They had to be brave. Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird was a lawyer in the 1930’s. He would support anyone including black people. During that time‚ it was unheard of to support people of the opposite race‚ so he was an outcast to society. Similarly‚ Arnold in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian was a Native American. Modern Native Americans are not known for their successful futures or their encouraging society‚ but Arnold decided to move to an all white people school so he could
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from in your closet‚ tailored especially to fit you? Probably not a 45-inch tall hennin or a coat trimmed with 2‚790 ermine pelts‚ which was exactly what wealthy medieval nobles saw as “fashionable.” The extravagance of the medieval European nobles made an everlasting impact on history‚ and their fashion evolved over the course of time. Although most of their clothing were wearable year-round‚ wealthy nobles had differently fashioned and fabricated clothing according to the seasons. The outrageous
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Book Log Questions Four typed log entries are required. See list of possible -questions. 1.Double space entries. 2. Each entry needs to be 8-12 sentences in length. 3. Indent and type answer(S) using BOLD ARIAL SIZE 14. 4. Answer ALL PARTS of the question. 5. Hit enter after you finished your entry. 1. What surprised you in the book and why? A. Something that surprised me in the book is that Carley’s mom was actually trying to protect Carley from Dennis. She actually wanted Carley back
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Jasmine Morgan. What was so special about medieval Baghdad? Baghdad was special as the Islamic world preserved the knowledge in contrast to Europe in the dark ages. The Islamic world collected and also enhanced knowledge on medicine and other subjects. This reveals that the scholars were determined as they would travel all over the empire to collect knowledge‚ then they would translate it into Arabic so they could add to it. In contrast Europe was the opposite of this peaceful‚ knowledgeable empire
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Feudalism was a unique form of government that unified the people of medieval Europe. Farmers were the producers for crops and revenue in feudalism. The system was about different levels of the feudal pyramid that give to receive essential needs for survival. Feudalism was supported by the working force‚ the farmer serfs. Without them‚ the entire system would have collapsed. Farmer serfs were an essential part of feudalism. Feudalism was a system based off contracts of loyalty and power between the
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The Absolutely True Character Traits of a Part-Time Indian “I was half Indian in one place and half white in the other. It was like being Indian was my job‚ but it was only a part-time job. And it didn’t pay well” (118). This quote comes from the book‚ The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. The character from this novel‚ Junior‚ is who was previously quoted. He betrays his tribe by leaving the reservation to get a better education in nearby small white town. Junior
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Life for a woman in the middle ages was an endless pregnancy- the lady of our manor is always lying in bed with her swollen abdomen making a strange bulging lump under the covers. My two older sisters are both expecting their third children. I am to be married soon. My parents are choosing the right suitor for me to spend the rest of my life with. It is my duty to marry whom they choose with no complaints otherwise I will be punished‚ flogged skin always attracts the flies in summer. I hope it will
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An easy way to describe the medieval era in one word : separation. The medieval era was easily seen as rich nobles against the majority poor‚ but the church also dominated the scenes. The society was greatly influenced by sports‚ art‚ and clothing that was regulated or promoted by these separate entities during the time. The church would control art‚ while the nobility would influence sports‚ gambling‚ and clothing. Peasants were given opportunity to participate in these events‚ but rarely held influence
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Introduction: Complaints of the Peasants in the Sixteenth Century written by Jacob S. Schapiro was the source for this study. The article depicts many protests from the peasantry class during the sixteenth century in Western Europe. Many countries were facing a new problem after the settling of the Black Plague‚ that problem was peasant unrest. Areas of particular discontent were England‚ Germany‚ Switzerland‚ and smaller surrounding areas such as Upper Swabia. This unrest was caused by a variety
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is something that negatively hurts/affects people. It causes the victims to feel isolated from the world. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ racism lowers Junior’s confidence and it causes him to think negatively about himself. It gives him a form of sadness and regret on how he currently has to live his life. In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian‚ Sherman Alexie explores the existence and negative effects of racism against Indigenous Peoples. This is shown through Junior’s
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