In saying this he is idealizing that this woman is better than any other and even better than any man. ... While I"m not saying these things like the preaching to the birds never happened, I"m saying if it did happen it was probably more like an act of God to have the birds stand still for awhile rather than an act of a religiously educated man. ... Pierre, Moissac, France (Cunningham 311), the Pentecost, abbey Church of La Madeleine, Vezelay (Cunningham 312), and the Scenes from the Life of the Virgin Mary, Chartres Cathedral (Cunningham 350). ...

• Word Count: 1437
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

Did the heroine of France Joan of Arc intend to become a hero when she struggled against English domination? Did French and Armenian singer Charles Aznavour have the intention to become an Armenian hero when concentrated his effort on eliminating the consequences of the 1988 earthquake? ... He finishes his work saying, "When we have but the will to do it, that very moment will justice be done: that very instant the tyrants of the earth shall bite the dust" (186). ...

• Word Count: 1317
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

Her strength in scheming is highlighted when she learns of an impending war against her youngest sister and the King of France. ... Before she parts with her husband, the King of France, she reveals to her sisters that she knows of their lies and treachery, that they do not and can never love their Father in the ways they have stated, saying, The jewels of our father, with washed eyes Cordelia leaves you. ...

• Word Count: 1537
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The Hundred Year's War between England and France, lingered for 116 years (1337-1453) with sporadic periods of gruesome warfare and various periods of truce. The Black Death, also known as the Black Plague, spread from the Italian coast of the Mediterranean Sea in a northbound wave of destruction and mayhem that traveled towards France, England, and beyond, killing one in three people. Also, The Great Papal Schism divided and denigrated papal prestige for over forty years, when two popes were elected for the same position in two different areas: Rome and Avignon, France. ... Love has m...

• Word Count: 2313
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Troubadours waxed poetic about women's beauty saying, "no one who looked at her was not warmed with joy,"" and, " her eyes bright, her face white, a beautiful mouth, a well-set nose ,"" (Anderson and Zinsser, 311). ... King Equitan, in the famous lai, by Marie de France, of the same name, falls in love with his seneschal's wife, "The King loved the seneschal's wife for a long time, had no desire for any other women; he didn't want to marry, and never allowed the subject to be raised,"" (Adulterous Love: The Story of Equitan, 113). ...

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Anson gets drunk one night and outrages Paula's cousin and mother by pretending he was French. ... "In the evening he went out as usual, saying nothing of what had occurred; he was cordial, humorous, unabstracted. ...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The character of Robert Cohn in Ernest Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises, is a compelling one for a host of reasons. Although Cohn is a central character in the novel, it is impossible for the reader to gain an unbiased depiction of his personality. Therefore, although his actions speak loudly for so...

• Word Count: 2361
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

Many people would not disagree with the saying that an eye for an eye is justified, however, the distance that some people are willing to go creates a large distinction between justice and revenge. ... (French 2001, p.24) An overwhelming sense of love is replaced with anger, manipulation, pride and revenge. ...

• Word Count: 2228
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School