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= = =14.= Kugel, James L. //The Bible as It Was//. Cambridge, MA: Belknap of Harvard University, 1997. Print. =13.= The poem I chose to analyze was Gaspara Stampa. After reading this particular poem, the tone of the poem feels lost. The person in this poem is struggling with love and the lack of love that she receives. "When in my weeping I inquire of Love (Who so unwillingly gives ear to me) A thousand times a day - never just once - Why he will wound and pierce me all the time.." That line shows that the person is having difficulty with a bunch of different aspects of this particular relationship. It seems to me that it is more of an abusive relationship than a healthy one. There also seems to be no trust in the relationship either. "How can I feel cold jealousy and fear and be deprived of all my joyfullness..." = = = 12. = Professor Kelly Morgan came into my class today and had done some dramatic readings. I thought the part about him talking about god and satan was very interesting. He gave us some back round on the christian faith when he was speaking that caught my interest. He was very vocal and had a lot to say. It was kind of difficult to follow him at some points because he was jumping from topic to topic, but over-all I thought it was entertaining and helpful in understanding dramatic readings and the poetry aspect. = 11. = Option B- I think for the final project we should work in pairs or groups and each group should be assigned a story that we read this semester and make a poster, video, powerpoint, or something along those lines about things in the story (analyzation of the story, main characters, plots, morals, ect.)

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The speech that Queen Elizabeth gave in 1588 to the troops was thoughtful and well written. She honestly seemed like she cared about the saftey of her people. She seems to want to make people realize that just because she is a lady, doesn't mean she can't handle her country." I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king." That statement right there makes me feel like she wants people to know that she can handle her responsibilities and a queen and she takes it seriously. She also wanted to let her troops know that they are greatly appreciated. Even though it may not seem it, they are appreciated for the work they have done for the queen. "I know already, for your forwardness you have deserved rewards and crowns; and We do assure you in the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you. " =====

= = =** 9. ** =  The changes from the Middle ages to the Early Modern period were incredible. The advances in science and inventions were huge, religion was taken to the next level which caused conflicts, and the printing press was invented which made a boost in Literature!

=** 8. ** = The character Mak gave me the impression that he isn't all that great of a guy! He lied, and stole, and obviously that isn't making him a great guy or anything.

=** 7. ** = The "Miller's Tale" is a fabliaux because it involves a triangle of love. Fabliaux is a type of genre, and in this story, it really shows because there are a lot of different things going on involving trust, lieing, love, and more. Allison is an 18 year old girl, who is married to John. John seems to be a little slow on the aspects of love. He doesn't realize that Allison is cheating on him with Nicholas. Nicholas treats her very well, just like a few other women probably.

=6. = For my paper due on March 21st, I chose to focus on Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. I chose this story because it appeals to me a lot and has so many things you can talk about an analyze. This was one of my favorite stories we read in class, so I was really excited to write about it.

=** 5. ** = My favorite pilgrim in the Canterbury Tales was the physician. The reason I chose him as my favorite was because he is helping with people being sick, and he was finding cures for things. I also liked him because he made sure he stayed healthy too. I think he wanted to set an example to others to have people try and be healthy.

=<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">** 4. ** = <span style="color: #41dd8d; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">The passage I chose to analyze in part three was at line 1150. They talked about the creatures and how they felt scared. I am analyzing this because when they talked about the animals being scared, I think they were also connecting it to the knights that are fighting. I think there was a lot of connection between the characters and the animals they talked about. A lot of symbolism was used, and there was foreshadowing as well, which made me believe the resemblance between the characters and animals.

=<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">** 3. ** = <span style="color: #b0ef38; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">TO be honest, reading those points about love makes me sick to my stomach. I think everyone has there own outlook on love and everyone acts different with different people. Everyone has their own amount of love to give to that one special person, you just need to find them and be happy. I think that no one should have rules about loving, everyone loves their own way.

=<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">** 2. ** = <span style="color: #ac66e6; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> The end of Beowulf was a little confusing for me to completely understand. Many battles had happened, one including the slaying of the dragon. "When the wound which the earth-dragon had worked on him began to burn and swell, he son realized that in this breast, with an evil force, a poison welled; then the nobleman went, still wise in thought so that he sat on a seat by the wall." Beowulf could not slay the dragon alone, and even with some help, he dies. It was a sad ending because someone who tried so hard for something failed.

=<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">** 1. ** = <span style="color: #1cacb8; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">When I went to the presentation in Edgerly to see Gareth Hinds, he really surprised me. I didn't think he worked on so many different types of things. Like, novels, grapic novels, video games, ect. I thought it was really interesting that he worked on the video game, "Cars", because that is one of my favorite movies and hand-held games.

=<span style="color: #8c0b8c; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**0.** = <span style="color: #8c0b8c; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> What I am looking forward to in the class is talking about Beowulf. I think it is truly an amazing piece.