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James Franklin Beard, text established with explanatory notes by James A. Sappenfield and E. N. Feltskog (1826; New York: SUNY Press, 1983), 6. Web. 9th October, 2015. The War that Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War (New York: Viking, 2005, 37–52; and Anderson, Crucible of War, xix. Web. 9th October, 2015. The Sources of Cooper’s Knowledge of Fort William Henry,” American Literature, 36 (May 1964), 209–214; Steele, Betrayal: Fort William Henry and the “Massacre”,…

“There are only two kinds of people in the world, the Irish and those who wish they were.” (Unknown). This is a very common quote to describe the people of Ireland. The people of Ireland have an unique history, culture, religion, meals, living conditions, jobs, and recreation. Ireland is a small, independent country east of Great Britain. The island is occupied by Ireland and Northern Ireland. However, Northern Ireland only occupies one-sixth of the land. Ireland is known for its beautiful…

Imagine a baby girl. What do you see? Now imagine a baby boy. Do you picture the same baby? Well, most of the time people will say no, not because of the baby 's sex, but because how we connect someone 's sex with gender categories. "Male" and "female" are sex categories, and "masculine" and "feminine" are gender categories. However, the line between these two seems to be very thin if existent at all. This is because society has molded us to stereotype genders without us even knowing and to…

Proximity and Distance to God The relationship of Proximity and distance towards God is on equal footings. Proximity is the act of obedience towards God. These are the acts which will make you closer to God; satisfying one’s duties over God as laid down by the law. It is also often put in contrast with distance to God that is described as the stubbornness and refusal to follow God’s teachings and surrender to His obedience. However according to the Quran and various Sufi scholars such as Rumi,…

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Character traits in fictional or real people have positive and negative effects on the people around them. In the story Beowulf, the epic hero in this story has a positive effect on others in his surroundings. A character trait is all the aspects of a person’s behavior and attitudes that make up the persons personality. Beowulf has an abundant amount of positive character traits as he travels on his quest. Beowulf is full of bravery on his journey. Being brave is courageous behavior. He is…

It’s like their actions and words do not matter unless the other person is there to “represent” them. Along with The Seafarer and The Wanderer, The Wife’s Lament is also written in the Exeter book with the time of the vikings. Women were not seen as women in the 10th century and so on. She was disowned by her own husband and she didn’t have anywhere to go and she wasn’t anyone to anybody. No one should have to face difficulties and the world all alone like she did. In…

Before the Black Death plagued Europe during the late Middle Ages, the continent was already facing the worst. The “little ice age” had created colder weather leading to failed harvests and malnourishment, ultimately leaving most of the population either dead or susceptible to disease. In addition to this, improvements in ship design, though profitable for merchants, invited pathogen-ridden vermin to infect all they crossed paths with. This, in accompaniment with a lack of public health and…

He folded his hands on the table and began to tell his story. “A city known as Constantinople was founded in 324 AD by the emperor Constantine, in the Greek city of Byzantium. His reason for this? Western Europe, where Rome had once thrived, was being torn apart by attacks from other parts of Europe. Constantine decided that he would have to move somewhere else in order to be safe from destruction and invasion. Western Europe would later be known as Christendom, because of the importance of…

“‘Religion will save us," I said. Since when I could remember, religion had been very close to my heart. ‘Religion?’ Mr. Kumar grinned broadly. ‘I don 't believe in religion. Religion is darkness.’” (Martel 16). Over history, and since the beginning of human society, religion has had its effect on humans and the way people behave and act. Life of Pi, the novel by Yann Martel, is one of the best novels to analyze for this topic. Martel incorporates religious faith and trends enough in the novel…