Periodization

The Medieval Ages a crucial period of time in European history. It was the start of major civilization and beginning of “advanced” technology. A major part of the Medieval Ages were the people that made up this time period. A significant group of people that aren’t recognized for their contribution are the women. On another note, they also did not have many rights in the Medieval Ages and were not recognized as worthy as men during that specific time period. They received a lot of criticism…

Recess For Middle School South Recess is a time for kids to be kids, students can play sports, catch up with friends they don't have classes with or do some homework sitting outside. Middle School students want recess so Middle School should have it. Recess is a break from school but it isn't in middle school. Recess is wanted, it's a pretty low cost, it has benefits and evidence shows it's good for kids. Most importantly, there are many learning benefits. Research supports our idea. An…

“Everyday Use” and “A Place I’ve Never Been” are very unique in the sense that they deal with social issues that are very important at the time they are published. Each of the main characters from the stories deal with an issue that affects them throughout the story. While the characters face similar issues, they are also very different. “Everyday Use” takes place in the 1960s where black power is becoming very dominant. While “A Place I’ve Never Been” deals with AIDS in the 1980s. The time…

Okhipo 1 Joseph Okhipo Susan Philips English 1102 26 October 2016 A Reading of William Faulkner “A Rose for Emily” William Faulkner’s “A rose for Emily” story is a very fascinating one. In “A rose for Emily” Faulkner tells the story of a lady who has been through a whole lot of drama in her life. Faulkner’s choice of imagery sets a very clear tone for the main motif of the story which is death. Everyone would see a rose as a mere flower or a sign of love and beauty but in this…

The Middle Ages are a misunderstood period of history in which the popular view is that they were a dark and gloomy time with little or no progress. In fact, the Medieval Times were much brighter times than what is commonly believed. Many accomplishments made during these times attributed to the progression of history. Religion was vitally important to the people of the middle ages and brought them together as a society. Beauty can be found in the architecture, music, and literature from this…

Was the Time Period Between 400 and 1400 AD a “Dark Age” for Europe? Overall Claim: The Middle Ages not a Dark Age in Europe. The first reason the Middle Ages period was not a Dark Age was because the educational system improved. Richer the monk stated in his article “Journey to Chartres” (Document E) about how he was going to study with a great scholar named “Heribrand, a highly cultured and scholarly man.” Richer stated that he had learned “symptoms of diseases and picked up a surface…

Do you ever wonder what thanksgiving was like years ago or for your classmates. When looking at the different things people do during thanksgiving you can find a lot of unique things. I have asked three classmates and done some research and i've some unique things to share with you today The way i celebrate thanksgiving is sort of different from back then and my classmates but we did have some similar traditions. When asking my classmates i found out that when they celebrate thanksgiving there…

In Sorokin’s, The Blizzard, the problems standing in the way of progress are seen through a doctor’s journey to a faraway village. The novel brings up current problems in Russia specifically dealing with scientific progress in relation to human ability. The main protagonist, Doctor Garin, is comparable to doctor Preobrazhensky in Heart of a Dog because they both are intellectuals with goals. In the way of their goals, however, is their own desires, a reoccurring theme in The Blizzard. Both…

The old south was a place not a like today. Plantations, slavery, confederacy, all of these things are not around in today’s world. In the new south, the women have all the control, taking over their father’s plantations and having to make money, themselves just to survive. The women had it tough back then. In Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone With the Wind, the characters show through their lives how the South drastically changes along with them. Providing a comparison with the South.…

Stearns in his article, “Periodization in World History Teaching: Identifying the Big Changes,” argues that periodization in teaching world history needs to be more than it has been in the past. As it states in the title of his article, Stearns wants to identify the big changes in world history. The dilemma that Stearns attempts to fix is world history courses need for periodization to avoid a survey class. His three periodizations are expansion of technology, commercial exchange…