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    this Google Site titled "Making Connections".     4. Complete the "Making Connections" questions in your word document and submit work to Turnitin.com     Now that your have read the directions it is time to EXPLORE! 1. Who is the author of The Canterbury Tales? List five facts about this author’s early life (biographical information).   The author is Geoffrey Chaucer. * He worked for Elizabeth the countess of Ulster in 1357 * He went to the war in France * He

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    Who Are You Bring “In Discussion: Who Chaucer Should Add to the Journey” What three groups would you add to the journey? Geoffrey Chaucer took three types on his journey to Canterbury. They were the religious group‚ the upper class‚ and the middle working class. Chaucer wrote his tales in Middle English around the 1350’s. Chaucer had many people from each group go. He mostly wrote in a satiric tone. Satire is another word for sarcasm or irony. Irony is saying one thing while meaning another. He

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    hidden behind the mask of a savior‚ the Pardoner preaches the very idea of forgiveness that he does not believe in or even takes any interest in. As he is blinded by the avarice for money‚ the Pardoner is characterized as fraudulent yet charismatic with the use of simile and allusion. To which the Pardoner proclaimed‚ he knew of a tale that would reach out to the majority of mankind as most if not everyone had once felt the evil inside to achieve wealth against morality. Furthermore‚ to

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    1 The Tale of Genji and the Tale of the Heike are stories illustrating the Heian period of Japan. The Tale of Genji is a fictional work completed in the early eleventh century C.E. that takes place at the height of the court aristocracy‚ while the Tale of the Heike is a dramatic telling of the true events that led to the end of the era and the dominance of the warrior class. They show very different aspects of the time period‚ and while they both provide powerful sentiments‚ the Tale of Genji

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    language. Written language can only be neutral if it has a non biased with preconceived values/beliefs‚ and the author or the narrator must not favour any side of the conflicts at hand. Written text is Not Neutral- supported by “The Handmaid’s Tale” written by Margaret Atwood (Main Points)- Play on words‚ Point of View‚ Neologism/Connotations of words‚ Intertextual links‚ Epigraphs‚ Historical notes‚ Context all support this Point of view: story is told through Offred’s eyes- we only

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    Characters 1. a) Lispeth is a young girl who was left at a mission as a baby in time of famine. She grows up‚ finds an Englishman suffering from fever on the road‚ and takes him to the mission‚ announcing that she will take care of him and then marry him. He flirts with her and then he leaves her alone. At the end she finds that he hasn’t intention of marrying her. b) The Chaplain’s wife is the person who takes care as a mother of Lispeth when her parents die. She lies Lispeth when she said

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    The seven deadly sins that plague us remain eminent in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The Pardoner’s Tale and the Pardoner’s Prologue capture the essences of gluttony‚ avarice‚ and pride—all subjects he preaches against. These subjects depict the truth of the instinct and demeanor of humans. Truth has no gender and has various appealing characteristics‚ but when used as a suggestion of one’s self‚ most people view it as undesirable. He knows what he preaches and the effects that it has on

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    The Pardoners Tale Jazmyn Gates Dmarji Jackson-Williams Keeshon Gordon Marciave Jackson Group 5 GRAPHIC ORGANIZER FOR ACTIVE READING 1. Why does Chaucer dwell more on the pardoner’s love of money than on any other aspect of his character? He was not supposed to have worldly procession he is supposed to be a man of God but does not live the life style 2. Imagine that the pardoner where alive today. What might he do for a living‚ and how

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    The Tale of Lynx case The most critical choices faced by James Milmo‚ early in founding of Lynx are as follows: Going to Business School or not? He always wanted to be an Entrepreneur He knew that a new business is a risk So he wanted to make sure that if business does not work‚ he should be able to be back to Business School Therefore he did first semester It was a good decision as he was trying to play safe and he knew what he was doing to himself Partnering with Doug Curtis or Not? Doug

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    to "The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” Geoffrey Chaucer was a fourteenth-century author of little origin. There isn’t much information on Chaucer. Almost nothing is known about Chaucer’s personal life and even less is known about his education. However‚ there are multiple documents about his professional life. His most famous work is the “Canterbury Tales.” “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale” is part of “The Canterbury Tales”‚ a collection of story written by Chaucer. “The Nun’s Priest’s Tale is an example of a mock-heroic

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