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    the primary motive of his actions abroad. In this essay glory and honour will be dealt with together‚ although glory tends to be associated with wartime victory‚ whereas honour is related to the upholding of status and in particular the dignity of Henry VIII - together both of these contribute to the overall prestigious nature of a monarch and are associated heavily with one another in a late Medieval context. Whilst security was consistent with the desires

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    148.216 Document Exercise‚ Assignment 1. Student ID # 99245875 THE FIRST SUCCESSION ACT‚ 1534. The Act of Succession 1534 is a statute issued by the English Parliament under the reign of King Henry VIII‚ which confirmed the annulment of Henry’s marriage to Queen Katherine and validated Henry’s marriage to Anne Boleyn. Also‚ through this Act the line of succession moved to the children of his marriage to Anne‚ or any future marriages‚ effectively removing Mary‚ Henry’s only surviving child

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    Henry V Mise En Scene

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    been added or omitted from one or more screen variations. Act Three‚ Scene Three of Shakespeare’s Henry V was omitted from the first film adaptation‚ which was directed by Lawrence Olivier in 1944. The language in the hypotext is extremely hostile and the scene itself is controversial. Shakespeare’s use of lexis such as ’shrill‚ shrieking ’ and murdering the old and putting them ’on pikes’ Henry V is set during a wartime period and the first film adaptation was released in a wartime period. Olivier

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    “The fundamentals of ceramics are based on functionality” (Elizabeth Moss). Ceramics‚ clay‚ and pottery‚ has been around for many years and still is present‚ and used today. Many of the ceramic pieces have been useful in many ways for different cultures. Some are used as kitchen utensils; moreover‚ bowls‚ plates‚ and cups. Often‚ clay pieces are used rituals that even date back to the Egyptian era. This can entail people using a piece for another who has died; therefore‚ a ceremony that the Egyptians

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    Interview: Henry Thoreau‚ tell us a little about your upbringing: Hello‚ my full name is Henry David Thoreau I was born in Concord‚ Massachusetts on July 12‚ 1817. There I grew up and lived with my mother‚ who rented out parts of our home to boarders‚ my father who operated a pencil factory near where we lived‚ and my two older siblings John and Helen. I had a good upbringing and my parents were always very supportive. Did you go to school? What did you study? Yes‚ in 1828 my brother and I

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    Summary “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau Summary—These passages from Walden contain many of Thoreau’s key ideas. He explains that he Summary went to live at Walden Pond to experience the essentials of life and not let life pass him by while he got lost in details. In a passage on solitude‚ he describes feeling in tune with nature‚ alert to all that happens around him. Thoreau states that he left

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    Although automobiles existed before Henry Ford created his model‚ he was still a great influence on the country. Ford Motor Company was established in 1905 and "by 1929‚ half of all Americans owned a car" (Foner‚ 612). One of the most important thing that Ford had done was adopt the moving assembly line in 1913. This contributed to more people owning cars‚ which in turn stimulated the economy and increased the need for supplies. Spurring consumerism within the nation‚ Henry Ford and the automobile were

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    Though K’ang Hsi and King Henry the 8th ruled in different generations and in different continents both had their similarities and also their differences. K’ang Hsi Was emperor of the Qing dynasty ruled from 1661 to 1722. He was the fourth emperor of the Qing dynasty‚ was the first to be born on Chinese south of the Pass‚ and the second Qing emperor to rule over China Proper. His reign of sixty one years makes him the longest-reigning emperor in Chinese history and one of the longest-reigning

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    The Oldest Ceramics

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    carved from stone‚ bone or ivory‚ or molded in clay and fired. These figurines are among the oldest ceramics known. These were in all likelihood fired in very primitive kilns‚ probably no more than a hollow in a mudbank or by pit firing in a trench. The Venus of Dolní Věstonice is the very oldest ceramic known. This figurine‚ together with a few others from nearby locations‚ is the oldest known ceramic in the world‚ predating the use of fired clay to make pottery. It has a height of 111mm and a

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    Better King- Henry VII or Henry VII? Matthew Ng Lets go back in time to Early Modern Europe in around 1400 AD‚ and examine the two very different Kings of England who ruled everything under their kingdom. They were both very great kings‚ but the question is: Who ruled better? Henry VII? Or Henry VIII? Henry VII‚ the Ruthless‚ Passionate gangster warrior who handled his Monetary issues like a modern day CEO‚ or the Overweight Hunting Enthusiast‚ who had 6 wives? Lets find out. After Henry VII conquered

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