14th century

modernity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries with the rise of mass production in the wake of the industrial revolution and with the consolidation of populations in major urban centers that tookplace in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries throughout much of the industrialized world. In a consumer society, the individual is confronted with and surrounded by a vast assortment of goods. As urban centers expanded in the nineteenth century and systems of mass transit were built…

nineteenth century placed a particular focus on gaining basic rights for women, were more focused in the Western world, and offered less diversity in their expressions as compared to feminist movements in the second half of the twentieth century. However, feminist movements of both eras were fundamentally based in the idea of female rights, had a basis on white and middle class women, were international in scope, and also were provocative of backlash from orthodox institutions. In the 19th…

Stratum 500 an end date that is the mid 2nd century because Pius ruled from 138-161. The start and end date for this layer is the same because it did not take long for the story to collapse and…

late Ottoman tapestry while also expecting the scholar to comprehend at least both languages spoken during that time. In a way, the same counts for collections and exhibitions, where an exhibition showing works from three continents and fourteen centuries…

THE DEFINING THEME OF OUR AGE The twenty first century, or our age, is one of the first ages to come close the “future” of mankind, so far at least. Our inventions pushing us into the new age and pushing out the block phones and the tiny televisions of the 1900’s. Creating a century only to be known as the Worry age. Our children in this century are so used to the easy “hands-on” way of electronics. Not only are they able to find out the density of a certain object within seconds, but…

CONFIDENTIAL CASE STUDY - NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED 1. Background: In its simplest form, this case is about whether or not our church should buy a new piano. However, there are several important background details, with each item making the problem increasingly complicated. I have been serving as the lead pastor for Stratford First United Methodist Church for 3 months. Stratford is a town of about 18,000 people in Southern Oregon. It is the home of Southern Oregon University, the Oregon…

Many people think of character in different ways. I think that if anyone has character, its Coach Pennington. Coach Pennington is one of the best coaches we have at olney high school. Our coach has passion, dedication, heart, and he is helpful. Coach P has many good qualities like hes is funny, honest, and humble. This is what Coach P a good character. He has compassion, trust, short tempered, but that is what makes him a good coach. Coach P focuses on students, not on courage, perseverance, and…

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…

The Gilded Age, an evolutionary time in the late 19th century, which altered the common farmer’s life, from living in the rural into an industrial worker living in the city. The Gilded Age created the transcontinental railroad, racial tension, end of freely roaming Native Americans, tedious labor, unemployment, substantial immigration, an extreme government and fraudulent politics. With all these crucial events occurring from the early 1870s to the early 1900s, I believe the most crucial years…

Throughout mankind’s history, humans have always seemed to have a barter system in place for all of their trades. From trading trinkets for food to the modern day practice of trading money for goods, capitalism has grown and flourished not only in America, but in many countries around the world. From the simple shopkeeper of the community general store of the past all the way to the CEO of the modern day retail giant, the retail trade has become a part of our everyday lives. There is not a day…