Joan of Arc was born in the village of Domre?my‚ in the Meuse River Valley in the year 1412‚ where she lived as the daughter of a wealthy tenant farmer. She lived in Europe during what was known as The Hundred Years War. As a girl‚ she spent most of her time in church‚ but on eday at the age of 7‚ she claimed she saw a vision from St. Micheal‚ telling her to be good. At age 13‚ the visions commanded Joan to travel to the lord known as the Dauphin to inspire his armies to clear the way to Roims for
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2. Critically analyse the way an historical protagonist (Joan of Arc) has been portrayed in 2 or more films from different time periods. To what extent is the portrayal of the protagonists’ gender similar or different in each case and to what extent has this depiction been influenced by the political/philosophical thinking of the period in which it was made OR by its national origin? Film as a relatively recent medium provides a useful insight into understanding the differing political and
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Joan of Arc was a French heroine who saved France from a very dark period of time. Joan was born on January 6 in 1412 in Domrémy‚ France. When Joan was born France was involved in a lengthy war with England called the Hundred Years War. During her childhood‚ she learned domestic skills from her mother and learned how to take care of animals. Joan was illiterate‚ but she developed a deep love for the Catholic Church. At the young age of thirteen Joan started to get mystical visions which she believed
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------------------------------------------------- Summer. A field during summer in Belgium. | | Summer is the warmest of the four temperate seasons‚ between spring and autumn. At the summer solstice‚ the days are longest and the nights are shortest‚ with day-length decreasing as the season progresses after the solstice. The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate‚ culture‚ and tradition‚ but when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere
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Over the summer I learned a lot about myself. I was stressed then surprised and finally relieved. I discovered motivation in school and you could even say I “came of age”. Combine lots surprises plus the two months of freedom in the summer and anything can happen. Home stretch‚ that’s the phrase that came to my head mid-may last school year as I was just finishing up culminating’s and starting to make notes for the exams in June. At first just the thought of summer was so out of reach. The whole
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Question 1 a) The difference between a subject directory and a search engine is the way in which the information about a website is gathered. Search engine is a program that finds Web sites‚ Web pages‚ images‚ videos‚ news‚ maps‚ and other information related to specific topic. A search engine is helpful in locating information for which we do not know an exact Web address or are not seeking a particular Web site. A subject directory classifies Web pages in an organized set of categories
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"People who use the Internet make up the world’s largest community." (Bailey 6). So to be safe "It’s important to use good judgment when it comes to being a smart cyber citizen." (Bailey 12). To gather information ethically and to ensure your own safety is very important when using the highly populated internet. "Ethics are the rules you use in life to help you decide what is right and wrong." (Bailey 4). To use the internet ethically one must think and understand the things that are wrong in real
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From Case 5-3‚ I chose number 3‚ Cruise. Raymond’s‚ a travel agency‚ chartered a cruise ship for two weeks beginning January 23‚ 2007‚ for $200‚000. In return‚ the ship’s owner agreed to pay all costs of the cruise. In 2006‚ Raymond’s sold all available space on the ship for $260‚000. It incurred $40‚000 in selling and other costs in doing so. All the $260‚000 was received in cash from passengers in 2006. Raymond’s paid $50‚000 as an advance payment to the ship owner in 2006. How much‚ if any‚ of
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ECON10003 Introductory Macroeconomics Semester 1‚ 2013 Assignment 1 This assignment is worth 10% of your overall mark for this subject. These questions are designed to assess your knowledge of macroeconomic theory‚ specifically‚ the 45‐degree diagram and associated concepts‚ and your ability to apply that theory to a real world scenario. The assignment is due by April 10‚ 2.00pm. You will need to submit your assignment in electronic format to the Commerce Student Centre via
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Michael Honick After my first week of the Summer Bridge Program at Penn St-Abington‚ I learned a lot about the differences between high school and college. I really understand in high school that you must be there during the allotted hours‚ success rides on the teacher‚ and that we can get away from not reading the text for class and in college you have more freedom‚ harder courses‚ and longer hours of studying. We learned how to become an efficient and effective learner. What I learned from
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