Upon his death, his land was divided between his two sons. ... The knowledge of the life and reign of Charlemagne in this book is obtained from the compilation of two pseudo-biographies, the Vita Caroli by Einhard and De Carolo Magno by the Monk of Saint Gall. ... Although this book is compiled of two unique approaches to the life of Charlemagne, three common themes representative of this time period prevail: the political system of feudalism, the dual power of church and state, and the rebirth of culture in the Carolingian Renaissance. The first major theme presented in The Two Lives of C...

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Charlemagne's military conquest earned him the title of Charlemagne the unconquerable. ... In his introduction to The Two Lives of Charlemagne, Lewis Thrope states: "Under Alcuin the school became an important factor in national life; it developed into a well defined and highly favoured institution. ... Charlemagne quickly marched to Rome and restored order in the city. ... Charlemagne displays a very simple and conservative lifestyle. ... He praises Charlemagne for his ability to cleanse and improve the clergy and is grateful of the donations and support Charlemagne has given the ch...

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Two of these that will be discussed are the contributions made by Charlemagne and the importance of The Renaissance. ... Charlemagne was devoted to justice and good government, and with the reforms he introduced; he significantly improved the lives of many in The Holy Roman Empire (2, pp 226-232). ... One example of this is displayed by Einhard, one of Charlemagne's prominent figures, who wrote a biography on Charlemagne years after his death. ... One of the first innovators of Renaissance art was Brunelleschi who claims to have invented linear perspective, the illusion of creat...

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Charlemagne's father, Pepin, continued this process throughout his rule and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. ... Pepin, in the Merovingian tradition of the time, split his kingdom between his two sons. ... Charlemagne conquered many of these tribes. Charlemagne actually defeated them many times, but due to their faithlessness and their propensity to return to their Pagan lifestyle, the Saxons lost many lives in the prolonged battles with the Franks. ... The feudal monarchy created by Charlemagne had two definite characteristics: absolute power limited only by advice given by nobles ...

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Charlemagne's father, Pepin, continued this process throughout his rule and passed his beliefs on to Charlemagne. ... Pepin, in the Merovingian tradition of the time, split his kingdom between his two sons. ... Charlemagne actually defeated them many times, but due to their faithlessness and their propensity to return to their pagan lifestyle, the Saxons lost many lives in the prolonged battles with the Franks. ... The feudal monarchy created by Charlemagne had two definite characteristics: absolute power limited only by advice given by nobles and the Church and power based on a contr...

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His Father Pepin III died in 768, dividing his kingdom between his two sons Carolus and Carloman. ... Then Charlemagne became sole king of the Franks. ... "(10) Charlemagne tried improving the lives of his subjects with many reforms and laws. ... His many reforms included sending out teams of two people; one a man of the church the other a noble, these men informed the people of their rights. ... Charlemagne's devotions laid completely with the Church of St. ...

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Roland was the most beloved and well respected generals for Charlemagne's army. ... His faith lied with his king Charlemagne and died with Charlemagne just as he desired to be taken from this Earth. ... Oliver and Roland are forever regarded as two of the bravest franks, and possibly of all time. The two great men showed each and every person what loyalty is and should be for the rest of eternity. ... Roland and Oliver's legacy lives on and is a lesson to be learned from everybody. ...

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Malaria and small pox spread rapidly through the country devouring lives and hopes. ... He had two principal commandments: above all love God with all ones heart, soul, and mind and love all people as oneself. ... The next morning he painted the first two letters of Jesus Christ's name on his men's armor, shields, and flags. ... Another man who helped the spread of Christianity was Charlemagne. ... Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne emperor of the West as a reward for converting the conquered peoples. ...

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Christianity spread a lot throughout Europe during this time, thanks in part to rulers like Charlemagne and Clovis who converted whole lands. ... Most clergy of the time were even illiterate, and led very secular lives. ... However, in the eighth century Charlemagne succeeded in starting a small renaissance and uniting much of the Frankish territory. ... Even though the Christians lost the following Crusades, they still gave them a stronger faith and sense of purpose for their lives. ... The two most successful were the ones in Paris and Bologna, in which all medieval universities were ...

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Christianity spread a lot throughout Europe during this time, thanks in part to rulers like Charlemagne and Clovis who converted whole lands. ... Most clergy of the time were even illiterate, and led very secular lives. ... However, in the eighth century Charlemagne succeeded in starting a small renaissance and uniting much of the Frankish territory. ... Even though the Christians lost the following Crusades, they still gave them a stronger faith and sense of purpose for their lives. ... The two most successful were the ones in Paris and Bologna, in which all medieval universities were ...

