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Section: 13
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Abstract
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction 4
a. Renaissance Writers
b. Renaissance Paintings
a. Daily Life
6. Conclusion 9
7. References 10
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Introduction
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Study of the Humanities
Rationality played the key role for the Renaissance in
Europe. Everyone realized the importance of Humanities.
Which included the study of history, poetry, eloquence,
grammar. This study of Humanities helped everyone to
understand the world of nature by using reasoning & logic
instead of the restricted paths of the Church.
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Arts & Literature of Renaissance
Renaissance Writers
Literature was the main medium of Renaissance in
Europe. Like the traditional upper-class audience, the middle
class & the poor class raised as an audience of artistic works.
Niccolo Machiavelli, Francesco Petrarca, Leonardo da
Vinci, Baldassare Castiglione, Christopher Marlowe,
Michelangelo, Giovanni Boccaccio, Leonardo Bruni and
others were renowned & influential writers, poets & artists
during the Renaissance in Europe. Their works were
immensely followed by the new audience of poorer class.
People from all walks of life, irrespective of class, joined &
engaged themselves in the theaters, arts & literature inspired
by these famous Renaissance writers.
Renaissance Paintings
Painters of the Renaissance era hugely changed the use
of paints & the paintings. They added new dimensions to the
world of arts by their paintings. They also implemented
hidden messages for the human beings in their paintings. I
also observed some of these paintings during my study tour in
the National Museum of Bangladesh, initiated by my course
instructor. Which included The Last Supper & Monalisa of
Leonardo da Vinci. I also came to know about great
Renaissance artist Michelangelo there. In fact, Renaissance
artists tried to show the realistically, as it really existed
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through their paintings. Also, this paintings & works of
Renaissance artists are still a fact of mystery also.
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parents and their children live in a household. Some people
formed business partnerships with people outside the family.
When employers tried to keep wages low, the workers
revolted. The wages of city workers did rise during the
Renaissance.
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The Renaissance & Modernity
• Economy: commerce and industry expanded
greatly, and capitalism largely replaced medieval
forms of economic organization.
• Political: central government grew stronger at the
expense of feudalism.
Conclusion
After the dark ages this great movement Renaissance brings
positive & useful changes in European society. Which
eventually spread throughout the whole world & inspired
many more Renaissance. The role of the Renaissance in
Europe is immense behind our modern world as it is today, as
what we are.
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References
The Prince: Study Guide. (n.d.). SparkNotes. https://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/prince/
Buffalmano, L. (2022, August 9). The Book of The Courtier: Summary & Review. Power
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Executive summary
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and mental well-being in profound ways. To capture the
immediate economic and social effects of the pandemic,
between May 5 and June 15, 2020 researchers from the
Faculty of Public Administration at the University of Ljubljana
(along with international partners) launched a large-scale online
survey across the world (31,000+ students from six continents,
100+ countries and 150+ institutions). Entitled Impact of the
Covid-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students, the
online questionnaire was based on and extended “The
European Students’ Union Survey (2020)” and asks higher
education students – what has student life looked like during
the COVID-19 pandemic, including teaching and learning,
social contacts, as well as how they are coping with the
situation emotionally in different parts of the world.
With this unique comprehensive global study, we tried to
provide systematic meaningful insights into students'
satisfaction and perception of different aspects of their lives
during the pandemic, including their opinions on the immediate
and distant future. We found that teaching stuff and universities
public relation offered students the most important support at the
university during the pandemic.. During the lockdown, students
primarily raised concerns about their future professional career
and study issue and were mainly bored ,anxious and frustrated.
They also changed some of their hygienic behaviours such as
regularly wearing masks and washing hands, and daily routine
habits like leaving home and shaking hands.
According to, the COVID-19 crisis corroborate the concerns of
international institutions like the United Nations, which stress
the importance of the efficient delivery of educational programs
in order to avoid digital, social, economic and gender
inequalities. Policymakers on all levels should invest in digital
literacy and infrastructure, while educational institutions should
provide flexible delivery methods, digital platforms and
modernized user-friendly curricula to both students of NSU and
teachers. All authorities involved in higher education systems
and the well-being of students, who constitute an extremely
important segment of the population, should prepare a set of
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proactive measures in the higher education arena so as to
ensure the proper support for students and their healthy
development in these ever-changing circumstances caused by
the pandemic.
Introduction
NSU is a site where students study in close quarters. They're also
humming cultural hotspots where students from all around the world
congregate. The fast spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak
had undermined the foundations of this unique ecology, causing
uncertainty about the ramifications for higher education.
Although it has some bad impact at the same time it plays some
good role in some cases.
