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    Bushido vs. Chivalry

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    after retiring from this line of work (Flori). Following the 13th century‚ knighthood closed its doors to peasants and created an exclusively noble eligibility requirement (Flori). During the twelfth century‚ the Church created chivalry in order for knights to lead pious lives and liberate them of material desire (Jerry and Ziegler 521). As knighthood became an increasingly‚ popularized phenomena‚ the code of chivalry bolstered the new connotation of knighthood as one of honor and nobility. Although

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    Tales: Prologue Character description Knight‚ Squire‚ Prioress‚ Monk‚ Friar‚ Wife of Bath‚ Miller‚ and Pardoner The Knight – He is characterized as a very noble‚ brave‚ and benevolent leader and inherently represents a medieval knight in image as he has fought in the crusades trying to spread Christianity to foreign nations. You can easily deduce that he is of a high standing from the imagery of him leading the procession during the Prologue. The knight is dressed in course cloth and rusted chain

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    cruel titular woman creates an ominous tone that continues into the first stanza of the poem. The poem consists of two speakers‚ the first of which hails the ‘palely loitering’ knight and asks ‘O what can ail thee’. The eeriness of the poem is reinforced when the unknown speaker asks a second time‚ ‘O what can ail thee‚ knight at arms’‚ the repetition of the question creating a ghostly refrain. The alliteration of the ‘L’ sound in ‘palely loitering’ creates a sense of listlessness that is furthered

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    and transformation of UCF. Driving in the car down University Blvd with the gold and black banners hanging from the lampposts alerts you that you are entering the home of the Knights. From the alumni with their car flags to the students walking around the local malls in their UCF apparel‚ everyone is proud to be a "Knight". One of the biggest traditions at UCF is called the "Spirit Splash". This is a tradition that takes place during homecoming week and is one of the only times during the year

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    Phil 201 essay

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    Phil 201 Essay 1 September 26‚ 2012 Comparing and contrasting the synopsis “The Matrix” to Plato’s “The Allegory Of The Cave” and also Descartes “Meditation I Of The Things Of Which We May Doubt” which have several similarities and also some differences. In all three of these stories the main idea is that reality is in question. In the Matrix‚ the human being is in a pod like machine that is controlled by a computer simulating what we think and know to be reality. Reality is not only created

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    permeated the room kept him still. That and the presence of Sir Marcus‚ of course. The knight looked as calm and serene as always as he chatted to those around him about their crops‚ their children‚ the first signs of the season. Paul saw the awe that washed over their faces. With an action that he would have denied even under torture‚ he straightened his back and smiled with pride. Sir Marcus was‚ after all‚ his knight. Not until Francis‚ the village elder‚ made his entrance‚ did the activity in the

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    narrative voice and tone in La belle dame sans merci La belle dame sans merci is a ballad written by poet John Keats in a medieval age‚ it is induldged in a theme of knights‚ fairies and witches. "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" is in the form of a dialogue between two speakers. The first is the unnamed speaker who comes across a sick‚ sad knight and pesters him with questions for the first three stanzas. Stanzas 4-12 are the knight’s response. There aren’t any quotation marks to tip you off to the change

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    Short Story: Merlin

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    Arthur tapped Fredrick’s left shoulder with Excalibur and then his right. "Arise‚ Sir Fredrick‚ Knight of Camelot and defender of the crown." "Heaven help me‚" he prayed under his breath before rising to his feet. Arthur had a small smirk on his face as if he’d heard the comment and Fredrick wasn’t entirely sure how to take the king pleasure in his discomfort. He was a knight of Camelot now‚ a place he’d never aspired to. His fellows who really knew him would do the same when they found out. "Now

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    Courtly love

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    of the knight to just one person: his lady-love. Courtly love was actually a system of love‚ just as chivalry was a system of knightly behavior. That means there were rules. The system got its start in the literature of the Aquitaine region in France‚ where troubadours sang ballads about the often secret and illicit love of knights for noblewomen. The Wife of Bath is put on a pedestal because the knights praise her. The love they have for her made them stronger and more honorable knights. The

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    "Famous athletes nowadays are more like entertainers than professionals. Usually they are not just dedicated to achieve sports goals. If an athlete can call the attention of the public‚ she/he would worth more for managers. If the role of athletes in society wasn’t to entertain‚ there would be any millionaire athlete. Being the best athlete to me isn’t being the highest paid player or even the greatest but the greatest athlete to me is being able to look your teammates in the eyes at the end of

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