12th century

American Dream or American Nightmare? The American dream can be seen in many different ways, but they all revolve around the pursuit of prosperity and success. An American can achieve prosperity from a variety of jobs, hard work, and simple acts to achieve connections in society. The concept of the American dream commonly discusses how a man in the lowest walks of society can work his way up to a higher social class. This is possible in America but the way to achieve this is controversial.…

The Hidden History of the Metropolitan Museum of Art One of the largest and most respected cultural repositories in the world, the celebrated Metropolitan Museum of Art has been New York City’s premier center for art and culture for well over a century now. The largest and most visited art museum in the Western Hemisphere, the museum contains more than two million artworks and artifacts spanning some 5,000 years of human history. Few people, however, really know the history of the museum and its…

many, especially women of the 19th century, it remains a stale and blind relationship with which the only binding is a legal one - marriage. In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, the protagonist Edna Pontellier is conflicted in her inability to escape conventionality for true independence because, in any instance, she still relies on a man to define her identity. She is either the possession of her husband or an accessory to her lover, showing how women of the 19th century did not have the power to…

were not given tax breaks, life was hard for farmers in this day while everything was still working out. Although it was rough to situate into this brand new environment, so many great things came out of this so called “Gilded Age”. The late 19th century saw the creation of the modern industrial economy.…

Populist DBQ The Gilded age is a term coined by Mark Twain to describe the period after the Civil War, specifically the period of 1865-1900. The Gilded age was a time of great change in the United states, it was dawn of new technology, government policy, and economic status, and changed the conditions of the American life for everyone. On paper, this Post-Civil War era seems like a period in the U.S. that was fueled by selfishness, corruption, and government misconduct, but in reality there…

There were jobs for everyone. Going into the early 20th century technology began helping things become easier for people. That’s when jobs became scarce. Such as when there were horse drawn carriages people were hired to clean up horse manure from the streets, but as soon as the automobile came out and horse and…

and a bright, green chalkboard. Some kids are falling asleep and others are making paper airplanes. The teacher in the front is lecturing the students on the importance of the French Revolution. I know, this sounds like a classroom from the 18th century, but some people believe that this is how education should be conducted today as well. These people don’t understand the benefits of having technology in the classroom. Computers hold databases with millions of rows of informational data,…

Readers can appreciate Shakespeare’s masterpiece Macbeth without much knowledge about the beliefs and ideals of the time period, but possessing such knowledge provides a richer and more meaningful reading. One particular aspect that has been of critique in Shakespeare’s play Macbeth is his representation of female characters, including the witches and the supernatural. Often individuals are quick to label Shakespeare as a chauvinist, but upon closer inspection, one can find instances where he…

others ' benefit, or for the self-righteousness and rewards that come as a consequence? Psychologists are hotly debated over this topic. Puritans during the early 16th century believed that humans ' hard work, morals, and faith in heaven would grant them an afterlife in heaven. Contrastingly, Humanists during the 17th century believed that all efforts were on man, not God; they wanted to achieve happiness in their current life through logic and hard work. A desire to reap the benefits and…

America has been nicknamed “The Melting Pot” since the age of immigration during the late 19th century and early 20th Century. Still to this day, millions of people settle in our wondrous country to find peace, solemn and security; each family and person having different rituals, religion, language and culture. Paine, who lived during the 18th century, saw first hand the “concord” of immigrants that arrived from all over Europe: Anglicans, Puritans, Catholics, Englishmen, Spaniards, Frenchmen,…