Hypothesis
The topic is about the changes in the life of NSUer during the COVID
pandemic. Thoughts and views of these changes vary from person to
person. According to some people, this is good from one side. On the
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contrary, this pandemic did a great loss of student life. Both of them
and their thoughts are true from their perspective. Some students
made the best use of this pandemic and some misused their free time.
Some students gathered some extra skills whereas others wasted their
time by doing valueless things. We can’t deny anyone's thoughts.
This is the thing like this pandemic did some changes to student life
but not in the same way for all NSUer. Some benefited and some lost
their academic spirit.
Methodology
For this research paper, our team conducts primary and secondary
research to get better information on how students of NSU views the
impact of COVID-19 on their university life. At the time of primary
research, we conducted a survey that had ten questions that would
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provide us a clear understanding of how the university life of NSU
students changed due to COVID-19.
Interview
• How much have you missed your vivid NSU campus due to
COVID-19 ?
They further mentioned that this COVID-19 has deprived them of the
opportunity to explore themselves and meet with people in NSU's
new environment. Which they think has negatively affected their
creativity & communication skill.
The last thing they mentioned that, in this COVID-19 period the
campus life was totally vanished for them which is traditionally an
integral part of university life.
But according to four students, they did not notice any mental
changes in themselves though they missed NSU campus a lot.
On the other hand, one student shared that, she suffered from mild
depression. Because she failed to make new friend circle after her
admission in NSU as she was not able to come to university due to
COVID-19. She added that it was complicated for her to make good
friends only through social media apps.
Six students also stated that, it was much easier and time saving to do
classes in online compared to coming to NSU because of the bad
traffic situation in Dhaka.
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• How stressful was it to complete various presentations,
assignments, group work and exams when the university
was closed?
Only one student didn’t find it stressful at all. She thinks all the
assignments, presentation and online exams were easy because she
was regular to her studies.
Of the ten students who took part in the interview process, four feels
that the online setup had pushed them back. Because of this online
setup, they have not been able to participate in various co-educational
activities, such as programming contest, club events and so on, which
are very important for their skill development.
Also, five students think that there are many students in the online
setup who have got a much better grade than expected in different
courses by adopting various bad tricks. Because of this, the students
who have worked really hard have been disappointed. In many cases,
hardworking students got worse grades than those who used bad
techniques in online exams.
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On the other hand, one student thinks that he enjoyed his university
life in the online setup because he is an introvert.
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Conclusion
COVID-19 pandemic has influenced all levels of the instruction
framework, especially in University education. Since March 26, 2020,
public holidays was pronounced by the Government of Bangladesh in
all educational institutions which hamper the students’ everyday
schedules and affect their both physical and mental wellbeing. This
study aims to explore the impact of COVID-19 among the university
students in Bangladesh by identifying their socio-demographic
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condition, changes in livelihood, and distinctly measuring the social,
economic, educational, technological, and psychological impact.
Universities and college campuses are places where students live and
study in close proximity to each other. They are also buzzing cultural
hubs where students are brought together from nations around the
world. Recently, the foundations of this unique ecosystem have been
impacted significantly by the rapid spread of the coronavirus (Covid-
19) outbreak, creating uncertainty regarding the implications for
higher education. In covid-19,, education officials have been forced
to cancel classes and close the doors to campuses across the world in
response to the growing coronavirus outbreak.North south university
students also faces lots of difficulties in this pandemic.From the
survey,we noticed that Covid-19 has increased the distance between
nsuers.
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Walking, moderate, vigorous, and total PA levels have been reduced
during the COVID-19 pandemic confinements in university students
of different countries. Despite of the reductions, those who met the
current minimum PA recommendations before, generally met the
recommendations also during the confinements.
Recommendation
Considering the alternative of no schooling, online schooling has
been an important tool to sustain skills development during school
closures. That being said, there are still concerns that online learning
may have been a sub-optimal substitute for face-to-face instruction,
especially so in the absence of universal access to infrastructure
(hardware and software) and lack of adequate preparation among
teachers and students for the unique demands that online teaching
learning pose. It will be great if NSU authorities teaches us online
developing skills. At same time, the role of teachers in supporting
students was definitely gonna helpful for students to become more
attentive to their studies. If they arrange many online competition, it
will help them to become more competitive.
Appendix
Survey Questions
Your honest answers are necessary for a good outcome of the
research.
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1. Do you think covid19 increased the distance among the students
of NSU?
a. Yes
b. No
a. Yes
b. No
a. Yes
b. No
10. Did the Covid pandemic procrastinate your studies than in-person
class?
a. Yes
b. No
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Interview Questions
• How much have you missed your vivid NSU campus due to
COVID-19 ?
• Have you noticed any mental changes in yourself for not being
able to come to university for a long time due to COVID-19?
• How would you assess your university life in the online setup
due to Covid-19 compared to the normal situation?
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