Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Question #10
This year was a good year for me, but I had a little problem with this class. It was challenging, but sometimes i think it got too hard. I feel like it was good that you pushed us to do our best and i can say that my writing has become 1000 times better. Personally, I would much rather take a scantron exam than do what we did today, but I am glad that you let us experience something different. I felt that I did not get off to a good start. It wasn't my fault that the internet was broken, and I found using the MAC to be very confusing. I feel that I tried my hardest on the exam, and used what I could from what I have learned. Overall i did like this class. Thanks for a good year!!!
Question #9
I think that Shakespeare is the best example of a Renaissance Man. A Renaissance Man is a man who basically represented that time period. He represented it with his writings. He had great skills, and became very famous. Even though his writings were depressing and not very happy, he was a great writer. He truly was a Renaissance Man. He wrote many plays and was able to show them off at the Globe Theater. One great example of his writing is, "A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool." In this, you can see his intelligence. Two more are, "Better three hours too soon than a minute too late," and, ""But men are men; the best sometimes forget." He was a great writer, and should be remembered as a very important person in society.
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Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote. (n.d.). Famous Quotes at BrainyQuote. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.brainyquote.com/
Question #8
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Figures number 2,4, and 6 are Gothic Cathedrals, and 1,3, and 5 are all Romanesque. Gothic architecture came after the Romanesque architecture. The Gothic architecture period lasted from the twelfth to fourteenth century. Gothic churches have many windows. These windows have pointed tops unlike the Romanesque which have rounded tops (see figure 3). Even the arches in the Gothic Architecture were pointed at the top. It showed the elegance and the sophistication of these works of art. The French Christians that worshiped and built these churches wanted to let the light shine in. They believed that God was shining His light and that it needed to be seen. The inside of the Cathedrals are very delicate compared to the Romanesque. They are colorful rather than dark and gloomy (see figure 4). These windows were extreme works of art. They were filled with colorful stained glass and it is easy to see the tedious effort put into this phenomenal building.
Romanesque architecture gets its name from Roman architecture because they are both a little alike. This period began in the ninth century when the economy was good enough to begin building good churches. These buildings were made of stone, in order to protect the people in case of an emergency in the town (see figure 1). The Romanesque churches far outnumbered the number of castles at this time, even though many castle were being built. Romanesque architecture had rounded arched and windows. These buildings were used more as a form of protection then as a place of worship. Obviously by the way they were built, the Romanesque churches were so that no one could invade the town and hurt people. Even on the inside of the churches, there is not much color (see figure 2). The inside is dark and there were very few windows. There are pillars inside, but not the delicate and beautiful designs that you would imagine; they are think and sturdy once again to symbolize and show the protection. Most of these churches include one large window called a rose window, and arches. All of these accessories and add- in show the strength and meaning of these buildings, and although, this is a much different type of architecture compared to Gothic architecture.
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Question #7
1. The Black Death was started in Europe by rats. It was started by the fleas that were on the Rat's back. The rats brought in the fleas which clung to humans. This started a raging sickness that wiped out a large amount of the population.
2. Symptoms of the plague were buboes which were bumps filled with puss that ooze and bleed. Most people in this condition ended up dying, but if the buboes were taken care of, there was a chance of survival. Next, the person would get a raging fever and throw up blood. Because most victims only lasted about seven days, there was not much that the doctors could do about it. There was not much that could be done to relive the discomfort, and it did not help that no one wanted to get near the infected ones. This was highly contagious and no one wanted to catch it.
3. I think that people in America would be afraid. Even though we are equip to deal with it, we probably would not be able to overcome it. When the Swine flu came out just about a year ago, people were already freaking out. Even though we were able to find a vaccine, it took a while. The plague spread so quickly that it would probably be very hard for us to be able to react so fast.
People would also not want to get near the sick person. Even when someone just has the flu, no one wants to catch it. Once one person got too close and received the disease, there would be no going back.
rne., Pestilence, J. P., Pandemics., & A-M, P. (n.d.). Black Death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bla
Medieval Sourcebook: Boccaccio: The Decameron - Introduction . (n.d.).FORDHAM.EDU. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
2. Symptoms of the plague were buboes which were bumps filled with puss that ooze and bleed. Most people in this condition ended up dying, but if the buboes were taken care of, there was a chance of survival. Next, the person would get a raging fever and throw up blood. Because most victims only lasted about seven days, there was not much that the doctors could do about it. There was not much that could be done to relive the discomfort, and it did not help that no one wanted to get near the infected ones. This was highly contagious and no one wanted to catch it.
