renaissance. To name a few, Joachim du Bellay, Pierre de Ronsard, and Louise Labe. French culture was revolutionized and influenced by these three poets. Additionally, these poets had some similarities in their poetry even though they had their own diverse form of writing. The most meaningful “I do not write of love”, by Joachim du Bellay’s poem has a powerful humility in it. It suppresses other poets’ work. Fair and in-depth comparison can be used by Pierre de Ronsard’s “Of his Lady’s Old Age” and Louise
is one “in which souls are exchanged without the taint of physical lust, and possibly with that protection they become part of the expected commerce between lover and lady in almost all Renaissance venues” (108). But as Braden shows through Pierre de Ronsard, the kiss wished from the beloved could turn from a chaste kiss—which Ronsard’s poet dismisses as “icy”—into one that has “savour in the mouth, or never kiss” at all (qtd. in Braden 108-109). This transformation from chaste/unconsummated love
In ancient Greece athletic activity in the ancient world fell into 2 categories: competitive athletics in public religious festivals (victors won prizes and honored with statues and poems) or sporting events in a gymnasium. 2. The two categories were brought about by different beliefs in how the Olympics began: a. According to Philostratos, an ancient Greek author and philosopher during this time, the first contest was held during the festival at Olympia in 776 B.C. where many competitive
America, as many people understand, seeks for rights, equality and chances for both men and women. America is a place where you can do almost anything you want and be who you want to become. But before the Act of 1972, Title IX, women weren’t allowed to participate in any sporting events such as the Olympics and Wimbledon, and would have been classed as the weaker sex and as a woman who would stay at home, nurture their children, cook for the family and clean their home. Title IX, signed on June
Fermat’s Last Theorem Pierre de Fermat, born in 1601, hailed by many as the "king of amateurs", was a French lawyer and mathematics hobbyist. In the margin of his copy of Diophantus’ Arithmetica, he scribbled a note that would perplex and puzzle event the greatest mathematicians for the next 350 years. In this margin, Fermat wrote that there were no positive integers that can fill in x, y, and z of xn+yn=zn, where n represents a number higher than two. This equation was based on Pythagorean triples
DBQ Essay Some factors that shaped the modern Olympic movement from 1892 to 2002 were the increased participation of women in the games due to women’s suffrage, the rising nationalism and superiority over competitors that took place, and the increase in trade and funding. The modern Olympic movement was shaped through the soaring advocation of women’s rights (2, 8). An anonymous photographer (#2), in the 1908 Olympic games held in Great Britain where only 2 percent of women participated in the
How great of an honor is it to host an event such as the Olympics? According to Stefan Szymanski, “the hosting of major sporting events has become the subject of intense competition among nations. Governments will make large financial commitments in order to win the bidding competition.” The regression of big time sporting events have changed immensely, from firstly being about showing who the best athlete was, to now a way of nations being able to bring fame and possible fortunes to their doors
Did you know that the Olympics were originally banished and it took 1,503 years for it to officially return? The modern Olympics as we know it today came from the ancient Olympic games that originated in Greece. These things are basically one event that has the same name but they both have very different aspects and core values to them. This is why I chose to compare both and show both sides, so that people may be able to see the evolution of the famous Olympic games. The ancient Olympics had their
There are quite a few factors that shaped the modern-day Olympics from 1892 to 2002. Pierre de Coubertin states that he wanted to create the Olympics to spread world peace. He does this by substituting war for friendly sports competitions (doc 1). Of course, there were some bumps in the road while trying to achieve this utopia. Some factors that have changed the Olympics are the allowing of women being able to compete in the Olympics, women’s suffrage, nationalism, wars, and economic conditions (doc
Pierre de Fermat Pierre de Fermat was born in the year 1601 in Beaumont-de-Lomages, France. Mr. Fermat's education began in 1631. He was home schooled. Mr. Fermat was a single man through his life. Pierre de Fermat, like many mathematicians of the early 17th century, found solutions to the four major problems that created a form of math called calculus. Before Sir Isaac Newton was even born, Fermat found a method for finding the tangent to a curve. He tried different ways in math to improve the system