"In The Merchant's Prologue and Tale Chaucer presents a world dominated by money and possessions" to what extent do you agree?
Wednesday, 12 March 2003 Jad Salfiti A2 English Literature, Poetry: The Merchant's Tale "In The Merchant's Prologue and Tale Chaucer presents a world dominated by money and possessions" to what extent do you agree? Money and possessions are continually resurfacing themes in The Merchant's Prologue and Tale. The Merchant's Tale has a subtle mind behind the narration, as an audience we are never sure whether the tale is being narrated by the Merchant or Chaucer himself. In the general Prologue the portrait of the merchant is unfavourable; the Merchant an ignorant, misogyist who is obsessed with money and financial gain, his insensitivity in this regard permeates the tale in his belief that everything has a price tag tied around its neck. Januarie's reasons for marriage are entirely self-serving; concern for his soul and a desire for a youg, beautiful wife who will satisfy his needs with minimum maintenance, both achieved in one fell swoop. Januarie treats the acquisition of a wife like the purchase of property "Thanne is a wyf the fruyt of his tresor" he constantly brings in financial imagery, the recurring economic motive reveal Januarie's view of marriage as a financial contract or animal passion, but as nothing of greater value. From a linguistic perspective Januarie's lexis persistently contains economic undertones "'Ne Take now wyf,' qoud he, 'for Housbondrye,', As
Techniques of the Selected Works of Two Comic Strip Authors (L'Autoroute du Soleil by Baru and Journal d'un Album - L'anne dernire by Phillipe Dupuy)
Bande Dessinée: Techniques of the Selected Works of Two Comic Strip Authors (L'Autoroute du Soleil by Baru and Journal d'un Album - L'année dernière by Phillipe Dupuy) Abstract As Ms. Teresa Torres Eça so aptly puts it: Reading comics needs a constant reflection about the underlying ideologies and a very wide knowledge of literature, history of art, mythology and general history in order to completely understand the explicit and hidden references that are constantly used in comics. Interpreting and making comics is a form of knowledge about internal stylistic, metaphoric, iconic, formal or expressive means. It develops drawing, narrative and creative skills while providing the opportunity to express personal visions of the world. Although reading comics has several layers of understanding, interpreting comics is not superficial; it needs careful attention and disciplinary knowledge, especially if it is going to be used as a learning tool. (2004) Hopefully this paper will meet the objective of demonstrating a growing understanding of what the reading, viewing and interpretation of comics and -more specific to our topic- bande dessinée, really means, as well as some of the techniques that are involved in both the creation and appreciation of two francophone comics in particular: L'autoroute du Soleil by Baru and L'annee Derniere by Phillip Dupuy.
Choosing two events/problems, explain how important the role apartheid played in causing these problems.
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My two chosen organisations will be Ford Motor Company and the NHS. The two organisations which i have chosen are very different in the way that they are run; their purpose and the ownership
Task 1 (P1): Investigate two contrasting types of organisations from different sectors of the economy. Introduction My two chosen organisations will be Ford Motor Company and the NHS. The two organisations which i have chosen are very different in the way that they are run; their purpose and the ownership of each of my chosen organisations also vary. Background information Ford Motor Company: Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation. It is currently the world's fourth largest automaker, following Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen; based on worldwide vehicle sales. Ford's internal brand of vehicles include Volvo of Sweden; and Ford owns a one-third controlling interest in Mazda of Japan and even a small holding in former subsidiary Aston Martin of England. Ford's previous subsidiaries include Jaguar and Land Rover, which were both sold to Tata Motors of India in March 2008. In 2007 Ford became the third ranked automaker in the U.S, falling from second position for the first time in 56 years. Globally, Ford fell to the fourth-ranked spot after Volkswagen; based on 2007 sales. In 2007 Ford produced more than 6.5 million automobiles and employed nearly 250,000 employees around 100 manufacturing plants and facilities worldwide. NHS: The National Health Service (NHS) is the publicly funded healthcare system in England. The NHS provides healthcare to
Determine the concentration or molarity of Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) in two types of commercial vinegar.
Introduction/Plan: The aim of this investigation is to determine the concentration or molarity of Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) in two types of commercial vinegar. To set about this, values of percent by mass have been noted from the internet and the modal value for this was 5%. The concentration can be calculated from percentage by mass by doing this: 5% ethanoic acid in vinegar can be interpreted by saying that it is the same as 5 grams of acid per every 100 grams of solution so: The number of moles of ethanoic acid must first be calculated: No. Mole = Mass/Mass of one Mole. The molecular mass of ethanoic acid must then be calculated which is 60. No. mole = 5/60 = 0.083 mole (to 2 d.p.) Therefore the number of mole in 1000 grams of solution can be found which will be useful as this is approximately equal to 1 dm3 and means that the final result can be displayed in mol/dm-3, and so to do this it will have to be multiplied by ten: No. mole of CH3COOH in 1000 grams of solution = 0.083 . 10 =0.83 mole. Therefore the predicted concentration is: 0.83 mol/dm3. To find out the concentration accurately a titration will have to be done to basically find out how much alkali will be needed to neutralise the ethanoic acid in the vinegar of which two different kinds will be studied and from there calculations can be made to find out the concentration of the
Man is not truly one, but truly two. Show how Stevenson explores this idea in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
‘man is not truly one, but truly two.’ Show how Stevenson explores this idea in The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is an extraordinary book that explains the human nature in a fatal way; it demonstrates how a person can possess two extreme faces. It is written by a Scottish writer, Robert Louis Stevenson, which then leads us to wonder why he didn’t set the background as somewhere in Scotland but as London. However, as you get into the story you realize why he chose London. Carefully, the distinct division between the rich and poor is created as the atmosphere of this book; in fact, how the book describes London is how the real Edinburgh was in early nineteenth-century: two sided. Edinburgh was where Stevenson grew up; it is assumed that Stevenson himself lived a two faced life by jumping from one side of the city, rich to the other, poor. Stevenson portrayed the house of Dr. Jekyll in the book based on the building that lived a surgeon called John Hunter, who surprisingly has lots of similarities with Dr. Jekyll. The building has two sides and the surgeon also had two sides. As my list goes on, you will realize how I am talking about how everything has two different faces. Therefore, the story, in an unexplainable way, is not far from real life: everyone, or in fact, every single “thing” in the world is capable
The law is only a word for what has a right to happen.(TM) What is the role of the law in the world of the play?
