I was in Mia's home and took this photo on 12/2 . I am reading Dragonwings and gropping the notes of the book.
History homework::
I am Jason da Vinci. I am a peasant. I was born in Florence in AD1405. This is the time people in the twentieth century call it the “Middle Ages”. The biggest differences between the “Middle Ages” and the twenty-first century are the variety of lifestyles. Most of our privileges rely on our social status.
The lowest class in the society is peasant. I work on my lord’s land. I work the land and produce the goods that the lord and his manor need. In return, the lord offers me protection. This exchange is not without hardship for us peasants. I am heavily taxed and required to give up much of what I harvest. According to the medieval law, I do not even “belong to” myself. My wife holds a difficult position in society too. A woman’s place is in the kitchen and the home, taking care of the children and serving food.
My five children, my wife and I eat, sleep and spend time together in very small quarters. There are two rooms in our small quarters. The house has a thatched roof and is easily destroyed.
Schools are for boys and girls are rarely accepted. In our time, there are very few books. The books that exist nearly all belong to churches or to very rich people. They are so expensive that most people cannot own them. Even if an ordinary person goes to the church and looks at a book there, they cannot read them because they are written in Latin, which is used in the Catholic Church and only understood by priests and well-educated people.
We cannot talk back or speak out against the church. We go to church regularly and receive our “moral” training there. Church is not just a religious place but it is a social situation. Without telephones, televisions or computers, people only have one another for company, and church is a convenient and regular social gathering.
In conclusion, life is hard and difficult in my time. Many of the twenty-first century’s everyday conveniences are unavailable at this time, mostly because they simply do not exist. You are lucky to live in the twenty-first century with so much advanced technological machinery to help in your daily life.
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Forgive me, but this story is so well written that I don't believe you've supplied most of it!
The most unique argument in this writing is definitely the comparison between our lives now in the 21st century and the lives of those from the Middle Ages - that is a nice touch.
6+6
If you wrote this by yourself, let me know!
I, under the impression that someone helped you to write this story, rather than wrote most of it for you, am glad to boost your score.
I've already posted my reply to you on my CBox.
10+10
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