“Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Throughout his adventures in the story‚ Gawain discovers‚ develops‚ and demonstrates his own chivalric qualities. He makes a few mistakes along the way‚ but strives to settle for nothing less than perfection in loyalty‚ courage and courtesy. However‚ this is investigated in relation to an ideal‚ the notion of Chivalry‚ or how a medieval knight is supposed to act. Gawain showed his loyalty to Arthur from the start of the story‚ when he accepted the
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elaborated on that one specific detail. Sometimes when you write‚ you may need to highlight a few specific details. The best way to elaborate on a specific detail is to further explain it by telling a story‚ using an illustration‚ or giving more examples. Amanda elaborated as much as she could by giving examples. She was hoping her sister would get a good idea of what the dress
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A Different Perspective In the article “What Makes a Woman?” Elinor Burkett begins by describing how she felt about the comments feminists were making and that the transgender community is a part of it. Burkett also points that women who were not born as women don’t truly know what it’s like to be a woman‚ they’ve never lived through the hardships we experience every day. “They haven’t gone through the world as women and been shaped by all that this entails.” (Burkett‚ par. 10) There are changes
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TSir Gawain is a more realistic character on account of his growth and maybe even Transformation throughout the story‚ despite priding himself on being chivalrous he betrays his code and becomes a better man in spite of it‚ He always remained noble and brave but forgot to be honest and to uphold his honor. He portrayed his bravery and honor during his first and second encounter with the Green Knight‚ Particularly the second encounter though‚ despite knowing that the knights blow could have killed
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Gary Wills‚ a professor and cultural historian whose many books provide broad analysis of some of the world leaders‚ has once said: "The leader is one who mobilizes others toward a goal shared by leaders and followers. Leaders‚ followers and goals make up the three equally necessary supports for leadership." (Nkwocha‚ 2011) Thory (2011) defines leadership as the ability to influence people toward the attainment of organizational goals. Although there are people who are leaders by nature‚ it is strongly
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Journal 1 What Makes A Good Friend? In my opinion a good friend is someone who is always around you. Another quality for a good friend is someone who lets you barrow money if you barrow them money. The last quality is someone who does favors for you if you do favors for them. The first quality to a good friend is someone who is always around you. Hanging out with each other. Another thing is texting them all the time. Also‚ playing video games. The last thing is going to the movies.
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What makes a book a Classic? For many years the question "What makes a book a classic?" has been asked by many people. From basic definitions to numerous opinions by people from every background‚ gender‚ and age. There is no single reason a book can be construed as a classic. It isn’t just the words the author has written or even the storyline behind them. According to "A Handbook to Literature” (Holman and Harman 87) defines a classic as "A piece of literature that by common consent
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definition of geisha is an artistic person (Rowthorn 2011). They are considered as a masterpiece due to their gorgeous features that includes a variety of hairstyles‚ each with their own meaning and use and the feature that jumps out most is their makeup. Despite their origin in ancient Japan as female servants and prostitutes (DeMello 2012)‚ geishas have turned into a prized possession with their true beauty and performance in the art world. Another thing that makes geishas very unique are the
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get others to willingly follow. Every organization needs leaders at every level. A leader with vision has a clear‚ vivid picture of where to go‚ as well as a firm grasp on what success looks like and how to achieve it. A leader must be able to communicate his or her vision in terms that cause followers to buy into it. He or she must communicate clearly and passionately‚ as passion is contagious. A good leader must have the discipline to work toward his or her vision single-mindedly‚ as well
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What makes a good leader? I believe that to become a good or even great leader one either has to be participating or tentative‚ what differentiates the two is how you go about applying them and how you integrate them into your specific style of leading. Moreover I think that a leader must lead by example‚ admit when they’re wrong‚ and recognize their subordinates’ weaknesses and individual strengths. What type of leader am I? I would like to think of myself as a colorful‚ loud‚ energetic‚ and
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