Though the characters in the Canterbury Tales are described vividly and often comically‚ it is not necessarily true that these characters are therefore stereotypes of The Middle ages. The intricate visual descriptions and the tales the characters tell help to direct the reader in finding a more accurate and realistic picture of the pilgrims‚ bringing into question the theory that Chaucer was just collating stereotypes from his time. The fact that there is one representative for each of the
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Questions about Corruption Jakob Svensson S ome years ago I interviewed the chief executive officer of a successful Thai manufacturing firm as part of a pilot survey project. While trying to figure out a good way to quantify the firm’s experience with government regulations and corruption in the foreign trade sector‚ the CEO exclaimed: “I hope to be reborn as a custom official.” When a well-paid CEO wishes for a job with low official pay in the government sector‚ corruption is almost surely
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What is corruption? Corruption is the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It is damaging to a country because decisions are taken not for the public benefit but to serve private interests. Corruption undermines good governance‚ fundamentally distorts public policy‚ leads to misallocation of resources‚ and particularly hurts the poor. There is a case in 29th July 1995‚ where the collapse of the Sampoong Superstore in Seoul‚ South Korea‚ represents an example of a structural collapse attributed
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In Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Pardoner’s Tale‚” the Pardoner serves as a moral exemplum in that his drunken and greedy habits highlight an opposite path of righteousness. The Pardoner embraces his love of wealth and alcohol however‚ and emerges as an exemplum of transparency in addition to sin. The Pardoner is in fact a skilled preacher who uses language to persuasively advertise his false relics. He specifically personifies medieval rhetoric‚ or the use of poetic tropes such as metaphor and exemplum
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The tales of King Midas are not all the same‚ but greed is a common factor that runs through all of them. King Midas was a wealthy king‚ but he was very greedy. When given the chance to be granted a wish‚ he couldn’t help but wish for a golden touch. That was when all of his troubles began. Most versions of the story of King Midas have common elements. For example‚ the stories all start with a king with a room that contains gold mountains. It’s said that the king loves his gold more than anything
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Essays on Corruption A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA BY Simge Tarhan IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Advisor: Larry E. Jones June 2009 c Simge Tarhan 2009 Acknowledgements I would like to thank my advisor Professor Larry E. Jones for his encouragement and advice during the long writing process of this dissertation. I also would like to thank Professor V.V. Chari for
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INTRODUCTION There is a growing worldwide concern over corruption at the present time. Several factors are responsible for this. First‚ a consensus has now been reached that corruption is universal. It exists in all countries‚ both developed and developing‚ in the public and private sectors‚ as well as in non-profit and charitable organizations. Second‚ allegations and charges of corruption now play a more central role in politics than at any other time. Governments have fallen careers of world
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Noemi Solano Professor Oropesa Humanities 60-H April 1‚ 2013 “A Simple Soul” Gustave Flaubert’s short story “A Simple Soul” is about a woman of a simple mind yet a devoted heart‚ named Felicite. Although she suffered from the tremendous loss of her parents early on in her life‚ she continued to love unconditionally‚ even until her last breath. When she was 18 years old‚ she fell in love with a young man that left her for a rich‚ old woman “in order to escape the conscription…” Following this
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An exemplum is a tale that teaches a moral lesson by an example. The Canterbury Tales displays exempla in “The Prologue‚” “The Pardoner’s Tale‚” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” by using each character to teach a moral lesson to the audience. “The Prologue” shows the audience that some people are different from their appearances‚ “The Pardoner’s Tale” teaches the audience that greed is the root of all evil‚ and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” teaches the audience the true nature of women. “The Prologue”
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1 Two stories that serve as excellent demonstrations of irony are "The Pardoners Tale" and "The Nun’s Priest’s Tale‚" both from Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Although these two stories are very different‚ they both use irony to teach a lesson. Of the stories‚ "The Pardoners Tale" displays the most irony. First and foremost‚ the entire telling of the story is ironic‚ considering just who is the teller. The Pardoner uses this story to speak out against many social problems‚ all of which
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