truth‚ which begs the question: Who was the real Robin Hood? From a historical standpoint there have been three distinct types of Robin Hoods. In the earliest form he had no female companion: his is a man’s world demonstrated by the late medieval ballads and his first reference in literature (William Langland’s allegorical poem Piers the Plowman in 1377). The second form arose in the sixteenth century where he had a Maid Marian‚ just as unlawful as he. The last‚ the Americanized product of Hollywood
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HISTORY OF THE PHILIPPINE FLAG The First KKK Flag (1892). Three big white KKK letters arranged horizontally at the center of a rectangular piece of red cloth (locally called "kundiman"). The color red symbolized the courage of the Katipuneros who stood ready to fight for freedom and shed their blood if need be. This was the flag which was unfurled during the "First Cry of Nationhood" at the vicinity of North Manila in August 1896. Early Katipunan One-K Flag. In some localities
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Republic of the Philippines TARLAC STATE UNIVERSITY Tarlac City College of Business and Accountancy Financial Management Department A.Y. 2013 2nd Semester “Deceitful Acts in Credit Transaction” Case 1. Gregorio‚ an unemployable college drop-out‚ pretended to be a public works contractor‚ and asked his former college seatmate‚ who owns a large hardware store‚ for a 90-day credit on Php200‚000 worth of construction materials. Greg explained that he just won a new public works contract
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of literature a phenomenon without parallel". Literary Achievements Toru Dutt’s literary achievements lay more in her poetic works than in her prose writings. Her poetry is meagre‚ consisting of A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields and Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan. But she "compels attention" as KRS Iyengar puts it. Her poetry has sensitive descriptions‚ lyricism and vigour. Her only work to be published during her lifetime was A Sheaf‚ an unassuming volume in its overall get-up.
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ROMANTICISM Philosophical Foundation (Summary) Proponent: The Principle of Natural Goodness Philosophical Foundations of Romanticism • Earl of Shaftesbury’s View of natural goodness • Herder’s organic view of History • Post-Kantian German philosophers’ epistemological concerns • Burke’s inquiries into the sublime and the beautiful • Percy’s Researches in the Folk literature • Walpole’s and Volney’s Concern with the past • Goethe’s celebration
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On New Years Day 2015‚ twenty-nine year old Brittany Maynard‚ a California resident discovered she had an aggressive brain tumor. Nine days after her diagnosis she underwent two different brain surgeries to stop the growth of the tumor only to find out four months later that it had come back even more aggressively. Brittany did months of research and came to the conclusion that her brain tumor was incurable even after the treatments ‚ which would leave her with the feeling of no dignity; because
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all genres and with all different meanings‚ writers use many different elements to piece together works of art creating ballads to please anyone who listens. A ballad is a song or songlike poem that tells a story in a rhythmic way. “Remembering Sunday” by All Time Low is a heart breaking song that expresses the torment that someone feels when they lose someone they love. This ballad tells the story of a man’s suffering within its tragic story line using the characteristics of refrain‚ a question-and-answer
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decide whether or not Mulan was a historical person. However‚ I found that some of the facts in her story are based on historical events that date to the Northern Wei dynasty period (386-534). Mulan is the heroine in the Ballad of Mulan (木蘭辭). At the very beginning of the ballad‚ Mulan was weaving at her loom room. From the first sentence‚ “Click‚ clack. Click‚ clack‚” I know that Mulan was weaving‚ when suddenly‚ the sound of loom and shuttle stopped‚ and instead Mulan sighed‚ because she saw her
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is the fight of the social classes. Besides this‚ the mural was designed in chronological order; it begins on the left side with the Conquest of Mexico. Diego Rivera in so many cases represented the figure of Hernan Cortez with a grotesque image but in this case‚ he represented Cortez with his hands bleeding. Also in the mural he painted the first New Spain Archbishop‚ Fray Juan de Saronga who in 1539 was ordered to burn alive one son of Nezahualcoyolt. This person was the first victim of the Holy
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Edward‚ Edward is a ballad written in the seventeenth century. Edward‚ Edward tells the story of a man called Edward who has killed his father because he wants all of his father’s riches and is having a conversation with his mother about it. The ballad was a popular form of entertainment in the seventeenth century as people to sing them to remember them. A ballad is mostly a conversation between two people like Edward‚ Edward. Also Edward‚ Edward is written in first person and is told from Edward
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