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    schooling‚ I have always been fascinated by medieval knights. Even as a child‚ I remember enjoying the tales of the great quests the knights would embark on. Whether it be slaying a mighty foe or adventuring to a far off land‚ the stories of knights were always exciting to hear. Because of this fascination‚ I chose to tell my creative tale in the style of Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales from the perspective of the knight. Knights during the time of medieval England were responsible for protecting

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    The Canterbury Tales are a series of stories that were told by different people in different positions of life and then retold by the narrator. The author‚ Geoffrey Chaucer‚ talks about each person differently‚ highlighting what they did. The Summoner was a man who works for the church. He was described to be very ugly in many different ways. Also‚ is just a very bad person in general. This essay shows how a Christian Bale would be ideal for the part of the Summoner‚ because he has the physical and

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    The tell-tale heart

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    The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe 1. Author’s biography - 1809-1849 - He was an American author‚ poet‚ editor‚ and literary critic. - He was considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre‚ Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story‚ and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known

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    The story “The Appellant’s Tale” by David Herd‚ demonstrates the devastating effect when one’s voice is taken from them. For many refugees‚ the only things they are able to bring to a detention center are the clothes on their back and the tale of their life’s journey. This is the case for the old man in Herd’s story‚ who must fight to keep hold of his last possession: his life story of moving and living in the UK. The UK Border Agency appears not only to disregard his story but even invents a

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    The Handsmaid tale essay

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    The story The Handmaids tale is a dystopian novel that follows the life of one woman in an oppressive government regime. One of the most important themes of The Handmaid’s Tale written by Margaret Attwood is the presence of Language and power. Ideas – Conventions such as Language‚ symbolism‚ and characterisation. In The Handmaid’s Tale it conveys the idea that our identity is defined by our name and ranking in society‚ nearly everyone’s identity has been stripped away. Although the most powerful

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    child-bearers‚ servants‚ prostitutes‚ or barren. They have identities‚ personalities‚ and feelings of their own. And even in this strict totalitarian state‚ they still find ways in which they can express themselves. They resist what they have been told to do‚ one small action at a time. For example‚ Serena Joy and her gardening. Serena Joy was a wife of one of the commanders‚ and a very important one at that. But her Garden acted as a female space‚ one that was untouched and uncontrolled by men.

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    Boy - Tales of Childhood

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    Titel: Boy – Tales of Childhood Author: Roald Dahl Publisher: Wolters-Noordhoff Year of Publishing: 1994 City of Publishing: Groningen Titel description: The story is bout the life of Roald Dahl and when he was young‚ his mother gave him the nickname "Boy". Information about Roald Dahl: Roald Dahl’s quirky and darkly funny tales made him a popular children’s author in the second half of the 20th century. His career as a salesman for Shell Petroleum

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    Tell Tale Heart

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    The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Copyright Notice ©2011 eNotes.com Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means graphic‚ electronic‚ or mechanical‚ including photocopying‚ recording‚ taping‚ Web distribution or information storage retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher. ©1998-2002; ©2002 by Gale Cengage. Gale is a division of Cengage Learning. Gale and Gale Cengage are trademarks

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    Marriage in the Canterbury Tales Geoffrey Chaucer ’s Canterbury Tales have long been respected as the embodiment of popular sentiment toward love and marriage in the Middle Ages. In these tales‚ Chaucer repeatedly addresses two main issues concerning marriage: male vs. female sovereignty in marriage and the place of sex in marriage. Whether positive or negative‚ nearly all of the tales express some sort of sentiment toward marriage. One of the most blatantly expressive is that

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    A Proloue to Canterbury Tales

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    Context The Canterbury Tales is the most famous and critically acclaimed work of Geoffrey Chaucer‚ a late-fourteenth-century English poet. Little is known about Chaucer’s personal life‚ and even less about his education‚ but a number of existing records document his professional life. Chaucer was born in London in the early 1340s‚ the only son in his family. Chaucer’s father‚ originally a property-owning wine merchant‚ became tremendously wealthy when he inherited the property of relatives who had

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