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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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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"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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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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They've all got midlife crises: clownish Beav has love problems; the intellectual shrink, Henry, is slowly succumbing to the siren song of suicide; Pete is losing a war with beer; Jonesy has had weird premonitions ever since he got hit by a car. ...

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