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    In The Song of Roland, translated by John O'Hagan, the antagonist, Ganelon, believes he is purposely volunteered by his stepson to go on a suicide mission. As a result, he is greatly angered by this and seeks revenge. In The Nibelungenlied, Kriemhild, the princess of Burgandy, falls in love with and marries a noble prince, who is murdered by her kin. Through the help of heathen kings, both of these characters seek revenge after being wronged by their kin and face a brutal end as a consequence of their actions. First, Ganelon from The Song of Roland, is the stepfather of Roland. Ganelon is nominated by Roland to meet King Marsil. Ganelon states, "What may this rage against me betide? I am thy stepsire, as all men know, And thou doom'st me on hest like this to go...” (XX). This higlights how Ganelon sees this nomination as betrayal because he does not see how he could deserve this fate. Ganelon states, “I do not love thee ... Thou hast false judgment against me wrought” (XXII). This accentuates Ganelon's belief that he is wronged by his stepson. Plus, he states that he no longer loves him. As a result, this makes Roland disposable because one is not held dear if he or she is not loved. This quotation also foreshadows Ganelon's treacherous plan against the king and his stepson. Like Ganelon, Kriemhild seeks revenge when her brother and his vassal-- Gunther and Hagen kill her husband. Kriemhild is the princess of Burgundy and later becomes Siegfried's vengeful widow, due to…

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    very honorable thing, and the mutual respect and loyalty the two knights showed each other, through good times and bad, shows that both Roland and Oliver were both knights with great senses of honor. It is honorable to show pride, yet having too much pride can cause trouble for a knight, sometimes putting them in fatal situations. Charlemagne gave Roland a horn called an oliphant, and said that if Roland got in trouble during battle to sound the oliphant, for Charlemagne would hear it and come…

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    The Song of Roland, the classic story of Charlemagne’s most heroic vassal and warrior, is a tale that perfectly demonstrates the feudal values and military prowess of the people of the day. Feudal society depended on the principles Roland believed in. The warlike spirit was personified through his sword, the Durendal, which holds great significance in Catholicism because it holds relics of saints and other prized artifacts. As it was the ultimate symbol of power and authority, Roland felt grave…

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    Case Study: “A Matter of Veils” This case study takes place in France. An American couple, Marty and Patricia, went to visit her cousins, Jacques and Rochelle. As they were visiting, the conversation became a little heated regarding the current debate in France of whether Arab girls should be allowed to wear their veils in school or not. Currently, veils are prohibited in all schools in France. Jacques had made a comment to Patricia, stating the French are becoming more diverse like they…

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    “Katie slipped on a pair of beat- up converses sneakers. The chest of drawers stood largely empty and there was almost no food in the kitchen but as she stepped out of the house and into the sunshine and headed towards the store, she thought to herself, this is home. Drawing in a deeply scented breath of hyacinth and fresh- cut grass, she knew she hadn't been happier in years “ . (Sparks) Katie is finally happy she found a safe haven, safer place to live. Katie is learning to be independent and…

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    Figure 1: This line graph represents the prune’s weight in grams, in each beaker, over time. The prunes initial weight were all different, ranging from the heaviest prune in Beaker A, middleweight in Beaker B, and lowest weight in Beaker C. The weight of the prune in Beaker A increased at the fastest rate, followed by Beaker B and then Beaker C. Figure 2: This line graph represents the temperature of the water in each beaker, over time. The water’s initial temperature were all different,…

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    41. What is the Innermost Essence of ‘MATERIALIZATION’ & ‘DEMATERIALIZATION’? • An average Terrestrial Man was puzzling and at the same time fascinated by phenomena of Materialization or Manifestation which is Appearance or Creation of (Living) Matter from an unknown source, and even more with ‘Teleportation’. The last is Dematerialization and Re-materialization which is a ‘transfer’ of Matter or Living Body from ‘point A’ to ‘point B’ without traversing Physical space between them. Per…

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    27. What is a Difference between Lifeless and Animated Matter? • There are two aspects of life. When we perceive something as ‘substance’ it is in reality something “living” from “THE ASPECT OF SUBSTANCE”. When we perceive something as alive it is, in reality, the substance we see from “THE ASPECT OF LIFE”. The ability to feel life from “THE ASPECT OF SUBSTANCE” have PRIMITIVE stages of development. The ability to SENSE The Substance from “THE ASPECT OF LIFE” have beings on the threshold of “The…

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    Throughout the story we see a correlation between the imagery that is used to describe the summer house and the narrators mental state. The very first thing we are introduced to is the house and how beautiful it is, yet she describes it to have an intangible quality that is off putting to the narrator. We then learn of her condition, diagnosed by her husband as “temporary nervous depression”, and get our first glimpse of her oppressive relationship leaving you with the feeling that there is…

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    First, subjects were all college-aged students with psychological backgrounds. While using an age of subjects that are functional social media experts gives this study more internal validity, it may prove differently had we used the oft highly opinionated moms and grandmothers on Facebook, or conversely with high school and middle school aged children. Another limitation we faced was the ability to control for the face-to-face conversation. Subjects were given the listed topics to guide…

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