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    Medieval Universities

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    Medieval Universities The English universities were one of the most significant creations of Medieval England. The scholars who attended eitherOxford or Cambridge Universities set an intellectual standard that contrasted markedly with the norm of Medieval England. Oxford University came into being some 20 years before Cambridge University. The church had a major impact at Oxford. The town came within the diocese of Lincoln‚ yet Oxford had its own archdeaconry. It was the input of the church that

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    into the beautiful butterfly‚ or how the chameleon changes its colour according to its surroundings‚ the world is a place full of a variety of people who may not act according to his/her own outward demeanor. The obvious events of appearance versus reality which occur in everyday living is also a prevalent theme throughout literature and media; William Shakespeare’s Hamlet is no exception. In fact‚ this theme provides the characters of Hamlet with a wall of protection to allow them to conceal their

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    chapter seven of "Discovering the Western Past: A Look at the Evidence" Volume 1‚ the book explains the history of colleges and universities‚ they were simpler than modern schools but took hold of what general is taught today. In Europe during the medieval period‚ most education was handled in the small schools‚ where they taught Latin to male children. Students who would go to become clergymen were taught more advance subjects in cathedral schools. When the schooling community grew too large‚ colleges

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    The Importance of Being Earnest Explain how the theme Appearance vs. Reality is demonstrated in The Importance of Being Earnest. Adelle: The theme Appearance vs Reality is demonstrated in The Importance of Being Earnest by the fact that the characters appeared to be something they’re not. For example‚ Jack in the city is actually named Ernest. Ernest in the country is actually Algernon. Mackenzie: The character Jack Worthing‚ is known to be a man named Ernest Worthing in the city. Ernest is

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    about their material. Hiding the truth and keeping it from us‚ showing us what we want or hope to see‚ deluding us into whole perfect world we hope to be in‚ but this is just what appears‚ the reality is always shocking. King Lear. Is where we can find the nonstop conflict between appearance and reality. a Love that makes breath poor‚ and speech unable. Beyond all matter of so much i love you (I.i.56-62) Goneril said. Goneril and Regan‚ they appeared to be loyal and loving to their father

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    Medieval Romance

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    The morning of Hallows Eve‚ 324 years after the last Tuckerson incident‚ the children of Elmore went to school as if it were a regular day. At Elmore High a new student‚ Edward‚ was told the legend of the Tuckerson witches. He believed it to be a myth‚ or some silly story to scare him‚ but he was in for an awakening. That evening he and his new friends decided to go check out the old Tuckerson house. As the legend had stated‚ a candle was to be waiting to be lit by a young‚ foolish child. Upon arriving

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    Mirror When faced with a harsh reality that we cannot bare to live with‚ we try to diverge and create a new route of illusion or fantasy to escape. However when reality comes knocking at our door we start to retreat further into this illusion or fantasy in order to preserve ourselves. In the play “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams‚ the subject of how the role of self-perception plays when individual try to reconcile the conflict between illusion and reality is illustrated by the character

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    One of the most prevalent themes in the play is appearance versus reality. This is shown in how “fake” teenage girls can be to each other. Ivy pretends to be friends with everyone and a kind‚ helpful person in general. In reality‚ she only cares for herself and is trying to ruin everyone else’s lives. The racial prejudice against Othello is able to easily translate to today’s society due to the

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    Medieval Torture

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    The English in medieval times‚ utilized torture to extract information or a confession from a certain person (generally performed on infidels and church priests because of how religion was very important Medieval English society.) Torturers would torture someone with great skill by preventing the victim to not pass out and receive life-threatening damage but still deal excruciating pain to reach success in the torture. There were a large variety of tortures in medieval England but the particularly

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    Medieval Catapults

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    should consider the different angles that an item is thrown from. Using information from the past and present times can help to find the best angle to accurately throw an object at the farthest target. First the history of catapults‚ Medieval catapults varied widely in shape‚ size and design. The purpose of its use was almost the same. Whether it was the massive trebuchet or the mangonel‚ they were all feared for their ability to cause widespread devastation. In the middle ages catapults

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