In "The Song of Roland", Charlemagne's knights showed evidence of these traits. ... Roland showed his faith when he debated weather to blow his olphant, which he felt was a sign of weakness. For guidance, he turned to his faith and prayed, " Almighty God forbid my family should be removed for me or sweet France ever fall in disgrace" (Song of Roland p. 84). ... Roland showed compassion when he wept for his fallen comrades. ... Given these facts, "The Song of Roland", clearly illustrated that Feudalism was reflected in the loyalty, religion, bravery, and compassion of Charlemagne&#...

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The Song of Roland, an epic poem based on the Battle of Roncevaux in 778, during the reign of Charlemagne, portrays a hero named Roland. ... " Throughout the reading we see Roland's appetite for a fight constantly. ... Clearly, as shown throughout almost the entire epic poem, Roland's greatest strength is his abilities as a fighter, and his crave for a fight. ... But Roland being proud and a bit big-headed refuses the offer immensely. ... But the Count Roland could not bear throwing that kind of shame on his family line and on his reputation. ...

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Ganelon's Revenge The Song of Roland begins with the last city standing in Spain as Saragossa which is held by Marsilla, a Muslim king. ... Because of this, Roland then nominates Ganelon for the position. ... He vows that if Roland were dead there would be peace. ... Once on the field it is obvious that Roland has been set up. ... Roland blows his horn so hard that his temples explode. ...

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Throughout The Iliad, written by Homer, and The Song of Roland, by Sir Thomas Mallory, both Roland and Achilles show traits of each other as history repeats itself. Both Achilles and Roland are great warriors but Achilles is more compassionate than Roland is. ... (Song of Roland 173. 154-155) Both Achilles and Roland demonstrate their great skill in being warriors. ... (Song of Roland 110. 5-7) Roland shows that he is greedy and egotistic but loyal to his king and country. Charles wept for Roland but Roland did not say or do anything. ...

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The Song of Roland Essay In the epic The Song of Roland, you find yourself rooting for two main characters: Roland and Oliver. ... Roland was the most beloved and well respected generals for Charlemagne's army. ... He was a good friend of Roland so he likewise was respected by his peers and king (though not to the extent of Roland). His faith and loyalty did not run as deep in his blood as it did Roland's. ... Roland and Oliver both had enough courage to fuel an entire army without any. ...

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There are differences and similarities that Oliver and Roland share. ... There thoughts on personal honor are on the same level, but Roland takes it to far. ... Roland thinks they have the situation under control, when they clearly do not. Roland is also very rash, he is more of a do first think later kind of guy. ... Roland and Oliver share some similarities and some differences. ...

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Historians speculate, The Song of Roland or La Chanson de Roland was written at the end of the eleventh century. ... The song was also one the first Medieval works. ... Some, give credit to Turoldus, as the author of the song. ... King Marisilion, offers a false truce hoping to entrap and kill the song's protagonist, Roland, his best friend, Oliver and Archbishop Turpin, a noble subject to the king. ... (gradesaver.htm) "Ganelon and Blancandrin rode on until each pledged his faith to the other and swore they'd find a way to have Count Roland killed (Goldin 1117)" The Song of Ro...

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While the way in which the female characters in The Song of Roland and The Romance of Tristan and Iseult differs, the status of the women seems to change little in the century and a half or so that separate the two works. ... The Song of Roland is a story about the bravery and savagery that accompanies war. ... Upon hearing from Charles of Roland's death, Aude declares she could not go on living knowing her beloved Roland is no longer. ... But while it is secondary in Roland, it is the over riding theme of Tristan. The female character of Iseult is given much more attention than her cont...

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Another wonderfully written literature, The Song of Roland, discusses friendship between two characters, Roland and Oliver whose friendship is carefully based on trust. ... In The Song of Roland, friendship depicts the value between the lord and his vassals. The friendship in The Song of Roland is based on trust and bond. Roland is brave and bold, and is strong like Iago. ... The Song of Roland. ...

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In looking at medieval literature, The Song of Roland, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Beowulf, seem to best convey the preceding points. ... They praised his daring; deeds of prowess they mentioned in song. ... This quote shows her undying loyalty to Roland and the loyalty of the barons to Roland. ... (Roland)". ... (Roland)". ...

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When Roland and Maud picnicked at Boggle Hole, Roland asked Maud to undo her plaits. ""Life is so short" said Roland. ... Like Yeats, only Roland truly appreciated Maud beyond her frightening physical beauty. ... Yeats as a student was very similar to Roland. ... There is a strong tie between Ash's The Garden of Proserpina and Yeats" The Song of Wandering Aengus. ...

