Biography of GEOFFREY CHAUCER GEOFFREY CHAUCER‚ English poet. The name Chaucer‚ a French form of the Latin calcearius‚ a shoemaker‚ is found in London and the eastern counties as early as the second half of the 13th century. Some of the London Chaucers lived in Cordwainer Street‚ in the shoemakers’ quarter; several of them‚ however‚ were vintners‚ and among others the poet’s father John‚ and probably also his grandfather Robert. Legal pleadings inform us that in December 1324 John Chaucer was
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics‚ in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states‚ made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis". Alvarez’s colleagues sometimes called him the "prize wild idea man" because of the huge range of his activities. He did all kinds of research into the atomic nucleus‚ light‚ electrons‚ radar‚ and so
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This memoir from Geoffrey Canada is now a graphic novel which was adapted by Jamar Nicholas. It begins by explaining Geoff’s first experience with violence‚ when his brother’s jacket was stolen in the park. His mother forced the oldest brother to go back out and take it back‚ that he would get a worse beating at home if he did not get it back. This was Geoff’s first exposure‚ at four years old he learned that he should not be made a victim. The text continues on showing different moments from Geoff’s
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Upon reading Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Miller’s Tale”‚ we as the readers are introduced to the four main characters present throughout the entirety of the poem. These characters include: John the carpenter‚ Nicholas the student‚ John’s wife Alison‚ and the parish clerk Absalom. Chaucer sets up “The Miller’s Tale” by first introducing his characters and briefly describing their personalities and what role they played in the story. One may come to realize‚ after completing the poem‚ that these brief
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The “Eyes on the Prize” civil rights film covers major events of the Civil Rights movement from 1954-1962. The film thoroughly explained how America’s environment was segregated socially and physically. Most black people before World War II were tenant farmers‚ laborers‚ domestics or servants. The war allowed black people to see their own power because they were able to exercise authority. The film does a good job explaining the major events and how these issues have been fought for. In class‚ we
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF MALAYA KUALA LUMPUR ROONEY v. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR 2012 MEMORIAL FOR THE APPELLANT i TABLE OF CONTENTS Index of Authorities .................................................................................................... iii Statement of Jurisdiction.............................................................................................. iv Statement of Facts .........................................................................................
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