Battle of Mons

Guillaume de Machaut was a French composer and poet that was prevalent in the 14th century and is known for being one of founders of the Ars Nova musical style. The Ars Nova musical style is characterized as being the integration of complex rhythms and polyphony of secular music, and its genre is translated into ‘New Art.’ Overall this type of music is known for the advancements made toward rhythmic notation, which was greatly criticized at the time by the church. Furthermore, Gullaume de Machaut

World War I was not expected to last very long. Yet, contrary to popular belief, it lasted four long, grueling years, 1914-1918 (Campbell). World War I, also known as the “Great War,” was a conflict of world powers that led to massive amounts of destruction (Campbell). This destruction was made possible with newfound trench warfare and with advances in weapon technology (History.com Staff). It is very important for the public to be aware of World War I; this includes why the war began, the war

The 16th century is often referred to as “The Rise of The West” by modern day historians due to the colonization and Imperial expansion of the Western world by European powers. Expeditions appointed by European monarchs to discover routes to the abundant resources in China and the Indies brought some of the first European explorers to the shores of present day Canada. French explorer Jacques Cartier was delegated the task of finding a western passage to the East and when he crossed the Atlantic and

(two paragraphs) Samurai had to wear armour during battle, this is one of the many armour prototypes they must’ve had to wear and fight in. You can tell that from how it is assembled over many centuries. In the text, it mentions that some of the armour is made of more lightweight metals, whereas other parts

The Racist Antagonists: Grandma and Armand Race is an undeniable component of ones day to day life. It is not uncommon to witness race being exploited to the extent of discrimination, segregation, and most importantly, confrontation. In both Desiree’s Baby by Kate Chopin and A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O’Connor, there are components of bigotry, racism, and death. It is through the use of the stories antagonists that we are able to see the magnitude of these various components and their

In this essay I will explain what Schlieffen plan was and why it did not work step by step.It began when Germany declare war on Russia and France. However their allies Britain and Belgium stepped in to help while Austro-Hungary was alliance to Germany. The Schlieffen plan had been created by Alfred Von Schlieffen but he had died before world war one started. The plan was meant to be foolproof. First of all, Germany planned to defeat France quickly by marching through Belgium before Russia could

The Schlieffen Plan created by General Alfred Von Schlieffen in 1905 in WWI was believed to be a foolproof operation intended for German victory over the French and Russian alliance by holding off Russia with minimal strength and swiftly defeating France by a massive movement through the Low Countries. Failure of precise instruction led to Britain declaring war on Germany. The Schlieffen plan was an ineffective approach on the Germans behalf as Britain, the rivalry country to Germany, had mobilized

The Schlieffen Plan was devised by Count Alfred von Schlieffen, the Chief of the General Staff in the German army in 1905. There were a number of different aspects to the Schlieffen Plan, and all were aimed at defeating France as quickly as possible, preferably in under 6 weeks. The Germans believed this was possible because they had defeated France in Alsace and Lorraine in the 1871. The main aim of the Schlieffen Plan was to knock out and capture France and then attack Russia in order to avoid

Leonard was a reservist and had been due to marry his fiancee, Emma Troope, but he had been ordered abroad on 5 August 1914, before the marriage could take place. After marching into Belgium he fought at the Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, and the Battles of the Aisne and Marne. Except for a short period of leave and, on one occasion being invalided home with bullet wounds from a Maxim machine gun, he had served in front line duties throughout the war and been involved in

Aram Bebekyan Physiology 01 Mon/Weds. Physical Activity In Relation to Cancer The fever, aches, pains, weakness and the feeling of death nearby comes by as one never expects it, and this is called cancer. It has become an epidemic as statistics show an increase of deaths from this horrible disease throughout the years. There are many organizations that support the development of new treatments and strategies to decrease these numbers. Although, this battle has been going on for a long time, there