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    A knights Tale

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    An Ideal Knight Today there are only a few orders of "knights." These include the Knights of Columbus and Knights of Malta and they represent the ideals and values that knights were supposed to uphold. The idea of a armored knight are closely descended from the equites class of Rome. Knights were closely tied to the various fiefdoms and to the church. They were expected to follow a code of Knightly Virtues. These included: being beautiful in spirit‚ charity‚ good cheer‚ chivalry‚ courage‚ courtesy

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    is regarded as worthless.” Why can we say “Aware” is representative of the Japanese sense of beauty ? Yes‚ in the “The tale of genji”‚ “awarenari”(adjective form of “aware”) is used often‚ 802 times‚ and this figure is overwhelming.But in“The tale of Utuho”‚ while “awarenari” is used 246 times‚ “omoshirosi”(beautiful‚ funny‚ atmospheric) is used 221 times. Though these two tales are written in Heian period‚ it is not true that “aware is representative of the Japanese sense of beauty” for the literatures

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    An Analysis of Chaucer ’s "Canterbury Tales": The Wife of Bath ’s Tale In reading Geoffrey Chaucer ’s "Canterbury Tales‚" I found that of the Wife of Bath‚ including her prologue‚ to be the most thought-provoking. The pilgrim who narrates this tale‚ Alison‚ is a gap-toothed‚ partially deaf seamstress and widow who has been married five times. She claims to have great experience in the ways of the heart‚ having a remedy for whatever might ail it. Throughout her story‚ I was shocked‚ yet pleased

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    Sara Jackson Mrs. Gittins EWC 4U May 29th‚ 2013 The Witches Shack Once upon a time in a tiny peaceful home in a tiny peaceful town‚ lived a family of 4; Momma‚ Papa‚ Lucy and Ricky. Lucy and Ricky were at times the best of friends and at others the worst of friends. Lucy was a quiet innocent girl and her brother Ricky always insisted on picking on her. “These dear children are always fighting” said momma in a worried voice‚ “I know” said papa “but whatever do we do”. Momma and Papa thought

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    Fairy Tale

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    Once upon a time there was a beautiful and rich princess‚ every man in the kingdom fell for her the first time they saw her. She was selfish and snobby to others. One day a fairy flew into her castle and cursed her. The curse made the princess ugly and fat. No one knew that she was still the princess‚ so she was kicked out of the kingdom. The princess didn’t nowhere to go. She walked for three miles and then found a cottage that was empty. She walked inside and started to build a fire. While she

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    a tattle tale

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    Analysis of Alternatives When T.J. is discussing K.C. with the rest of the group members on the telephone‚ he should communicate his own feelings towards the situation and ask if the others support his course of action instead of “setting aside his own personal opinions and going along with everyone else...which may lead to poor decisions and ill-advised actions.” (p21). Having the whole group accept the problem results in a much firmer course of action and unifies the group. Furthermore‚ K.C

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    The Handmaid's Tale

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    (The matter here is strictly for FEMALES so Readers discretion is advised)   Hi... HEY DO "U" or UR FRIEND… HAS… UNWANTED HAIR ON … FACE THAT NEEDS EITHER .......THREADING........or .................BLEACHING..............or ...........................PLUCKING............r ....................................HAIR REMOVER CREAMS.....or ......................................MANY OTHER ODD THINGS..... . ....EVERY NOW & THEN....?????   WE ALL KNOW……..that…  It’s very….. ODD… COMPLEX…

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    In a second comparison‚ the Pardoner’s tale and Wife of Bath’s tale explained what the character’s were searching for based on the teller’s experiences and their knowledge‚ desiring money and sovereignty.[TS2-Comparison]. In the Wife of Bath’s tale‚ she talks about a knight that was to be executed‚ but was given the option to find what women desire most in exchange for his life; the knight explains that it is power over their husbands.[CE3]. [“My liege lady‚ over all this world” he said‚ “women wish

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    Fairy-tales are fictional stories created to give a moral lesson to the readers. They could be‚ and most likely are‚ filled with excitement and adventure. These stories also contain mythological creatures that will boost the child’s imagination. Even though fairy-tales contain all of these amazing features some parents still doubt them. Some parents could argue stories similar to Cinderella stereotype females. Those parents feel Cinderella does this by having the female lead completing tons of housework

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    Themes of Pardoners Tale

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    in “The Pardoner’s Tale” The Pardoner’s Tale was written by Geoffrey Chaucer. It’s a narrative poem that describes the character of the pardoner. He describes his character by using different literary themes. The Pardoner is described through a use of symbolism‚ irony and personification. This tale uses symbolism in many different ways. In one way that I saw symbolism in the story is was through the coffin. The coffin symbolized that there would be death later on in the tale. A sentence from the

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