Dark Ages

might have dealt with financial issues, real merchants during the Medieval Period where well-known to be rich. Merchants during this times thrived due to the advancement of communication and transportation in Europe. “ Thus during the late medieval ages, medieval merchants amassed huge amounts of money and many of them became wealthy individuals” ( Roberts “the Merchant”). During the middle and particularly late medieval times, trade with other countries increased and thus was further affected…

The Medieval Times are commonly known as the time of dungeons, dragons, knights and magic. However, it is so much more than that. The people of the Medieval Times weren’t cleanest, therefore they got sick very easily. Also, there was major religious conflict resulting in many deaths. Lastly, like many other places in history, women did not have equal rights. Which all supports the fact that this was a terrible time to live in. As stated before, the Medieval Times are commonly known as the time…

Dark energy is a term scientists use to describe the unknown source of energy which causes the universe to accelerate outwards rapidly, causing the known universe to expand. This is another concept which is directly applicable to the theory of increasing…

writer Horace Walpole during the 17th century with his famous and well known book The Castle of Otranto also known as the Gothic Story. When he used the word gothic it literally meant something like ‘barbarous’, as well as ‘deriving from the Middle Ages’. Walpole provided that the story itself was an old relic, providing a preface in which the translator claims to have been discovered the tale, published in Italian in 1529. The story of warpole, ‘founded on truth’, was written in the late three…

What are Dark Matter and Dark Energy? Introduction: To start with, Dark Matter is invisible material that permeates the galaxies. It exerts a gravitational influence on the stars causing them to deviate from Newton’s and Kepler’s laws. Dark Matter also affects members of a group of galaxies. The nature and composition of the Dark Matter are unknown. In space there is a lot of totally empty space, the vacuum, which contains energy. This energy is variously called Dark Energy and also may be…

Secondly, this is portrayed through, “The Dark Knight”, directed by Christopher Nolan and released in 2008. Both of these examples play on the audience’s own desires and challenges their ideas on what is wrong and what is right and where the fine line between them lies. A popular character in…

although my decision may be seen as slightly atypical. For example, many people do not take the time to analysis and see how The Dark Knight and The Patriot are a very similar movie. In these movies, the main characters find themselves in a battle against evil, in which they started out solitarily alone, but end up finding themselves fighting united alongside…

about this decision and as a teen in this day and age immediately took to Twitter only to find more hatred and scrutiny for the actor. Within minutes #BetterBatmanThanBenAffleck became trending worldwide. This choice for the next Batman has sparked a mix of emotions and feelings in many people and it has been greatly shown through Twitter and other social media. Heath Ledger, a name that once had little to no meaning but after the 2008 release of “The Dark Knight” is a name that is notorious and…

In the darkest of situation people cling onto hope that there is light in the end. Our generation is so focused on the negative and the dark, sometimes we miss when something good unfolds right in front of our eyes. In Emily Bronte's’ novel, Wuthering Heights, through dark manipulative torture and seemingless heartbreak, small moments of light peak through the novel. Through Hindley’s abuse on Heathcliff, Heathcliff finds his light and happiness through his time with Catherine. The moment…

Arthur and Hercules. (Ben Johnson 1) Furthermore, the novelists view point of the Middle Ages is somewhat similar to my own. What mostly formed my picture of the Middle Ages was what I learned in school, most of which we learned is wrong this semester. But also, much of my picture of the past has been formed through pop culture such as many TV shows, movies, and novels. Most of these portray the Middle Ages as an awesome place with beautiful castle’s and such, but that simply isn’t completely…