views that each author made from an original story. Mordred is mostly known to be made of an insectary act between Arthur and his half sister, Morgan Le Fay. However, Excalibur manipulates this view. Instead of Arthur and Morgan Le Fay taking part in the act out of choice, John Boorman, Director of Excalibur, re-writes the legend to say that Morgan Le Fay changes into Arthur’s wife, Guinevere, makes love to him as his wife, and creates Mordred: “She shudders, loosing control of the charm, and her feature
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First, Gawain reached out and touched the necklace he’d given Drea, its blood-red beads resting against that graceful throat. He ran his fingers over the hanging crystal, as if that might infuse the charm with love, then he pulled Drea up against him. “How much time have you got for a kiss?” he whispered playfully. “For you? All my life.” Their mouths came together in a long, eager kiss. Gawain allowed his lips to linger as the guests cheered. He heard the knights in the background, doing their
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In today’s society, there is still debate over whether King Arthur was a historical person or not. This is because there is no real evidence of what Arthur did or how he went about his lifestyle. Writers have different opinions on how Arthur came to be the king, how he was as the king, and what time period King Arthur lived during. Most historians and writers agree on the most popular story of King Arthur; King Uther, Arthur’s father, made a deal with Merlin the Wizard to help Uther have a
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The “service to a lady” plays a key role in knighthood, because it falls within the Christian ideas. During the medieval era, often times, marriage was deemed successful by what material compensation was brought forth. A knight’s actions towards women were known as courtly love and frequently resulted in the relationships being sexual. Love was enough to allow knights and women to illustrate their appreciation despite their martial position. In this poem, Queen Guinevere was used as a test to King
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employees at a Union account for a Casino at Buffington harbor. Pantry Chef 2003-2004 Ordered and Received Produce. Produced mise en place for 4 cooks for a corporate account serving 1200. Education B.S. /B.A. Marketing, University of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ Le Cordon Bleu, Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Les Demoiselles d’Avignon Artist – Pablo Picasso To compliment this discussion, background of this artist is essential. This artists’ indoctrination into the world of African masks, the Dan Tribe specifically, would revolutionize the art world at the time and has had an impact on artists and viewers to this day. The artist is Pablo Picasso. In June of 1907, Picasso visited the West African masks exhibition at the Trocadero Museum in Paris, France. As he viewed the African mask exhibition
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Feminist scholar Linda Nochlin explains that "art is not a free autonomous activity of a super-endowed individual…but rather… occurs in a social situation, is an integral element of social structure, and is mediated and determined by specific and definable social institutions".[1] While art functions as a gateway for personal creativity and expression, it inevitably carries the influence of a far greater context outside the artist himself. Across cultures, time periods, and movements, art has presented
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High king of Great Britain, son of Uther Pendragon and Igraine. Arthur stands as one of the greatest mythical heroes that the world has ever known. So great was the influence of Arthur, that stories of the high king traveled far beyond the realm of Britain into France, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and even into parts of Asia. The coming of Arthur was prophesied years before he was born. Arthur was born into a world of chaos and disorder where wars between different Celtic tribes were prevalent
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High king of Great Britain, son of Uther Pen dragon and Igraine. Arthur stands as one of the greatest mythical heroes that the world has ever known. So great was the influence of Arthur, that stories of the high king traveled far beyond the realm of Britain into France, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and even into parts of Asia. The coming of Arthur was prophesied years before he was born. Arthur was born into a world of chaos and disorder where wars between different Celtic tribes were
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