Normandy

Virgin and Child created c. 1330-1350 CE in the Ile de France or Normandy out of limestone depicts the Virgin Mary holding presumably the baby Jesus on her hip. Guanyin (Avalokitesvara) created c. 960-1368 CE in China, however, is made primarily of wood and depicts an enlightened Bodhisattva named Guanyin or Avalokitesvara. While both works vary in their size, materials, styles, and subjects, their depictions of religious figures celebrates both of the respective religions of Christianity and…

Gatsby’s house “is a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy” (Fitzgerald 9) which contains “a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy”(Fitzgerald 9) this demonstrates a physical illustration that Gatsby 's uses to show his wealth. Even though Gatsby 's house Implies grand and looks…

World War II started 20 years after World War I. On December 7th 1941 the United States joined the European War which ultimately became World War II. World War II was fought in many territories all over the world. There were numerous events that led up to the beginning of World War II. The invasion of Poland by Germany, the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and Germany and Italy declaring war on the US were the leading factors driving the United States into World War II. World War II started on…

There were many weapons in Medieval times, but some of the most effective were long range weapons. There were many types of long range weapons, the most influential were the longbow and the crossbow. Some other long range weapons that were not so effective compared with the crossbow and longbow were slingshots and throwing axes. These weapons may not have been as effective but they were much cheaper and easier to use. How were long range weapons made? Two main weapons dominated in the Medieval…

The opulent mansion “was a factual imitation of some Hotel de Ville in Normandy, with a tower on one side, spanking new under a thin beard of raw ivy, and a marble swimming pool, and more than forty acres of lawn and garden,” (pg. 7) which mirrors Gatsby’s position in society. An “imitation” of the rich. Proving how, regardless…

From the fields of Yorktown to the bloody beaches of Normandy, American blood was shed in the name of freedom and liberty. America has used the ideas of liberating and bringing freedom to the oppressed as a casus belli to wage countless wars, but turned a blind eye to these problems domestically for decades. Native Americans for example were forced out of their lands into poor reservations to satisfy the needs of the ever expanding American Empire. The mentally and physically disabled were once…

to history would also help them realize that these cultures have much more to offer than just differences. "The moment in which a cohort of year 8 pupils land in Seville and realize that Spanish has a life beyond the textbook, the year 7s visiting Normandy and noticing that people behave and react in familiar ways but the small differences are what really matters ... These are character building experiences that bring out the best and worst in all of us and from which we learn so much." This…

2. Introduction The focus of this report will be the significance of religion in Medieval Europe and Joan of Arc who was glorified as a Roman Catholic Saint on the 16th May 1920. 3. Joan of Arc Joan of Arc was born into peasantry on the 6th of January 1412. Her father was Jacques d’Arc and her mother was Isabella Romée, she also had 4 siblings- Pierre d’Arc, Catherine d’Arc, Jacquemin d’Arc and Jean d’Arc. Although Joan of Arc’s real name cannot be found on record it is thought her name may…

Salinger’s work was eventually published in Story Magazine and many other big publications including: Coillier’s and Saturday Evening Post. On 1942, Salinger gets drafted into the military for World War II, serving for two years. He was involved in the Normandy Invasion and the Battle of the Bulge. During his time in the military, he met a fellow writer named Ernest Hemingway. The two got along. During the war, Salinger continued to write. He worked on a character named Holden Caulfield, which…

religious governance; visited Mecca which helped spread his fame and Islam towards West Africa in 1324 4. Tamerlane- Mongolian ruler who lived in 1336-1405 and that led his nomadic hordes to Turkey to Mongolia to conquer that area 5. William of Normandy- invaded England and organized a feudal system; he standardized…