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    consists of courage‚ honor‚ courtesy‚ justice‚ and a readiness to help the weak. Sir Gawain is a chivalrous knight because he embodies the ideas of bravery‚ honor‚ and loyalty which is showcased in Arthurian literatures such as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte D’arthur. Sir Gawain presents himself with bravery when he takes King Arthur’s place in the challenge against the Green Knight. “I beseech you my king‚ let this game be mine.” (lines 119-120) He says. By presenting himself in such

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    Loss of Connection with Nature and Masculinity in The Pursuit of Civilization In Sir Gawain and The Green Knight‚ the trials that the Green Knight sets for Gawain are all designed to make Gawain aware of his loss of touch with primal human nature and the natural world. Throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ the Pearl Poet plays on Man’s disconnection with nature and how disconnection with nature robs one of the skillset most essential for basic survival and decision making. Every one of the

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    The First Crusade The First Crusade - 1096 - 1099 A brief description and outline of the Cause of the Crusades is as follows: The massacre of 3000 Christian Pilgrims in Jerusalem prompted the first crusade Religious Conviction of crusaders The Instinct to Fight The Preaching of Peter the Hermit The Threat of the Turks The Council of Clermont led by Pope Urban II - "It is the will of God" Leaders of the First Crusade The leaders of the First Crusade included some of

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    Anthony Castaneda Project: First Aid Kit Homeroom teacher: Rebecca Ipsen IDVA J-Term Post Project Reflection Report (Write you 1-2 pages‚ 12 point font‚ double-spaced‚ report here) First Aid Anthony Castaneda 1/8/13 9th grade J-Term Project First aid kit was invented by Johnson in the late 1890’s. First aid kit got its name is by Johnson’s first aid kit. The first aid kit formed in the 11th century‚ to help the pilgrims and knights and also train the other knights and pilgrims to help cure

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    medieval romance are Beowulf‚ King Arthur and a main focus on Sir Gawain and the Green knight. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a story about King Arthur’s nephew‚ Gawain. The story is about a mighty green knight who comes to the round table wanting to play a game. A brave knight will strike the green knight with an axe once after a year the green knight gets to return the strike to whomever strike him. However the Knight must find him and as we learn in the story his boast about how easy it will be to

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    It is also something we all hold dear‚ even if we all do not realize it. Upon analyzing Sir Gawain in from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ‚ a poem translated by Marie Borroff‚ one would find he is more concerned about his life in opposed to his honor‚ and that he uses his honor as a tool to make a better life for himself. This poem is about a mysterious green knight who goes to Arthur’s court in search of a competitor for his game. In this game the Green Knight’s goal was to test another knight’s

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    The knight-errant is similar to the medieval knight who follows the code of chivalry‚ fights honorably‚ and defends the weak and poor. However‚ the knight fights for and is loyal to his or her liege‚ whereas‚ the knight-errant fights on the side of justice and pledges fealty to no one. Regardless of the gender‚ all knight-errants exhibit certain character traits such as righteousness‚ honor‚ and bravery. These properties of the knight-errant are evident in the three short stories‚ “The Sung Founder

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    did you find your evidence? Question Answer Relationship—Choose one: Right There Think and Search Author and Me Gawain is said to be Arthur’s most noble and faithful knight. Would you agree or disagree with that statement? Why? Please explain your answer in detail. I agree‚ because none of the other knights would take the challenge‚ and were willing to let King Arthur do it himself‚ except Gawain‚ he stepped up and took his kings place. Right There The seduction of Gawain by Lady

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    Women‚ Courtly Love and the Creation Myth in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ a great epic written in fourteenth century Europe by the Pearl poet‚ emphasizes the opposition of Christian love to Courtly love in the 13th century through the dilemma of Sir Gawain‚ one of the great knights of the Arthurian round table. By examining the women in the poem‚ Gawain’s dilemma becomes a metaphor for the contrast of these two distinct types of love. The poem looks

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    The First Crusade exemplified as a success by conquering Jerusalem; however‚ the so called miracle ended when Egyptians captured the Holy Land. As for the Second Crusade‚ it was unorganized and wasted resources quickly ending. Due to a European response to the

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