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.
“Appropriation study of texts is interesting because the changing values and attitudes of particular time periods can be observed.” Evaluate this opinion in relation to the Jane Austen’s novel, Emma, and Amy Heckerling’s film, Clueless. In your response make detailed references to both texts. 3. In comparing your TWO texts you will have become aware of how the contexts of the texts have shaped their form and meaning. Of more interest, perhaps, is a comparison of the values associated with each text.
But in our history it is important to realize that it may not be one of these causes, but a combination of all of them that created the conditions that began our civil war. In examining history, it is important to look at more than any single cause of an event, and in looking at the development of the English colonies in the new world, it is equally important to try to understand all of the reasons why the colonies developed into entirely different societies. When we examine the English colonies in New England and Chesapeake, we see that although they were settled largely by people of English origin, by 1700 the regions had separated into two distinct societies because of their geographies, the reasons why the colonies were settled, and the differences in beliefs and values held by the colonists. The Chesapeake and New England region both developed differently due to their geography. Chesapeake’s geography forced a large social stratification to build, fostered a need for slaves, and a sense of disconnection.
Was Colonial Culture Uniquely American? Yes: Gary B. Nash No: David Hackett Fisher Each of the authors of this spirited debate between the uniqueness (or the lack there of) of the American culture presented compelling arguments for their side. Nash feels strongly that the convergence of the three cultures which he refers to as a tri-racial society, in and of itself created a new and unique culture. Regardless of the origins of these cultures, he refers to the unique blend of diverse environmental factors and peoples caused the development of a variety of cultures that were mostly English, part European, and altogether original. He argued that social development studies showed changes in their social behaviors and their interactions once in their new environment.
Introduction In this unit activity, you will analyze aspects of the medieval English stories The Canterbury Tales and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. You will also read George Orwell’s essay “Politics and the English Language,” analyze it, and express your own views on how language usage changes over time. ________________________________________________________________________ Directions and Analysis Task 1: Analyzing Literature You've read excerpts from secular works written in the medieval period such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Canterbury Tales. Both are quest narratives that reveal much about the social life and codes of conduct followed in the medieval period. Write an essay on one of the topics provided in part a of this task.
Do we need federal legislation to further assert this fact? Dennis Baron (1991) described a few instances in history around the English only official language debate. According to Baron, xenophobic feelings against German immigrants in the middle of the eighteen century initiated the language issue. The xenophobia against Germans and other Eastern European immigrants was intensified after World
Does Masculinity Have a Future? To understand the future of masculinity one must understand the past events that rooted the masculine sphere in its place to grow and develop into what it has become today. This essay will follow closely with Anthony Rotundo’s book American Manhood in means of only covering the English culture and tying into the American culture of masculinity, for there are millions of ways cultures could express the masculine trait which would make this more of a lengthy paper. Rotundo’s chapter Community to Individual touches upon a concept, a concept which in reasons explained in this paper could lead to the withdrawal of masculinity as a whole for the future. Times have changed and so have the sociological norms of masculinity.
Thus, a negotiation in bad faith whose aim is to provoke the adversary is an indirect speech act….‖ English Language Learner/ELL, English Language Developing/ELD and Limited English Proficient/LEP may be construed as interchangeable terms denoting formally qualified second language learners in the U.S. K-12 environment. English Language Learner/ELL is the current official term included in current federal law that specifies qualifying characteristics of a student whose original language background is one other than English. English Language Development/ELD is a generic term for a curricular program designed to specify, support and extend the language learning of ELL students. All states are required to have a set of ELD standards in place, and to assess the language level of each ELL student. Hispanic/Latino are interchangeably used to denote a U.S. ethnic category defined as follows by the federal government: ―A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
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Views on Bilingualism in the United States: A Selective Historical Review Jill Fitzgerald Associate Professor University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Abstract As the United States population becomes increasingly diverse, debates over bilingualism have intensified. For example, many ask should English be declared the nation’s official language? Or should bilingualism be encouraged? The present article offers a contextual historical sketch as a backdrop to current national bilingual issues. Salient historical events and selected factors are reviewed that reveal views on bilingualism in the United States from pre-colonial times to the present.