HUMA215-1104A-03 Topics in Cultural Studies Historical Foundations Dr. Michael Reed Michele Monti October 16, 2011 American InterContinental University Abstract History of vernacular language and its spread during the Medieval Times. The impact on populations after the increase of vernacular languages. The translation of popular poetry into local vernaculars. The unification of regions using vernacular language. During medieval times, speaking Latin was the acceptable language due to the prominence of the Roman Empire.
800 CE) and the language (Church Latin was codified in the palace school). Latin was now the language of learning, which made it possible for scholars across Europe to communicate with each other, but it also separated the church from the common people. The palace school also standardized the liturgy, based on Roman practice, and produced a new translation of the Bible based on Church Latin. Charlemagne ordered the palace school and the Benedictine monasteries (discussed later in this chapter) to make copies of all the Roman manuscripts they could find in order to preserve
While the world was rapidly industrializing they began to adapt to their cultures. But in the Middle East they wanted to keep their Empires strong. Each colony that was conquered by Europeans began to become colonized. The White man’s Burden was a poem written by Rudyard Kipling, the poem was basically typical racism and showed that Europeans had superiority. White people should educate and civilize other
If you go to France everyone talks French, if you go to Spain people speak Spanish, if you go to Germany everyone there speaks German. The United States, till this day has not officially named English as its official language. In the following paragraphs I would be writing about why the U.S. should make English as its official language. The reasons is to encourage people to learn and speak English, so that the U.S. officially have a official language like other countries, lastly, to cut cost of government expenses due to
10). He greatly influenced the first (Charlingian) Renaissance which promoted art and education. The Christian Emperor “sponsored a revival of learning and literacy” (pg 10); he also (for the time) modernized the Roman script into what is known as minuscule. How did Viking invasions affect early medieval life in Western Europe? (think cause and effect) -The Normans brought Feudalism and Fealty into Western Europe, they contributed to the basis for tax collection.
Chapter 5 Study Guide Rome had a substantial effect on other civilizations and trade. One example of Rome’s effect on other civilizations lies in trade itself. During the expansion of the Roman Empire, the entire western half of the empire eventually began to speak Latin and follow Roman customs and laws. This is called Romanization, and caused was a great influence on that area then and today. Rome’s extensive road system, via land and sea, led them out of their own Empire as well.
Andrew Hadfield, an English professor at the University of Sussex, wrote: "Shakespeare belonged to an expanding generation of writers who had received a classical education but had no obvious place in the social hierarchy. It is hardly surprising that many turned to republican political ideas and values, especially grammar school boys such as Shakespeare, who had to make a career in London by producing what a wider public wanted."(100). This indicates that Shakespeare was a speaker for the people and wrote what the general public felt and wanted to hear. Hadfield also comments that Shakespeare’s theme of a republic was a similar interest to the people of Britain: “ In choosing the foundational event of the Roman republic as his topic, Shakespeare in fact showed a remarkably shrewd sense of what was likely to appeal to his patron’s political tastes.”(101). Shakespeare’s plays reflect republican ideals of justice and fairness in society.
Du Bois and its numerous 'industries'. Social Factors Comparisons between Roman Society and Medieval Society give a clear picture of the importance of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois to developments in social conduct. I will not insult the readers inteligence by explaining this obvious comparison any further. Upon Peter Pinkleton-PishPosh's return to Britain he remarked 'class will refelect the inner hero' [1], he failed to understand that if one seriously intends to 'not judge a book by its cover', then one must read a lot of books.
Tools of Empire The French and British empires used many tools to gain land and maintain them during the height of their empires. The French language was a language of culture and trade. This language seemed to link all of the French colonized and the colonizers together. When the French were expanding their Empire, one of the places they expanded into was Western Africa. The African’s had no choice but to learn this new foreign language if they expected to trade and communicate at all with the French.
AFTER THE WORLD WAR Outside of labor, however, women gained many new freedoms after World War One. Before the war, women could be arrested for smoking or cursing; after the war, woman began to enjoy a greater freedom to express themselves and more independence. Flappers emerged smoking, drinking, and wearing less. It is estimated that women had reduced over twelve yards of material from their outfits between 1913 and 1928. (Nash) More and more women were completing high school and gaining higher social status.