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The Middle Ages were, in a certain way, a time of darkness. Stories and history were primarily passed on through the ages by word of mouth. However, this changed when a man, a monk named Bede, took pieces of history and wrote books describing these historical events. Bede was able to learn through his monastery’s library and became the Middle Ages’ greatest scholar. Without him, our knowledge of this time period might have been limited and historical events lost. Around the time of Bede’s birth…

Karen Dade Ms. Galentine 25 September 2015 English 105 Rhetorical Analysis: Bernie Sanders Speech On April 30 2015, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont announced his presidential campaign for the Democratic nomination. Sanders ' paints a clear picture for voters during his speech by pointing out the major issues of the economic crisis in the United States. If the United States doesn’t fix the unemployment, healthcare, and education systems it could lead the United States into the next Great…

Media and Journalism sometimes ask the question: what does it mean to be an American? The straight up answer would be that an individual born with in the boundaries of the United States boarders is a citizen. This brings up questions; however, when illegal immigrants have a child with our boarder. Then do we constitute that the parents must become citizens of our country in order to stay with the child or do we deport the parents and the child, who under the constitution is an American citizen.…

Who were the Vikings? The true meaning of a Viking is the following “one that belongs to the pirate crews and teams from whom were the Northmen, who raided the coastlines of Europe in the 8th, 9th, and even the 10th centuries.” Some of the historical explanations have offered an image of the Vikings as being extremely brutal, savage, unsympathetic warriors who robbed and burned with reckless abandons. In fact this is not the complete story. While the Vikings were amazingly great warriors and…

HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society Institute of Petroleum Engineering MSc Petroleum Engineering Field Report Student name: Yrysbek Ayaganov Registration number: Mentor’s name: Faisal Zainal Abidin Field name: Wytch Farm 30.10.2015 Whytch Farm Oil Field Introduction The oilfield initially was found near the farm called Wytch, in Dorset, south UK in December 1973, that’s why it carries the name Wytch Farm. It’s the largest…

Medieval castles were built in the middle ages in europe and the Middle East as a structure to provide protection. Castles shouldn't be confused with the “Palaces” that we are familiar with today, Medieval castles weren't made for comfort although they were great for protection. Castles were drafty, gloomy and damp. The fireplaces typically smoked up the rooms. The only light besides was from flickering torches. The floors were either bare stone or covered with animal furs. What furniture they…

St. Edward the Martyr St. Edward the Martyr’s feast day is on March 18th. He is the patron saint of England and glandular disease. St. Edward was the oldest son of King Edgar and Ethelfleda. His mother was the first wife of his father. She died after her son’s birth in 963 or 964. During the birth of St. Edward it was said his father had a dream. King Edgar’s mother told the story of the dream as said “After your death the church of God will be attacked. You will have two sons. The supporters…

The sudden death of King Cnut the Great in 1035 CE brought the stability of the most impressive Scandinavian empire of the period into peril. Harthacnut, Cnut’s eldest son born to Emma of Normandy, his second wife, and the heir apparent to Cnut’s state, faced insurmountable odds to retain the lands over which his father held domain. Yet, the breakdown of the empire failed to undermine the legacy of Cnut’s accomplishments, and in proxy, the success of early High Medieval Scandinavian states.…

1. What kind of a character is Dallas? (Refer to his Facial Expression, Gesture/Actions, Costume and the Props he uses.) Dallas is an aggressive, tough character. His clothes are rough-looking and his gestures are often arrogant and non-caring for others. He also smokes a lot which adds to his tough character. 2. Can you make out his answer to the question, “What are we gonna do?" How does the Van Morrison song "Gloria" fit into the scene? Dallas’ answer to the question “What are we gonna do?”…

It is impossible to think of a list of great films without including Pulp Fiction (1994). With its striking cinematography and its non-scored soundtrack, Pulp Fiction was a revolutionary motion picture because it popularized non-linear storytelling in film, and borrowed elements from postmodernism, genre films, and arthouse films, and blended them into something completely unique to Tarantino’s personal style (Berg, 2006). From many influences of foreign and niche films, Pulp Fiction was born,…