poor leadership and Harold’s bad luck. The first argument as to why William won the battle of Hastings‚ is that he had the bet army. The Normans had 7500 men‚ all fully trained compared to the 4500 village workers and only 500 professionally trained soldiers that made up Harold’s army. Also‚ William had many archers that could kill from 100 meters way. The Normans were also equipped with blacksmiths‚ carpenters‚ medics and cooks as well as a few mercenaries‚ who were professional soldiers that fought
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1066‚ and the Normans‚ a French people who conquered the island under William the Conqueror. The nation’s powerful nobles are all Normans‚ and the Norman nobles have been seizing the lands of less powerful Saxon nobles‚ forcing many Saxons to become serfs. The remaining Saxon lords are tense and angry. The division between the two peoples is so great that even though a common English language exists between them‚ they generally speak their own native tongues--French for the Normans‚ Anglo-Saxon (sometimes
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personality but their entire persona and how their social role contributed to the overall message. The characters participation in the war leads to many tragic fates such as absurdity‚ trauma‚ and suicide. In the novel‚ Mary Anne‚ Tim O’Brien‚ and Norman Bowker’s lives were deeply changed by their time in Vietnam because they were forced to adapt to the demands of war and learned to cope with their emotional baggage and mental burdens.
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basically leads the song and sounds louder‚ you can say that the saxophone is a more dominant instrument in Smooth Jazz. A good example of the more dominant saxophone can be found in a song called Second Chances. Second Chances is a song by Jessy J and Norman
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Psycho (1960) is not only one of Hitchcock’s most notable films‚ but it’s one of the most notorious films of the 1960’s. The 60’s were a decade of change (especially in film). Similar to this decade‚ Psycho paved the way in terms of horror films‚ despite the fact that it doesn’t abide by the genre itself. Psycho defined‚ inspired‚ and changed the horror genre in the 1960’s through the use of sound‚ visuals‚ and narrative. This type of inspiration is apparent in horror films such as Blood Fest (1963)
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Introduction Castles first came to England in 1066 when William‚ Duke of Normandy‚ won the battle of Hastings. The Normans needed castles because they had taken control of England by force and were hated by many English people. The Normans had to protect themselves from English rebellions and they needed to keep power over and show strength to the English people. William made sure that castles were built all over England in major towns. The first castles were built very quickly and were very
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curious about decorating with pulled sugar. Because of this‚ Wilton decided to start a cake decorating class in 1929‚ teaching his own method for decorating with pulled sugar. In their dining room in Springfield‚ Illinois‚ he and his 4 kids‚ Mary Jane‚ Norman‚ Wesley‚ and Martha‚ taught mainly European pastry chefs. Wilton taught them his own method for cake decorating with pulled sugar‚ and they showed him how to decorate with buttercream icing. For $25 a lesson‚ the Wiltons taught just a few students
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On Saturday‚ October 14 of 1066. The English and Normans fought a historical battle in Anglo-Saxon England‚ on a site said to have been known as the "Grey Apple Tree" or nowadays known simply as "Battle". The English used axes as their weapons and crossed together shields to protect themselves‚ creating a shield wall‚ which had become a traditional way of fighting. The Normans lined up in three rows. First the archers‚ then the infantry‚ and next the mounted knights. William I‚ also known as William
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William the Conqueror was a Norman duke who later became an English king. He had many great accomplishments. His most well-known accomplishments are the idea of feudalism and the Domesday Book. The Normans were a fierce group who were very militaristic. William the Conqueror was born around 1027 in Normandy. He was the illegitimate son of the former Duke of Normandy. Because his parents‚ Duke Robert I and Herleve‚ were not married‚ he was nicknamed William the Bastard. At the age of 8‚ he became
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possible (Norman). You look around your class room‚ do you see bright eyes and positive‚ expectant expressions‚ or do you see squirming‚ sleeping‚ or distracted fellow students. Do you notice if your peers are stressed‚ depressed and anxious? According to experts‚ the internal environment of the brain is an integral part of learning‚ just as important as the classroom environment. You may find in some cases students are not able to learn due to poor nutrition or inadequate hydration (Norman). A balance
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