Middle English

MUW Letter of Intent There’s no power quite like that of having a community. It’s what gives us a sense of identity, it’s a source of love and support, it makes us feel safe in the world. In caveman days, without our clan we were as good as dead with the elements, sabertooth tigers, and limited resources working against us. In today’s world we have more cushioning to survive physically without a clan, but we still need them just as much psychologically and emotionally. An individual rose has…

The first thing I noticed when I walked into Jasmine Middle School was how big the eighth graders were. I knew that in middle school the sixth graders would be the babies, but it was still kind of a shock at how big eighth graders really were; well, at least I hoped the kids I was looking at were eighth graders. If the group of kids hanging out by the lockers were seventh graders, then eighth graders must be huge. Luckily, after looking around for a few seconds, I spotted my best friend,…

The first time I was really exposed to it was when I was doing the musical this year which was The Sound Of Music, and at the beginning the nuns were singing in Latin. My music teacher translated it for us and I was amazed that she could say it in English so quickly, and I said to my friend, “That was so cool! I want to be able to do that!” Now at the time I wasn’t sure it would ever happen, but when I found out about how in the Latin Lyceum you learn Latin, I knew that it was one of the things…

by inference, and began to be seen in many early European universities. Mysticism helped change society as it placed focus on religious beliefs, and sharing God’s love. The majority of mystical experiences occurred during the late middle ages, and involved Christ. While mysticism privileged women, men also had mystical experiences. Many of these mystics took to become champions of orthodoxy. One major example of this can be seen with Hildegard of Bingen who was famous for her…

every time I saw it and clapped my hands. I could watch it for hours. I always imagined myself playing in the sandbox with Tommy, Phil, and Dill. However, as I have grown the Rugrats have become more than a cartoon. Seven years later came the dreaded middle school years. Suddenly there was less room for my favorite rocking chair and the tv show that kept me mesmerized for hours. The hours I spent curled up in the chair turned into hours spent struggling at my desk. Rambling to my friends about…

Lagorio, my neighbor, Melissa, and my two older sisters, Kalei and Tiffany. Ms. Lagorio was my middle school English teacher and all throughout middle school and high school, I was here teachers aid. I learned so much about myself when I had conversations with her. She always made me felt good about my grades. Melissa, my neighbor, was someone I could always come talk too…

time for the growth of football. A lot of what occurred set the grounds for the success of the game today. I believe there were five key stepping stones that propelled football into the public sphere. The change of lifestyle and the emergence of the middle class was the foundation for football, the localization of the game, the evolution of transportation, diffusion of dominance and the professionalization of football contributed to the increased popularity of the game amongst the working class.…

went home. The 8th crusade occurred on 1270 A.C led by Louis IX of France. The Eighth Crusade was proposed by Pope Gregory X, but not organised until a later reign. It lasted only from 1270 to 1271, and was initially led once again by St Louis. An English contingent was made up largely of men who needed to hold on to lands they had taken by force in the baronial wars of the 1260s. By joining a crusade they were assured of the protection of the Church, and thus able to keep their newly acquired…

that originated from the middle Ages. Like many other phases that are synonymous with this time period, it was coined much later. In fact the word was not used until over 300 years after the system in Europe had collapsed. Similar to the Renaissance 's term for the middle ages, the dark Ages, the term Feudal originally was defined as “absurdly outdated or old fashioned” This shows the views that future centuries had about the past system. While history often writes the middle ages to be…

1. Pursuing a Master of Liberal Arts at the University of Pennsylvania would allow me the opportunity to work alongside professionals, involving me in important research of the socio-political concerns in the Middle East. The MLA program will provide me with an accommodating schedule to fulfill a degree that will integrate advanced Arabic language courses with political coursework on the Arab world. This, I believe, would be the ideal opportunity to further my passion for Arabic studies in the…