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- 7031: Chivalry
- ... by the words, "I dub you knight." (Gies) When Christianity became more closely linked with knighthood, religious ceremonies became part of the knighting process. Before a squire was knighted he confessed with many nights of prayer. The night before knighting, a squire underwent a strict fast and received the sacrament. The next day he washed and put on pure white clothing for the ceremony with a sword suspended from his neck ...
- 7032: What is Wealth
- ... asks themselves "what is wealth," people immediately think of money. They think of nice cars and big houses. People think of power and the ability to have control over others. When I was in elementary school I believed this same thing. Now that I am in highschool my outlook on what wealth is has changed dramatically. To me wealth is contentment and knowledge. With these two things will come the greatest ...
- 7033: The Scarlet Letter: Hester Prynne and Adultery
- ... a critical eye, for they seemed to be a bit over the edge in their beliefs. It is difficult to imagine an entire people engaged in a single experiment to live morally perfect lives through prayer, hard work, and worship. Hester Prynne did not lead a morally perfect life. But she did show the people of Boston that even in the greatest of sins, forgiveness is always possible. And if it ...
- 7034: American and Nigerian Culture
- ... symbolizes the coming into manhood of the Nigerian teenager. Also, working on the farm with your father in Nigeria is another step toward manhood. In America, a job, the right to vote, graduation from high school, and even owning or driving a car seem to be thought of as indications of manhood or maturity. Though our cultures seem alike in the above ways, they are very different in their technological status ...
- 7035: Censorship In Mark Twains Nove
- ... book which are represented as racist or hatred, because "Twain Attributed a stereotyped ^Negro^ dialect"(Cox pg.129). There has been acts of depriving children to read this great novel by removing it from most school libraries. "The book is a rich, deep text on many important issues: not only race and slavery, but violence, child abuse, alcoholism, and many other problems still relevant to American society. At the same time ...
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