Mark Leyner's making of "Tooth Imprints on a Corn Dog" shows how he works under time pressure. ... There isn't any time to join each other and because of that the social life decays. ... The writing turns worse because they don't read books anymore. The information they get on TV is easier to understand than it's given in books. ... The real life is here and not in TV. ...
"Philosophy was discredited, the link between theology and the sciences broken; and man began to work out an approach to life that was independent of religion, independent of God. ... Boys also read books. But not all schools had books only very few schools had books. ... Many of the books were past from one church to another. ... Their books of prayers were decorated with pictures. ...
Cordoba, the capital city of the kingdom, became the centre of intellectual life. In this flourishing time, Muslims were known for their love of knowledge and books. ... His books, which were translated to Latin in Al-Andalus, influenced many European chemists during that time. ... For this reason, they were interested in the life of animals. ... His book Al-Hawi is a collection of medical notes, which he made, and observations from his own medical experience throughout his life. ...
The renaissance was a time of "I" and personal glory. ... The art he created, the books he wrote were all centered on God and kept to the code of the Church. ... The Middle Ages was a time of toil and hardship, it was a constant uphill battle and life was one of servitude. ... The total attitude shifted from "we" to "I"; no longer was this a time of servitude, now was the time to live life for all that it was worth. ... This parallels the contrasting attitudes between life in the Middle Ages and life in the Renaissance. ...
The beginning of the book places the reader in the time just before the Roman Empire falls. ... Patrick devoted his last thirty years of his life to Ireland. ... Invaders plunder much of the art, architecture and literature of the time. According to Cahill, "A world in chaos is not a world in which books are copied and libraries maintained." ... He writes, "Our history, the history we read in school and refer to in later life, was largely written by Protestant Englishmen and Anglo-Saxon Protestant Americans." ...
As the Renaissance progressed and as the new learning spread, more and more books became available due to the invention on the printing press and popular ideas about education began to change. It is important to note that up to this time books were mostly written by monks and would therefore have had a certain religious viewpoint in them. ... There were many different opinions at this time. ... During the middle ages (the period of time before the Renaissance), the subjects of paintings looked flat and lacked any feeling of movement. ... As well as developing a new style in their work, painti...
The realism is there and everyone acts very true to life. ... The detail in the novel was great and there's never a time when it shouldn't be there. ... The Count is a bit mysterious but through the end you get too see why he acts the way he does and how his life went through the lost of his loved one. ... The book was a good book to read for the quarter and I was always a fan for these types of books. ...
Most clergy of the time were even illiterate, and led very secular lives. ... The economic life for most Western Europeans was not much better than the religious and intellectual quality. ... The fourteenth century was a time of crisis for Europe. ... But the long-term effects turned out to be good, resulting in a stronger economy and overall better quality of life. ... Another important invention was the printing press, which helped to make books more accurate, cheaper, and made it easier to spread ideas to large groups of people. ...
In the Enlightenment period, there were different views concerning life and religion. ... To the people in this time, reason was important in a changing society. ... Medieval time's thoughts were not exactly thoughts of progression, to them life was going to continue as it was. ... The arts, music and books were included as well. One of the greatest, composers such as Bach, who came out of that time, used music to worship God. ...
Charlemagne and his great kingdom was the new tribe from the north that grew rapidly at this time. ... Basically, life during the middle ages was harsh and dreadful. ... Another added burden for the people at this time was the Bubonic Plague. ... Saint Francis of Assisi who lived a very simple life and loved everyone is one. ... Then there was Petrarch who traveled to the many old cathedrals built during the middle ages only to find old books filled with great literature from Greek and Roman times. ...
Throughout time wicche referred to women and not used to describe a man. ... The public felt the need to distract themselves from bigger issues at the time. ... Upon Eve biting into the apple, her life would never be the same and she took Adam down with her. ... Women in particular were limited to the domestic life as it was already, but they threat of being accused was enough to make sure they kept everything in order. ... Witches and accusations were a normal a part of everyday life for a very long time. ...
The economic, social, and political structure would evolve over time. ... I feel that each of these would be carried onto the history books of the future because of their impact on the American society. ... This prediction implies that over the course of an individual's life span the earth's population will increase five times. Population growth is a problem that impacts the environment and a general quality of life. ... As time goes on I believe we will see a functional electric car or a hydrogen car which produces very minimal emissions. ...
