The Castle Essay

My castle is the Schloss Schonbuhel castle in Austria, Germany on the right bank of the Danube River. It is believed that a Roman Fortress stood there at one time before it was built. It was built by Marchwardus de Schoenbuchele in the early 12th century. The castle was used as a defense fortress. The leader at this time for this castle was Ulrich von Schonpihel. He died at the beginning of the 14th century. Because of his death, the family that lived in the castle was extinguished or thrown…

Jews--and he ordered the destruction of Poland and all of its people. While attacking Poland, Hitler ordered the that the Warsaw Royal Castle, a building a historically and artistically important to the Polish, to be shelled. Hitler knew from a song he had heard that the Warsaw Castle was an object of hope to the people of Poland; he knew that if he had power over the castle then maybe he could control the…

eventually snuck out of the castle. Some believe his escape was an honorable and brave decision, while others believe it was dangerous, if discovered and captured Robin would have died. Robin should have snuck out of the castle to get help for three crucial reasons; the castle residents remained outnumbered, in distress, and he would be a hero if successful. The first reason Robin should have snuck out of the castle to get help is the residents were in distress. Castle residents were under…

California” (Hearst Castle). In fact, Mr. Hearst was looking for something that would be more comfortable than his prior living conditions. In the year 1919, he inherited land after his mother died from the influenza epidemic. To be specific, he inherited approximately 250,000 acres and he had plans of, “transforming it into a retreat he called La Cuesta Encantada [meaning the enchanted hill] (Hearst Castle). By 1947, Julia had partially completed the creation of Hearst castle, in which had…

Towards the end of the Middle Ages in around 1100, a period of castle-building and sieges emerged in Medieval Europe. This formed a new type of warfare called Siege Warfare. This way of fighting featured gigantic, heavily-defended castles and armies of men with multiple weapons in an attempt to siege a castle. A castle is a large, medieval fortress that housed lords, a King and Queen, Knights and other groups of people. Thousands of castles were built in places throughout Europe, such as Italy,…

about the wealthy Prince Prospero who tries to protect himself and his friends from a deadly plague by taking refuge in his castle. The story take place in the 1300s in England. During this era, a lot of people died because of the Bubonic plague. The events of the story take place in Prince Prospero’s castle, which is important for three reasons. Castle acts as a protector; Castle that is made by gothic style that mirrors Prospero’s personality; The plague strikes the nation. Those three…

continue to influence people’s thoughts on these topics to this day. The Supreme Court case between Castle Rock, Colorado and Jessica Gonzales made many people question the efficiency of law enforcement. One horrific series of events that took everyone by surprise led to a very influential case that affected many people, including Jessica Gonzales and the police officers working in Castle Rock, Colorado. Castle Rock v. Gonzales essentially allowed for Gonzales to share how little the police…

modern sculptor and furniture maker Wendell Castle. While the piece may appear to just be a grandfather clock covered with a sheet, it is actually one whole piece. The Ghost Clock is completely made of mahogany. To achieve the look of a sheet draped over a clock, Castle had to bleach the wood multiple times in order to strip it of all its natural color, seen on the bottom of the sculpture. This is part of what makes the piece so interesting. Castle was able to take a hardwood and make it…

engaged and they are waiting to get married, but it all changed when both of them visited a castle, or a fairie’s castle that was cursed. Every man that laid their foot on the castle at anytime, cannot move until the fairy says so. Women that came to the castle, or went by the castle will turn into a nightingale and will be put on a cage and sing forever for the fairy. Jorinda and Jorindel was wandering near a castle which lead to their separation. Jorinda turned into a nightingale, whilst…

of himself as someone whose life didn’t matter went on a journey that taught him a valuable lesson. Sir Gawain is very brave and honorable man. Sir Gawain takes on the Green Knight’s challenge, also shows discipline and self-control at the Lord’s castle. As well as goes to the Green Knight Chapel to keep his part of the deal they had. As a result of this Sir Gawain learned a life changing lesson on his journey through the Christmas games. To start off Sir Gawain takes on the Green Knight’s…