3. I think that people in America would be afraid. Even though we are equip to deal with it, we probably would not be able to overcome it. When the Swine flu came out just about a year ago, people were already freaking out. Even though we were able to find a vaccine, it took a while. The plague spread so quickly that it would probably be very hard for us to be able to react so fast.
People would also not want to get near the sick person. Even when someone just has the flu, no one wants to catch it. Once one person got too close and received the disease, there would be no going back.
rne., Pestilence, J. P., Pandemics., & A-M, P. (n.d.). Black Death - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bla
Medieval Sourcebook: Boccaccio: The Decameron - Introduction . (n.d.).FORDHAM.EDU. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/
Question #6
http://jcexam.wikispaces.com/Richard
2. I am Salidin, and I am glad that we made a peaceful pact to share the Holy City. I can not believe that the Crusaders were planning to kill everyone. Richard should have come to me first and we should have talked peacefully to begin with. He could have destroyed me if he had come the last time. I was very worried, but relieved when i found out he retreated. It had taken me so long for me to take over this place, and I would not want to lose it to someone who would wipeout all of my history.
When I first took over Jerusalem, I was not hard on the Christians at all. I let them live. The one thing that I did that was rude was that I took their cross and hid it. In the future, it will probably never be found. Overall, I am upset that I have to share the holy city, but I will do it becuase if not, we might get it taken away from us.
horsemen, t. T., & defeated&, w. w. (n.d.). Medieval Sourcebook: The Capture of Jerusalem by Saladin, 1187 .FORDHAM.EDU. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.fordham.edu/halsall
2. I am Salidin, and I am glad that we made a peaceful pact to share the Holy City. I can not believe that the Crusaders were planning to kill everyone. Richard should have come to me first and we should have talked peacefully to begin with. He could have destroyed me if he had come the last time. I was very worried, but relieved when i found out he retreated. It had taken me so long for me to take over this place, and I would not want to lose it to someone who would wipeout all of my history.
When I first took over Jerusalem, I was not hard on the Christians at all. I let them live. The one thing that I did that was rude was that I took their cross and hid it. In the future, it will probably never be found. Overall, I am upset that I have to share the holy city, but I will do it becuase if not, we might get it taken away from us.
horsemen, t. T., & defeated&, w. w. (n.d.). Medieval Sourcebook: The Capture of Jerusalem by Saladin, 1187 .FORDHAM.EDU. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.fordham.edu/halsall
Question #5
It is fair to say that our country is not like the modern day Rome. We have so many different things than Rome had. Their leaders were not as concerned with the people as they were with themselves.Our country has many weapons that are more advanced then any that were in Roman time. Of course, there are some that are similar, but the changes made in order to make them safer and more useful are very important. Today, we are advanced with technology, stable leaders, and medical devices.
Technology today is a big part of the world. In Roman times, messages were sent by a horse. The U.S.A. has the privilege to be able to click a button, and any message can be sent to any amount of people. Rome also had to write or remember all of the information. Our country is able to type everything down. In an article by the Annistan Star, it talks about the advances in agricultural technology. There are now super- powered hoses that are able to water entire fields. In Roman times, fields were watered by hand, and they probably were not even very big. These are just a few of the examples of how technology proves that the U.S.A. is not like the modern Rome at all.
Rome used to have unfair leaders who were all too concerned with themselves. Of course, there were a few that were good, just like we have had some that were bad, but is is still much different. War in ancient Rome were violent, and compared to ours today, very unorganized. The U.S. seems to have very civil wars compared to the way that they used to be. In an article by Opelika- Auburn News, President Obama frets about the decrease in jobs. It is good to know that there is a leader who is concerned for the entire being of the country and not just him or herself.
