Celtic Gaul and Capetian/Valois France were similar in many different ways. Both, for the most part, occupied a large part of modern-day France. Both Gaul and the Capetians/Valois were very involved with foreign relations and were actively involved in invasions: both as invaders and invades. In this research paper, the political, social, economic and religious aspects of life in Celtic Gaul and Capetian/Valois France will be examined. In addition, notable leaders in each system will be examined, including many of the kings of the Capetian Dynasty and the House of Valois. The first half of this paper will cover the life and times of Celtic Gaul, which will include topics such as the Druids, civitates, the Romans and the religious aspects of the period. The second half of this paper will include the lineage and dynasties of the Capetian and Valois dynasties, as well as topics such as feudalism, the economics of the ruling classes, Catholicism, the Pope, and the church as a whole.
Celtic Gaul
First and foremost, the Celts were a linguistic group that originally hailed from the Bavarian and Bohemian regions of present-day Germany and Czech Republic beginning around 1100 BC. They slowly spread out and migrated to Western Europe (which included modern-day France) and even made it as far as Britain and Ireland. The Celts had 3 main social types: warrior heroes, poets and smiths. Warrior heroes dominated the culture and were the alpha dogs. They were tattooed from head to toe, had long hair worn in ponytails, and wore little to no armor when going into battle. Poets were also held in high esteem since they expressed praise for the warrior heroes. They wrote the great epic poems, as well as love stories and even the law of the people. S...
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... were not matched by political successes: although allied with the dukes of Burgundy, the majority of the French refused English domination. Thanks to Joan of Arc, the siege of Orleans was lifted (1429). Then Paris and the lle-de-France were liberated (1436-1441), and after the French army had been reorganized and reformed (1445-1448), Charles VII recaptured the duchy of Normandy (the Battle of Formigny, 1450), and then seized Guyenne (the Battle of Castillon, 1453). The end of the conflict was never marked by a peace treaty but died out because the English recognized that the French troops were too strong to be directly confronted. English territory in France, which had been extensive since 1066 now remained confined to the Channel port of Calais (lost in 1558). France, at last free of the English invaders, resumed its place as the dominant state of western Europe.
In this documentary report I shall look at the account of Urban II’s speech we are given by Fulcher of Chartres and assess it’s usefulness according to it’s likely reliability and it’s concurrence with the other accounts of Urban’s speech and the evidence we have from his letters. I shall first look at who Fulcher of Chartres was, as his role in society is important for understanding how he may have come to be aware of or present at the council of Clermont. A brief look at Fulcher will also provide an insight into what his opinions may have been and how this may colour his representation of the events. I shall also look at the message as we see it in Fulcher’s version of events and then at the overall view we are given from the evidence. I shall also look at the conclusions that ‘modern’ scholars have come to. Finally I shall look at the outcomes of this council and how much the outcomes reflect the aims we are told about in the accounts of the council of Clermont.
Suzanna Berne’s article “Where Nothing Says Everything” discusses the sequence of events that Berne encounters as she attempts to pay her respects to the 9/11 tragedy. From the elements within her writing, Berne demonstrates the significant meaning of the World Trade Center’s absence. It is from her personal experience and play on words that she is able to accurately express her thesis. Within her piece, Suzanna Berne comes to the conclusion that the impact of 9/11 on the American people forces them to unite in order to overcome the loss of the World Trade Center along with the people who went down with it.
Howe, Helen, and Robert T. Howe. A World History: Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Volume 1. White Plains, NY: Longman, 1992. 533.
In act five, scene one, Theseus gives a speech to Hippolyta regarding the foolish dreams Helena, Lysander, Demetrius, and Hermia just had. Before this, Helena, Lysander, Demetrius and Hermia all wake up cloudy and confused about being anointed by the flower and falling in love with the wrong person. Lysander and Hermia recount their plan of escaping and the forest as well as Helena who chose to follow them into the forest. Egeus refuses to allow Lysander’s love for Hermia, but Theseus rules against Egeus allowing Lysander and Hermia and Demetrius and Helena to marry. Before the wedding Theseus talks to Hippolyta about the confusing stories of these dazed lovers. Theseus believes these people have overactive imaginations and dismisses what they say as foolish.
Percy Bysse Shelley’s Ode to the West Wind is a dramatization of man’s useless and “dead thoughts” (63) and Shelley’s desire from the Autumn wind to drive these “over the universe” (65) so that not only he but man can start anew. The thoughts are first compared to the leaves of trees but as the poem progresses the thoughts are paralleled with the clouds and finally the “sapless foliage of the ocean” (40). Shelley personifies himself with the seasons of the Earth and begs the West Wind to drive him away thus allowing him to lost and become the very seasons. In the end Shelley’s metamorphosis is realized and he becomes the very wind and the power with which he humanized throughout the poem.
It is the job of a supervisor in the Army to preserve the force in many different ways. One of those is with The Army Body Fat Composition Program. Every soldier in the Army follows the same weight standards and goes into the program if they are overweight. Not many people know about Army has a program in place for soldiers who do not meet the weight and height requirements. . As we are in different time it is harder to recruit for the Army. It was said by Stew Smith (n.d.), “A shocking 20 percent of all male recruits and 40 percent of female recruits are too heavy to enter into the military ranks.” As a new supervisor it is your job to know about the Army’s overweight program. If a new supervisor does not know the process, it can be really bad for him and the soldier that is over weight.
