Likewise, Baldassare Castiglione, an Italian diplomat and author, instructed modern Renaissance gentleman in The Book of the Courtier to become learned in a wide variety of subjects including the humanities, classical poetry, and in writing verse and prose. ... In his work Reflections, he wrote that acquiring more superficial or "decorative" skills such as good penmanship, dancing, singing, horse riding and dressing well would lend dignity to an educated man and help him to impress princes. ... For example, later in the sixteenth century, Anne Higginson wrote a letter that reflected the view...

• Word Count: 1240
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate

The character in a western is usually always a male and their physical and mental toughness separated them from modern citizens, there is a narrative the follows some vision of a quest into the natural world, and the film has a stylistic emphasis on open, natural spaces and setting. ... Musicals are classifies with characters who act out and express their emotions and thoughts through song and dance, plots that are interrupted or moved forward by musical members and spectacular sets and settings. ...

• Word Count: 714
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate