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  • King Arthur: Fact or Fiction

    King Arthur: Fact or Fiction

    King Arthur is a legend that is known the throughout the world. It is loaded with chivalry and romance. To most people it is just a romantic story of a king and his adventures involving magic, where good conquered evil. If there were no historical basis for the legend, there would be no arguement that he existed. This legend however is thought to have been based on an actual person. Certain historical items show that

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    Essay Length: 498 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 9, 2009 By: Jack
  • King Arthur and Beowulf Comparison

    King Arthur and Beowulf Comparison

    Out of all the stories I’ve read about heroes in this lesson, the only one I had ever heard of was King Arthur. I guess I had also heard of the name Beowulf, but only because there was a new movie coming out called that. I knew nothing about him though. But after reading the stories in this lesson, I became much more aware of both of these characters. As I was reading, I found

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    Essay Length: 659 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: November 20, 2009 By: Yan
  • King Arthur - Were They Noble-Minded?

    King Arthur - Were They Noble-Minded?

    Were they noble-minded? Inquiry into the Knighthood of King Arthur and His Knights of the round table [Introduction] Many people are curious about the legend of King Arthur and His Knight, especially theirs chivalry . As the knights lived in that period ,they stood for a great many outstanding warriors of Arthur’s time. It is said that King Arthur and his knights created a heroic poetry in English history,. With arms in hand, those handsome

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    Essay Length: 3,870 Words / 16 Pages
    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Mike
  • A Different View of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere

    A Different View of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere

    A Different View of King Arthur and Queen Guinevere King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table have been the subjects of countless works of literature for hundreds of years. In many of these tales King Arthur is accompanied by his lovely wife, Guinevere. Not all of the Arthurian romances depict King Arthur and Queen Guinevere in the positive light that most people have become accustomed to. Thomas Chestre’s Sir Launfal is one

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    Essay Length: 1,403 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Comparing King Arthur’s Court

    Comparing King Arthur’s Court

    King Arthur’s court is the primary setting in a variety of tales in literature. This particular setting is portrayed in various different ways. For example, King Arthur’s court in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight depicts the king and his court is all pleasant ways. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, every one of the characters in Camelot is happy and full of joy. On the other hand, in Marie de France’s Lanval, King

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    Essay Length: 776 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Fatih
  • King Arthur

    King Arthur

    King Arthur Every culture has legends and heroes. In England, a well-known legend about king Arthur has been passed down through the generations. It is based upon an eighth century chief, named Arturius, who was well known for defeating the Saxons on the coast of Britain. The story of king Arthur first became an oral tradition and in the twelfth century Sir Thomas Mallory wrote it down. By this time the story was transformed into

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    Essay Length: 385 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 30, 2009 By: Monika
  • King Arthur

    King Arthur

    These pages contain a simplified and less formal rйsumй of a Masters Research Paper by Iman Keuchenius called: "King Arthur, the stuff of future memory; An analysis of authenticity in popular Arthurian movies".In this case authenticity can only be a relative concept. There is not much historical truth to rely on and we have little knowledge of the development of the Arthurian legend in the early stages. Criticising Arthurian films as portraits of a certain

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    Essay Length: 1,188 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: January 15, 2010 By: Vika
  • King Arthur’s Reasons Concerning War

    King Arthur’s Reasons Concerning War

    Arthur’s Reasons Concerning War Since the beginning of time, the chaotic and barbaric fighting called war has been and will happen until the end of the world, that is, unless mankind smartens up. As T.H. White puts it on pages 631-632,“They were always saying that the present one (war) was to be the last, and afterwards there was to be a heaven. They were always to rebuild such a new world as never was seen.

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    Essay Length: 901 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: February 11, 2010 By: Mike
  • King Arthur

    King Arthur

    The story of King Arthur is that of an aged one. People have been spreading the legends of Arthur for over 1500 years. Most people view Arthur as the dominating King with his lovely queen, and his round table of the world’s best knights. Strapped to his side is Excalibur the sword of legend. Yes, we see that most of the stories involve these things and other objects and beings that make up the legend,

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    Essay Length: 303 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: February 14, 2010 By: Monika
  • Women’s View of Chivalry in King Arthur’s Court

    Women’s View of Chivalry in King Arthur’s Court

    Women’s view of Chivalry in King Arthur’s Court King Arthur’s court is often presented as home to noble knights; however it may also be found that opposing views exist of how Knights of the Roundtable carried themselves, such as presented in Marie de France’s Lanval and Chaucer’s Wife of Bath, where one knight is being mistreated by his fellow brothers-in-arms and another knight is simply a rapist. These authors question the nobility of the knights

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    Submitted: March 28, 2010 By: Anna
  • Knighthood and Courtly Love in the Time of King Arthur

    Knighthood and Courtly Love in the Time of King Arthur

    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,

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    Submitted: June 10, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Analysis of a Letter by Martin Luther King Junior

    Analysis of a Letter by Martin Luther King Junior

    Martin Luther King Jr.: A Question Of Ethics A Letter from Birmingham Jail" was penned as a response to a letter that criticized Martin Luther King Jr. written by eight high ranking clergymen. Although King's letter was addressed as a reply to these clergymen, the real audience was the "white moderate" - otherwise known as middle class America (King et al 106). By gaining the support of this majority group, King knew that the civil

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    Submitted: December 1, 2008 By: Jessica
  • Burger King - Fast Food Advertising Report

    Burger King - Fast Food Advertising Report

    Burger King is a reliable burger company which has had its ups and downs. In 1974, it came out with a slogan of "Have it your way" and at this time it also had a 4 % market share. Burger King's idea was to have the customer have their burger done their way rather than a standard burger. In the early 80's Burger King was trying to keep sales growing so they had to keep

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    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • Analysis of Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail

    Analysis of Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail

    Analysis of Martin Luther King's Letter from Birmingham Jail First Martin Luther King effectively makes use of logos throughout his letter. He clarifies all of the reasons for his arguments and supports them well. His arguments are also logical in their appeal. For example, in the beginning of his letter he gives a response to the clergymen's claim that the demonstrations were unwise and untimely. He states that the Negro community had no alternative except

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    Submitted: December 4, 2008 By: Tasha
  • King Vs.Thoreau

    King Vs.Thoreau

    King vs. Thoreau By acting civil but disobedient you are able to protest things you don't think are fair, non-violently. Henry David Thoreau is one of the most important literary figures of the nineteenth century. Thoreau's essay "Civil Disobedience," which was written as a speech, has been used by many great thinkers such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi as a map to fight against injustice. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a

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    Submitted: January 9, 2009 By: July
  • Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in 1982 - Stephen King

    Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in 1982 - Stephen King

    White 2 Hope Stephen King published his novella "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption in 1982. In 1994 this novella was turned into a movie called The Shawshank Redemption. Frank Darabont wrote the screenplay. A good adaptation will capture the same overall essence of the written book or novella. Darabont did a wonderful job of adapting this novella into a movie. He captured the overall essence in a way that makes a heart rejoice in

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    Submitted: January 9, 2009 By: Bred
  • Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

    Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X had a common purpose for African Americans; justice and equality. Illustrated through their speeches, Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" and Malcolm X's "Talk to Young African Americans", the two did not share techniques or ideas. Yet both men had the support of millions and millions of people. One of the worlds best known advocates of non-violent social change strategies was Martin Luther King Jr. He

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Fatih
  • King Philip's War: An Exercise in Failure

    King Philip's War: An Exercise in Failure

    American History 19 October 2001 King Philip's War: An Exercise In Failure In 16, the Algonquian Indians rose up in fury against the Puritan Colonists, sparking a violent conflict that engulfed all of Southern New England. From this conflict ensued the most merciless and blood stricken war in American history, tearing flesh from the Puritan doctrine, revealing deep down the bright and incisive fact that anger and violence brings man to a Godless level when

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    Submitted: February 17, 2009 By: Wendy
  • Augusta Byron King

    Augusta Byron King

    In a world of men, for men, and made by men, there were a lucky few women who could stand up and be noticed. In the early nineteenth century, Lovelace Augusta Byron King, Countess of Lovelace, made her mark among the world of men that has influenced even today's world. She was the "Enchantress of Numbers" and the "Mother of Computer Programming." The world of computers began with the futuristic knowledge of one Charles

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: regina
  • Stephen King

    Stephen King

    The second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King was born on 1974 in Portland, Maine. His name was Stephen Edwin King. After his parents serpertion as a toddler, Stephen and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Stephen, David, nd their mother lived in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which was where Stephen's father's side of the family lived. They then moved to Stratford, Connecticut, that was where Stephen King spent most

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: regina
  • Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, as many know, is the prestigious author and creator of the sharp witted, fictional character of Sherlock Holmes. However, he had written on subjects other than that of his brilliant mystery stories. For example, he wrote historical novels such as The White Company, Sir Nigel, and Micah Clarke. There were many events in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's life that had a direct effect on why he became a writer and the

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Jack
  • Stephen King

    Stephen King

    Stephen King is a well-known and talented horror/fiction author who has published over eleven books in the last two decades. His great stories of horror and fantasy have been enjoyed by kids and adults starting from his first best-seller, Carrie. King's wit and style of writing has made him one of the most popular horror story authors today. Stephen King's life has not been an easy one. he was born on September 21, 1947, in

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    Submitted: February 18, 2009 By: Monika
  • Stephen King

    Stephen King

    "If you have an imagination, let it run free." - Steven King, 1963 The King of Terror Stephen Edwin King is one of today's most popular and best selling writers. King combines the elements of psychological thrillers, science fiction, the paranormal, and detective themes into his stories. In addition to these themes, King sticks to using great and vivid detail that is set in a realistic everyday place. Stephen King who is mainly known for

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    Submitted: February 26, 2009 By: Max
  • King Philip's War

    King Philip's War

    King Philip's War King Philip's War, 16-76, the most devastating war between the colonists and the Native Americans in New England. The war is named for King Philip, the son of Massasoit and chief of the Wampanoag. His Wampanoag name was Metacom, Metacomet, or Pometacom. Upon the death (1662) of his brother, Alexander (Wamsutta), whom the Native Americans suspected the English of murdering, Philip became sachem and maintained peace with the colonists for a number

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna
  • King Tutankhamun

    King Tutankhamun

    King Tutankhamun (1343-1325 B.C.) King Tutankhamun lived over 3,300 years ago during a period known as the New Kingdom. This period of time was called the New Kingdom because it was when the pharaohs united upper and lower Egypt into one kingdom with the capital being Memphis near current day Cairo. The reason I chose to write a research paper on King Tut is because he is one of the most well known pharaohs of

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    Submitted: March 17, 2009 By: Anna

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