The New Generation It can easily be seen that there are differences between the older Latin American generations and the new. Differences can be seen through communication, discipline, and different traditions. With communication playing a huge role especially with the older generation whi...

Cupid and PsycheEdith Hamilton takes the love story of Cupid and Psyche, Love and Soul, from a Latin writer of the second century A.D., Apuleius, who, similar to Ovid, creates beautiful, entertaining tales. Consequently, the author uses the Latin names of the gods. The story of Cupid and Psyche re...

Mary the first was born on FEB. 18. 1516 at GREENWICH PALACE. I WAS THE DAUGHTER OF HENRY THE 8 AND CATHRINE THE FIRST OF ARGON. I WAS A GOOD STUDENT AND ACCOMPLISHEND LINGUIST. I LEARNED LATIN, FRENCH, SPANISH, ITALIAN, AND GREEK. I STUDIED ASTRONOMY, NATURAL SCIENCE, AND MATH. I PLAYED MUSIC, ...

Sir Thomas more was born February 7, 1478 in London, England. At a young age he began working as a Archbishop. People predicted that he would be a "marvelous man." More studied at Oxford, he studied Greek and Latin Literature while he was there. Most of More's first works were comedies ...

The painting \"Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride\" by Jan van Eyck is a piece that has a great deal of symbolism. Painted in 1434, it was created with oil on wood and is only 2\'8\" by 1\'11\". The piece is a wedding portrait and displays Van Eyck\'s love of detail. Details such as hair had to be don...

Panofsky\'s purpose in writing this article was to identify a painting discovered in Brussels in 1815 (referred to as the \"London Portrait\") as the portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini and his wife Jeanne de Cename (1434). Panofsky uses historical documentation and iconography to prove his point. Becaus...

A strange case Is a conflict necessary in a marriage? How different is too different? Many people today ask themselves these questions when falling in love. The Man in a Case, a short play by Wendy Wasserstein, portraits the pre marriage conflict between Byelinkov and Varinka, a couple who felt ...

The 1960s were the age of "sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll." People had a new outlook to life. Women began wearing shorts, skirts, and clothing they normally did not wear. Almost anything was permissive. There was a full-scale sexual revolution. Decriminalization of homosexuality was prevalent and ...

Cultural Norms In Relation To States' LawsAn interesting point to ponder is the extent to which cultural norms and laws play a part in the formation of states. Are states merely that-cultural norms and laws and the effects of these two concepts? To fully understand this issue we must look at a stud...

M. Lantin is a seventeenth century character in Guy De Maupassant's story, The Jewelry, which Maupassant wrote in th late eighteen hundreds. Lantin is a chief accountant whom falls in love with a girl after hearing others speak of her perfection. He demands the hand of this daughter of a widow, an...