the Dark Ages because of the years of suffering that was inflicted from invasions. Invaders‚ usually from the North‚ would come into
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Sara Ziegler Basic Public Speaking November 28‚ 2006 Topic: Increasing the driving age to 18 Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience that making the driving age 18 is a safer requirement for young teens. Thesis: Changing the driving age to 18 will reduce driving fatalities and accidents‚ make our system more efficient (similar to Germany’s laws in driving)‚ and reduce our gas and insurance prices. Introduction A week before my 16th birthday after hours of begging and pleading‚ my
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Icelandic men and women during the Viking Age were clever craftsmen and navigators with strong religious‚ family‚ and character values. During the middle ages in Europe‚ any settlement would require farmers‚ traders‚ and craftsmen‚ to name a few. In Norse society Nordic women upheld those positions‚ acting more as equals. Norse enemies such as Christian monks saw them only as warriors‚ heathens‚ and bloodthirsty‚ a society of aggressive men with subservient females. This belief can be seen within
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intellectual and cultural tradition? 2. ’81: Compare the ways in which two works of art reproduced below express the artistic‚ philosophical and cultural values of their times. (Pictures of Michelangelo ’s David and Giacometti ’s Man Pointing 1947). 3. ’82: Compare and contrast the cultural values of the Enlightenment with those of the sixteenth century Northern Renaissance. 4. ’84: Compare and contrast the views of Machiavelli and Rousseau on human
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Lowering the Drinking Age: A Problem or a Solution? Why is it that 18 year old citizens‚ like myself‚ can legally obtain a driver’s license‚ register to vote‚ be forced into jury duty or a draft‚ can be tried as an adult and even be put to death‚ but cannot buy and consume alcoholic beverages legally? It is hard for me to comprehend as a young American that we can be permitted or subjected to perform actions that affect the lives of other people‚ but we are not allowed to have the freedom of choice
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DARK AGES IN EUROPE Dark Ages is the term that was formerly used to describe the decline of Roman culture and the turmoil in Europe in the 5th and 6th centuries after the collapse of the Roman Empire. Modern historians avoid the term with its implication that only Roman values were civilised values. Many Germanic peoples traveled through Italy‚ Germany‚ France‚ Spain and North Africa‚ settling wherever they could. Many groups formed their own kingdoms. The label employs traditional light-versus-darkness
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MIDDLE AGE Characteristics of Middle Age 1. Middle age is a dreaded period * It is categorized that‚ next to old age. It is the most dreaded period in the total life span and the one adult will not admit that they have reached until the calendar. 2. Middle age is a time of transition * Just puberty is a time of transition from childhood to adolescence and then to adulthood‚ so middle age is a time when men and women leave behind the physical and behavioral characteristics of adulthood
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