To Sir‚ With Love (1967) Engineer Mark Thackeray arrives to teach a totally undisciplined class at an East End school. Still hoping for a good engineering job‚ he’s hopeful that he won’t be there long. He starts implementing his own brand of classroom discipline: forcing the pupils to treat each other with respect. Inevitably he begins getting involved in the students’ personal lives‚ and must avoid the advances of an amorous student while winning over the class tough. What will he decide when
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Repentance and the Redefining of Honor Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English romance that intertwines the ideas of the importance of chivalry‚ Christian virtues and outward appearances‚ present within Arthurian legends. Sir Gawain is the epitome of the noble‚ virtuous knight who also strives to be an obedient man of God‚ represented by the pentangle and image of Mary within his shield (650). But with the arrival of the Green Knight at King Arthur’s
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Answer the following questions completely. Remember writing well is critical. 1. What is the Green Knight’s challenge to King Arthur’s court? A: the knight said that he doesn’t want to fight such puny knights‚ he wants to play a game‚ the game is that someone can hit him with his axe but in 1 year and 1 day he can come back and do the same thing. 2. What do you think the Green Knight symbolizes? Think critically. A: I think that the knight knows that he is stronger
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How Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creates suspense in the Story “ The Speckled Band” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle builds up suspense in the story ‘The Speckled Band” in many different ways. One of the ways that Doyle builds up suspense throughout the story is by weaving in lots of red herrings into the storyline. The reader believes one thing whilst the story twists at the end and reveals something completely different. As an example‚ when Miss Stoner’s sister dies and makes reference to a ‘Band” ‚ the
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Contrasting The Styles of CS Lewis and William Gibson Using Neuromancer and That Hideous Strength The styles of C.S Lewis and William Gibson occupy opposite poles in the Science fiction realm; chronologically‚ sub-genre-wise‚ and most importantly‚ in terms of style. They differ significantly‚ in terms of use of language‚ tone and personal philosophy. Yet both are brilliant examples of great science fiction. Style is one of the most important elements in any written work‚ perhaps as much so as
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to the matter of education. Federal government slowly began its involvement during the Civil War era‚ and increased swiftly during and following World War II‚ and has continued to be involved to the present day. The Elementary and Secondary Act of 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson is recognized as the first true landmark piece of legislation concerning the federal government’s involvement in public education. The Elementary and Secondary Act was the government’s
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approach are the “two-sector surplus labor” theoretical model of W. Arthur Lewis and the “patterns of development” empirical analysis of Hollis B. Chenery and his co-authors. But in this discussion‚ I will explain on “two-sector surplus labor” theoretical model only. The Lewis Theory of Development The basic labour surplus model was‚ of course‚ very simple‚ elegant and to the point‚ a true reflection of the man. Arthur Lewis never favoured formal theorizing or complicated diagrams; he did not
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Possibly one of the most famous literature Authors is C. S. Lewis; however‚ with this fame comes controversy of the content produced by this writer. This bestselling literature‚ author did not only stick to fiction but after Becoming a Christian wrote a number books on the topic of religion. Many of these books‚ while containing aspects of Christianity‚ are written as stories with symbolism referencing Christianity rather than the doctrine alone. Many creative liberties were taken in the writing
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KING ARTHUR A legend is a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition. Over time‚ a legend becomes commonly accepted as true. While legends usually elevate the main characters to heroic proportion‚ the best of them have a basis in fact. Often times‚ a legend changes over time in order to keep it fresh to new generations. Legends are told to teach and to inspire. They are told to entertain and pass down tradition. Perhaps no legend has reached a wider audience than that of King Arthur
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of World War II‚ American theater was transformed by the work of playwright Arthur Miller. Profoundly influenced by the Depression and the war that immediately followed it‚ Miller tapped into a sense of dissatisfaction and unrest within the greater American psyche. His probing dramas proved to be both the conscience and redemption of the times‚ allowing people an honest view of the direction the country had taken. Arthur Miller was born in Manhattan in 1915 to Jewish immigrant parents. By 1928‚ the
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