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    Chivalry was considered to be the code of behavior expected of a knight. It was the conduct‚ ideas‚ and ideals of the knightly class of the Middle Ages. It became standardized and referred to as chivalry‚ a term derived from the French word chevalier‚ meaning knight. The code urged the knight to be brave‚ courageous‚ honorable‚ true to his word‚ and loyal to his feudal overlord‚ and to defend his Church. A knight was truthful‚ honest‚ capable‚ educated‚ physically fit‚ noble‚ sincere‚ and subservient

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    How does Winterson’s use of fairy-tale/allegory add to our understanding of ‘Oranges are Not the only Fruit’ as a whole? ‘Oranges are Not the Only Fruit’ is a novel which often uses allegory to create depth and meaning to the novel by blurring the line between fact and fiction. The use of allegory adds to our understanding of ‘Oranges’ as a whole in many different ways. Allegories are used within ‘Oranges are not the Only Fruit’ to fragment the text; the fragmentation is a key characteristic

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    “Good! But there’s so much to tell. I’ll leave that up to Perceval.” Gawain escorted Joan to her new chambers and wished her well. “I’m off to collapse into bed for at least a week‚” he teased. “But not before a tall tankard of ale. Man‚ how I missed ale.” Gawain wandered to his own quarters down the hallway‚ while

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    Britain Arthurian Sir Degaré (before 1325‚ SWMid) Sir Orfeo (beginning of 14th c.‚ SE) The Earl of Toulouse (ca. 1400‚ NEMid) Emaré (ca. 1400‚ NE) Layamon’s Brut (chronicle-romance; late 12th c.‚ WMid) Ywain and Gawain (ca. 1300-50‚ N) Sir Perceval of Galles (ca. 1300-40‚ N) Sir Launfal (later 14th c.‚ SE) The Avowynge of King Arthur (ca. 1425‚ N) Composite The Matter of the Orient Ipomadon (late 14th c.‚ NMid) Eger and Grim (ca. 1450‚ N) The Squyr of Lowe Degre (ca. 1500‚ EMid) The

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    Assessment CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically Part D 4) Give 3 pieces of legislation relevant to staff and clients in your community service and or health workplace? Three legislations that are relevant can include: 1- Work health and safety. Work health and safety is a framework to prevent health‚ safety and welfare of all workers. It also protects health and safety of other people affected by the workplace and the general public. Work health and safety involves incidents notification‚ consolation

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    inequality in America and the harmful effects to the people who lived there. This political painting was own by Norman Perceval Rockwell a Painter‚ illustrator and 20th-century American author. As the saying goes “ Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks‚ divide‚ and destroy. It is the enemy of freedom‚ and deserve to be met head-on and stamped out” That’s why Norman Perceval Rockwell uses his work to enlighten people about what’s happening in their society. His art work shows a black American

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    Gawain: Knight of the Goddess. England: The Aquarian Press‚ 1990. http://www.books.google.de/ McKillop‚ James. A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. Oxford UP‚ 1998. http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html (20 January 2011). Nitze‚ William A. „Perceval and the Holy Grail: an Essay on the Romance of Chretien de Troyes.“ University of California Publications in Modern Philology. 28 vol. California: U of California P‚ 1954. Regardi‚ Israel. The Tree of Life: an Illustrated Study in Magic. Ed. Chic

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    Knights were praised but certainly not considered as perfect‚ even the best knight of all time‚ Lancelot‚ betrays his own king by having an affair with the queen Guinevere. But knights are still valuable and‚ most of all‚ perfectible. Criticisms were used to improve knights’ behaviours but‚ rather than diminishing the chivalric status‚ it proves knights’ primacy in both regular and fantasy worlds. Consequently‚ it creates a link between these two worlds. Knights are perfectible‚ yet they still

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    represented by a bird and he kills the bird. The bird dies and the loves die with it as well. 7. In Chretien de Troyes’ The Story of the Grail what happens because Perceval does not ask about the grail? The kingdom is not healed and he is sent out to find the grail castle again. The grail castle moves and appears at random‚ and Perceval did not say anything. 8. Discuss three ways that Dante’s “Inferno” unites the pagan classical world and the medieval Christian world. The Christian concept of

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    had been causing for the towns to waste lots of time and money. The Luddites continued to fight for a higher wage when they attacked Emanuel Burton’s Mill at Middleton near Manchester and also burned down his home. When the government of Spencer Perceval took action in February 1812‚ they decided that machine breaking should become a capital offense. These men had no right to be breaking these machines. On the other hand‚ many families were in need of money and insisted to be given a higher wage

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