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    Midwives only turned up if someone was sick with women-problems or there was a pregnancy… or pregnancy loss. That had to be it. She’d conceived and lost the baby. That had to hurt. “Sir Gawain, do you believe in the gods?” He didn’t know. But was that the right thing to say to a child who was still developing his own beliefs and trying to make sense of the world? “I’m not sure,” he said, sticking with…

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    The article, ‘Elephants are more human than we realize’, by John Martin is all about how behaviors of an elephant can align similarly to those of a human. Martin took his wife’s close affectionate encounter with a wild elephant in Kenya, and he noticed that the elephant wasn’t attacking, it was merely showing affection. From that day on, Martin has been studying the way that elephants can have emotions, just like us, humans. There are multiple sides of an elephant, such as children’s books like…

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    Mettle Research Paper

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    20 May, 2016 Mettle Theodore Roosevelt said, "Life brings sorrows and joys alike. It is what a man does with them - not what they do to him - that is the true test of his mettle". It is the ability to cope with hard times and get through them without having a major melt down. I think it is hard for people to stay strong through tough situations, but I believe that is why not many people show mettle because it is so difficult. I chose this word because there are people in my family who have…

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    The Hero's Tragic Hero

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    “Sir, I will tell you. When I came home for my brother's sword, I found nobody at home to deliver me his sword; and so I thought my brother Sir Kay should not be swordless, and so I came hither eagerly and pulled it out of the stone without any pain.” “Found ye any knights about this sword?” said Sir Ector. “Nay,” said Arthur. “Now,” said Sir Ector to Arthur, “I understand ye must be king of this land.” “Wherefore I,” said Arthur, “and for what cause?” “Sir,” said Ector, “for God will have…

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    an important aspect to those social codes during the Middle Ages. Sir Gawain reveals his loyalty in Sir Gawain and the Green Giant when he is required to accept a challenge in which he is convinced would bring him to death. Sir Gawain has a easy-going personality and accepts the summons, considering no one else would. He takes on this challenge to show his continued and complete loyalty to King Arthur. Throughout each attempt Sir Gawain is overcome with fear, but his commitment as a knight is to…

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    still talked about to this day? These are the many questions people ask when reading about Arthurian legends in literature. There are many legendary characters that stand out throughout Great Britain 's history; however, King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, Sir Percivale, and Sir Gawain show what it truly means to be a noble knight. All of the legendary characters have different legends and characteristics that stand for something that has a purpose or reason to why classes still find them important to…

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    Beowulf Alternate Ending

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    would be hard pressed to run a league or more, then deal with guards, survive the witch's attack and lead them all to safety? Still the Camelot knights insist he did. Sir Percival and Sir Gawain are good men after all. "Sir Galahad?" Galahad stirred from his reverie to see a knight with an Iberian complexion approaching him. "Sir Rodrigo, what news?" Rodrigo bowed his head in due reverence to his commander. "We are ready to depart. The other kingdoms' forces have already left." "Any word on…

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    Well, I've already told you one of the names of the knights of the Round Table (King Arthur) and here are the rest of the people… Sir Galahad - This knight was the son of people who aren't married by Sir Lancelot Sir Launcelot Deulake (Sir Lancelot du Lac who fell in love with Queen Guinevere) Sir Gawain - This knight was famous for fighting the Green Knight Sir Percivale - This knight was famous for fighting the Red…

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    Spending time in a prison cell can change a person dramatically . Sir Thomas Malory the author of Morte D’Arthur did horrible things in his lifetime including theft and rape but while he was behind bars he wrote “king Arthur and the knights of the Round Table” with characters who might have been written from remorse and a wish that he had been a better person. Prison is a place that is meant to punish people who have committed crimes but along with punishment when done justly can teach people…

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    appearance. In a relationship each partner has different characteristics, and although the couple develops in the relationship as a whole, each individual develops as a unit. In Arthurian Legends like Chretien de Troyes’ The Knight of the Cart and Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte de Arthur it is shown to be true. The three protagonists Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot revolve in a love triangle which affects each one of these characters. Thus, referring to the first…

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