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Religion and Damsels in Distress as Vehicles for Honor and Chivalry in The Morte D’Arthur In The Morte D’Arthur, Tomas Malory uses the saint-like character traits and actions of Sir Galahad and the events surrounding Queen Guinevere and Lancelot’s love affair to depict honor and chivalry. In The Miracle of Galahad, Sir Galahad upholds honor…

As the result of new discoveries in biology, sex research in its modern form began among practitioners and students of mental illness and medicine in the mid- to late-nineteenth century as an intra-European intellectual project that centered in Germany, France, Austria and England. Similarly, modern debates about sexuality emerged in the two main urban centers…

It revealed Else’s love to the book “The Whistler” and enforced Ruddy feelings towards Lilies. 2. What do you think was significant about the book entitled The Whistler? Is there a common theme which connects the books Lilies has stolen? It was the book which marked the change in her life. It was the book…

Present day Mexico was not always Spanish speaking, nor was it even a Spanish country originally. It belonged to the Olmecs, which broke down into different generations and names. The one culture that is more predominate in Mexico is the Aztecs, stemming from the father culture Nahuas. After Christopher Columbus sailed the big ocean blue…

In the novel Krystyna’s Story written by Halina Ogonowska-Coates an important event in the text is when the Soviet soldiers invaded a small village in Poland where krystyna’s family live. The Soviet soldiers ransacked their small farm, slaughter their animals and if they refused to do as asked they were abused and beaten. Then in…

“Better a man’s steed, than a man’s slave, master,” said the girl. Aye,” he answered, “for there is nobility in a good horse.” — Robert E. Howard, “The Slave-Princess” The above must be the slightest, most tenuous REH quote I’ve ever used as a springboard for a post yet. I’ll be citing other references to…

The role of women before the nineteenth century was limited. People based their views, outlooks, and behavior towards women because of their customary beliefs that men are more superior over women. Women were expected to stay at home and attend to household chores, bear children and take care of them while men take on roles…

Caius Julius Caesar, a Roman consul, was a respected leader and a tyrannical ruler. Although he implemented some commendable reforms, his relentless desire for the power of Roman Dictatorship, which would give him unlimited authority, was apparent. He achieved many things in his lifetime, including the establishment of the modern calendar, advancements in mathematics, and…

In Christopher Nolan’s film, The Dark Knight, The Joker is depicted as a formidable adversary of Batman whose sole purpose is to test Batman’s boundaries and challenge his steadfast principles and strict moral compass. This obsession consumes him, making him fearless and unafraid of death or suffering. The Joker is portrayed as a strategic and…

Artists do not create in a vacuum. They reflect their times or at the very least are affected by the lives they lead which are also influenced by the public sphere. The term for this reflection is “Zeitgeist.” It literally means “spirit of the times.” John Philip Sousa and his works can be classified under…