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- 23281: The Canterbury Tales: The Knight
- ... a pilgrimage. One of the major aspects of the journey is the unique diversity of the characters. There are knights, nuns, monks, lower-class tradesman and single women. One of the characteristics that makes Chaucer's work so convincing is his ability to present characters that have real life qualities. Many women can relate to the Wife of Bath, and many college students can relate to the Squire with his lady ... and as the poet are very different. Chaucer the Pilgrim is the narrator of the tales, and he must give an accurate description of what is going on, even if he disagrees with the character's action. First Chaucer, the Pilgrim, talks about nature and the seasons. He tells us that he is joined by several people on a journey to Canterbury. He talks about all the people involved in the pilgrimage. First he talks about the knight and then Chaucer talks about the knight's son, then the Yeoman, the Wife of Bath, the Monk, the Merchant, and the Clerk. Along their journey each character has his or her own tale to tell. The narrator is very descriptive of ...
- 23282: The Caucasian Chalk Circle By
- ... dead husbands estate. This however was overturned by the emperor, the guarantor of the law, in a retrial as the emperor was the father. This particular story is a whisper to the result of Grusha's trial. The emperor is portrayed as the epitome of justice and gives a true verdict. The trial scene is also adapted from the parable of King Solomon. Solomon the paragon of justice and truth oversees ... of whims and extraordinary circumstances and that justice is intrinsically linked to a series of chances and not linked to the law as it should be in a feudal regime. Azdak finally decides in Grusha's favour on the spur of the moment, the chalk circle is a real test, and it is through this test that Azdak decides the child's fate. In order to entertain the audience, Brecht sought to keep the verdict in flux, keeping the audience in suspense as to the final outcome. Azdak although seen as the arbiter of justice between ...
- 23283: Early History Of Judaism
- ... back there. But it is apparent that the city represents more to the religion of Judaism than a mere place to live and work. The city of Jerusalem is a spiritual epicenter, and throughout Judaism's long and varied history, this single fact has never changed. Tribal / Pre-Monarchy Judaism's roots lie far back in the beginnings of recorded history. The religion did not spring into existence exactly as it is known today, rather it was pushed and prodded by various environmental factors along the ... the gap into a clear cut distinction between religious groups. This early time period was generally quite temporary and non-centralized, stemming from the fact that technology was at a very low level, and people's lifespan was fairly short. These conditions led to a rapid rate of turnover in religious thought, and left many factions of people to their own devices. Widespread geographic distribution coupled with poor communication certainly ...
- 23284: The Crucible: Struggle for Conformity
- ... devil inside individuals. The culpability of these devilish occurrences fluctuate drastically and the girls conclude that they would keep their intentions a secret and inculpate one by one other residents of the village. However, Abigail’s true intention in accusing village residents is to earn another relationship with John Proctor after a recent affair by accusing his wife which would lead to her hanging. Abigail threatens the other girls that if the tell on her, they will die, which ensures that Abigail’s plan will work due to the amount of support and evidence she possesses. This is an example of how Abigail and her friends concur that they will not adhere to the customs of the village during this time of distress. Harlotry in the village is offensive to God and would result in serious repercussions. If the Judge discovers Abigail’s plan, she will be disciplined harshly. However, Abigail and her friends hide their falsehood by lying about events and truths, which only elongate the crisis further. One by one people are falsely accused, tried ...
- 23285: Classical Economist - Adam Smi
- ... 1723, was a wide-ranging social philosopher and economist whose masterwork, "An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations" (1776), is one of the most influential studies of Western civilization. Smith's intellectual interests were extensive. He wrote an important philosophical treatise, "The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759)," and was well versed in science and history. He studied at Glasgow and Oxford universities, lectured at the University of Edinburgh, and in 1751, became a professor at Glasgow University. In 1764, he made a grand tour of the Continent as tutor to the young duke of Buccleuch. Wealth of Nations Thesis Smith's major thesis in the Wealth of Nations was that, except for limited functions (defense, justice, certain public works), the state refrained from interfering with the economic life of a nation. Smith did not view favorably ... against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices." He suggested, however, that businessmen seeking their own interest are led "as if by an invisible hand" to promote the well-being of society. Smith's Analysis of Economic Systems This position is supported in the Wealth of Nations by an elaborate analysis of how economic systems function and develop over time. Smith sought to show how competition in the ...
