Life of King Arthur

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LIFE OF KING ARTHUR

Father King Uther of Pendragon

Mother Duchess Igraine (wife of Duke Gorlois of Cornwall)

Morgause - daughter of Duke Gorlois and Duchess Igraine

- Half-sister of King Arthur

- Mother of Mordred/Modred

- Mordred - son of Morgause and King Arthur, accused Guinevere of adultery

Merlin wizard friend of King Arthur and King Uther

Sir Hector foster father of King Arthur

Guinevere - wife of King Arthur

Camelot - seat of King Arthurs court

Excalibur magic sword of King Arthur

Sir Lancelot friend and champion knight of King Arthur

Sir Bedivere only survivor in the war between Arthur and Mordred

Lady of the lake took the Excalibur when it was thrown by Sir Bedivere

Avalon - an island where Arthur was brought and healed by Monte Le Fay

MEDIEVAL PERIOD

1066-1485

Characteristics:

I. The Normans conquered England by defeating the Anglo-Saxons in the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

II. The Normans introduced a social, economic and political system called Feudalism.

* Under this system, land was divided among noble overlords who were served by knights for military protection and serfs who farmed the land andherded the animals.

III. The knights tried to live according to the Code of Chivalry which required them to be honorable, courteous, brave and skillful.

IV. The concept of Chivalry played an important role in shaping the literature of the Medieval Period.

* When chivalry was blended with such magical elements as giants, wizards, sorcerers and dragons, the form of literature romance was created.

Romance - a story that presents remote or imaginative incidents rather than ordinary, realistic experiences

- filled with fantasy, adventure and courtly love

- was originally used to refer to medieval tales of the deeds and loves of noble knights and ladies

Characteristics of Medieval Romances:

1. Embody the ideals of chivalry

2. Set in a remote time and place

3. Emphasize rank and social distinction

4. Convey a sense of the supernatural

5. Present a hero engaged in pure adventure

6. Include love as a major plot element

7. Feature spontaneous, unmotivated fighting

V. Most of the literature of the period reflected the influence of religion. This influence is most noticeable in the two forms of drama:

1. Mystery Play a name given to any of the Biblical plays performed during the Medieval Period

- was derived from Latin ministerium not from mysterium

- was performed on pageants (stages built on large wagons)


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- based on Bible stories

2. Morality Play a medieval drama in which the characters are personified abstractions: Everyman, Good Deeds, Faith, Mercy, Anger, etc.

*based on saints lives or apocryphal miracles of the Virgin

* was used to inculcate ethical or educational ideals and to provide thinly disguised political commentary or satire

Two themes of religious moralities:

a. the struggle between good and evil powers for mans soul

b. the journey or the pilgrimage of life

* Everyman the oldest surviving English morality play

1. The fighting nobleman during the Middle Ages was an object of great respect and even of veneration.

2. The knight was accorded the highest rank of society

3. The knight was not only a warrior but also a lover.

4. The system of knighthood elevated the position of women into one of great importance. (Reasons: religious revival of the Medieval Ages, growingdevotion to the Virgin Mary all over Europe)

* The knight worshipped women because Mary was a woman.

* The knight was bound to womanhood by oath of homage and fealty; he could not be faithless, he had to act according to a set formula, he had to winhis ladylove by his faithfulness, patience, manliness and warlike skill.

ARTHURIAN ROMANCES

The perfection of Knighthood as well as the mystic element was fully represented in the Arthurian Romances.

was married to Guinevere

had a mysterious and magic birth

his career a marvelous one

he surrounded himself with 12 Knights

1. Sir Gawain

2. Sir Percival

3. Sir Tristan/Tristam

4. Sir Lancelot

5. Sir Lamoracke

6. Sir Galahad

7. Sir Gareth

8. Sir Kay

9. Sir Bors

10. Sir Bedivere

11. Sir Tor

12. Sir Modred

SIR THOMAS MALORY (1449 1471)

- He grow up in the finest ideals of chivalry

- He lived and died a knight

- Author of Le Morte DArthur

*Le Morte D Arthur considered a complete story of Arthur and his knights of the Round Table

- this was completed about 1469

- the first edition of the book was published in 1485 by William Caxton, the first English printer

*The Round Table the gift received by King Arthur

- designed to prevent jealousy

- symbolizes the equality of the knights


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Run-on Sentence vs. Complete Sentence

Complete Sentences

A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate that work together to make a complete thought.

