Flanders

Right from the get go we can see that the Count of Flanders and Marguerite are going to have a bumpy relationship. Marguerite’s father finds it challenging at first to except Marguerite as his child especially as Marguerite is not the gender the count wished for. He wished for a boy so strongly that when…

Belgian and Flemish narratives are both rooted in romantic nationalism: the idea of an ‘ancient Belgium’ or an ‘ancient Flanders’ was used to back up the national claims in modern times. This romanticised view of the past had little to do with historical accuracy: allusions in Caesar’s commentaries were branded as proof of a nation in the making, the Germano-Celtic roots of…

A public event that took place recently is the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Grand Parade War Memorial. The event took place at 10:30 am on November 11, 2015 where many people from Halifax came to gather to remember the veterans that fought in the war for freedom for all Canadians. The ceremony consisted of veterans and RCMP marches, a moment of silence, placing of poppies and wreaths and readings. This event that took place was a time to gather and reflect on the wars that took place and the…

In this paper I would like to explain the first Crusade and the conquest of Jerusalem using both Muslim and Christian sources, and to focus on pointing out the taking of the city and the similarities and differences in these sources. As Ibn Al-Athir was a bystander for the Third Crusade. He is the most accurate narrative from the Muslim point of view for the three crusades and he was able to write the history of the Muslim world. The franks overthrow Jerusalem by moving on to there after…

There are, and have been many illnesses that humanity has had to face throughout the centuries. Lung cancer, and other types of cancers are one of the worst afflictions that humanity has had in decades. According to the American Lung Association lung cancer is the leading cancer killer in the United States for both men, and women (Lung Cancer Fact Sheet). Although lung cancer is one of the deadliest cancers with a survival rate of only 17.8% in the “five years survival rate”, there are still…

not have attraction for only one gender or monosexuality, including two-spirit people. A common misconception of the umbrella is to promote homogeneity, when really it is providing a common place for all non-heterosexual individuals to fall under (Flanders,…

Armstrong, Nancy. How Novels Think: the Limits of Individualism from 1719-1900. Columbia University Press, 2006 This book discusses the thematic structure of how an individual is created within a novel. In this work, the critic is making the argument that, historically, novels and individuals are one in the same. According to Armstrong, the character must first find a frustration with their position in the social order, and then work to change it. How Novels Think also reveals how the new…

others. For example, Module 2: Introduction to Flanders seemed to be shorter in length than any other of my other discussions up until that point. I struggled to find the words to analyze Giovanni Arnolfini and his Bride. My discussions before this one consisted of nearly 200 words and my discussion for this particular analyzation of this piece barley had 100 words. Another one of these discussions I struggled to make 100 words for was Module 2: From Flanders to Florence. I think Module 2 itself…

of this Wallace chose to return to Scotland, knowing that help would soon come. Unfortunately for Wallace and Scotland, different plans had already taken effect. Shortly after Wallace left, France needed the help of Edward to suppress a revolt in Flanders, and withdrew its support of Scotland.…

for he believed it was rightfully his for he was married to Mary, whom Elizabeth had executed earlier. On May 18 the Spanish sent an Armada (fleet) to attack England. It left the port of Lisbon to get the English channel and to transport an army to Flanders, a British isle. There were 130 ships on board the mission, with 8,000 seamen, 2,500 guns, and 20,000 soldiers. They were less prepared then the English, and they knew it. On July 21, the English navy started attacking the line of Spanish…