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the homes in the district are not grand does not mean that they do not hold cultural significance. Every place has its secret history, its hidden accounts of desire and diversity. Imagine the gardener’s daughter meeting up with the son of the landed gentry on her back porch to engage in a clandestine affair under the summer stars. The past is told the way people choose to remember it. And who is to say that the previous bourgeoisie should fade into oblivion simply because they

In the novel, Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory, Malory recounts the popular tale of King Arthur and the noble knights of the round table. However, Malory mirrored the Arthurian court in disposition to the current government by analyzing his ties to politics and life experiences. England encountered many difficulties during the 1500s and 1600s, for it was constantly in war while fearing its own revolution within its own government. Sir Thomas Malory lived dangerously as he constantly participated

The general purpose of this study is to examine the method, style, techniques or devices etc. employed by Cicero in convincing his audience of the innocence of Sextus Roscius of Ameria. Generally, studying rhetoric introduces us to some of the most influential thinkers of Western culture. Knowledge of rhetoric helps us to understand our world because every human being practices rhetoric and comes under its influence. This is because every day, we use words to shape attitudes and encourage people

are means to understand the world around us, but neither one by itself is incomplete. Jane Austen (16th December 1775-18th July 1817) was an English novelist whose works for romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read authors in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary also gained her historical importance among scholars and critics. She was educated primarily by her father and

Chivalry in Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France ...But the age of chivalry is gone... Amidst a wealth of metaphors and apocalyptic maxims, this line is perhaps the most memorable from Edmund Burke's Reflections on the Revolution in France. He masterfully employs the concept of chivalry to express his anti-revolutionary sentiment, and he dramatically connects it to images of land, sex, birth and money to express the widespread disorder that accompanies a loss of chivalry

The Frontier Thesis or Turner Thesis, is the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that American democracy was formed by the American frontier. He stressed the process—the moving frontier line—and the impact it had on pioneers going through the process. He also stressed results; especially that American democracy was the primary result, along with egalitarianism, a lack of interest in high culture, and violence. "American democracy was born of no theorist's dream; it was

the Nobles were finessed. Societal legitimacy was predicated on national service either in the army or in the civil service, and both of these structures developed meritocratic admission and promotion processes. The Junkers, as the equivalent of landed gentry, while conservative and resisting of democratic reform, were not lazy and decadent, but were actively engaged in their property locally, and politically or militarily active and engaged nationally

INTRODUCTION Both Taming of the Shrew and Othello Shakespeare present a variety of relationships which dramatise abuse against women. In Taming of the Shrew Petruchio’s attempts to reform Kate to make her the ideal housewife can be interpreted as a form of domestic abuse. Not only does he withhold necessities such as food, he places her in isolation, and even plays mind games with her to such an extent that she is fearful of defying him - creating a relationship of dependence. In Othello too, there

Comparing Empires: Roman and Chinese Consolidating the Roman and Chinese Empires 1. both empires defined themselves in universal terms 2. both invested heavily in public works 3. both claimed supernatural sanctions a. deceased Roman emperors as gods (imperial cult) i. persecution of Christians for nonparticipation in cult b. Chinese emperor as Son of Heaven i. rule by Mandate of Heaven ii. dependent on just rule iii. heavy ritual duties to maintain relationship between earth and heaven iv. moral

Chapter 1: The New Global World Intro Before the French Natchez people complained that French treated them like slaves Before 1490s Natchez only knew their people 1502: Nicolas de Ovando replaced Columbus as governor of Hispanola His fleet of ships carried Span adventurers/African slaves which created triracial societies 1949--> Columbus unleashed 200 troops w/ 20 on horseback to terrorize the natives b/c he was upset he couldn't govern Also released greyhounds to rip indians to pieces