...Knight” and “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” showed good and bad qualities when considering the codes of chivalry. The knight in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” showed loyalty to King Arthur. He showed his loyalty by taking the place of King Arthur’s challenge to the Green Knight: Gawain by Guenevere Toward the king doth now incline: “I beseech, before all here, That...
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...In John Steinbeck’s Novel, Of Mice and Men, the character, Curley’s Wife, is a misunderstood woman, as were most women during The Great Depression. Everyone is basically judging her like people judge a book by its cover, which leads to her acting out in ways to get attention because the loneliness and depression is eating away at her. Curley’s wife may seem like there is nothing to her. Some might think she just stands for a promiscuous person, but that is the thing. So many people judge before they really think or get to know a person. Yes, Curley’s wife does act like what people see her as sometimes, but she has reasons as to why she acts this way. During the Great Depression, women were treated as objects, or should I say sex objects. Curley’s wife is a prime example of what women had to do to get some attention during this time. Desperation drove them to become these dolls in society who would do anything to feel the least bit of love....
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...characters in Straight Man show extremely high loyalty to people they love while other characters show extremely low loyalty. The main character Hank and his mother, Mrs. Devereaux, are very good examples of loyal people. Hank stays loyal to his wife Lily but he always has fear that his wife is not loyal to him and that she is having an affair. The reason why Hank thinks this way is caused by his father’s disloyalty when he left Hank and his mother when he was a little boy. He has a fear that Lily might leave him too one day. These thoughts that Hank has about his wife are wrong and shows his childhood trauma. That trauma caused him to lose his faith in other people, even to his wife. Even though that Hank tries to flirt with another woman he never thought of having an affair with her, which makes him a loyal person. Hank’s mother, on the other hand, even stays loyal to her betrayer husband who left her and her son and never came back for years. She thinks that he will come back and she stays loyal to him. Mrs. Devereaux’s loyalty is not normal which upsets Hank, he is extremely mad that his father left them and the fact that his mother is still loyal to him is not understandable for Hank. Hank believes in shared loyalty, which means that both partners are loyal to each other like Hank and his wife Lily. Even though he has a fear that Lily is not loyal to him he knows that...
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...Christians have a variety of views regarding selecting a husband or wife according to the will of God. Many Christians fear that they might go out of the will of God or miss out “on God’s best.” Many believe that there is only one person whom the Lord has selected for each Christian and it is up to each Christian to find that person. This person is the “right one” according to the will of God. Finding the “right one” is the key to finding God’s will and marital happiness over a lifetime. Many believe that If a Christian should marry someone else by accident or by desire, then he or she will not be in God’s will. They can still be happy, but will not have God’s best. However, those who marry the wrong person also risk the possibility of divorce. Christians often feel that couples get divorced because they have married the wrong person. Are all these beliefs true? Are these principles what the Bible teaches? The answer is no. They are not true and the Bible nowhere teaches these views. "Is he or she the right one?" is the wrong question to ask. "Is he or she the right one?" is the wrong question to ask. The right question, which the Scriptures teach is this one, “Is he or she the right kind of person to marry?" Prov.18:22 says, “He who finds a wife finds what is good, and receives favor from the Lord." In other words, it is good for a man to find a woman and get married. The converse is true as well. It is good for a woman to find a man and be married as well. This means that getting...
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...buy things that they need to satisfy the people that they like. The governments and corporates are not going to solve this problem for us. It is for us as individuals to take control and responsibility for the type of life that we want to lead. If you don’t design your life, others will design it for you and you may not like their idea of balance. It is particularly important that you don’t leave the quality of your life in the hands of commercial organizations. This is true for all commercial companies, because they are inherently designed to get as much of you as they can. It is in their nature and is embedded in their DNA. We have to be responsible for setting and enforcing the boundaries of balance that we want in our lives. We have to be careful with the timeframe that we choose upon which we judge our balance. As a New Year resolution, I sat down on a weekend and carefully prepared a detailed step-by-step description of an ideal balance day in my life And it went like this. Wake up at 5:30 after a good night sleep, go to the gym, have breakfast with my wife and son, drive son to school on way to office, around four hours of work, share some...
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...If you saw it written in a novel or watched it as a movie, you simply would not believe the goings-on in the Gucci family. The firm was founded by one Guccio Gucci, in Florence, in 1923, as a manufacturer and retailer of travel luggage, in high quality leather. Guccio had been a humble dish washer by trade, but he had worked in some of the best hotels in London and Paris, and was inspired to return to Florence, a city renowned for the quality of its artisans and its fine quality of work, to begin the manufacture of high quality luggage. Guccio Gucci - library photo, PPR website Gucci expanded into the large towns and cities of first Italy, then Europe and later the rest of the world, and along the way it also expanded its range of goods. Still using mostly leather, but with some other materials and fabrics, such as bamboo and silk, Gucci branched out into belts, wallets, shoes, handbags – and latterly, cases for mobile phones, i-Pads, and so on. The family controlled the business until comparatively recently, but it was a history of family intrigues and boardroom tussles dating back over many decades, before it became part of the luxury goods conglomerate, Pinault/ Printemps/ Redoute (PPR), where the scandal comes in. Guccio had six children, but only sons Vasco, Aldo, Ugo, and Rodolfo were directly involved in the business. After Guccio's death in 1953, Aldo led the company to a position of international prominence, opening the company’s first shops in London, Paris...
