Tudor period

Like today, the Elizabethans had table manners. The discovery of the New World brought many “new” foods to England. The average lower class family class had a mostly vegetarian diet. During this period, vegetables were referred to as herbs. The upper class found “food from the ground” dirty. Meat was too expensive for the lower class. The only source of protein that was cheap for them was fish such as salmon, cod, and flounder. Dairy products such…

OB Capstone Project: Enacting organizational change within the fast food service industry Codi Varela, Sarah Teach & Tammy Utley Pfeiffer University Introduction Individuals working in restaurants, in particular fast food, often vary in age and level of education. Some employees are seasonal, such as students returning from college. Therefore, businesses must work to reduce employee turnover. It is estimated the average cost of replacing one employee lost to turnover…

country in relation to the standards of the developed countries of the period such as Germany, Italy and Low Countries. While the population of France and Italy were respectively over 15 and 11 million, the number of inhabitants in England and Wales were fewer than 4 million. Also, Carlo Cipolla points out that England was more backward than that of most of the Europe continent in terms of the technology and economy. In that period, the dominant economies were in the Mediterranean lands.…

Medieval Entertainment varied according to status but included feasts, banquets, jousts and tournaments, Mystery Plays, fairs, games and sports, hunting, hawking, animal entertainment using dogs, bears and monkeys. B)Describe the music of the time period and its importance. Music in the medieval times was an important part of everyday life. Music was often used during celebration and festivities, it was played during the holidays and special parties also. Uplifting music was especially played…

The Greyfriars research team embarked on an excavation procedure around the vicinity of Leicester. The main aim of the excavation was to show the condition of medieval Leicester. The scholars met a discovery that would bring a lot of talk, in the archaeological and historical world. The discovery of the skeleton of Richard III. DNA analysis proved it was, in fact, his remains. Further morphological observation would show that the king had a hunchback. It would show that Shakespeare’s description…

Kathleen Kerner Dance History Mr. Garfinkel 12/1/14 “Pina” Bausch Philippine, or “Pina”, Bausch created some of the most interesting and radical modern dance works of her time because they are based on human relations and how we interact with each other. Born in 1940, in Solingen, Germany, she was born into a family of business owners with her parents owning a connecting restaurant and hotel. She and her siblings worked for her parents at a very young age. In doing so, Pina would observe…

One in 100 United States adults are incarcerated. The United States has the highest record of incarcerated inmates, locking inmates up to eight times the amount of Canada and Europe. Prisons in America are so overcrowded, 95% percent of inmates are released, often bringing the violence back into society (Chamberlin). In the United States prisons and jails now holding 2.4 million inmates roughly - the highest incarceration rate of any free country (Petersilia). When the inmates are released and…

one of the most important occasions on the islands year planner. The festivities all began in the late 18th century with French farm proprietors from the island of Martinique establishing pretenses and spheres before bearing the fasting of the lent period. The best French settlement banned Africans and individuals of multiracial from joining the…

As someone who is primarily Scotch Irish, I speak for myself and many other Americans in believing that the First Scottish War of Independence had a large impact in the lives of our ancestors. At the finale of this war was the Battle of Bannockburn, an extraordinary battle and victory for the underdog in numbers, Scotland, a country protecting its land from the massive power that was England. The historical significance of the battle is what keeps it alive to this day in Scotland. This past…

anxious than my country , and for its sake I am willing to die ten deaths , if that be possible “ Queen Elizabeth I . these great words were said by one of England’s greatest rulers, Queen Elizabeth I. Who is Queen Elizabeth ? Her name was Elizabeth Tudor. She was born on September the seventh 1533. Queen Elizabeth was the second daughter of King Henry the 8th , and his second wife Anne Bleyn. King Henry the 8th was disappointed that Anne did not produce males, never knowing that his daughter…