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    When people think about the medieval period‚ they tend to think about the knights in shining armor‚ crusades‚ castles‚ and kings; however‚ there was more to the medieval period than just this. There are also the buildings that housed these great nobles and the men who influenced their design. The designs for these buildings did no simply materialize out of thin air. These ideas evolved from concepts derived from various cultures. The interaction between the feudal system and the architecture of the

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    upon‚ waiting for something bad to happen. The author uses descriptive dark diction words to display the scenery of The House of Usher and it’s dark world‚ this makes the readers conclude that this mysterious castle is full of wonders and secrets. Not only does the atmosphere where the castle is located is nerve-racking but the scenery as well‚ as stated‚"I looked upon the scene before me... upon the bleak walls- upon the vacant eye like windows- upon a few rank sedges- and upon a few white trunks

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    each other holding similar books about Amsterdam. This got them talking to each other and eventually forming an alliance. Meanwhile Maurice tries to get an advantage point by capturing a castle in Holland with his military powers. Coincidentally Oostlejwik and Schurman made an educational decision to go to this castle because its reputation for being a safe hideout. Maurice getting there first earns the trust from others by his leadership ability. Soon after‚

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    Medieval Architecture World Geography 101 December 1‚ 2010 The Middle Ages‚ also known as the Medieval era‚ though scarred with a history of violence and war‚ has given the world some of the most marvelous and beautiful pieces of art‚ particularly in architecture. The Middle Ages is the name given to the time period from the late 5th century to the 15th century‚ particular to European history. The construction of these types of buildings was a constant for various cultures for a thousand

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    Architecture of the Middle Ages ……. HUM100 – Introduction to the Humanities Introduction When thinking of medieval or gothic architecture‚ one can ’t help but think about the giant castles and beautiful churches that are spread across Western Europe. The castles and churches are definitely a great example of medieval architecture; there are a lot of other examples to explore. For example‚ what were residential and commercial buildings like? How did the residences differ between those

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    The next day‚ Jake wanted to go back up the beanstalk and so he did. Once Jake reached the top‚ he was headed to the castle again and going to ask for some riches. He did what he said he was going to do and received 30 pounds of gold in a wagon that he could push down the beanstalk. Jake’s mother was really surprised when Jake came home with lots of gold that they sold

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    a very dark and gothic style castle that is right in the end of one the streets in the community. The contrast between the two settings is to establish the huge difference in the characters as well as setting. The colorful community is boring‚ everything looks alike‚ and it goes to the cars as well‚ same model‚ same palettes of color as well as the characters clothes. Edward’s castle is dark‚ and it is more to represent his individuality. For the fact that the castle is dark and is on the top of

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    Explain why William introduced castles into England? There was a plethora of reasons why William introduced castles into England. Firstly‚ they were built for protection; after the battle of Hastings there was only about 5‚000 Normans left in England‚ they were massively outnumbered by the English whose population measured around 1 and a half million. Therefore William would have feared the English revolting and with only 5‚000 men they had little chance of putting up a strong defence‚ William

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    an old and wice man was walking near the castle. -Good work!-said the man. The three brothers asked the man-What can we do to build the castle because in the day we build but in the night the walls fall down. The old man said-I know.Are u married? -Yes we are -answer the brothers. -Give your words not to tell your whifes what do we tell here.the woman that will bring the food tomorow will be sacrificed to protect the walls of the castle. Then the castle will build. But the big and the second

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    each one having its meaning. The play firstly takes place in Venice‚ where the Moor just got married with Desdemona. Othello is then sent for state-affairs to Cyprus‚ where the play is mainly set. The movements in Cyprus are mainly from inside the castle to its front. The last scenes are occurring in the bedchamber‚ where Desdemona is killed. Because of the small number of stage directions and the difficulty to describe exhaustively the characters in a play‚ those changes of places are crucial and

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