Mathematics of Telescopes :: Math

Missing Figures A Brief History of Telescopes Although telescopes has been around for several hundreds of years, there has been great discrepancy as to who invented it first. Here is one authors opinion. Lippershey was a Dutch spectacle marker during the early 17th century (approximately 1600). He was one of the first who created the "looker" (now called telescope) by placing two pieces of lenses together. The discovery that placing lenses together can magnify images were made by children who took Lippershey's spectacles and looked at a distant church tower. One of the most influential scientist associated with the telescope has to be Galileo. He took the design and reinvented the telescope into one of the first refractive telescopes we use to this day. Galileo used this great invention to report astronomical facts such as the moon is cover with craters instead of being smooth, the Milky Way is composed of millions of stars, and Jupiter have four moons. Perhaps the most famous discovery is the Earth revolves around the Sun and the Earth is not the center of the universe (even though he was discredited at the time). Newton was also involved with telescopes. After his growing interest with light bending, he applied his knowledge of the reflecting and refracting properties of light and invented the first reflective telescopes. Newton's reflective telescopes vastly improve the clarity of images as well as escaping from chromatic abberration. In order to fully understand the concepts and ideas of how a telescopes work, some knowledge of simple optics are required. Some Simple Optics Refraction Refraction occurs when light travels from one medium crosses a boundary and enters another medium of different properties. For example, light traveling from air to water. The amount of refraction (or bending) can be calculated using Snell's Law. Refractor How Refractor Telescopes Work The principle behind the refractive telescopes is the use of two glass lenses (objective lens and eyepiece lens) to gather and bend parallel light rays in a certain way so that the image fits the size of the eye's pupil. Light rays is gather through the opening of the telescope called the aperture and passes through the objective lens and refracts onto a single point called the focal point. From there the light rays continue the same direction until it hits the eyepiece lens which also refract the light back into parallel rays. During the process, the image that enters our eyes is actually reverse of the original image and magnified because the size in which we preceive the image. Mathematics of Telescopes :: Math Missing Figures A Brief History of Telescopes Although telescopes has been around for several hundreds of years, there has been great discrepancy as to who invented it first. Here is one authors opinion. Lippershey was a Dutch spectacle marker during the early 17th century (approximately 1600). He was one of the first who created the "looker" (now called telescope) by placing two pieces of lenses together. The discovery that placing lenses together can magnify images were made by children who took Lippershey's spectacles and looked at a distant church tower. One of the most influential scientist associated with the telescope has to be Galileo. He took the design and reinvented the telescope into one of the first refractive telescopes we use to this day. Galileo used this great invention to report astronomical facts such as the moon is cover with craters instead of being smooth, the Milky Way is composed of millions of stars, and Jupiter have four moons. Perhaps the most famous discovery is the Earth revolves around the Sun and the Earth is not the center of the universe (even though he was discredited at the time). Newton was also involved with telescopes. After his growing interest with light bending, he applied his knowledge of the reflecting and refracting properties of light and invented the first reflective telescopes. Newton's reflective telescopes vastly improve the clarity of images as well as escaping from chromatic abberration. In order to fully understand the concepts and ideas of how a telescopes work, some knowledge of simple optics are required. Some Simple Optics Refraction Refraction occurs when light travels from one medium crosses a boundary and enters another medium of different properties. For example, light traveling from air to water. The amount of refraction (or bending) can be calculated using Snell's Law. Refractor How Refractor Telescopes Work The principle behind the refractive telescopes is the use of two glass lenses (objective lens and eyepiece lens) to gather and bend parallel light rays in a certain way so that the image fits the size of the eye's pupil. Light rays is gather through the opening of the telescope called the aperture and passes through the objective lens and refracts onto a single point called the focal point. From there the light rays continue the same direction until it hits the eyepiece lens which also refract the light back into parallel rays. During the process, the image that enters our eyes is actually reverse of the original image and magnified because the size in which we preceive the image.

Literary Analysis “The Kiss”

