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- 11511: The Decline of Chivalry and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- ... is his own invention since he does not attribute this to Morgan. This enables him to then turn her plan, which was hatched for destructive purposes, to a noble and elevating test which serves the high moral purpose of teaching Gawain a lesson--hold true to the ideals of the Christian doctrine as a support for the chivalric code. Gawain, in his confession and absolution, goes through a similar shifting of ...
- 11512: Heros
- ... a valiant fighter and a fair King. Going along with the English culture, “he was a man of honor, to live in such a way that the other members of the nobility held him in high esteem” (Rosenberg 420). In the story, King Arthur’s wife Guinevere has an affair with one of his knights Sir Lancelot. The King knew of this, but because he did not want to shame his ...
- 11513: “A Christmas Memory”: Truman Capote
- ... kites that they give each other each year represent a life of simple pleasures, when things were easier in Capote’s world. This is why, in the end, Capote walks across the campus of his school remembering days gone by, longing for the past, and searching for, again, the simpler things in life and the meaning in a life void of happiness.
- 11514: How Much Land Does A Man Really Need?
- ... group that will give you a lot of their free land. He should have thought about it more carefully to realize that there is a catch, but he wanted to stay just as wealthy and high in the castes of society. Property gave Pahom a false sense of happiness and superiority because he was doing better than everyone else of that time. Truthfully, this mistaken belief led him to the nomads ...
- 11515: Seabrook's Family Values: Home Sweet Home
- Seabrook's Family Values: Home Sweet Home Mr. OserKathy Apacible Arriving from school and coming home was always a great feeling. My grandma would always prepare a snack for me to eat. In my family, the term “ home “ is a place where I am loved and cared for ...
- 11516: "Why Don't We Complain": Man De-evolving?
- ... did you ever make it through the summer without air conditioning?" Although Buckley wrote this essay in 1961, his argument definitely holds true today. Americans are spoiled by technological advantages. Children used to go to school to learn how to perform simple mathematical equations. However, due to man's past achievements, a child can perform the most complex problems on a calculator without the hours of straining. As I write, I ...
- 11517: Four Virtues of Perseverance, Patience, Loyalty, and Appreciation
- ... do get it finished, I put it off to the last minute. Mostly the things that I put off are anything that I really don't feel like doing or want to do, such as school work, chores, etc. When I want something done though, I can and will get it done in a short amount of time. I already have perseverance in me, I just need to work on using ...
- 11518: O'Brien's “On the Rainy River”
- ... he searches for a legitimate exit from the draft, but finds himself without options. He was healthy, had no basis upon which to claim CO status, and understood that the government had ended most graduate school deferments. For him, there existed only the conviction that there was “no happy way out.” It is blatantly obvious, through these facts and fears, that O’Brien was unwilling to fight in the Vietnam War ...
- 11519: Mirror of Myself
- ... and temporarily lock them away. She may have believed her emotions were balanced, however it was the drugs deceiving her. There was only a superficial mask hiding the true identity of her soul and being high actually stifled her feelings, instead of confronting them and progressing beyond. She tried desperately to express how personally involved she felt with the habit, and tears began to flow. She sobbed. "I feel so powerless ...
- 11520: Flying Towards Fate
- ... I see you wasted with the ten thousand pains, all because you did not tremble at the name of Zeus: your mind was yours, not his, and at its bidding you regarded mortal men too high, Prometheus.” -Aeschylus, “Prometheus Bound” Man’s imaginative reach of his own destiny transcends his actual capabilities of himself. The goal he attains is never quite the same as the one he projects. By his acts ...
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