The Way of a Pilgrim

the english language. Chaucer 's Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories in a frame story. It consists of a group of thirty people who travel as pilgrims to Canterbury (England). The pilgrims, who come from all layers of society, tell stories to each other to kill time while they travel to Canterbury. The General Prologue intends that each pilgrim…

wanting us to fill and have dominion over the Earth and that there are other types of children one can multiply such as the spiritual “children” of Jesus and his apostles. Her blatant misuse of religious text, for her own gain no less, is Chaucer’s way of subtly mocking the clergy in both The Canterbury Tales and the real world, who have been known to abuse and misuse the text in the Bible to justify their own wrongful acts. In addition to attacking Church corruption, Chaucer also seems to…

dome-like way to allow for better acoustic properties to enhance the beauty of the Benedictine chants that took place there. The cascading effect of the roofs make this end of the church particularly visually interesting and beautiful. One can only imagine how the sound of the monks chanting could entirely envelope a person in the church. The other area that I find particularly interesting in this part of the church is the ambulatory. There was a previous tragic incident in which pilgrims…

over looking for a new way of life and religious freedom. Religion is what drove them all out of England to North America. The all left England to escape religious persecution. Massachusetts back in the early 1600’s wasn’t like it is today. It wasn’t a small state that had a land area of approximately 10,000 square miles. It stretched across most of the north eastern part of the country. How did Massachusetts break into so many different little pieces? In a1620 the Pilgrims came and landed at…

(2) of these questions, if not all. Border bullies are a set of people who try to stand in your way when you choose to challenge yourself to go to a new dimension. The worst thing about Body Bullies is that they are not enemies; they are the people who are close like friends, family members, co-workers, and even spouses at times. The Border Bullies remind me of John Bonyan's Christian classic the Pilgrims Progress. Christian was on…

West Indies, and New England for several reasons. The Chesapeake and West Indies was a society based on economic exports. The New England colony was formed out of religious persecution. The difference in the development of these colonies led to the way of life in the colony, the relationship with surrounding Indians, and the struggles of the colony. The one thing that was common in all of these societies was the ability to survive. It is evident in the history of these colonies; that one may…

with quite nicely. After making peace with Squanto, the people of the plymouth plantation were taught on how to survive. They learned how to set the corn, where to catch fish, and to procure other commodities. To the pilgrims, Squanto was a tool sent from god to guide them. The pilgrims were very grateful to them because without them they probably wouldn't have survived. If I had to choose on going on the journey with one, I would go with William Bradford’s colony. In William Bradford’s colony…

unique poem by Poe is ‘Eldorado’. A man is on the search for El Dorado, the city of gold, but he grows old while searching. On his journey he meets a pilgrim who tells him if he wants to find El Dorado, he must go “over the Mountains of the Moon, Down the Valley of the Shadow”. Some gothic elements…

unknown up to that time, led to massive exploration and colonization by countries such as Spain and other European sea powers. This event is often described as the start of the modern era. Later on in 1620 English settlers, the so-called "Mayflower Pilgrims", left for America seeking religious freedom. They disembarked near Plymouth, Massachusetts, being the first successful European migrants in North America. The immigration flow to the US increased moderately after that but only during the…

For years and years families and friends have gathered together to celebrate holidays with each other. These are the times that people hold near and dear to their hearts. They cherish each memory that is made at these festivities for the rest of their lives. Christmas and Thanksgiving are the two most commonly celebrated holidays in North America. These two holidays are set apart by many differences. Traditions, purpose of the holidays, and the decorations are three points of contrast. Some of…