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    Sir David Cimera

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    David Cimera 10/12/09 Rough Draft # 3 101:BV Blank Slate of Mind One of the most influential Enlightenment philosophers John Locke concluded through a number of his essays that humans are born with a “blank slate”. That is‚ he or she is born free of perception and knowledge of the world and thereby builds his or her identity on the things he or she experiences. Within their selected passages‚ both Susan Faludi in her “The Naked Citadel” and Jean Twenge in her “An Army of One: Me” discuss the

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    Sir Henrin of Anchorage was a small‚ poor knight. Anchorage was a small village outside Camelot‚ and when King Arthur knighted him he became the lowest rank of Knights‚ and kept his title‚ though a proud citizen of Camelot. He had vast knowledge in the art of dancing‚ and in books‚ as well as tremendous physical strength. Had he been born to a more wealthy family‚ the charcoal haired male would have been much more desirable. Sir Henrin was all right with his the small amount of things he had; the

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    Who is Sir Lancelot? Sir Lancelot‚ Knight of the round table‚ has a longer name of Sir Lancelot du Lac. Sir Lancelot is the son of King Benwick and Queen Elaine. He was very a courteous and courageous knight. He always served others willingly. Legend has told people that Sir Lancelot was left at the shore of a lake and the one who found him‚ Vivien‚ Lady of the Lake‚ raised him till he became one of the most wonderful knights in the world’s history. Sir lancelot had three known women that wanted

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    comes from some other beginning’s end” (Closing time by Semisonic). In The Confessions by St. Augustine and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by W.S. Merwin‚ St. Augustine and Sir Gawain embark on journeys to find the best way to live their lives and then begin a new journey of spreading the lessons they learned and the people they have become to the people around them. Although sir Gawain knows he is on a journey to the Green Chapel‚ he does not realize that it will lead to him testing his

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    is not perfect‚ in fact‚ it is very far from it. One of the biggest problems in the world are the inequalities that exist among women and children. Women and children are treated as if they are less superior to men. Similarly Malala Yousafzai and Hillary Clinton both address the problems present in society on equalism. Yousafzai has a slightly different approach addressing areas where war is present and prevents children from receiving an education using specific places and personal experience of

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    get under Sir Gawain’s skin with many methods of seduction. We see that she is already different than medieval woman‚ she is much more modern. She is very good at being able to read people and has an impeccable talent of being argumentative. She gets under Sir Gawain’s skin by questioning his reputation

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    Sir Francis Drake Essay

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    before and after the reading. The reading consisted of an article title Sir Francis Drake a Hero or a Villain? Students had previously been learning about the Explorers who came to California in our social studies class‚ therefore students were able to fill out the KWL chart with some knowledge about Sir Francis Drake since we had covered him a little bit. I also asked students to think about what they would like to learn about Sir Francis Drake so students could become engaged with the reading by keeping

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    Reflections of the French Revolution Edmund Burke was very critical of the French Revolution. Burke was critical because he essentially was a traditionalist. He says‚ “By adhering in this manner and on those principles to our forefathers‚ we are guided not by the superstition of antiquarians‚ but by the spirit of philosophic analogy.” Burke doesn’t have any issues with the French wanting a revolution‚ he just believed they were going about it in the wrong way. Burke believed the French should change

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    Essay On Sir Robert Peel

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    Sir Robert Peel and the History of Law Enforcement The British Industrial Revolution caused a division between the rich and the poor due to the increasing unemployment rate of middle class workers. Widespread discontent and distress led to riots and increased crime waves across the United Kingdom. Because there was no civilian police force at the time‚ the military controlled the outbreaks of violence. Sir Robert Peel‚ Home Secretary under the Duke of Wellington in Liverpool‚ proposed a reform

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    two choices made by Gawain throughout the course of the poem. What were the consequences of these choices? If you were Gawain‚ would you have made these same choices? Why or why not? Please explain your answers in detail. The first crucial choice Sir Gawain made was taking on the challenge for his king‚ which took him on this journey‚ facing the Green Knight. Another choice that guided his fate was giving in a little to the lady of the house. Although it was not the noblest of things to do‚ it did

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