Essays on Round Table

The poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" belongs to the works of the so-called "Arthurian cycle" since it tells about the adventures of Gawain, a knight of the Round Table, and the nephew of the legendary King Arthur. Translated by James Winny, the poem reveals the story about Sir Gawain's risky undertakings to meet the Green Knight. Sir Gawain agreed to hit the Green Knight with his axe but in return, he has to be struck back a year and one day later. The development of the plot of the poem is built on the conflict as well ...

The heroic narratives of the legend of King Arthur have somehow persevered through centuries and are still alive in contemporary times. Presently, societies are aware of the fable because of multiple depictions that range from movies to novels, all of which spin the tale in one way or another. Still, the depiction of King Arthur in such works revolves around a character that is not only victorious and strong as a leader but also passionate about his kingdom, ready to defend it from potential harm. Still, is it possible that King Arthur of Camelot and the documented adventures in ...

At first glance the women in Arthurian Myths appear to be passive and unassuming but later it is revealed that there is more to the story. This paper will look at the women of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Morte D’ Arthur. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the three female characters are Guinevere, Lady Bertilak and Morgana Le Fay. The first woman we meet is Guinevere and she is the embodiment of a confined woman. She is described as “moving gaily among them, taken her place on the dais, which was adorn with silk sides ...

Impact of Hazardous Materials on Logistics Success

Introduction In the past, freight logistics systems have been focused primarily on the need to increase the efficiency of industrial commodity production on the aspects of a timely delivery of commodities and profits. However, in the last 15 years, the impact of hazardous commodities in both the domestic and international logistics has been of immense concern. The effects of the hazardous commodities can be categorized under Economic, Ecological, and Social aspects. Economic impacts focus on traffic congestion and resource waste (U.K Round Table, 1996). The Ecological impacts entail the effects of the hazardous commodities on climate change and greenhouse ...

The Logic of Biblical Principles and the Round Table Principles in Business Ethics

Introduction The business environment is characterized by cut-throat competition between competitors, individual targets to meet and rapid expansion programs and globalization. For this reason, many businesses will often go into all lengths to achieve their targets, beat the completion and realize growth within the industry. This call for the implementation of a level playing field, failure to which unfair business practice will thrive. White’s Biblical Principles and the Caux Round Table Principles attempt to put forward principles of business ethics from a humanistic point of view, and based on religious ethos.

Review of Caux Round Table Principles

The Caux Round Table Principles (CRT), are ...

Introduction

Canada is among the leading nations with vast supply of low carbon energy sources. The country enjoys no and low carbon energy sources including hydropower, wind, biomass, nuclear power as well as power generated from the waves at the coastal regions. This implies that the energy supply in Canada considerably meets the demands in the community and outside the nation. Such steps make it possible to avoid reliance on the carbon emitting sources of energy that have in the recent years faced criticism from the public and regulatory agencies. However, even with the abundant supply of the no and ...

King Arthur's tale is a scenario where fiction has been integrated with reality to become an element of the story of a particular area. In this situation, King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, Camelot and the Holy Grail are embedded as an element of the British culture and held in respect as equivalent as other historical icons. While the is no clear indication that there was the existence of King Arthur, the tale has enjoyed the appreciation for centuries and has become a respectable and memorable symbol of British History. The paper will highlight the reasons why ...

Antoine Fuqua’s King Arthur (2004) Versus the Lancelyn Green’s King Arthur (1953)

In this paper, it will be shown that the 2004 film version of King Arthur is not an historical retelling, nor does it capture the real belief systems of a Sixth Century king. Clive Owens stars as King Arthur in the 2004 Hollywood version directed by Antoine Fuqua. In this version, the film states in the beginning intertitles that the story of King Arthur, while written down in the 15th century, is based on “a real hero who lived thousand years earlier in a period often called ...