Personal Statements

My part in the project was to determine the role philosophy played in Medieval Europe. I did this by analyzing three works that focused on the existence of God. The authors of these works were philosophers in the Middle Ages. I also discussed various theories and ideals that philosophers were tossing around today and back then. Through weekly meetings this project was thrown together. It was tough to define at first but once it was defined it was easy to find information. I think all of us benefited by doing this project. I hope that when this project is presented, that the class will benefit in different ways as well, and can see the role that philosophy, culture, and castles played in the Medieval Ages.

Andrew Cheong

This quarter, my group and I have decided to do an overall summary of a castle since a castle plays a very important role in the Medieval age. Each of our group members were given an assigned task in which they were to complete. I was given the task to accumulate information on the topic of "Life in the Medieval Age." Within our group, all work was divided equally among all members. Each week, our group would meet so that new ideas could be contributed to the web site. Unfortunately, I was not the head of the design team for this web site as I did last quarter. Jason had the privilige to handle the main designs for the web site. However, I did contribute a lot of information and web page source code as to how the web page should look and feel. Overall, this project had been a really interesting experience. I learned a lot from this project as well as from my group members. I felt that our group did an exceptionally well job in putting this web page together.

Brandon Mirshafiee

In doing this group project, I have learned much about castles, but more importantly, about the medieval age as a whole. As we have discussed, castles have served many purposes, and have a rich historical and philosophical background. Many of the pictures on our site have amazed me; the structure of these great monuments is phenomenal. However I'm sure pictures cannot completely grasp the wonder of these castles; to stand at the foot must be an experience in itself. It is also fascinating to me the diversity of the castles from culture to culture. Although they do have similar styles, from the Japanese to the English, all castles have a uniqueness which stands alone. Each castle, though all serving similar purposes, makes a statement for all to enjoy. Castles have done more than just make a statement, they have in a sense defined the medieval period. Through the elements of nationalism, combined with the utilization of trade and religion, castles have become a landmark for the medieval period.

Jason Seieroe

Over the past five or so weeks that we have been working on this group project I have gained a great amount of knowledge of the Medieval Ages. My research topic dealt with castles from a military standpoint. My reasearch dissolved many of the misconceptions I previously had of Castles just being a home for the nobles. I also realized the great amount of time, money, and work that went into building these wonderfull structures. Through cooberation with my group members i also learned a great deal about the other aspects of castles and life in the Middle Ages. This project has become a great multi-faceted learing experience for me. It was also my job to put this webpage together. this meant collecting all the written works from the other group members, talking with them about certain design aspects, and writing the HTML for these pages. This project has truelly been a learning experience for me.

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