In today's times, we are much more medically advanced then they were in Roman times. There were many plagues, but if one hit here today, the U.S. would probably handle it with much more ease. In the article, Picking up the Pieces, it talks about victims who have bounced back after a huge tornado. Medical people were sent out right away to tend to the victims. Even though this is such a huge tragedy, it was not too hard to handle. This is the type of thing that these men and women who work in hospitals see everyday. We are lucky to be able to cope after this, but the Romans probably wouldn't have been. They did not have very sterile places to preform surgeries, any other type of medical operation. Many people died from infection from just a minor scrape. This is just one of the many reasons that this country could not be able to be called the modern day Roman Empire.
Today could not be called as the modern day Roman empire. We have far too much technology, medicine, and political advantages to be considered as that.
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Hartford Courant. (n.d.). Newseum | Newseum Home. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=CT_HC&ref_pge=gal&b
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Opelika-Auburn News. (n.d.). Newseum | Newseum Home. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_OAN&ref_pge=gal
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | The Anniston Star. (n.d.). Newseum | Newseum Home. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_AS&ref_pge=gal&
Technology today is a big part of the world. In Roman times, messages were sent by a horse. The U.S.A. has the privilege to be able to click a button, and any message can be sent to any amount of people. Rome also had to write or remember all of the information. Our country is able to type everything down. In an article by the Annistan Star, it talks about the advances in agricultural technology. There are now super- powered hoses that are able to water entire fields. In Roman times, fields were watered by hand, and they probably were not even very big. These are just a few of the examples of how technology proves that the U.S.A. is not like the modern Rome at all.
Rome used to have unfair leaders who were all too concerned with themselves. Of course, there were a few that were good, just like we have had some that were bad, but is is still much different. War in ancient Rome were violent, and compared to ours today, very unorganized. The U.S. seems to have very civil wars compared to the way that they used to be. In an article by Opelika- Auburn News, President Obama frets about the decrease in jobs. It is good to know that there is a leader who is concerned for the entire being of the country and not just him or herself.
In today's times, we are much more medically advanced then they were in Roman times. There were many plagues, but if one hit here today, the U.S. would probably handle it with much more ease. In the article, Picking up the Pieces, it talks about victims who have bounced back after a huge tornado. Medical people were sent out right away to tend to the victims. Even though this is such a huge tragedy, it was not too hard to handle. This is the type of thing that these men and women who work in hospitals see everyday. We are lucky to be able to cope after this, but the Romans probably wouldn't have been. They did not have very sterile places to preform surgeries, any other type of medical operation. Many people died from infection from just a minor scrape. This is just one of the many reasons that this country could not be able to be called the modern day Roman Empire.
Today could not be called as the modern day Roman empire. We have far too much technology, medicine, and political advantages to be considered as that.
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Hartford Courant. (n.d.). Newseum | Newseum Home. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=CT_HC&ref_pge=gal&b
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Opelika-Auburn News. (n.d.). Newseum | Newseum Home. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_OAN&ref_pge=gal
Newseum | Today's Front Pages | The Anniston Star. (n.d.). Newseum | Newseum Home. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.newseum.org/todaysfrontpages/hr.asp?fpVname=AL_AS&ref_pge=gal&
Question #4
Herodotus writes everything down and Thucydides doesn’t write down everything. Herodotus is often criticized from taking general information and make it kind of into a story, but Thucydides is more to the point and specific about things. It is much more important to have better information than more information. Herodotus had much more, but Thucydides had much better so overall Thucydides had the better approach.
Herodotus:
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DEALBOOK. (n.d.). Sept. 11, 2001 News - The New York Times. Times Topics. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/sept_11_2001/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=September%2011&st=
Thucydides:
WEISER, B. (n.d.). Court Filings Assert Iran Had Link to 9/11 Attacks - NYTimes.com.The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia. Retrieved June 8, 2011, from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/20/world/middleeast/20terror.html?ref=sept112001
The first article that was chosen for Herodotus was because it was very detailed. It told a story about the event that occurred. This is a good article for him because he put things into detail. Everything that he wrote was probably exciting to read and held the reader's attention. In the article, very powerful and large words are used in order to make it more exciting. Herodotus might have wanted to do this in order to hold historians attention or to be remembered.
The second article that was chosen for Thucydides would fit him perfectly. It has information, but it is straight to the point. Unlike the first article, it would be one that most people would not want to read. It is a better approach though because the history is accurate, and will not be confused. Even though these articles are not exactly how these would be in their time, they are good examples for these two men.
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