In the prologue to his Canterbury Tales, Chaucer describes a cross section of 14th-century life in England. Because of the pilgrims he describes, we have a very vivid description of what life was like in his time. For this assignment, you are to do the same thing for 21st century America. You are Geoffrey Chaucer – except you don't have to use heroic couplets (unless you really want to!)
First, you need to come up with your "frame story," a place or event that would bring all walks of life together. In Chaucer's time, this was a pilgrimage. In our lifetime, what would bring different kinds of people together – different ages, backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, income? In a paragraph, describe this place or event.
Next, you need to describe “pilgrims” who are at this place or event. Remember, you are trying to get a wide variety in order to encompass 21st century America. Describe six people. Be like Chaucer: "It seems a reasonable thing to say What their condition was, the full array Of each of them, as it appeared to me, According to profession and degree, And what apparel they were riding in ...
Write at least a paragraph describing each of your pilgrims. Be sure to include their profession, economic status, physical description, etc. Other things to consider are education, religion, ethnicity, age, where they live

What the General Prologue offers is a brief, often very visual description of each pilgrim, focusing on details of their background, as well as key details of their clothing, their food likes and dislikes, and their physical features. These descriptions fall within a common medieval tradition of portraits in words (which can be considered under the technical term ekphrasis), Chaucer's influence in this case most likely coming from The Romaunt de la Rose.

Immediately, our narrator insists that his pilgrims are to be described by 'degree'. By the fact that the Knight, the highest-ranking of the pilgrims, is selected as the first teller, we see the obvious social considerations of the tale. Still, all human life is here: characters of both sexes, and from walks of life from lordly knight, or godly parson down to oft-divorced wife or grimy cook.

Each pilgrim portrait within the prologue might be considered as an archetypal description. Many of the 'types' of characters featured would have been familiar stock characters to a medieval audience: the hypocritical friar, the rotund, food-loving monk, the rapacious miller are all familiar types from medieval estates satire (see Jill Mann's excellent book for more information). Larry D. Benson has pointed out the way in which the characters are paragons of their respective crafts or types - noting the number of times the words 'wel koude' and 'verray parfit' occur in describing characters.

Yet what is key about the information provided in the General Prologue about these characters, many of whom do appear to be archetypes, is that it is among the few pieces of objective information - that is, information spoken by our narrator that we are given throughout the Tales. The tales themselves (except for large passages of the prologues and epilogues) are largely told in the words of the tellers: as our narrator himself insists in the passage. The words stand for themselves: and we interpret them as if they come from the pilgrims' mouths. What this does - and this is a key thought for interpreting the tales as a whole - is to apparently strip them of writerly license, blurring the line between Chaucer and his characters.

Thus all of the information might be seen to operate on various levels. When, for example, we find out that the Prioress has excellent table manners, never allowing a morsel to fall on her breast, how are we to read it?

Is this Geoffrey Chaucer 'the author of The Canterbury Tales' making a conscious literary comparison to The Romaunt de la Rose, which features a similar character description (as it happens, of a courtesan)?

Is this 'Chaucer' our narrator, a character within the Tales providing observation entirely without subtext or writerly intention? Or are these observations - supposedly innocent within the Prologue - to be noted down so as to be compared later to the Prioress' Tale?

Chaucer's voice, in re-telling the tales as accurately as he can, entirely disappears into that of his characters, and thus the Tales operates almost like a drama.

Where do Chaucer's writerly and narratorial voices end, and his characters' voices begin? This self-vanishing quality is key to the Tales, and perhaps explains why there is one pilgrim who is not described at all so far, but who is certainly on the pilgrimage - and he is the most fascinating, and the most important by far: a poet and statesman by the name of Geoffrey Chaucer.

Directions: Think back to last March, when you were in 7th grade and the lockdown began. Then came the summer and the fall, when you began 8th grade online. Since that time, reflect on how you feel, what you’ve learned, and what you are looking forward to in the future. Then, write a 1-2 page reflection on those things. Use these questions to guide your writing: - How did you feel when the lockdown began? - How did you feel starting 8th grade virtually? What were your hopes for the year? - What did you learn over the course of virtual school in 8th grade? - What feelings have you had over the course of the school year? - What have been some highs and lows of being in school virtually and of the pandemic? - What are some things you have learned about yourself this past year?

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Drag each tile to the correct box. Arrange the elements in the order in which they appear in a literary analysis essay outline.

The tiles are...
hook, brief sumary of the work, thesis statment, evidence supporting the thesis statment such as quotation, paranthetical citation, comment on the evidence, brief restatment of evidence, restatment of thesis statment.