'The law is only a word for what has a right to happen.' What is the role of the law in the world of the play? 'The law is only a word for what has a right to happen'. In 'A View from the Bridge' the law holds a very important place. Today, I'll begin by talking about the importance of the law. Later on, I will give you information on how the law affects the characters as well as their actions and the difference between the two types of law explored in the play. Right at the start, Alfieri's opening speech signals to us about the importance of the law in the play. We learn that this play will be related to the law when he mentions that 'in Sicily, from where their fathers came, the law has not been a friendly idea since the Greeks were beaten.' Soon, we can firmly predict that the law is going to hold a key role as he goes on to foreshadow that that lawyers in ancient times, as well as modern were unable to stop a 'complaint' from running a 'bloody course'. This instantly causes the audience to question: 'how powerful and influential is the law?' Throughout the play, a clear message and answer is brought out. It is that even though justice is important, the law is usually incapable of delivering justice. This becomes more apparent when Alfieri warns Eddie about denouncing Marco and Rodolpho in the middle of act two. Eddie went to see the lawyer the second time and as the
"Take two diffrent concepts of Justice from the lecture series and explore their key features"
20015682 "Take two diffrent concepts of Justice from the lecture series and explore their key features" What is Justice? The meaning of justice is pretty well captured in a more familiar term, 'fairness'. Justice is a complex concept that pervades social thought to an unrivalled extent. it is basic to law, ethics and politics alike. Justice involves acting to put right what has been done wrong. In this essay i am going to look at two concepts of justice, Restorative Justice and Distributive Justice. Im going to explore each of their key features and meanings, as well as their strenghs and weaknesses. To help me do this i am going to look at reasearchers such as Tony F. Marshall, John Rawls and Kevin Haines, who have all studyed the concepts of these two types of Justice. The first concept of Justice im going explore is Restorative Justice. "Restorative Justice is a probelm solving approach to crime which involves the parties themselves, and the community generally, in an active relationship with statutory agencies"Marshall(1999). Restorative justice focuses on transforming wrongdoing by healing the harm, particually to relationships that is created by harmful behaviour. It is not any particular practice, but a set of principles which may orientate the general practice of any agency or group in relation to crime.These principles are, making room for the personal involvement
Distributive Justice Income inequality in the United States is one of the highest in the industrialized world. High income inequality
Distributive Justice Income inequality in the United States is one of the highest in the industrialized world. High income inequality is unjust, we all enjoy the benefits of a society built upon a social conract where everyone fulfills functions important to everyone else's quality of life. We should therefore seek tor educe inequalities in income, at least to the level of ensuring baswic needs for everyone. Additionally, Rawsian justice makes strong points regarding the distribution of economic resources in American society: Jannathon Rawls presents the criterion that a society is just insofar as it works to build equality for it's citizens with particular attention towards the situation faced by the poor. Only when we increase the minimum wage to an amount appropriate to sustain a quality standard of life will be justified by offering a standard of living to all those who contribute and participate in our social contract. Current wage rates are too low to sustain shelter, in many areas, rent is too high for someone working at the minimum wage. Barbara Ehrenreich's experience in Minneapolis which was a study conducted where she chose to pick up a full time, minimum wage paying job, and attempted to live only off those economic resources resulted in the abandonment of the project. This was because she couldn't find anyplace to live in the Twin Cities at minimunm wage and
Compare the ways that Orwell and Swift use satire in "Animal Farm" and "A Modest Proposal" and to what effect?
According to Dryden satire is: "The boldest way to tell men freely of their foulest faults; to laugh at their vain deeds and vainer thoughts." Compare the ways that Orwell and Swift use satire in "Animal Farm" and "A Modest Proposal" and to what effect? Dryden statement that "The boldest way to tell men freely of their foulest faults; to laugh at their vain deeds and vainer thoughts." provides a key insight into why writers use parody and satire. Across different generations and various social contexts authors have exploited the conventions of humour to expose injustice and promote a more pertained truth by mocking and imitating the thing they wish to criticise. In this essay I will be comparing "Animal farm" by George Orwell and "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift. Both of these texts relate to what Dryden said and are written in prose but are very different in style and context. However they have in common the significant use of satire to express views about their societies. Satire is the use of ridicule, irony or sarcasm in speech or writing. It ridicules peoples hypocrisy or foolishness in this way often by parody. The writers of these two pieces of text can be called satirists. The satirist may use different forms of literature in prose or verse. But for the satirist some particular techniques are necessary to achieve his aim. Satire is of one the ways that the
