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Men's dress during The Renaissance, was just as fancy, except without the jewelry. Undergarments were worn on the men, and it was not unusual form them to wear tights. Tights ran up the legs, and were often of bright colors. Above the waist men were very elegant by wearing tight sleeves, velvit tunics, and silk frills. Lace was used on much of the clothing that men wore.
Italy was, and still is a very beautiful country. Many of the resources and geographical features of Italy were not yet discovered at the time of The Renaissance. The country of Italy is located in Southern Europe, which extends into the central Mediterranean Sea, northeast of Tunisia. It is shaped like a lady's spiked high heeled boot. The capital of Italy is the beautiful city of Rome. Languages spoken in Italy were and still are Italian. The main religion is Roman Catholic. Italy was well equipped with mountains. Rivers such as the Arno, Cecing, and Ombrone all flowed throughout this country into The Tyrrhenian Sea. However, these rivers were not yet named. The climate was rather mild in most areas, except in ...
Federalists Vs. Anti-Federalists The Battle Over States Rights The Framers of the Constitution had the large job of producing a new government, different from the Articles Of Confederation, that would unite a newly born country, freed from the tyrant King of England. This government have to appease both sides and resemble a workin...
Operation Desert Storm The war in the Persian Gulf was a war of religious fervor, and cruel dictatorship. Desert Storm was the same type of war that had occurred in this area for many years except for one fact. In Operation Desert Storm, sophisticated technology was used to end the war in a quick and timely manner. In 1979, Saddam Hu...
Introduction The Quakers, also known as the Society of Friends was religious group that founded Pennsylvania. William Penn, one of the leaders, worked with the Quakers, Indians and the other population to make an ideal world for him, his followers, and the other people in his environment. With his efforts, and the help of othe...
New foods In the 1920?s Australians still ate lots of meat, potatoes, and bread, but a wide variety of new foods were becoming available as food- processing technology began to take off. With the new foods there were new clever advertisements to entice everyone to buy them. Here is some of them- Vegemite, Cornflakes, Jelly and Ice Cream...
Herman Melville: An anti- transcendentalist or not Melville, Herman (1819-91), American novelist, a major literary figure whose exploration of psychological and metaphysical themes foreshadowed 20th-century literary concerns but whose works remained in obscurity until the 1920s, when his genius was finally recognized. Melville was born Au...