In paragraph 1 what does cannotation does the word flung added to the first sentence

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Banksy Art Self-Destructs After Selling for $1.4M

By Rowena Salazar


In a paragraph of at least five sentences, answer the question: Was Bansky's action one of vandalism or art? Include at least one specific reference to each excerpt in your response.

whats is an adjective
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What is the correct collective noun for the sentence.

The _____ of cats play the thorn and yarn.

a. litter
b. flock
c. fleet

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Children are the pillar of a nation. Justify the statement..​

What does the word defaulted mean in the first sentence of paragraph 5?

What is John F. Kennedy indirectly referring to in this excerpt from his
inaugural address when he says: The belief that the rights of man come not
from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.
The world is very different now. For man holds in his
mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human
poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same
revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are
still at issue around the globe - the belief that the rights of
man come not from the generosity of the state, but from
the hand of God.
O A. The cold war
B. The different types of governments in the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
C. The totalitarian government in the U.S.S.R.
D. All of the above.

Would you rather meet a leprechaun or an unicorn? Why? Use RACE strategies to answer.

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In the space provided below, describe the surface meaning of "The Road Not Taken" in your own words.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler. Long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that, the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

--Robert Frost, 1916

The desert fox, the ghaf tree, and the native plants of the Dasht-e Kavir share which of the following characteristics?

A. They always migrate towards areas with milder temperatures.

B. They have failed to adapt to drought conditions.

C. They have adapted to harsh climate conditions.

D. They have been unable to survive high soil salinity.​

Which statement best describes the role of body language in a presentation?

Identify the logical fallacy.

A pro-ball team is nothing but a money-maker for fat-cat, big-business liberals. You don't want to play on their field. Let's make it a no show! Vote "No" on the stadium tax.

argumentum ad hominem
slippery slope fallacy
endorsement
bandwagon
either-or fallacy

What is the best way to rewrite the sentence.

Their toes and claws are covered with feathers the feathers protect them from the extreme cold of the Arctic region.

How do elementary school teachers use technology in a fun way?

essay on srinivasa ramanujan in english

20 POINTS What does it mean to make a claim? How does one structure a claim?

which sentence uses casually in the same way as this passage?

Which of the following sentences contains an idiom?

A. Sonya was walking on sunshine after Brent asked her to the prom

B. After the talent show, Marcus said, "That girl certainly was tone deaf."

C. Holly was super excited for what should be an awesome weekend at the beach.

D. All of the choices are correct.

the student's professor says, "I look forward to skimming her essay... and randomly assigning it a grade." What effect does this achieve?

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Is a CRQ one whole paragraph or a bunch of passages?

PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. "Newton's First Law states that a moving object will keep moving in the same
direction unless some outside force acts upon it." (Paragraph 9)
B. "The pitcher throws this by placing the index and middle fingers on different sides
of the ball. This special kind of fastball sends the ball zipping quickly toward the
batter but then causes the ball to appear to drop as it nears home plate."
(Paragraph 16)
C. "Baseball science is all about performance. And it starts before the players step onto
the diamond. Many scientists study the physics of baseball to build, test, and
improve equipment." (Paragraph 27)
D. "In a June 2013 paper published in Nature, biologist Neil Roach from George
Washington University in Washington, D.C., reported that chimps, like pitchers, can
throw a ball at high speed." (Paragraph 34)

Sophia recognizes that she does not understand her history textbook and has a hard time connecting with the reading. What should she do?

A. ignore the issue and just try to get through the class with minimal effort

B. identify the problem and learn how to utilize active reading strategies to better connect with the textbook

C. ask her instructor to send notes on the material so that Sophia can copy them

D. find classmates that take good notes and then copy them to help learn what was in the reading

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When a speaker includes a sad story in their speech, they are using which rhetorical technique?

Statistics
Anecdotes
Expert Opinions
Narratives

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in the
in homes they built themselves in a
repare them for life after the war.
1. PART A: Which statement best expresses the central idea of the
text?
med that former slaves could live as
'id, however: After the army left the
he town of Mitchelville.
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t Laws of the United States. The printing,
mnt without express written permission is
prohibited
O A The Union's victory at Port Royal Sound was a clear indicator
that the Union would win the war.
OB The Union's success at Port Royal Sound restored their
confidence in being able to beat the Confederacy, despite the
Confederacy's proven strength.
O c The Union's victory at Port Royal Sound and success
developing Mitchelville was a turning point in the Civil War for
the Confederacy.
OD The Union's failure to develop a town of former slaves made
northerners question the future of a post-slavery nation.
om a larger body of water
eople with a particular
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religious or charitable

In the text, the author discusses how propaganda can be used against groups of people or governments in negative ways. How can fear be used to manipulate? How can fear make people vulnerable to messages from influential leaders, or messages that demonize another group of people?

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