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- 51: Summary of The Canterbury Tales
- ... Tales is a collection of stories set within a framing story of a pilgrimage to Canterbury Cathedral, the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket. The poet joins a band of pilgrims, vividly described in the General Prologue, who assemble at the Tabard Inn outside London for the journey to Canterbury. Ranging in status from a Knight to a humble Plowman, they are a microcosm of 14th- century English society. The Host proposes a storytelling contest to pass the time; each of the 30 or so pilgrims (the exact number is unclear) is to tell four tales on the round trip. Chaucer completed less than a quarter of this plan. The work contains 22 verse tales (two ...
- 52: The Squire's Tale: Franklin
- ... Peterson 70). The Tale of Melibee, although not as long as what the Squire's Tale would probably be if finished, is a long tale in comparison to the other pilgrims' tales; but it is not interrupted. It is followed by the Host's comments which follow a similar structure to that of the Franklin's. Such similarities support my thesis ... words to the Franklin. He does not make any comment or reference at all about an interruption being made when he speaks to the Franklin. In other instances he admonishes pilgrims for interrupting, as he does with the interruptions made by the Miller, the Reeve, the Friar, or the Summoner. Nor does he support the action of interrupting as he does ...
- 53: Geoffery Chaucer
- ... works. When Geoffrey Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales, he had a great deal of work ahead of him. At first, he intended to tell two stories for each of thirty pilgrims on their way to Canterbury, and then two more for each pilgrim on their way back, but he only finished twenty-four. In these tales Chaucer shows the pilgrims and their stories with great realism. In "The Friar's Tale," "The Reeve's Tale," and "The Cleric's Tale," Chaucer shows his remarkable knowledge of human nature. One trait ...
- 54: The Baroque Era
- ... time in history Africans arrived in Virginia and began to work on the plantations. The Mayflower was a small but sturdy ship. In early September 1620 it brought thirty-five pilgrims to the New World and landed at Plymouth. These Pilgrims wanted to start a new life where they were not persecuted for their religion and beliefs. They settled the Plymouth settlement. It was the first colony set up by people ...
- 55: Native American Virtues
- ... the arrival of European settlers. Ironically, it is because of the Indians that European descendants exists in N.A. today. In the seventeenth century, a Naragansett named Squanto helped the pilgrims to survive through their first winter in what is presently New England. Many of the pilgrims did perish, but it is probable that all of them would have succumbed to the elements of winter had Squanto not aided them. Squanto, like many of the tribes that ...
- 56: Beer
- ... of water, some food value, and a good protection against scurvy, the lack of Vitamin C. Another extraordinary example of beer's influence on history is the case of the Pilgrims. They had first proposed to sail to Virginia but were forced to land at Cape Cod instead because they were running low on beer. When the Pilgrims arrived they saw the the Indians too had discovered their own beer made of maize, rather than barley. The Indians had learned the art of brewing from their Aztec and ...
- 57: Galicia
- ... on top of the main altar at the front of the central nave. At the back of the statue, there is a staircase that leads up to the statue. Many pilgrims walk up the staircase to touch the statue. Beneath the retable is a narrow passageway that leads to the crypt which is built into the foundation of the 9th century ... and on holidays it scents the entire church with incense. The censer was built on such a large scale to try to cover up the horrible smell of all the pilgrims after traveling to the cathedral. It is so heavy that eight full grown men are required to swing it. The chapels lining the walls of the church are filled with ...
- 58: The Miller and the Reeve In The Canterbury Tales
- ... Miller and the Reeve In The Canterbury Tales In Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, each character is different. These discrepancies are found in the characters appearances, personalities, and occupations. The pilgrims also have much in common. The Miller and the Reeve differ in appearance and specialty skills and are similar in that they both deal with grain and are found to ... hear him. The Reeve has his own expertise. Other than being a great bargainer, he is very experienced at woodworking and carpentry. Chaucer gives variations to each one of the pilgrims in the Canterbury Tales. The Miller and the Reeve have balanced number of similarities and differences. Chaucer provides the discrepancies through looks, personalities, and occupations. Their appearances and specialty skills ...
- 59: Background and Emergence of Democracy in the British North American Colonies
- ... the way with the first representative government in the New World. Other lawmaking bodies, not that dissimilar to the House of Burgesses, would soon pop up in other colonies. The Pilgrims also pioneered the way to democracy. If the Pilgrims had settled in Virginia, where they had originally planned, they would have been subject to the authority of the Virginia Company. In their own colony of Plymouth, they were beyond ...
- 60: Islamic Religion
- ... once on their lifetime. About two million people go to Makkah each year from all over the world. The annual Hajj begins in the twelfth month of the Islamic year. Pilgrims wear special clothes that are simple, which take away distinctions of class and culture so that they all stand equal before God. The Hajj begins with a bath or shower, followed by a "state of sanctity" called "Ihraam," where the male pilgrim wears seamless sheets of material, and the woman wears a "modest" dress. During the Hajj the pilgrims stay away from sexual intercourse, vanities, arguments, misconduct and bad language. Bathing and regular hygiene are allowed, but vanities such as shaving and cutting the hair is not allowed. When ...
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