Run-On Sentences

A RUN-ON SENTENCE (sometimes called a fused sentence) has at least two parts, either one of which can stand by itself, but the two parts have beenconnected together with one or two words instead of becoming two sentences.

Run-On Sentences

Remember: The length of a sentence really has nothing to do with whether a sentence is a run-on or not; even a very short sentence could be a run-on.

Run-On Sentences

When two clauses are connected by onlya comma, they are a run-on sentence that is called a comma-splice.

Run-On Sentences happen

when an independent clause gives an order or directive based on what was said in the prior independent clause.

Run-On Sentences happen

when two clauses are connected by words such as however, moreover, nevertheless.

Four Ways to Correct Run-ons

2. Join the clauses with a subordinating conjunction such as because, although, if,when,since,after.

-Because the fuse burned too quickly before he could throw it, the explosive blew upbetween his legs.

3.Make the clauses into separate sentences.

4. Join two independent clauses with a semicolon (;)if they are closely related.


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DATA GATHERING TECHNIQUES

Sources of Data

1. Primary Source- based on first hand information.

2. Secondary Source- based on completed study, books, and encyclopedia.

METHODS OF COLLECTING DATA

1. Direct

2. Indirect

3. Observation

4. Experiment

5. Registration

SAMPLING:

- Is a method of selecting the sample from a given population.

How is sample determined?

- Some social researchers adopt the following simple rules regarding the determination of sample size.

1. For heterogeneous groups;

Either n=50 or n= 30%of N

That is, n= 0.30x N, whichever is h igher.

2. For homogeneous groups:

N = at least 10% of the population

For example, if N =128, then 10%of N= 0.10 x 128= 12.8 or 13. Thus, the sample size n=13 or more.

Note: the closer the value of n is to N, the better it approximates the characteristics of the population.

3. Others;

Using the formula:

n= N

1+Ne2

where e = desired margin of error ( percentage allowed for non-precision because of the use of the sample instead of the population)

Example:

If the population is 5,000 and the margin of error you allow is 5%, then the representative sample is computed as follows:

n= N/ 1+Ne2

n= 5,000

1+5,000(0.05)2

n= 370.37 or simply 370

Sampling Techniques

- is a procedure that is used to find out the members of the sample.

A. Probability Sampling

-wherein every member of the population has an equal chance of being selected as members of the sample.

2. Systematic Sampling

-the parent population is finite, the individual maybe numbered and arranged in order.

Advantage: Easy to perform

Disadvantage: the interval may correspond to a hidden agenda or periodicity.


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Example:

A systematic sample might yield biased results if one interviewed the residents of every 10th house along a certain route and it so happened that every 10 thhouse selected is a corner house.

3.Stratified Random Sampling

-this sampling procedure is used when the population contains different strata or subgroups.

Advantage: the different subgroups are represented in the sample.

Example:

4. Cluster Sampling

-this method selects a sample

containing either all, or a random selection, of the elements from clusters that have themselves been selected randomly from a population. It is appropriatewhen:

The population is homogenous but scattered. When the clusters are geographic areas such as subdivisions of a city, this kind of sampling is also calledArea Sampling.

the research plan requires direct observation of the respondents and their environment or face-to-face interviews.

Advantage: It is efficient over simple random sampling and less costly.

Nonprobability Sampling Techniques

In this method, not all members of the population have an equal chance of becoming a part of the sample.

1. Quota Sampling

In this method, a researcher is simply given quotas to be filled from different strata, with few (if any) restrictions on how they are to be filled. The method ofselection of the individuals is left to the researchers discretion. It is also known as judgment samples

2. Purposive Sampling

In this method, the researcher selects individuals who according to his/her judgment, represent the target population. For example, if one wished tointerview the barangay officials of a particular district, the respondents are limited to those who suit the purpose of the interviewer.

3. Accidental Sampling

This is the weakest type of nonprobability sampling. The sample usually consists of individuals who are in the vicinity by accident when the researcher

gathers information.

Exercises

1. Find the sample size from a population of 18, 000 with 1% margin of error.

2. What margin of error was used if the sample size is drawn from a population of 40, 000 is 2, 500?

3. A T.V. journalist would like to know the most favorite noontime show for this month. He decided to conduct a survey on 5 barangays.

Below are the no. of residents in each barangay. Use Stratified random sampling to draw 1,000 residents to be included in the survey.

Barangays No. of Residents

Mapayapa 2,000

Maganda 1,000

Makisig 1,500

Malinis 2,500

Mahangin 1,500

N= 8,500 n = 1,000

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