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    as The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ and The Decameron by Boccaccio. These collections of stories shared common themes and devices‚ which exemplified the mindset of the time period. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale‚” from Chaucer‚ and “Federigo’s Falcon‚” from Boccaccio‚ both deal with themes of love and sacrifice‚ and allegorically state that love leads to the surrendering of something important. Chaucer states that the sacrifice of power is important in a relationship‚ whereas Boccaccio states

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    Fedrigo’s Falcon and The Wife of Bath’s Tale were written by Boccaccio and Chaucer respectable. Both stories are told inside of their own larger story frames‚ each consisting of a group of people telling stories to each other. The stories themselves share a common thread‚ focusing on the significance of sacrifices in the search for love‚ but differ on the value of the person’s character who does the sacrifice. In the pair‚ it is obvious that both stories like to make use of symbolism for their

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    Michael Vick When Michael Vick went to federal prison the general thought was that he would never be an NFL quarterback again the redemption of Michael Vick to being NFL quarterback again has started. Michael Dwayne Vick was born on June 26‚1980 in Newport News‚ Virginia to Brenda Vick and Michael Boddle . The second of four children Michael and his family lived in the Ridley Circle Home‚ a public housing project in a financially depressed and crime-ridden neighborhood. Michael Vick told

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    Captain Robert Falcon Scott led two Antarctic expeditions‚ Discovery and Terra Nova. He was a member of the British Royal Navy from 1883 until his death in 1912. Scott’s journals were written during his two trips to Antarctica. Discovery’s journal is dated between 1901 and 1904‚ while Terra Nova’s journal is dated from 1910 to 1912. In the Terra Nova entries‚ Scott describes voyages‚ weather conditions‚ and scientific work done on the team’s expedition. Many collections of Captain Robert Falcon Scott’s

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    Who was Sun Falcon and why was he significant? How do we know the little we know about Sun Falcon? What do Historians and Archaeologists have in common? How are they different? In which regions did the writing system originate? How do archaeologists come up with conclusion? Where did the first humans arrive from? What is Pangaea? When did Homo sapiens begin to move from Africa to Europe and Asia? Beringia Who were the Paleo-Indians? Why did humans wander into

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    execute his foe was represented in this artwork. Specifically‚ the falcon is a representation of the God Horus that is shown holding a rope binding a foe’s head. With this depiction‚ it also builds a connection to King Narmer holding a foe because the figure of King Narmer is larger than every other figure to show that is above them all except the falcon. The figure of King Narmer is not above the falcon‚ but at the same level as the falcon‚ and this is seen from the top of the heads of both figures with

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    To me school spirit is about enjoying and loving what you do and committing to a new family since the first day you stepped foot as a falcon. Every time I put on a uniform I am labeled as a Falcon and it is my duty to act like one‚ respect my school and always work my hardest to make a difference. I am very proud to say that I have done so much to keep my falcon pride on top. Academically‚ I managed to take all honor classes since my freshman year and stay in the top 10 of my class‚ as well as

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    Turning and turning in the widening gyre The falcon cannot hear the falconer; Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world‚ The blood-dimmed tide is loosed‚ and everywhere The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction‚ while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. In the above mentioned stanza Yeats has stated that the falcon is turning in widening gyre and is so far away from the falconer now that it cannot be heard. Yeats has

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    with the wind A falcon flies alone Silent as the sky I hear his lonely cry Never can he rest I walk with you Along an empty winding road We’re far from the ones we love Never can return Never can we see again The countries of our birth When will I ever find a place to call my home? Sadness circling like a falcon in the sky When will I ever find a way to speak my heart? To someone who knows what it is to be alone? Far far above the clouds Against the setting sun A falcon flies alone

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    National emblem From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search For National Emblem‚ see National emblem (disambiguation). | This article needs attention from an expert in Countries. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article. WikiProject Countries may be able to help recruit an expert. (February 2009) | | This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations

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