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    women focused on spiritual goals. Monks and nuns took vows of chastity‚ or purity‚ and of obedience to the abbot‚ or head of the religious order. They also took an oath of poverty. Monks and nuns also filled many other social needs‚ such as tending to the sick‚ helping the poor‚ and educating children. In monasteries and convents (religious communities of women) monks and nuns also preserved ancient writings by copying ancient texts. Some monks and nuns taught Latin and Greek classics; others produced

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    Monasticism is the term for dwelling alone. Communities valued these strict ways of life of these holistic people. And the practices quickly spread across Europe and became an important part of medieval European society. Life as a medieval monk or nun requires you to live within a structured day dedicated to prayer and worship‚ education and daily chores in monasteries and nunneries. Regular visits to the church are included in the day in the Chapterhouse where you would listen to a chapter of readings

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    (Medieval Period) o Immoral‚ at times The Prioress (the Nun) unlike the stereotypical Medieval nun • Chaucer – satirizing the Church/corruption in religious orders/mocking the church •

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    with them‚ and who they are. Chaucer used Satire to shine a light on the problems of people as if you were to just say it out right depending on where they were in social class you could get into serious trouble. Chaucer used satire to explain that a Nun cared more about how she looks then helping other people. Chaucer talks about Aristocrats first talking about a Knight and his Squire. The Knight was a prime example of an Aristocrat being an example of a fine man having a distinguished appearance

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    portrait of a Catholic nun‚ Sor Juana. The artwork is located in Latin America in the Spanish colonies of Mexico. Sor Juana joined the religious order of the Catholic Church and became a nun in order to pursue her intellectual interests. Sor Juana is depicted looking straight at the view and the iconography of the portrait is quite typical of nun portraits from 18th century Mexico. She is illustrated wearing religious clothing with iconography of a nun; beaded rose and nuns badge‚ illustrating her

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    was a young girl living in poverty who was embarrassed of where she lived. When a nun saw her playing outside and asked her where she lived she felt as though the nun judged her and disapproved of where she lived “you live there? The way she said it made me feel like nothing”(Cisneros5) Esperanza was already dissatisfied with the three bedroom house that her and her six family members had to move into so‚ when the nun who is thought of to bring hope and lift spirits looks down on her it bothers her

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    Catholics is the Lieutenant‚ who performs these homicides to spite the Catholic Church‚ which the

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    chapter. He stays outside his aunt’s teepee‚ still basking in the warmth of his morphine‚ and begins telling his story of first arriving on the front lines in Flanders (near Saint-Eloi‚ probably in 1916). We meet members of his section‚ including Lieutenant Breech‚ Sergeant McCann‚ Fats‚ Sean Patrick and Grey Eyes. -E and X distinguish themselves by helping their platoon find their way to the Canadian frontline camp. We understand

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    Catherine Pierce Dr. Lyon English Composition 10 October 2012 Guilty Conscience It’s safe to say that the Catholic Church does not have the best reputation when it comes to sexual harassment and child molestation accusations. Cases such as these have been coming up for years but all seem to have similar outcomes. The priest typically gets a slap on the wrist‚ gets moved to another parish‚ and the issue is never spoken of again. In some of the more controversial cases‚ the priest is removed

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    hypocrisy of the English Church. The author uses a variety of techniques and in this case‚ short stories to develop this universal truth. He does this by illustrating the avarice that exists amongst the churches most prominent members being the Monk‚ Nun‚ and the Friar. To begin‚ the monk is entirely undisciplined‚ and has no regard for proper monk etiquette. This oversized bald monk Chaucer describes disobeys almost every rule that he has vowed to follow. He is described as a "a fat and personable

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