he Pentangle in Sir Gawain and The Green Knight The Pentangle in Sir Gawain and The Green Knight When writing‚ never explain your symbols. The author of ``Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ’ ’ dropped this unspoken rule when he picked up his pen. Why? The detailed description and exposition of the pentangle form the key to understanding this poem. By causing the reader to view Gawain ’s quest in terms of the pentangle‚ the narrator compares the knightly ideals with the reality of Gawain ’s life
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Good Afternoon‚ I elected to analyze William Falkner’s Nobel Prize in Literature acceptance speech for this week forum. At first‚ I had a hard time identifying the different aspects of the speech until I found audio of it. As part of his introduction‚ Falkner uses the first sentence in his speech established his credibility and ethos. Then he goes on to state the purpose of his speech very directly by saying that he would like to use this moment to talk to young writers and more specifically the
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The Cross of Gold speech was delivered by William Jennings Bryan‚ a former United States Representative from Nebraska‚ at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on July 9‚ 1896. In the address‚ Bryan supported bimetallism or "free silver"‚ which he believed would bring the nation prosperity. He decried the gold standard‚ concluding the speech‚ "you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold".[1] Bryan’s address helped catapult him to the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination; it is
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As Dr. Brian Williams began his speech I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t even plan on going until 15 minutes before a group of us left for the BSC. As I sat in the rows of chairs I wondered to myself how a man who became a doctor had experienced racial injustice. Most doctors stem from wealthy families who have the luxury of good schools to attend. But‚ as Dr. Williams discussed all his stories of racist comment‚ or actions I was astounded. I’m sure he could have continued with these types of
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decided to do an interview with Sir Hugh Allan’s son because we thought that that having someone that discovered and knew a lot about the Pacific Scandal would be very informing. He gave us an inside story about some information on what his father has told him. We pretended that we were interviewing him and asking him questions about the evidence he has from the CPR; primary and secondary sources. We included information about the phone call Sir John A Macdonald gave to Sir Hugh Allan to give him another
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On December 10‚ 1950‚ William Faulkner delivered his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. Today his speech is considered one of the most brilliant and inspiring speeches ever to be read at the Nobel ceremony. Faulkner stressed the "writer’s duty" to write only of "the old verities and truths of the heart." He spoke of avoiding writing anything that is not worth writing about. He felt concerned about new writing where authors gave in to America’s shallow desires to read "not of love but of lust‚ of defeats
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At University of Texas at Austin‚ Admiral William H. McRaven delivered his commencement speech to the class of 2014 in which he discloses the secrets of not only how to succeed in life‚ but also to make the world a better place. An alumni of the college himself‚ he begins by reminiscing his own graduation and empathizes with the soon-to-be graduates‚ figuratively coming down from his high military position to demonstrate that even he‚ a high ranked official‚ a revered American hero‚ is just like
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intro For decades now‚ South Africa has faced a struggle between sport and racial political issues‚ impacting both South African sport and the nation as a whole. Apartheid was introduced in 1948‚ with the effect of extending and institutionalising existing racial segregation‚ and was only abolished in 1991. Apartheid had the effect of restricting inter-racial sport and thus politicising sport in South Africa (Bolsmann & Parker‚ p. 6‚ 2007). Since the abolishment‚ a revolution and transformation
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Slide 1 Overview of rural market in India Rural India generates around 50 per cent of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) 70 per cent of the country’s population The market is a mix of growing incomes and aspirations of around 850 million consumers who inhabit 650‚000 villages in the country Slide 2 Market Size The per capita GDP has grown at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2 per cent in India’s rural regions‚ since 2000. Rural consumption per person is also increased by
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Раздел «Чтение» (30 минут). Задания В2‚ В3‚ А15-А21 1. The House of Commons 2. Parliamentary Procedure 3. The House of Lords 4. Westminster 5. The System of Government 6. Parliamentary Committees 7. Whitehall 8. The Crown A. Her Majesty’s Government‚ in spite of its name‚ derives its authority and power from its party representation in Parliament. Parliament is housed in the Palace of Westminster‚ once a home of the monarchy. Like the monarchy‚ Parliament is
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