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In the 14th and early 15th century, rulers in Europe were undertaking the task of re-establishing the power of the monarch after its age of weakness in the Middle Ages. The age that led up to the Renaissance was a constant struggle for the monarchs. They depended on councils of nobles and the church for financial and military support, while the nobility and church were constantly searching for more power. This contained the monarch’s ability to accomplish goals for their nation without the…

Through the process of aging, people are able to learn more about who they are as individuals and how that identity has fit into the society around them for the years that they have been alive. It is during this time that people begin to question what kind of meaning they have found in their lives. A critical aspect of this journey to self-awareness in older age is spirituality. Regardless of whether or not someone is affiliated with a particular religion, it can be seen that spirituality is an…

come out the way you came in.” I heard it chanted through elementary school hallways, mocked by middle school kids, and hummed by high schoolers. You would think its omnipresence would keep away travelers, but, then again, my grandmother didn’t speak English. She came over from the Dominican Republic thirty-six years ago, with my mother and her five other kids. She was single, couldn’t speak English, and only went to school up to the third grade.…

The political structure of medieval England. The medieval period in English history – often termed the middle or dark ages - began c.400 AD and ended with the beginning of the Renaissance period in c.1400 AD (History.com). This period of English history is often defined as the dark ages due to a general lack of knowledge, due to the lack of writing from this period that survives and can be deciphered. The political and social structure of that time was that of feudalism. In this essay, I will…

Ethnic History I am the first of my family who came to the United States. I am here as an international student, I came in 2010 in WA State, Spokane city. I was single and I came by myself without knowing any English word, my purpose is to continue my education and get my master degree in public health. It is a big challenge and a big change for me. Most of my family has not agreed for me to move here and study due to the misunderstanding of western cultures in our media. I remember that when my…

Joseph Cavuoti Essay for The Prologue English IV - 2 February 22, 2018 1. How does Chaucer use characterization in The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales to demonstrate the changing social structure in late Medieval England? Geoffrey Chaucer uses brilliant characterization in The Prologue of The Canterbury Tales to demonstrate the changing social structure in late Medieval England. Many of the characters of The Prologue are described by their clothing, language, actions, religion, and overall…

We were Taught in Spanish and homework was in English Outrageous I felt totally out of place I did not understand what was happening and then it hit me I was just being used as an experiment a statistic. I had a long talk with my mother and demanded that she would go and take me out of that embarrassing…

American Sign Language, body language, English, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, and a myriad of programming languages; these are all of the things in which, at one time or another, I attempted to gain literacy. I have always been fascinated with the way people communicate and interact with one another, knowingly or not. Communication, however, is not merely limited to the spoken or written word. In fact, a lot of what we encounter in everyday life does not fall into the traditional realm of language.…

Throughout most of middle school and the beginning of high school, I was a very factual person. I mostly read books that were informational and it was rather rare to see me in the fiction section of a library. Even when I was very little, I was more interested in watching a documentary than your standard kid’s show. So, in the tenth grade, when I had to take a creative writing class, I was not very excited about it. However, it was there that I would learn a number of writing skills that would…

Austin State University. She is currently doing her internship at Nacogdoches Independent School District. She is one of the few interns that work in NISD. Perla serves multiple schools and grade levels in the district because she is bilingual in English and Spanish. However, it is important to note that during my observations of Perla and my shadow experiences were at the local elementary schools sites around Nacogdoches including Fredonia Elementary, Nettie Marshall Elementary, and Carpenter…