Once upon a time‚ there was an 11-year-old knight named Hugo. Hugo was a misbehaving knight. He fought dragons‚ went into dark‚ deep‚ forests alone‚ and trespassed into other people’s houses and stole from them. He was quite mischievous. The village people were scared of him‚ yes‚ scared of a little 11-year-old. But they had good reason to because he stole their things and trashed their houses. When they try to catch him‚ he’s gone in a blink of an eye and without a trace. Hugo had quite a reputation
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Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales offers a multilevel examination of class dynamics in Medieval Society. Chaucer’s pretense of a pilgrimage allows him to unite individuals from disparate social standings as they travel towards the Canterbury Cathedral to visit the shrine of St. Thomas Beckett. Despite their common purpose and destination‚ the unity of the travelling band is still segregated according to class. Both Chaucer the narrator and the Host clearly respect the social hierarchy: the narrator’s
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different attitudes towards love; I have selected four poems that consider this issue and show the poets true thoughts on love. Two of my texts‚ ‘Leaving Prince Charming Behind‚’ written by Karlo Mila and ‘Advice to a discarded Lover‚’ written by Fleur Adcock‚ both look at the theme of love and past relationships in a negative and quite a depressing manner. Whereas‚ the other two texts deal with both the poets sweet‚ happy and more realistic attitude towards the power of true love. ‘To the girl who stood
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“ The Miller’s Tale” is the story of a carpenter named John‚ his wife name Alison and two clerks‚ Nicholas and Absolon. Both of the clerks will do anything to get Alison into bed with them‚ but John is a really jealous husband and keeps Alison on a tight leash. This story has three main themes that are recurrent throughout the story. The first one focuses on morality in medieval England‚ it provides an insight into the morality of people during that time by showing the Miller’s views on religion
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Love is a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.[1] It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".[2] It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚ one’s self or animals.[3]
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song. Even the first line is almost verbatim‚ I just changed ‘frightful’ to ‘raining’. I’m not much of a poet but I never really knew how to start a story. I definitely wasn’t going to start with “Once upon a time…” because this isn’t an old fairytale love story. This is better‚ this is real-life shit. This is the story of Innaz and that was the first time I ever noticed her. I entered what was supposed to be a small class of illiterates. Illiterate in Arabic‚ that is. It started with me and a
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is a medieval romance poem written by an anonymous author. It was written in a dialect from Northern England. The poem uses alliteration similar to the Anglo-Saxon form of poetry. Sir Gawain is one of the major characters in the poem. Sir Gawain represents an ideal knight of the fourteenth century. Throughout the story‚ we see Sir Gawain portrayed as a very courteous and noble knight‚ always trying to help King Arthur. The poem
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Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Susana Raygoza Grand Canyon University: LDR600 January 14‚ 2015 Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Coach Bobby Knight and Coach Mike Krzyzewski are perhaps two of the best effective college basketball instructors in the United Sates. Nonetheless‚ their management types may perhaps not be beyond diverse. The question asked is‚ if it is beneficial to be loved or to be feared. Both of these coaches contained within these
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its dire call—when one is brought to an ultimatum at the safety of another. It is from this philosophy that the rich diversity of comic book heroes are born. From the semi-sincere politician to the selfless vigilante‚ Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) draws on its characters in their nuanced sense of obligation‚ sacrifice‚ and morality. An infamous underground mafia gang terrorizes Gotham City’s banks‚ the Police Department and District Attorney work to bring them under fire—but not without
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an Arthurian romance‚ which begins in King Arthur’s court‚ during New Year’s Eve feast. Unexpectedly‚ a figure known as the Green Knight‚ appears and presents a challenge. He challenges Arthur‚ or any other brave knight‚ to use his own axe to strike his head. Then in a year’s time‚ the Green Knight would be able to return the blow. Everyone was shocked at this challenge‚ no one accepted‚ and the Green Knight scorned them for their cowardice. King Arthur steps forward
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