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In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the hero sets out on a journey in which he is forced to make moral choices that ultimately alter his self-knowledge. Gawai:a’s journey is the direct result of a challenge offered by the Green Knight under the guise of a Christmas game . Metaphorically, his actions are reflected…

.. hree ingredients to their meeting places near the fork of the Chicago River (Growth 52). Opening in 1851, the first mill was the North Chicago Rolling Mills. In 1865, it was the first mill in the nation to produce steel rails. This industry was so well suited for Chicago that by 1875, Chicago rolled…

Gone With The Wind The time is 1861, and the action is centered around Atlanta Georgia, and the surrounding area. It begins at Tara, the OHara plantation. Scarlett quickly moves to Atlanta, soon after her late husbands death. she returns to Tara, though, during the burning of Atlanta by the Yankees. Once she has made…

It all happened so fast. My life was turned upside down, I was in the car when it happened. One second we were fine and screaming along to the music, then the next we hit an ice patch. We started sliding and I blacked out. It wasn’t a major crash they said, this wasn’t supposed…

Costa Rica Costa Rica is officially known as the Republic of Costa Rica. It is 19,575 square miles in size and has a population of approximately 3,342,000 people. It is bordered by Panama and Nicaragua. The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose. Its coastal areas are hot and humid and heavily forested. It has…

My First Kiss I was five. He was six. When we first found out we had to hold hands during the second scene of the Christmas Pageant we both had the same response, EW Gross! Josh and I had known each other basically all of our lives. Our grandparents were friends, our parents were friends…

Catcher in the Rye In the book Catcher in the Rye, Holden (the narrator) doesnt seem to be much different since last Christmas. Last Christmas Holden was very superficial. He thought that he was independent but in reality he always needed someone through everything. It was almost as if he was afraid to be alone,…

Johann Sebastian Bach was a German organist, composer, and musical scholar of the Baroque period, and is almost universally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. His works, noted for their intellectual depth, technical command, and artistic beauty, have provided inspiration to nearly every musician after him, from Mozart to Schoenberg. J….

Christmas As I slowly awaken from a deep sleep, cool air hits my squinting eyes and I have the feeling that this is not a normal day. I close my eyes again and ponder for less than a spilt second then realize that SANTA CAME LAST NIGHT!!! I throw back the covers, ignoring the cold…

Jane Austen’s Emma Jane Austen’s Emma is a novel of courtship. Like all of Austen’s novels, it centers around the marriage plot: who will marry whom? For what reasons will they marry? Love, practicality, or necessity? At the center of the story is the title character, Emma Woodhouse, a heiress who lives with her widowed…