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This paper looks at these two plays by Aphra Behn and shows how she was a radical writer in her times. Focusing on the sexual liberty of women, she created characters that were not suppressed by the male patriarchy and she wrote of the erotic nature that the women possessed. The plays are analyzed for these themes.

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"Depicting sexually liberalized women the two plays in question, underscore and criticize the patriarchal system of society where a double standard of judgment is applied to the behavioral codes of men and women. Under the guise of protection the women are seduced but then by an ironic set of standards the very same women are criticized on allowing themselves to be seduced."

Tags:female, erotic, play, literature, patriarch, society, liberal

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This paper briefly examines the sociological contretemps of Hickman's text, "Courtesans", and Glassner's text, "Culture of Fear". The paper reviews how the former addresses the sociological barriers which kept women in straitened and often unhappy circumstances, and it also looks at the sociological factors which contribute to Americans fearing the wrong things while ignoring those items which matter more.

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"Sociological Aspects to Courtesans and The Culture of Fear In Katie Hickman's Courtesans, the reader is introduced to the sociological realities women faced in eighteenth and nineteenth century society. Predominantly, these women gained fortune and security - if not power - by making themselves sexually available to powerful suitors. In effect, the social mechanism by which they profited was that of prostitution - although it was rarely used in describing them. Their education, their social pretensions and their involvement in the arts are also noteworthy and they are detailed below. Education, the arts, the social pretensions and the native inquisitiveness of these women all played a role in their formation. Sophia Baddeley, for example, received a "genteel" education (Hickman 34); Elizabeth Armistead was born into poverty and there does not appear to be any evidence that she received a "genteel" education (Hickman 83-85)."

Tags:sociology, courtesans, fear

Abstract
This paper discusses how the Fun & Fancy Athletic Shoe Company is considering international expansion but its executive leadership has restricted these expansion plans to little to no capital outlays. Thus, the paper argues that the company's objective of reaching 60 countries and 100 cities is best met by creating a licensing agreement with an international manufacturer and distributor with an established distribution channel and retail network.

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"This paper reviews the expansion options of the Fun & Fancy Athletic Shoe Company located in Palm Beach, Florida. The Fun & Fancy Athletic Shoe Company is considering international expansion but its executive leadership has restricted these expansion plans to little to no capital outlays. Thus, the company's objective of reaching 60 countries and 100 cities is best met by creating a licensing agreement with an international manufacturer and distributor with an established distribution channel and retail network."

Tags:fun, fancy, shoes

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This paper examines the relationship of Sir Lanval/Launfal with women from two different interpretations of the story of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. In "Sir Lanval", the female characters have no real substance, they seem to appear merely to help the plot along and increase the trials and triumphs of the protagonist. In "Sir Launfal", Chester gives these important female characters more depth by giving both the fairy princess and the queen names. Neither writer develops these important female characters to their fullest potential.

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Many Medieval English works contained tails of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Marie de France's Lanval is yet another medieval work set primarily in Camelot and contains the Knights of the Round Table -- As well as Thomas Chester's Sir Launfal, which is influenced greatly by Marie de France's work. Sir Launfal varies slightly from Lanval, but the plot is basically the same.

Tags:arthur, fairy, france, king, medieval, sir, camelot, knights

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This paper compares and discusses two tales that deal with the consequences of the many types of human frailty: "The Song of Roland" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." It also provides the background and historical context of each work.

Tags:Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, The Song of Roland, human frailty

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This paper discusses three aspects of the epic poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." The analysis includes a look at the symbolism of the color green, the effect of the passing seasons, and the difference between the way Gawain and the Green Knight are greeted.

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"In the epic story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight color and imagery are highly symbolic and germane to the interpretation of the text. This paper will examine the use of the color green the significance of the passing seasons and the greetings received by Gawain and the Green Knight assessing their symbolism and significance to the story. The color green in this epic might represent a number of things-nature obviously-both its creative and destructive aspects..."

Tags:Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, symbolism, color, green, imagery, seasons

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The paper explores the issue of character development in the medieval romance, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." The paper explains how Gawain's character is developed to reflect his heroic nature. The paper includes the various tests Gawain undergoes to prove himself and discusses the central theme of the poem.

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"Character Development. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance encompassing the adventure of Sir Gawain, a Knight of the Arthurian Round Table which is told in four fitts or parts. In Fitt, Sir Gawain's character is developed to reflect his heroic capacity for besting wild beasts, monsters and even the environment itself."

Tags:literature, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

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The paper explains hidden meanings behind developments of the story of "Sir Gawain and Green Knight" written by J.R.R Tolkien, an allegorical legend written in the Middle Ages. The paper explores the role of allegory in this piece of literature.

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"Upon his return home, Gawain feels a sense of extreme shame since he understands that fear for his life cost him to sin to an extent where he may never forgive himself. It seemed as an illogical step on his behalf since Green Knight had explained to Gawain that everything Gawain went through, was meant to be a joke. The moral behind this book is to never forget who you really are and that at any time you can commit a sin no matter how noble you might be."

Tags:death, drama, lies, sir, Arthurian, Chapel

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This paper describes the differences between Sherwood Anderson, an American author, and Sir Francis Seymour Haden, a British artist. It compares their major works and discuses three main similarities between them.

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"Sherwood Anderson is a well-known archetype of an American torn between success and creativity. He walked out of his office as president of his own manufacturing company in Ohio, not only giving up a dream of becoming rich in American business, but also abandoning his responsibilities as a husband and a father. He gave up business for literature. Winesburg, Ohio and The Egg and Other Stories are good examples of how he incorporated his own dramatic life experiences into his writing. Sir Francis Seymour Haden was a successful doctor, and found that his amateur etching helped discipline his hand for surgery. Haden continued with his hobby until it helped him to become one of the best landscape etchers of all time. Realism is the attempt, in literature and art, to depict life as it actually exists. Sherwood Anderson and Sir Francis Seymour Haden use themes of solitude, self-reflection, and nature to portray realism. "

Tags:american, anderson, artist, author, british, francis, haden, landscape, nature, poetry, realism, seymour, sherwood, sir

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This paper analyzes "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and takes a look at the traditional symbols used, including the all-important hunt scene.

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"As Section III opens, Bercilak, the liege-lord of the land, as eager as an impatient bridegroom, bolts his breakfast before riding the hunt with his men. The dogs are unleashed as couples to a bugle fanfare reminiscent of the bridal "belling" to which wedded couples have been treated throughout history. "The leashes are cast away," (s.46), so the hounds are free of constraint in order to pursue their beloved prey, the deer. The lord commands that only the does should be driven to the valley, and the dogs chase the frightened females to that most feminine symbol of nature, the deep chasms between the hills. There, the dogs herd the prey and "snatch down" any does who dare bolt, like some medieval inversion of the Sadie Hawkins chase. Stanza 47 ends with the trimetric four lines (what translator Tolkien calls the "wheel" describing the rest of the hunt, which finds the lord "wild with joy" at their success; the short three-beat meter adds a lilting, triumphant note to their endeavors. "Oft spur and oft alight" is a phrase which seems to prance like deer and hounds when read aloud."

Tags:chivalry, gawain, lancelot, sir