Together with his colleagues at the University of Washington, Jeffrey R. Harris developed and published an article regarding the most appropriate means for disseminating evidence-based practices. The framework was geared towards spreading evidence-based practices that focus on health promotion. The authors argued that the basis for widespread adoption of evidence-based health promotion practices is mainly dependent on developing and evaluating effective dissemination approaches. Consequently, they created a practical framework based on existing literature on dissemination and their experiences in conducting such practices. The framework is commonly known as the Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC) framework, which was developed by the Prevention Research Center at the University of Washington and funded by the Center for Disease Control. CDC funded the development of this evidence-based health promotion framework to carry out research on community-based prevention and management of chronic diseases.
In Canada, child protection is basically a responsibility of the provincial and territorial governments through various activities such as investigating child protection concerns. As part of their responsibilities to promote child protection, the provincial and territorial governments may place children or young under care. This involves placing them in varying living arrangements such as group home, foster home, independent living program, receiving homes, and relatives’ home. Placing children in foster care seems to be the most common way used by various governments in Canada to address child protection concerns. However, this type of care has had significant challenges in the recent past, particularly in light of children or young people who age out of foster care. These challenges are attributed to the lack of legislative and policy initiatives taken to address children who age out of foster care in Canada. As a result of lack of such provisions, these children end up having lack of further education as they are forced into adulthood. In some cases, children who age out of foster care in Canada get involved in criminal activities. As the number of children who age out foster care increases, Canadian government should enact appropriate measures, especially legislation and policy to promote the well-being of these children as they grow into adulthood.
Hate crimes can be described as criminal activities that are perceived to be fueled by prejudice against and hostility towards the victim based on an individual characteristic. In most cases, hate crimes are motivated by gender, disability, sexual orientation, race, identity, and religion or faith. The increase in hate crimes in the recent past has not only made it a major issue that needs to be addressed in the modern society but has also attracted several legislative measures to deal with it. However, dealing with this major societal issue not only requires these legislative measures but also necessitate creative and critical thinking to enhance the effectiveness of initiatives taken to address it. The development of suitable initiatives through creative and critical thinking requires evaluating and refining resolutions.
Historically, there was a close cultural link between southern France and Asia Minor. It appears that Iren...
Preparing for the future never hurts those who have faith of there even being one. Nonetheless, it calms the nerves of meaningless stresses and frustrations that tend to lead us to the brink of insanity. Many might agree that living the moment would be the best way to spend one’s day when not knowing of there being a tomorrow, but what they forget to question themselves about is, how will they face the consequences that resulted from their choice when a tomorrow does come. Being realistic in one's choice of how to spend their day, without knowing of there being a tomorrow, doesn't necessarily mean that they are wasting what they have now, and not living it to the fullest. On the contrary, it means quite the opposite of that notion. Those who live their today’s to its fullest in fear of there not being a tomorrow, only trap themselves into a state of anxiety and fear. Preparation and reasonable thoughts simply tend to quell the frustration experienced by those who live in fear of there not being a future. Although it may be a gamble, it’s always better to be prepared and expectant of whether there might or might not be a tomorrow.
The highest rank in Celtic Society was held by the elected king, followed by the warriors, Druids, craftsmen and landowners, which were considered as noble. The noble families send their children to other clans for training and education. This fostering also developed close ties be...
Every mentor has their own personal style as well as it significantly influences how they behave as a part of the mentor style is his or her ability to get used to their normal responses when the situation involves something other than their normal style. The movie, Something the Lord Made by Joseph Sargent is based on a true story of two medical inventors, which are the surgeons Dr. Blalock who is creating a new technique in heart surgery and his assistant Vivien Thomas who get hired as a janitor at the university. Dr. Blalock takes Thomas as his lab assistant where he supports him as a friend by asking him a lot of questions like ‘why’ and ‘how’ this happens, to make his interest greater in the medical field where he develops techniques that allows him to work with him in the lab and where they both work together on the “blue baby” project as a friends which makes easier for them to help each other. In comparison, my mentor has always been my mother who influenced me a lot with everything in my life the way she supported me in everything to overcome my problems. Through these examples people can see that different way of mentoring styles can influence the ones who receiving the guidance by giving people inspiration, helping people to overcome their obstacles, and friendship.
Rice, Eugene E. and Anthony Grafton. The Foundations of Early Modern Europe, 1460-1559. 2nd. ed. New York: W. W. Norton and Co., 1994.
For more than 60000 years, Aboriginal people have been lived with in the land called “Australia” with out invasion from outside world. However, from 1788 when European first came and settled on the land of Aboriginal as their new habitation which change the Aboriginal people life in many ways. The purpose of this report is to research and discuss about changing of Aboriginal people life after the arrival of the first fleet of European in 1788. This report will discuss the changing of the Aboriginal life from 1788 to 1901, which includes dispossession and protectionism. It will also highlight the struggle for right and freedom of Aboriginal people from 1901 to the present including Assimilation, Integration and Self-determination. In addition, it will identify role and achievement of Chatty Freeman and who influence Aboriginal’s culture to the forefront of society.