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The Eucharist is a mystery, one of the aspects of the salvation of humankind; it is through this God revealed himself to all humanity.1 From the origins of the Church until present time, the manner of the celebration of the Eucharist has varied, but it has always had the same essence: to celebrate the memorial of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ for the salvation of all people, but with a variety of traditions which continue to live in the Church now.2 Before the sixteenth century Reformation of the Catholic Church, the theology of the Eucharist was based on two elements: transubstantiation and t...

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He hates the house for two reasons, one because it dosen't have a piazza and two the house dosen't n allow for the piazza to go all the way around the house. ... In The Piazza it is Kunstterroman because he is an artist who sits in his piazza and becomes a better artist as he paints Charlemagne. ... When he is talking to the woman, she told him that she wanted to know who lives in such an elegant house down on the base of the mountain. ... He was a man of two faces. ... He was deemed the victim of two evil powers, - ambition and indigestion. ...

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Perhaps the most striking distinction between the two literary periods is the social rank of the military. ... When Aude is informed of Roland's death by Charlemagne, she replies to Charlemagne: "These words mean nothing to me. ... The idea of piety was so strongly pressed on the military men that they would pray and beg God for his mercy as the lay dying on the battlefield. " (Oliver) dismounts and lays himself on the ground and resolutely confesses his sins aloud, his two hands joined and stretched upwards towards the sky. ... These are perhaps the most important features in the lives o...

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This conclusion is come to after examining the lives of the women in the two stories and the power that they were able to exert over their own densities. In both stories, the women live in a male dominated society and therefore their respective fates" are largely determined by the principle men in their lives. ... Brominade, the Infidel Queen whose husband is eventually defeated by Charlemagne, appears only towards the end of the text, and is given comparatively little to say. ... The notion of an ideal and pure love is a shared theme between the two stories. ... The story says that "a woman...

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For more than two hundred years, The Declaration Of Independence continues to speak for people worldwide who are in favor of democracy. ... Winston Smith, the protagonist of 1984, lives in Victory Mansions, forty-five year old flats with everything falling to pieces. ... As with the person who lives in the place, Mrs Parson, is equally miserable and helpless v/s "colorless, crushed-looking, with wispy hair and a lined face" (22). ... Since nobody would bother to question its authenticity, and then "once the act of forgery was forgotten, would exist just as authentically, and upon the same e...

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How Far, and Why, was Military Strength an Essential Ingredient For Successful Statecraft for the Mercian and Frankish Kings. Any definition of statecraft must incorporate three basic elements. These are the ability to maintain internal cohesion within the kingdom's borders, the ability to def...

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Then the two of them fight furiously until Beowulf spies a giant's sword hanging on the wall, which he grabs and decapitates the beast's head with. He also finds Grendel lying dead, and decapitates his head as well, and then goes back to Herot with his two trophies. ... As discussed in class about the Franks, and particularly about Charlemagne , tradition, heritage, family, and greatness seemed also to be important matters in the Anglo-Saxon culture. ... This manuscript was written a long time ago and dealt with completely different matters than today, but it still display...

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Music has been a great influence in the lives of many people for many years and is constantly changing. ... He sent emissaries all over Europe to teach the Roman style and was responsible (mainly by his promotion by the Franks 300 yrs later through the reign of Charlemagne 768 - 814) for standardisation of Masses all over Europe. 768 - 814 While some sources suggest that he composed many of the melodies, there is little to authenticate this. ... The first polyphony (called 'organum') consisted of two voices moving in parallel motion. ...

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Some of these significant events are the fall of the Western Roman Empire, the Pope crowning Charlemagne, the Enlightenment, the Italian Renaissance, and the Black Death, an extremely fierce plague which swept across Europe and some parts of Asia in the mid-fourteenth century. ... This plague took the lives of millions. ... In 1346 reports of a terrible pestilence in China, spreading through Mesopotamia and Asia Minor had reached Europe, but caused no concern until two years later. ... When one has had the one of the two other plagues the plague goes directly into the blood stream and then kil...

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After two of the three contestants died, Saladin was chosen over the last one remaining, becoming the Emir of Egypt. ... There were still two big cities to conquer so that he could have a firm hold on The Middle East, and those were Aleppo and Mosul. ...

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"The belief in mind control is symptomatic of a general social disease that stems from the sensation that we have very little control over our lives. ... (Orwell 110) The Party believes the people only need to have two emotions; love and hate. ... Once everyone forgot about the act of forgery he would have existed as authentically and upon the same evidence as Caesar or Charlemagne who really had existed. ...

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Introduction In this comparative study I will examine the representation of the magical creatures in two adaptations of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream: the eponymous video registration of Benjamin Britten's opera performed at the Glyndebourne Festival in 1981, conducted by Bernard Haitink, produced by Peter Hall and designed by John Bury, and Michael Hoffman's film adaptation of Shakespeare's play of 1999. I have chosen these two productions because they belong to two different cultural domains. ... However, critics point out that the fairies in A Midsummer N...

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