In the story â€Å"The Kiss† by Julia Alvarez, we see a family with four daughters, a father and mother. The father, who is old-fashioned and strict, has his own ideas of what he wants from his daughters. The daughters except for Sofia, the youngest one, have always done what he has asked for. Sofia does not agree with her sisters and she does what she wants. She runs away with a man, a decision her father cannot forgive. Although Sofia tries to reconcile with her father with no luck, she lets her father know that she has her own way of thinking.No matter how much the father tries to change Sofia’s way of seeing life, in the end he could not. Trying to control a person does not guarantee that the other person will always do what we want. The father of this story is a strong man, trying to control his daughters as if they were small kids. Even when they were grown-ups and married, he always tried to control them. â€Å"They would gather together, without husbands, would -be husbands, or bring-home work, the apartment was too small for everyone, the father argued. † (Alvarez 416) His daughters will do anything to please their father. Even after they’d been married and had their own families and often couldn’t make it for other occasions, the four daughters always came home for their father’s birthday. † (Alvarez 416) They were raised in an old fashion way, and they respect their father. â€Å"But standing up to their father was a different matter altogether. Even as grown women, they lowered their voices in their father’s earshot when alluding to their bodies’ pleasure. † (Alvarez 416) Sofia was different she had her own way of living and did not agreed with her father. She ran away from her house and since then her relationship with her father was not good.Her father did not forgive her for what she did. â€Å"And yet, she of all the daughters, did not want to be the absent one because for the first time since she’d run off with her husband six years ago, she and her father were on speaking terms. † (Alvarez 417) Sofia had always lived her life as she wanted. She had many boyfriends; she also dropped out of school. Her father could not accept her way of living. He found out after searching into her letters that Sofia had an active sexual life. For him this was not acceptable. â€Å"After his initial shock, the father regained his own fury.Are you dragging my good name through the dirt? † (Alvarez 418) After six years Sofia’s father still could not forgive her. Sofia tries to reconcile with him by preparing her father’s birthday party at her house. Sofia prepared everything to please her dad. But after everything that she did, he would still not forgive her. Sofia let her dad know that she had her own way of doing things and her own way of thinking, and he could not change that after all. â€Å"After all her had work, she was not to be in cluded in his daughter count. Damn him! She’d take her turn and make him know it was her!Quickly, she swooped into the circle and gave the old man a wet, open-mouthed kiss in his ear. She ran her tongue in the whorls of his ear and nibbled the tip. † (Alvarez 422) Sofia was different from her sisters and her father never accepted it. I think this made her attitude worse, and when she found out that he would never forgive her, she did not care anymore, and let him know that she would never change. David T. Mitchell comments: Throughout the novel, numerous commentators remark on the poor fortune of a family that consists entirely of girls–â€Å"what, four girls and no boys? while each daughter struggles to free herself from the limitations of a communal designation that strips them of their uniqueness and individuality. Because the label â€Å"Garcia Girls† stands in for the plural identities submerged beneath the faceless anonymity of daughters (who, unlik e their male counterparts, do not need to be individuated as distinct human beings) â€Å"The novel's second chapter deals with Sofia, the youngest of the sisters, who leaves home when she gets pregnant on a vacation trip to South America, and then goes to Germany to convince the baby's father to marry her.Although the couple returns to the U. S. with the baby, the result of this stain on the family's honor is almost complete silence: their father does not mention Sofia's name for months, and even after a reconciliation of sorts the two rarely speak. † (Castells)

