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    status, to never do outrage nor murder to others, give mercy to whom every asks for mercy, never force a lady, never fight a battle if for wrongful quarrels for love or worldly goods. The 8 most famous Knights of the Round Table were King Arthur, Lancelot, Gawain, Geraint, Percival, Bores the younger, Lamorak, and Kay. It is said that at the peak of The Knights of the Round Table there were 22 knights in…

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    its artwork. Rather than using actors to reenact scenes, this film often used art to tell the story. Important events like certain battle scenes, such as that of Arthur and Mordred, the lady of the Lake grabbing excalibur and depictions of Arthur, Lancelot and Galahad were all inspirations for paintings retrieved from different time periods. For example, this documentary often used stained glass windows and oil paintings to portray a numerous amount of stories like the one of Galahad in search…

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    Many artists create works of art based off of poetry because it provides the audience with a visual image. By having a visual image with the poem, it becomes easier to analyze art and poetry together because the reader can use both works to explore the author’s purpose. In 1842 Tennyson wrote the “Lady of Shalott,” and in 1888 John Waterhouse painted a picture illustrating Tennyson’s character, the Lady of Shalott. Although Tennyson and Waterhouse use different mediums, they both illustrate the…

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    Alfred F Jones Analysis

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    Alfred F. Jones He was a mistake, that's what his father told him. He just wanted to be a hero, to have his name written into history. And everyday while the slaves were being slaughtered and carted away. Across the harsh waves he struggled and kept his guard up. Inside he felt empty, he would do anything to survive. Whether he beg, steal, borrow, or bartered. Than a hurricane came and devastation reigned he saw his future slowly dripping down the drain. He put a pencil to his temple, connected…

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    Early Medieval Literature

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    From Spoken Words to Written Works Since the dawns of civilizations, people have used literature not only to express their feelings and their imagination but also to narrate what happened on their surroundings. During the medieval period there was a sudden rebirth of literature. Spoken legends orally composed were transformed into written poems and hymns. New writing styles were introduced by those poets and scholars who traveled with the Crusaders – people who went on expeditions for the…

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    “The Snake Warriors – Sons of the Tiger Teeth: a descriptive analysis of Carib warfare, ca. 1500-1820” by Neil Lancelot Whitehead Neil Whitehead, in his article The Snake Warriors analysed Carib warfare, uses historical texts’ to interpret Carib war culture and society anthropologically. He does this by first, describing Carib military tactics prior to European contact, discussing social and ideological context they were deployed, and also to analyze the effect European contact had on the…

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    The warm spice of autumn pirouetted through the air as he prowled around, searching for perfection. Then he found it. She was exquisite; with legs longer than the Nile, more curves than Lombard Street, and eyes swimming with sin, her carnal magnetism left his nerves raw and his body aching with desire. His breath hitched and his legs buckled as she sauntered towards him. He took a tentative step forward, thick tension saturating the atmosphere as she tilted her head and affirmed his desire with…

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    The name of the man who wrote “The Fall of the House of Usher” was Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe was an American author, manager, and artistic commentator. Poe is best known for his verse and short stories, especially his stories of puzzle and the grotesque. He is generally viewed as a focal figure of Romanticism in the United States and American writing in general, and he was one of the nation 's soonest experts of the short story. Poe is by and large considered the innovator of the analyst…

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    them. Whichever object they chose would be their “weapon” for that round. It goes like this: rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, and paper beats rock. How paper could possibly beat rock, I have no idea. My first competitor went be the name Lancelot, and let me just say he was not the sharpest tool in the shed. He got out on the first round, when he picked rock and Father picked paper. He too was confused on how paper beat rock; nevertheless, he was put to work as a…

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    Francesca tells Dante their story and how she was forced to marry an old deformed man that she didn’t love, but she fell in love with the man’s younger brother, Paolo. One night while they were alone, they began to read the story of Lancelot and Guinevere and could not resist kissing and “that day no farther did we read therein.” Francesca’s husband caught them and brutally killed them out of anger. Dante then feinted because he was so overcome by emotion and pity. The two just happened…

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