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...keys (Alzheimer’s association, 2013). Currently over five-million American’s have Alzheimer’s. This number will begin to increase as the baby boomers age and life expectancy is extended. The risk of getting Alzheimer’s only increases as we age with number of people doubling every 5-year interval beyond the age of 65 (Alzheimer’s association, 2013). Case Study Eaton, a 72 year old male patient, was found roaming downtown Denver with no recollection of how he got there. Paramedics brought him to the hospital for evaluation. The patient presents with progressive memory loss, confusion, agitation, and doesn’t know his last name. Identification in his wallet helped the hospital staff contact his wife. Upon the wife’s arrival, the patient seemed distant and unable to identify his wife Ethel. After multiple tests, the Care Team gave a Diagnosis of Moderate stage of Alzheimer’s (Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, 2013). Care Team Approach An initial evaluation left the ER physician with a diagnosis “undetermined”. She ordered a CBC blood draw (Complete Blood Count) to rule out the possibility of other causes for loss of memory and confusion. The physician also performed a clinical...
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...the text until the conclusion of the story when the leopard contrasts to the hyena. Early on, the reader discovers that the main character, Harry, is gradually dying due to a knee infection he suffered during his safari to Africa with his wife. As the couple lies stranded in the scorching hot African desert, Harry passes his time by evaluating his life. Harry aspires to possess qualities similar to those of the leopard; however, his characteristics resemble the hyena. The symbolism of animals and the internal and external expressions of rot help the reader see that Harry’s regret leads to his eventual death. The narrator’s use of symbolism through animals gives the reader a better understanding of the quality of life that Harry has lived. Upon reading the epigraph, the reader realizes that the noble leopard died with a purpose on his challenging quest to reach the summit of the mountain. It is clear that the leopard embodies traits including dominance, audacity, and poise. These defining qualities are those of which Harry could not achieve in his life. The hyena, conversely, is a symbol of cowardice, laziness, and death in the story. Harry’s cowardice is shown as he re-evaluates his once promising career in writing. Harry embodies qualities similar to those of the “filthy” hyena who attacks vulnerable prey (1990). His life was summarized by “never what he had done, but always what he could do” (1988). Rather than pursuing his...
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...Cassandra Jackson Humanities Dr. Mathew Roberts August 15, 2013 The Comparison of Qualities of the Protagonist in Odyssey by Homer and Medea by Euripedes The comparison of Medea by Euripedes and Odyssey by Homer show many similarities as well as differences. Let’s begin with the character of Medea. After reading Medea by Euripedes the character of Medea shows that she was a barbarian by nature, and she was considered a foreigner. Medea states that “I am the mother of your children, wither can I fly, since all Greece hates the barbarian ( www.theatre history.com). Medea tells this to Jason after the king tells her she must leave his kingdom. She was a beautiful intelligent woman, but she was a woman scorned. She displayed a woman who could not accept rejection, or by no means could she forgive. Medea was a mother, a lover a wife. She also was a loyal person. She displayed this by no matter what it took to help Jason, she took all necessary steps to fulfill her wishes so that she would be able to be with him. You ask yourself was Medea this way before Jason, yes I believe she was. This goes back to the fact that she really was a barbarian in a foreign land. In this story I came to the conclusion that Medea actions showed a woman who was truly mad. She was not aware of the cruel and barbaric actions she took out on people she knew and love. I felt this...
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...He explains to the court that Abigail, Parris's daughter, was dancing in the woods. Parris, in defense for his reputation, intervenes ands says "since I came to Salem this man is blackening my name,"(III, 689-90). John has never tried to blacken the name of Reverend Parris, even now he was just trying to stand up for the people being tried. Dishonesty can seem like such a solution when fear is the consumer. John urgently tries to defy Parris, but he defensively says “You surely cannot think to let so vile a lie be spread in the court!”(III, 176-77). Even though John is firing shots at Parris’ good name, he is only doing it to save his wife. Not only was Parris worsening the situation, but he lies in the process just to save himself, and his good name. defying a fellow friend and his wife just so his safety is secure has cowardly written all over...
