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The Spanish Armada Philip II of Spain was given the keys to success by his father Charles V. Philip was left with vast economic resources coming in by the boatload from Spanish colonies in the new world, the strongest state in Europe at the time and the state on the verge of achieving a Spanish hegemony. Yet Philip II still managed to fail even with all these major advantages over other states. One major defining factor in his failure to achieve a Spanish Hegemony was the defeat of the…

The Middle Ages were filled with fear, death, strife, war, and famine. All who lived during the years 1300-1453 faced plague, war, and schism. However, not all of this time was bad. Education was more accessible for people. A strong feeling of nationalism struck the people of war-torn countries. Most importantly, the turmoil of the Dark Ages led to one of the greatest periods of discovery and creativity known to man: the Renaissance. The three events that characterized the Dark Ages—The Black…

Healing Hospital: Importance in Patient Healing Science and technology are becoming a dominant factor in the health care. The profit motives and adaptation of technology sometimes raise questions about the lack of spiritual and emotional care given to patients. Giving personalized care, loving and caring environment will improve the patient outcome, satisfaction, and internal healing. Creating a healing environment is a huge sacrifice in this competitive and profit oriented economy. This essay…

“The models from which medieval Northern Europe in particular formed its idea of “Roman” style are nearly all portable Late Antique works, and the Late Antique carved sarcophagi found all over the former Roman Empire; the determination to find earlier “purer” classical models, was a key element in the art all’antica of the Renaissance.” (Henderson 1977) Byzantine art is the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire art that had been created after the Roman Empire division of the Eastern and Western sides…

an anagram of brat. Homer's father also received the same name as Groening's grandfather, Abraham. Groening returned to his hometown of Portland Oregon to find some more names for his cartoon. Groening used street names from Portland, such as Flanders, Lovejoy, Quimby, Kearny, and Terwilliger to help him name some of the characters in his cartoon. Today The Simpsons are watched by more than 60 million people weekly, and the…

The Byzantine Empire was established in 324 BC by Constantine I the Great when he overthrew Maxentius as the king of Rome. Emperor Constantine I should not be just be recognized for founding the Byzantine Empire but also for promoting Christianity and was the first emperor to die a Christian. This emperor made it advantageous to be a Christian and therefor society found it to be more acceptable to practice. The emperor promoted and favored Christians in government jobs and he restored Christian…

Everyone has it, and everyone has their own preference on what they find humorous. Comedy is an emotional outlet that allows us to have a more joyful approach in our lives. Humor is an under rated skill that everyone should be in touch with. The great thing about comedy is, there are no set rules, which makes the art of comedy endless. We know comedy is for all ages because we see young infants giggle when a person plays peek-a-boo, and we see our grandparents giggle when we tell them we still…

2.2.1 Brand Image According to Kotler (2000), “brand image is a set of beliefs held by consumers based on the attributes of each brand” (as cited in Lin, Yang & Wan, 2015). They assert that brand image in simpler terms is a specific combination of brand beliefs. The components that describe what brand image are the consumer’s reaction towards the brand name, logo, or impression, and represent the product quality (Magid et al., 2006, as cited in Lin, Yang & Wan, 2015). Brand image based on…

Diplomacy Over Force A common ideal taught to children is to use words over violence to dissolve conflicts. If someone makes someone else upset, resolving disagreement through diplomacy and not force is almost common sense to most people. In most countries, using force is an action that is looked down upon, if not prohibited. Yet, responsible men who are powerful enough to lead countries often seem to start wars to resolve national disputes. Initially known as the Great War, World War I is one…

Dating back to 1050 A.D Europe and the Middle East use to be religiously divided between the Christian states and the Muslim states. These two states had never gotten along always resulting in conflicts. Years later an emerging powerful group from central Asia, known as the Seljuk Turks, began to reign over the Middle East claiming lands for their own. The Byzantine empire, once known as the most powerful Christian empire in the Middle East, had fallen to the command of the Seljuk Turks in 1071…