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In The Song of Roland: Shame and Honor, we are presented with the moral tensions that a noble hero must face. ... Roland is faced with the difficult choice of having shame fall upon him and the French for calling for help, or allowing his men to die when it could be prevented. ... Roland sounded the horn not for himself, but for the sake of the lives of the others. ... We have seen how Roland, Beowulf, and Charlemagne were classified as nobles by possessing one if not more than one of these characteristics. ...

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The music of the people consisted of folk songs and dances. ... Minstrels made their living by chanting long poems about heroic deeds, such as "Song of Roland", and playing dance music on harps, bagpipes, bowed stringed instruments, and recorders. ... Therefore, a few dances and songs of the 13th and 14th centuries have lasted until today. ... Troubadours often wrote both the words and music to their songs. ... Medieval music had plenty of development, creating new songs, new ways to sing, and even ways to right a song down. ...

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His Mother Mamie was later a backup singer for a gospel song he performed known as "In Loving Memories-. ... Blues songs like "the low-down Big Legged Woman- or "Hello, Hello Baby- show his capability of playing the blues. ... Then there is all those trademark Jerry Lee songs like "I Believe In You-, "Things-, "Just Because- and "Sticks And Stones-. ... Brown on bass, Jimmy Van Eaton on drums, and Roland James on guitar, he cut a rock version of a song called "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On-. On a single take they recorded one of the most legendary rock and roll songs ever! ...

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They were Astolpho, Ferumbrus, Florismart, Ganelon, Maugris, Namo, Ogier, Oliver, Otuel, Rinaldo, Roland, and Geoffrey. ... The Song of Roland suggests that they were Saracens, while other sources suggest that it was the Lombards. In any case this much is known, Ganelon was responsible, and the entire rear guard of Charlemagne's army was destroyed including his nephew and bravest warrior Roland. ...

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"I got a big money scheme, and you ain't even wit" it," 2Pac states in the song "I Ain't Mad At Cha." 2Pac certainly earned a lot of money by faking his death. ... Time magazine reports that police spokesman Phil Roland sai! ... Approximately one month before the shooting occurred, Tupac recorded a new video for the song "I Ain't Mad At Cha." ... In the song "Lord Knows," he says "Everyday is a test, wear my bullet-proof vest- Also in the song "I See Death Around the Corner," he remarks "Pack a gat in da vest under my clothes as I dress- Both songs appear on the Me Against the ...

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The one who is not, the antitank gunner, Roland Weary, is a cruel, insecure character that saves Billy's life repeatedly in acts that he thinks will make him a hero. ... Roland Weary is shaking him awake. ... Roland Weary marches ahead of him, his feet raw and bloody from his ill-fitting clogs. ...

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The Song of Songs is a lyrical poem that celebrates erotic love. ... Similarly, Roland Murphy's The Jerome Biblical Commentary stresses the basic goodness that is found in sexual desire. ...

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~The development of Feudalism-Rome fell in A.D. 476 as a result of invasion by the Germanic tribes. Central gov't broke down and trade was disrupted. Cities were abandoned and population centers shifted to rural areas. Christianity remained a major unifying force throughout most of Western Europe...

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He felt like he was stuck inside a children's song that repeats itself again, and again, and again The children's song's last line is also the first. ... The fact that we are locked into our fate: Billy's death is determined years before it happens when Roland Weary meets Paul Lazzaro. ... He will in fact die because one pathetic, and friendless human being, Paul Lazzaro, who feels like avenging the death of another pathetic, and friendless human being, Roland Weary. ...

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Soon recording an album had become more than just a group of songs but the album itself was a work of art. ... The band would set up and play a song. ... Not only did it record the songs better but also it added the new procedure of editing. ... The Beatles wanted their album to be viewed as a whole not just by the songs on them, but as a large single entity. ...

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Roland Barthes takes the notion further by applying that idea of denotation to the sign (signified + signifier = sign), and from the denotation looks at the connotations that we culturally relate to it. ... In our culture it has been enforced on us my media conditioning, for example televised or photographed celebrities at awards ceremonies, or the instantly recognizable song "Lady In Red" by Chris De Burgh. ...

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We can look some thing like television fiction, pop songs, novels, feature films, etc. they always present a particular image of the world. ... The fifth definition is Studies by Roland Barthes; we have studied his Languages Studies theories before. ... Use the theories above, we can easily to decide a film, a song, an albumthey are a "culture" or a "popular culture" or both. ...

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