Context On the afternoon of August 15‚ 778‚ the rear guard of Charlemagne’s army was massacred at Roncesvals‚ in the mountains between France and Spain. Einhard‚ Charlemagne’s contemporary biographer‚ sets forth the incident as follows in his Life of Charlemagne: While the war with the Saxons was being fought incessantly and almost continuously‚ [Charlemagne] stationed garrisons at suitable places along the frontier and attacked Spain with the largest military force he could muster; he crossed
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Main Characters: Charlemagne- the Christian‚ Frank king who is notably an ally to the Pope and great Conqueror. He was also known as Charles the Great. Roland- The "hero" of The Song of Roland. Not much is known from him in a historical standpoint. Roland’s tragic flaw is pride. Oliver- Roland’s best friend and advisor. Oliver is very brave and noble. He attempts to urge Roland to blow his Oliphant to reach the Franks Plot Summary Charlemagne’s army led by Roland is fighting the Muslims. Marsilla
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Solomon Northup’s‚ 12 Years a Slave provides us with a different outlook on slavery. The movie gives viewers an up close and personal look at North’s days as a slave and the different obstacles he faced. The film is set in 1841 in upstate New York and then moves to New Orleans. Northup was a free-born African American living in upstate New York with his wife and three children under the occupation of a violinist. You could say he lived the ideal life for someone of his stature and ethnicity; He
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Because Blake addresses the theme of generation most directly and fully in his illuminated books‚ it is important to consider here the principles guiding the interpretation of his art. Blake’s illustrations for The Divine Comedy are particularly revealing of Blake’s view of his own art‚ revealing how for him art and text were at all times part of a continuous whole. Several of Blake’s less finished illustrations for Dante’s epic have text written within and around them never intended for inclusion
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Suicide-A morally responsible action? The suicide culture in Japan has always been a prominent issue‚ and is held in a peculiar view by many. 30‚000 Japanese commit suicide annually (McCurry‚ 2014)‚ making Japan the 8th country with the highest suicide rates (WHO‚ 2014). This “suicide culture” stems from Japan’s historical roots— the warrior bushido honour code which justifies one’s basis to committ suicide. Can suicide be considered a morally responsible action this way? Or is it a beautiful death
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Journal #1 A guilt ad‚ according to Jack Solomon‚ is the manifestation of the American consumer’s weakness to general social stigma. Solomon illustrates this with examples of advertisements that reveal the American consumer’s “need” to stave off social rejection‚ to insure their own health‚ and to be competitive. Via guilt-trip tactics‚ advertisers manipulate the American consumer with guilt ads to make them think they need the advertised product so they can conform to the status quo. These guilt
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John Greavu My Attempt in Living Morally If life had a rulebook‚ it would be written by the Ancient Greeks. Socrates‚ Plato and Aristotle built the foundation of how every human being “should” live. Making decisions based off what is believed to be right or wrong affects almost countless moments in each day for us humans. Eventually‚ after much practice‚ making correct decisions would become near habitual. Can you imagine the world today if everyone strived to live ethically? Before you change
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“The Song of Kahunsha” is a novel by Anosh Irani about a boy who runs away from an orphanage with a dream to find his father‚ however‚ once exposed to the real‚ devastating society we live in‚ Chamdi finds himself struggling to climb out of Bombay’s deepest chasm of violence‚ racism‚ and poverty. The author does a fantastic job of clearly displaying the development of the protagonist by providing a series of twists and turns in Chamdi’s life which consequently contributes to his maturity from a little
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write an essay about a song of significance to me‚ I thought to myself‚ “This is going to be an easy grade”. But because of my love for music of all kinds‚ I found that the choice of which song to write about was even harder than I imagined. After a few days of contemplation and battling with what I felt would be most appropriate for my English professor to read‚ I decided to write about a song called “Making Memories of Us” by Keith Urban. I fell in love with this song for its beautiful‚ smooth
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The Song of Love “This Kiss” by Faith Hill is a beautiful song because it tells us the truth of love‚ and also the smooth rhythm makes me feel very comfortable. Furthermore‚ I really like the voice of the singer. It can lead us to a peaceful world‚ and give people the space to relax‚ to enjoy. Also‚ this song reminds people of the love‚ especially those who has already forgotten the pure love in life. The lyrics of the song is the best part‚ it expresses the joys of being in love through the act
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