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...Smalls, Jemell The Wife of Bath Journal Entry #1 Despite the complicated language, The Wife of Bath by Geoffrey Chaucer is a tale of women sovereignty over a male dominated culture. I am a man, and also the son of a strong woman, and I am aware of the troubles and misfortunes women encounter because of gender. The plot starts with the knight being overwhelmed by his own sense of power and lust, that he takes advantage of a young woman. The knight is rightfully accused and charged with rape and sentenced to death. Due to what I believe is curiosity and vengeance felt by the queen, she sentences him to seek the answer to a mysterious question that even myself has pondered over. The question is “ what do women desire the most?” This question, in my opinion, has no real answer, like the tale it varies from person to person, depending on the circumstance. The knight soon receives his answer but it also comes with some questionable consequences. Rape is something that is spoken of on television or in the news but it does not receive as much coverage as it should. The punishment for rape presently is not as nearly severe as the punishment the knight would have received if the queen had not intervened. The initial punishment set forth by the King is what should be granted for the rape of an innocent woman. I do not believe the Queen should have offered her suggestion of what the knight should have to endure for his crime, as it seems that she had her own agenda. After receiving...
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...Outline Quality I see stand out is being strong; to endure a lot of life’s moment with a smile 1. To be a mother is a job in itself. A. To endure child birth B. To be a single mother when your husband is deployed C. To function on a daily basis while holding on to doubt, pain. To be strong for family. 2. Greatest or worst experience in world-military spouse a. Changing of locations, deployments, orders at the drop of a dime b. Long nights, lonely days c. Wondering what will be or happen and what if?? d. Mom and dad. 3. Army veteran A. hundred degrees at day and night, sometimes real cold at nigh B. separation from family, newborn child C. long nights, even longer days, goodbyes My Rock, My Wife By Robert Dukes Robert Dukes Ms. Cadora English Comp 1301 January 20, 2011 Not one person in this world is the same. They may possess similar qualities but will carry themselves in their own unique manner. Defining women would be the most arduous task for anyone in this world and for men it's next to impossible. Sometimes, women themselves don't know how creative and unpredictable they can be! Their brilliance makes life easy, their smiles are a harbinger of joy and they are blessed with the power to create life! My wife Melissa has many qualities that make her who she is. She’s loving, compassionate, resilient and hardheaded. The one that stands out to me the most at any given point is the strength she possesses and...
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...consequences that occurred were quite serious due to the fact of the mass witchcraft hysteria going on in Salem at the time. A glaring example of one of the unintended consequences as a result of Giles’ foolish speaking can be revealed in act I when Giles states, “It discomfits me! Last night—mark this—I tried and tried and could not say my prayers. And then she close her book and walks out of the house, and suddenly—mark this—I could pray again”(Miller 1151). This quote reveals his foolish speaking because, at the time, he failed to mention that he was still learning his prayers. Sadly, it was too late and and his wife, Martha Corey, was arrested on the charge of witchcraft. Giles was shocked that this had transpired from his statements. It was clear that his intent was not to get his wife in trouble. He quickly realized that it wasn’t his words that got his wife in trouble, but the ignorance of the...
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...personal assistant. When Dan Cody died he left Gatsby $25,000, but his mistress prevented Gatsby from claiming it. After that, Gatsby was determined to become rich and successful. Later on, Nick visits Gatsby and is shocked to find Tom Buchanan there, and the next Saturday Tom and Daisy attend one of Gatsby’s parties. After the party Gatsby is worried that Daisy did not enjoy it and Nick tells him to give up on Daisy, however, Gatsby refuses and instead tells Nick about he and Daisy’s past. The quote that best describes Jay Gatsby is, “He talked a lot about the past, and I gathered that he wanted to recover something, some idea of himself perhaps, that had gone into loving Daisy” (110). The good qualities of Jay Gatsby are he is a loyal person and he has a good heart. The bad qualities of Gatsby are he is amoral, dishonest, and throws his money away. Fitzgerald developed this character to show how people use their wealth to get love only to discover the love is not real. Additionally, he is developed throughout the novel to be an example of how living extravagantly can be an empty life. A meaningful quote in the chapter is, “The truth was that Jay Gatsby of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself” (98). This quote is meaningful to the story because it reveals the truth of Gatsby changing his identity. Also, it focuses on the fact that Gatsby wasn’t going to let any obstacle stop him from fulfilling his dream. So, James Gatz changed his identity...
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...are part of our daily lives. They are part of the process of socialization. Socialization is the process in which we interact with other people. In our lives, we are always trying to look for a good area to live, a nice house and most important of all good neighbors. In my opinion, a good neighbor should be respectful, friendly and helpful. The first quality of good neighbors is that they should be friendly. The way to be friendly is showing their care about you, and they should welcome you to their neighborhood. Neighbors are those people we meet every day when we go in and out of our houses. A nice and sincere smile on their faces, or a simple 'hello' as a warm greeting on the way, may bring us a joyful mood for a start of a day. Nice neighbors will provide us a very comfortable living environment through their care and friendship. For example, in 2011 I moved to town house in Alexandria we had a moving truck parked in front of our house as soon as we open the door to unload the furniture an old guy and lady came in and introduce there selves and they said my name is William Macmahon and my wife is Karen and we are your new neighbors with big smile. They asked if he can help us to unload the furniture from the truck and they insisted to help. After they helped us unloading, his wife Karen went back to the house and offered us a welcoming gift classic homemade pie that she cooked it for us was delicious. They were such a friendly people. William told me about the local area...
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