- 23286: Misunderstanding Men And Women
- ... have consensus decision-making. Each person takes responsibility for making sure that everything is shared equally. Women are capable of working well together without rules or establishing a hierarchy. When working with men, a woman’s femininity works against her, because the business world operates by masculine principles: competition constrained by rules. Through the years, science has developed models for the relationships between men and women, more specifically, the power and ... Men and women in love relationships have complementary power traits that are a large part of what attracts women to men and men to women. Love relationships bring out the power aspects of a man’s masculinity and a woman’s femininity. A woman wants her man to take responsibility for her and he can best show his love for her by accepting this responsibility. Likewise, a man wants to take responsibility for his woman ...
- 23287: Boston Tea Party
- ... unloaded their cargo into the Boston harbor, America would be changed forever. What was, at first, seen as an act of mischievous rebellion, turned out to be one of the most influential events in America s revolutionary history. It not only crippled the already struggling British tea industry, but also, and more importantly, united the American people against British taxation and overall oppression. When the British increased taxes in America, the ... avoid bankruptcy and when Americans refused to buy British tea and dumped what tea they could get their hands on, the company fizzled into almost nothing. (McGranahan) The East India Company was one of England s top revenue producers and when it went down England felt it. This, however, was not enough. In order to push the British into either separating from America or renouncing the oppressive restrictions, more support was ... and were confident that if united, they could possibly take steps towards revolution. One problem remained, they were not united, but divided, and it would take a remarkable event to accomplish the enormous task. Britain s closing of Boston s port coupled with the Quebec Act, which gave desired land west of the Appalachians to the French, not to mention the rest of the Intolerable Acts, pushed American citizens into ...
- 23288: Lord of the Flies: Breakdown of Social Order
- Lord of the Flies: Breakdown of Social Order Several factors contributed to the breakdown of the social order, most of which were results of Jack's actions. When word broke out that there was a beast roaming about the island who would eat little children, most of the boys feared of going up the mountain where the beast was thought to live. Since the boys were too terrified of going near the beast, the signal fire on the mountain, ceased to burn and hope of rescue among the boys quickly diminished, despite Ralph's efforts to rally the boys to continue the signal fire. After Jack and Ralph fled the mountain top after seeing a beast-like object, Jack accused Ralph of being a coward and to be unfit ... themselves trapped on the island, Jack felt he should rightfully be the chief of the boys because he was the head boy and chapter chorister in his choir. Thus he tried to sway the group's preference of leaders to him at all chances he could attain, and questioning Ralph's leadership and acting somewhat rebellious. In one case, Jack takes the two boys who were tending to the signal ...
- 23289: The Uncertainty Of Perception
- ... technical definition of the other key term, belief, is "a state or habit of mind in which trust or confidence is placed in some person or thing." In context, I will use the typical philosopher's definition and define belief as "the unthinking acceptance of an idea or system of ideas." Philosophically, belief is "blind" and is described as "the process of making a commitment to an idea in order to ... The situation of the Unicorn and Man appears to be that neither believed in the other because they had never seen the other species, thus illustrating the age-old slogan "Seeing is believing." In today's modern society that maxim is evident. Due to the Unicorn's discovery of Man, the Unicorn can now hold a belief that man does indeed exist. Does the man not feel the same? The Unicorn had never before sensed Man and when it saw one, ...
- 23290: Condor
- ... there were 50 to 60 in the early 1960s. By the late 1970s, the estimate had dropped to 25 to 30 birds. Nor, despite years of study, can scientists pinpoint the reason for the bird's decline. Some factors include illegal collection of condors and their eggs, poisoning from substances put out by ranchers to eradicate livestock predators, poisoning from ingesting lead fragments from bullets embedded in animal carcasses the condors ... open country condors need to find food. Their slow rate of reproduction and years spent reaching breeding maturity undoubtedly make the condor population as a whole more vulnerable to these threats. Recognizing the California condor's perilous state, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the bird as an endangered species in 1967 (under a law that preceded the Endangered Species Act of 1973), meaning it was considered in danger of extinction throughout all ...
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