Lady Gregory

Imagine a father of two kids who is always there for them, with not caring in what people think about him, and works hard at his job with no excuses. All of these good qualities belong to Atticus Finch in the book, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Atticus is always there for his children when they have questions and problems no matter what they are. For example, when Scout was having a problem at school, Atticus was there to show her what the right thing was to do. Atticus is not just a good…

In the book To Kill a Mockingbird love is a major part that Harper Lee illustrates. Just like how Atticus Finch has such a powerful love for his children. Atticus finds love through the trial with trial with Tom Robinson. This isn't a love story about a girl and a guy, it's one about finding the true person behind everyone. Atticus Finch is a man who understands and believes in the power of love. Atticus wants his children to understand that there is no greater love than to want what's best for…

"Come on now, Berwyn", the nurse says with the plate of food. "No...I'm not hungry", Berwyn mumbles as he turns down the food. "Come on Berwyn, you always use to eat your food, what do I have to do to make you eat?", the nurse says, looking at Berwyn concerned. Berwyn tears up. "I want friends back", he whispers. The nurse smiles. "But you have friends", she answers. "No, friends I did had...Mick and Carlson. Why did they leave?", Berwyn asks. The nurse looked at Berwyn and hugged him. "I'm so..…

clarified by pointing, and young John, pride shining in his light eyes, stepped forward and bowed. “I shall win for you today, my lady,” he said, as he caught her favor and tucked it into his pauldron. Several knights chortled at his declaration, but Audra cast them stern looks. Everyone stood around for a long moment, and Audra was not sure what to do next. “My lady,” whispered…

women and gender was handled during this time period and how present society can still improve. To call Chaucer a feminist can be difficult to explain since he does not express the idea of equality of men and women, and on the opposite side of the same coin, when a scholar tries to judge Chaucer base on feminist ideas, even if this ideas are correct, they are practically trying to take Chaucer out of his time period and judge him base on our standards. The proper way to study Chaucer is to…

Christianity, but also for expanding imperial authority. In the sixth century, Pope Gregory I, or Gregory the Great, cemented his legacy for conversion by creating the first papal mission of any pagan people in Anglo-Saxon Britain. While Christianity had visited the island briefly, during the Roman occupation, the Anglo-Saxon’s and their paganism dominated the religious sphere on the island in the sixth century. Gregory, before becoming Pope, had long been interested in the island of Britain…

From humble beginnings to an oppressive doctrine, the Holy Catholic Church truly underwent change throughout the course of Medieval history. Seen in these two letters, Clericis Laicos and Unam Sanctam, are what would seem to be the culmination of all this history: the responses of Pope Boniface VIII to the continued pressures of secular rule and its jurisdiction in relation to the Church and its functioning. With the Church’s rapid increase in size and influence over the past several centuries,…

My love of Joan Didion is lifelong and, like anyone does with heroes, always feels at such a distance. In fact, Didion was much closer to me than I could have imagined. For the last years of her life, I became a friend of Susan Sontag?s. I had known that Sontag was ?important? before I met her in 1989, but I had never read anything by her but her famous ?Notes on Camp,? which I confess bewildered me when I first read it as a teenager. After meeting her, I read ?On Photography? and realized…

Hannibal, originally from Spain and against Carthage led the second Punic War against Rome. His plan to win the battle against Rome in their own territory initially seemed to be working because Rome lost 40,000 members of their army. Determined not to be defeated, the Romans organized another army and gained enough strength to win. In 202 B.C.E. during the Battle of Zama, Hannibal and his army were destroyed which allowed the Romans to further expand their empire. The Ottoman Turks originated…

Yolande of Jerusalem and possible illness, he failed to enter the crusade. As the result of it, he was excommunicated by the Pope Gregory IX. (World Public Library). Conversely, of being excommunicated, Frederick II launched the crusade of 1228 - 1229 by himself in which he was able to negotiate the return of Jerusalem. The pope even excommunicated him again. In 1230 Pope Gregory IX lifted the excommunication, but only…