British Isles

While the British Isles fell under the realms of the Christian Church, this did not mean that its practices perfectly mirrored that of the continent. In actuality, the people within the region adapted their religious practices, making it local and idiosyncratic. Much of the previous narrative of the pre-Norman, Christian religion in England related to the necessity of proving that the Anglo-Saxon’s were deficient in their religious practices. As the Norman conquest was frequently framed as one of moral duty in the restoration of the proper practices of the Church, a lack of piety became the common depiction of the British Isles. In actuality, many religious practices were still commonplace, not just within the clergy, but throughout the classes. Within “Court and Piety in Late Anglo-Saxon England,” the devotion of the population pre-conquest is illustrated. People showed their church duty, and this was seen frequently through charitable giving to local religious institutions. Whereas much scholarship has relied on the idea that the material associations were a sign of secualitation, the article argues that “the intense traffic in objects suggested herein reflects not…

I was learning about and other lessons I had learned in school and in other places. More than ever I wanted to know as much as I could about all the stories I was hearing. When I was fifteen I struck out on my own, I had become obsessed with stories about the British Isles and I was desperate to visit like I had with so many other places. Encouraged by my past experiences and with the great optimism of youth, I set out to find a way. I got my chance through a People to People student ambassador…

Nazis and the British during WWII. Propaganda in is presented as extremely negative, however in real life it is also used to maintain order in society. Propaganda can be used to influence someone 's actions and thoughts. The government in used the arrest of an innocent man to keep any citizen’s thoughts of rebellion to a minimum, and the remainder to thoughts of safety. “The Mechanical Hound Rushed forward into the viewer, suddenly.…

What was the most challenging thing you have ever done in your life? For some people it’s moving to the new place, for others to go to school. My journey started from the most important test for international students – TOEFL test. If you want to study at a university or find a job abroad, you need to pass the TOEFL test (Test of English as a Foreign Language). This test measures the ability of non-native English speakers to use and understand the English language as it is heard, spoken, read,…

Hardships are a part of life that everyone must deal with. These hardships are often lessons in life that one must endure to become a better person. The outcome of these obstacles depends on how the problem is tackled. I’ve had countless of hardships in my life, but there was one obstacle in particular that I was able to overcome that made a huge difference in my life. Learning the English language was no easy task, especially when no one in my household spoke english. Through determination,…

The Irish Protestants were in a tough situation once the conquest had been completed. Some, like the Duke of Ormond who led the Royalist troops, were banned for life from stepping foot in Ireland for taking arms against the Parliamentary troops . The great majority of Irish Protestants however were able to enjoy the great tracts of land that were now there’s after the transplantation of the Irish. They also had no desire for more English Protestants to arrive in Ireland to take away some of the…

If I was born a male and wish to serve in the imperial government I would choose to be born into imperial Rome. A male could rule an entire empire if born to the right family except women and slaves which they could not participate on any political view and were prohibited from voting. Ability did not play any role as being born to the right family and wealth was basically the only requirement for example Julius Caesar who was born into an aristocratic family and became an emperor in Rome.…

The Language Barrier has always been a difficult obstacle to overcome in America. Amy Tan coming from two Chinese immigrant parents had a first hand experience of the effects of the language barrier throughout her life. The way people speak the English language is adopted by their family’s adaptation, and these adaptations of English are often perceived as being less intelligent. Tan explains how she would commonly use “broken” English depending on whom she was around. Tan uses logos, pathos,…

My Worst Education Experience “¿Itzel, Ya estas lista para la escuela?” this was the dreading question my mother would ask me every morning before going to school. I was a bilingual student in the second grade and I was struggling so much academically, which in the long run caused me to have internal struggles. I dreaded going to school every morning and having to put up with 8 hours of feeling like I was born stupid. My teacher, principal, and vice-principal did not have very good faith I was…

Grounded by Language In Mother Tongue, Amy Tan begins her short story by giving the audience prior knowledge that Tan is not a scholar of English and she is not able to give much more than her past knowledge on the English language. She then proceeds to give the readers an idea of how much she is fascinated by language itself and gives it a grading scale from complex english to simple English. Tan presents her short story by giving the readers a recent experience that made her rethink the…