Archive for the Category ◊ Humanities ◊

01 Mar 2010 16th Century Playwrighting

He lived from 1564-1616 and was born in Stratford upon Avon. He spent much time with Lord Chamberlain’s company. No paintings of Shakespeare were painted during his lifetime.

Shakespeare was an English play writer and poet and lived from 1564 to 1616.He was born in Stratford-Avon-in Warwickshire and was baptized on 26th April 1564. It is thought that no paintings of Shakespeare were painted when he was alive so we can’t be sure what he looked like, but we do know that he spent his acting career with Lord Chamberlain’s Company.

His family:- Shakespeare married a woman in 1582 named Anne Hatheway who was a daughter of a farmer.In a year’s time after their marriage they had a baby daughter, and then later in 1585 they had twins and all lived happily ever after.

20 Feb 2010 Plot and Structure in the Short Story

Any story has a particular plot and structure in which all characters play their part. In the short story, there is a wide range of structures and plot forms. A traditional or typical plot consists of a beginning with introduction of the problem, middle – development of the problem, and an end that elaborates the problem. If you read and study a story, you’ll find that it comprises of these elements.

Less Predictable Plots:

As the trend set by the former writers, most of the writers write stories in a typical way which is often predictable. Nevertheless, some writers break through the typical plot structure and venture into less predictable plots. One of such powerful writers is Canadian Margaret Atwood. Her Significant Moments in the Life of My Mother (1983) seems to be plot-less but it is intentionally divided into 13 brief episodes.

Complicating the Plot Structure Using Certain Techniques:

15 Jan 2010 Mexico’s Afro-Mexicans

The first African-Mexicans to come to Mexico, and their descendants, have greatly influenced the Mexican culture. Throughout the centuries, Afro-Mexicans have made vast contributions to the country of Mexico and they deserve to be recognized and acknowledged for their many accomplishments. Afro-Mexicans share a rich history and count heroes and presidents among their ancestors. One was Vicente Guerrero, Mexico’s 2nd president and a hero in Mexico’s War of Independence from Spain. The state of Guerrero in Mexico was named after him.

Amongst other things, these immigrants have contributed to the modern Mexican culinary gamut. Unlike other groups, they unquestionably did not come willingly. Their arrival was a product of what was perceived as economically beneficial by the European conquistadors of Mexico,but during the post-conquest years they have added important and vibrant contributions to Mexico’s culture and cuisine.

29 Nov 2009 The Illusion of Security

Ten thousand years ago humans discovered agriculture and the illusion of security that it gave drove them away from hunting and gathering and into the earth destroying practices which have gotten us where we are. It’s obvious to see why they would have liked what agriculture presented them with; the ability to have control and security. Having control over ones amount of food was the ultimate power. Starvation would be a thing of the past. Every day would be the best day, and there would be no suffering. Pain could be eliminated from life. Ever since those first seeds were sewn, humans have been increasingly seeking security and control in life. This security is really an illusion which, in the long run, does nothing to prevent suffering and reduces quality of life in the short term.

The Illusion

11 Oct 2009 Border Laws of Medieval England and Scotland

Enacted to Combat Crime across the English\Scottish Border

The Border Laws, formulated in the Mid 13th Century, were unique in British History. They were an Attempt to Control the Scottish\English clans of the Border country. In their 350 years existence the Border Laws would be amended many times in an effort to bring order and peace to the Border Lands. They would not succeed.

The Border Line is Determined

In 1249 twenty-four knights of England and a similar number from Scotland met at the Border Line to determine its course from East to West. It had been determined almost two centuries earlier but ever increasing confrontation between the people who lived either side of it had prompted action from the English monarchy. Henry 111 of England wished to know exactly where the Border Line was.

The Border Laws. Unique in British History