Essays Tagged: "allegiance"

Islam, The Byzantine Empire, and Germanic Tribes

in Medina was crushed, andwar was undertaken against Mecca. Increasingly, Arab tribes declared theirallegiance to him, and Mecca surrendered in 630. At his death in 632Muhammad was the leader of an Ar ... d by a council of nobles and anassembly of fighting men. Military chiefs had groups of men who sworeallegiance to them in both peace and war.The first clash between the Germanic peoples and the neighb ...

(4 pages) 174 0 3.7 Nov/1996

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Cyrano de Bergerac

ration of their followers. Cyrano De Bergerac is a perfect example of how many protagonists win our allegiance because his sensibilities will not be denied, because he lives life to the hilt, and beca ...

(2 pages) 53 0 3.4 Nov/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

"Barn Burning" by William Faulkner

s during the war. Ab Snopse, a man who served both the North and the South, is plagued with his non-allegiance and failure to accept authority. When Ab comes into conflict with his employer, he finds ... mself taking control from the authority figure, and reverting back to his mercenary ways. Having no allegiance, Ab makes the move from helping hand to the enemy by burning down barns. Along wit ...

(2 pages) 282 1 4.5 Oct/1996

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

This is an essy on the English Civil War. IT is good if you have to pick a side to be on. With bibliography.

Although I would prefer to pledge my allegiance to the King, I cannot. There are many reasons why I would side with Parliament instead of ...

(3 pages) 99 0 3.8 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

Was Sir Tomas More Correct? A view on "A man for all seasons"

y the church is represented by the Spanish ambassador. He interprets More's silence as a gesture of allegiance to the Catholic church and as a belief in the Pope's power. The state represented by the ...

(3 pages) 56 0 3.5 Mar/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors

The title is "The Declaration of Independence." It is about the signing of the declaration from the perspective of a person living in July 5, 1776, the day after it was signed.

a resolution calling for the thirteen colonies to be "free and independent states, absolved of all allegiance to the British crown." Two of the leading men in the drafting of the document representin ...

(3 pages) 163 0 4.5 Apr/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Cyrano De Bergerac

ration of their followers. Cyrano De Bergerac is a perfect example of how many protagonists win our allegiance because his sensibilities will not be denied, because he lives life to the hilt, and beca ...

(2 pages) 41 0 3.0 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Lady Macbeth, A Wife in Support of Her Husband. Speaks of "Macbeth" by Shakespeare

he throne, so is Lady Macbeth driven to assist him. All of her actions are done out of devotion and allegiance to Macbeth.Throughout the play, the character of Lady Macbeth is developed through her ac ...

(5 pages) 104 0 3.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Mordechai Richler's book "Son of a smaller hero".

hler's "Son of a Smaller Hero", I would probably start wearing a Swastika on my arm and pledging my allegiance to the fuehrer. Richler characterizes Jews as a people who have an enormous lust for mone ...

(2 pages) 34 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The treatment of 'the outsider' in Jonathan Swift's, 'Gulliver's Travels.

he Irish church but was unsuccessful. Due to conflicts with the Whig party, mostly about his strong allegiance to the church, he became a member of the conservative Tory party in 1710. Unfortunately f ...

(9 pages) 95 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Treatment of the Heterogeneous "Army" by Kenneth Branagh and Lawrence Olivier in Shakespeare's "Henry V".

to show how the unity of these separate peoples whose differences are made explicit, lies in their allegiance to King Henry and that the cohesion of these disparate regions is something that Henry ha ...

(8 pages) 59 0 2.0 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare

Home Spoken Foreign Language.

unpatriotic, and that the only way to be a true American is to leave behind any other language and allegiance that might be in your background. Should Asian American first or second generation childr ...

(3 pages) 150 0 3.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies

Was written for an honers level class.

. The feudal system evolved in such a way that the king had little power. The vassals pledged their allegiance to their lords and the peasants pledged their allegiance to the vassals, so it was really ... pt track of what was built where and when. In one of his smartest moves he made vassals swear their allegiance to him before their lords. This way King William had the last say on everything. He also ...

(5 pages) 54 0 1.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The moral state of Denmark in Hamlet.

tes, his son, wanted revenge on the killer. His vicious anger was shown when he exclaimed:"To hell, Allegiance! Vows to the blackest devil! Conscience and grace, to the profoundest pit! I dare damnati ...

(3 pages) 27 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Hamlet

Book: Scarlet Letter Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne Title of Paper: Allegiance This essay Parallels Arthur Dimmesdale from The Scarlet Letter to Kenneth Lay, the former CEO of Enron

ho were unaware that he had committed the same sin as Hester. The way in which Dimmesdale broke his allegiance to himself, Hester, and his Puritan community can be compared to the way that Kenneth Lay ...

(2 pages) 44 0 3.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne

"The Postman" is a film directed by Kevin Costner and starred by he himself. This review is complete with character analysis and summary.

s belief, through the Postman, in a restored U.S. government and the future it implies. Through his allegiance with The Postman, he finds a purpose in his own life...Abby.............................. ...

(4 pages) 33 0 3.7 Jan/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Rebelling for the Hell of it In order for a rebellion to take place, is there a need for a cause? Or can a rebellion take place without a cause?

some who believe you can rebel even without one.Thoreau believes that men have the "right to refuse allegiance to and to resist the government" (On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, 1565) when it become ...

(4 pages) 24 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

The Amish

spects of the Amish philosophy in their simple culture lies in the pursuit of education, hard work, allegiance to their church, and of the utmost importance is their reverence for the sanctuary of the ...

(8 pages) 79 0 5.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

A brief essay on Feudalism and the Rise of the Catholic Church

m attack. While this system worked to a degree, it had one very great flaw; the lords often felt no allegiance to the kings and internal coups threatened his supreme rule. To combat this, Catholicism ...

(2 pages) 39 0 2.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

How successful was Henry VIII's foreign policy, under Thomas Cromwell?

oyal councillors; he was chief navigator of national affairs during England's withdrawal from roman allegiance in 1533 and 1534. At this stage of Henry VIII's reign sovereign independence was the para ...

(7 pages) 46 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers