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    Mordred stood perfectly still, his face emotionless as he pointed his gun at Shawna. Vivien was perfectly happy playing along, but at this point she was unsure. “Okay, Mordred,” she said gently. “I think this has gone far enough.” “It’s not over yet, Vivien,” Mordred shot back. “Not until they’re both dead.” “Wait a second,” Shawna cut in. “Mordred didn’t kill Merlin.” Mordred smirked. “I know.” He pulled the trigger. Shawna stood frozen, knowing she could stop the bullet but unable to…

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    code of conduct. According to the code of chivalry, a knight was to be a loyal servant to his lord and an example of virtue such as fellowship, purity, courtesy, and compassion. These virtues are shown throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Le Morte D’ Arthur. One virtue Gawain and Bertilak have in common is generosity: “Each day, the lord goes out hunting and leaves Gawain at the castle with the agreement that at the end of each day, the two will exchange what they have won” (183). To…

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    The character of King Arthur is unique in literature. It is a conglomerate of characters described by many different authors over a span of fifteen hundred years. There is no single depiction of him, and one cannot trace his origin to a single author for the "definitive" description. As such, the character of Arthur is different depending on the era, culture, and the particular writer who is relating his version of the Arthurian legend. The ideals of King Arthur are reliant on the values of the…

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    Europeans and artists during the colonial phase and served as a great source in Matisse’s The Young Sailor as well as, Picasso’s Les Demoiselles. The tradition of African masks was religious and impressionable, which is why Les Demoiselles is so…

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    King Arthur, also spelt Aurthur in other cultural texts, is the mythical king of England who is made king by many supernatural events in order for him to unite all of the people to be one nation. He is given many gifts, those gifts could include Excalibur the sword of Kings, Guinevere the Queen he sought, and the most loyal and true knights. Arthur was an iconic figure to all Englishmen who wished to be king. His story was one that would be revised for centuries and used as a basis for every…

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    My Guitar Experience

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    “Thank you”. She replied “Well let me show you something”. She came back from her bedroom with a worn guitar case, she popped open the brass latches and opened it. My heart melted as soon as I saw what was inside. It was my grandfather’s old 1974 Gibson Les Paul. I immediately said “I can’t take that”. She replied “No take it, I promised your dad once you were good enough you could have it”. This was probably one of the best days of my life. Not because I had gotten a really nice guitar, but the…

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    There are four year culinary schools such as Cornell University, Johnson and Wales and Le Cordon Bleu. Price ranges of culinary schools can range from $20,000 to $100,000. At some of these schools are programs at some so you can study abroad. For instance Le Cordon Bleu have campus’ in Malaysia, Paris, London, Mexico and more. The price of going to Le Cordon Bleu in Paris is 45,000 euros which is equivalent to 49,693.50 U.S. dollars. Pros about going international for…

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    Respect (Examples of Chivalry in the stories The Green Knight and Morte D’Arthur) The code of chivalry, it is use as an expression of feudal ideals of honor, nobles developed a code of conduct called chivalry. This code demanded that knight 's be brave warriors and virtuous Christians who would selflessly fight for justice. The ideals of chivalry gave rise to legends and songs, such as the tales of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. In the eleventh century, as feudalism established…

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    Is Everyone Chivalrous When They Are Supposed to Be? “The institution of chivalry forms one of the most remarkable features in the history of the Middle Ages.”- Horatio Alger. Chivalry may be considered dead today for most people, but even back when chivalry was alive some people, at times, still failed to show it. For instance, in “Morte d’ Arthur” Sir Bedivere exemplifies chivalry by being loyal to one’s king and fails to exemplify it by not being true to his words. Also in “Sir Gawain and…

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    In the Medieval tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, we meet the heroic Sir Gawain, who is faced with a very important quest. He was put up to a very particular test during the Christmastide that he fears will cost him his life. As a knight though, he is bound by the knight virtues to keep his word or troth. Troth being in medieval literature, the fidelity to one’s own word no matter what shall happen. The idea of Troth is the central focus of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. During the…

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