Evitar Conjugation in Spanish, Translation, and Examples

The verb evitar in Spanish means to avoid. Evitar is a regular -ar verb, so it follows the same conjugation pattern as other -ar verbs. This article includes evitar conjugations in the most commonly used verb tenses: the present, past, conditional, and future indicative, the present and past subjunctive, the imperative mood, and other verb forms. You can also find examples of ways you can use the verb evitar. Evitar Present Indicative Yo evito I avoid Yo evito gastar mucho dinero. Tà º evitas You avoid Tà º evitas a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Usted/à ©l/ella evita You/he/she avoids Ella evita las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Nosotros evitamos We avoid Nosotros evitamos usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Vosotros evità ¡is Youavoid Vosotros evità ¡is los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Ustedes/ellos/ellas evitan You/they avoid Ellos evitan comer comida grasosa. Evitar Preterite Indicative The preterite tense is one of two past tenses in Spanish. The preterite is used to talk about events that happened in the past and have been completed. Yo evità © I avoided Yo evità © gastar mucho dinero. Tà º evitaste You avoided Tà º evitaste a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Usted/à ©l/ella evità ³ You/he/she avoided Ella evità ³ las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Nosotros evitamos We avoided Nosotros evitamos usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Vosotros evitasteis Youavoided Vosotros evitasteis los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Ustedes/ellos/ellas evitaron You/they avoided Ellos evitaron comer comida grasosa. Evitar Imperfect Indicative The imperfect tense is the other form of the past in Spanish. The imperfect is used to talk about actions in the past that are ongoing or repeated. It can be translated to English as was avoiding or used to avoid. Yo evitaba I used to avoid Yo evitaba gastar mucho dinero. Tà º evitabas Youused to avoid Tà º evitabas a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Usted/à ©l/ella evitaba You/he/she used to avoid Ella evitaba las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Nosotros evità ¡bamos We used to avoid Nosotros evità ¡bamos usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Vosotros evitabais Youused to avoid Vosotros evitabais los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Ustedes/ellos/ellas evitaban You/they used to avoid Ellos evitaban comer comida grasosa. Evitar Future Indicative Yo evitarà © I will avoid Yo evitarà © gastar mucho dinero. Tà º evitarà ¡s Youwill avoid Tà º evitarà ¡s a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Usted/à ©l/ella evitarà ¡ You/he/she will avoid Ella evitarà ¡las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Nosotros evitaremos We will avoid Nosotros evitaremos usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Vosotros evitarà ©is Youwill avoid Vosotros evitarà ©is los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Ustedes/ellos/ellas evitarà ¡n You/they will avoid Ellos evitarà ¡n comer comida grasosa. Evitar Periphrastic  Future Indicative   The periphrastic future is translated to English as going to verb. Yo voy a evitar I am going to avoid Yo voya evitar gastar mucho dinero. Tà º vasa evitar Youaregoing to avoid Tà º vasa evitar a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Usted/à ©l/ella vaa evitar You/he/she isgoing to avoid Ella vaa evitar las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Nosotros vamosa evitar We aregoing to avoid Nosotros vamosa evitar usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Vosotros vaisa evitar Youaregoing to avoid Vosotros vaisa evitar los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Ustedes/ellos/ellas vana evitar You/they aregoing to avoid Ellos vana evitar comer comida grasosa. Evitar Present Progressive/Gerund Form The English verb form that ends in -ing is called the gerund or present participle in Spanish. It is used to form progressive tenses like the present progressive. Present Progressive of Evitar està ¡ evitando Is avoiding Ella està ¡ evitando las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Evitar Past Participle The past participle of the verb is used to form perfect tenses like the present perfect. Present Perfect of Evitar ha evitado Has avoided Ella ha evitado las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Evitar Conditional Indicative The conditional tense is usually translated to English as would verb. Yo evitarà ­a I would avoid Yo evitarà ­a gastar mucho dinero si tuviera un salario mà ¡s bajo. Tà º evitarà ­as Youwould avoid Tà º evitarà ­as a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea, pero no puedes porque viven juntos. Usted/à ©l/ella evitarà ­a You/he/she would avoid Ella evitarà ­alas calles con mucho trà ¡fico, pero no conoce otra ruta. Nosotros evitarà ­amos We would avoid Nosotros evitarà ­amos usar el telà ©fono al conducir si fuera ilegal. Vosotros evitarà ­ais Youwould avoid Vosotros evitarà ­ais los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n, pero es muy difà ­cil. Ustedes/ellos/ellas evitarà ­an You/they would avoid Ellos evitarà ­an comer comida grasosa si estuvieran a dieta. Evitar Present Subjunctive Que yo evite That I avoid Mi madre espera que yo evite gastar mucho dinero. Que tà º evites That you avoid Pedro recomienda que tà º evites a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Que usted/à ©l/ella evite That you/he/she avoid Marà ­a quiere que ella evite las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Que nosotros evitemos That we avoid La ley manda que nosotros evitemos usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Que vosotros evità ©is That you avoid El jefe pide que vosotros evità ©is los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas eviten That you/they avoid El mà ©dico recomienda que ellos eviten comer comida grasosa. Evitar Imperfect Subjunctive There are two different ways for conjugating the imperfect subjunctive. Option 1 Que yo evitara That I avoided Mi madre esperaba que yo evitara gastar mucho dinero. Que tà º evitaras That you avoided Pedro recomendaba que tà º evitaras a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Que usted/à ©l/ella evitara That you/he/she avoided Marà ­a querà ­a que ella evitara las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Que nosotros evità ¡ramos That we avoided La ley mandaba que nosotros evità ¡ramos usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Que vosotros evitarais That you avoided El jefe pedà ­a que vosotros evitarais los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas evitaran That you/they avoided El mà ©dico recomendaba que ellos evitaran comer comida grasosa. Option 2 Que yo evitase That I avoided Mi madre esperaba que yo evitase gastar mucho dinero. Que tà º evitases That you avoided Pedro recomendaba que tà º evitases a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea. Que usted/à ©l/ella evitase That you/he/she avoided Marà ­a querà ­a que ella evitase las calles con mucho trà ¡fico. Que nosotros evità ¡semos That we avoided La ley mandaba que nosotros evità ¡semos usar el telà ©fono al conducir. Que vosotros evitaseis That you avoided El jefe pedà ­a que vosotros evitaseis los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n. Que ustedes/ellos/ellas evitasen That you/they avoided El mà ©dico recomendaba que ellos evitasen comer comida grasosa. Evitar Imperative The imperative mood has both positive and negative forms, used to give affirmative and negative commands. Positive Commands Tà º evita Avoid!  ¡Evita a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea! Usted evite Avoid!  ¡Evite las calles con mucho trà ¡fico! Nosotros evitemos Let's avoid!  ¡Evitemos usar el telà ©fono al conducir! Vosotros evitad Avoid!  ¡Evitad los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n! Ustedes eviten Avoid!  ¡Eviten comer comida grasosa! Negative Commands Tà º no evites Don't avoid!  ¡No evites a tu hermano despuà ©s de la pelea! Usted no evite Don't avoid!  ¡No evite las calles con mucho trà ¡fico! Nosotros no evitemos Let's not avoid!  ¡No evitemos usar el telà ©fono al conducir! Vosotros no evità ©is Don't avoid!  ¡No evità ©is los malentendidos con buena comunicacià ³n! Ustedes no eviten Don't avoid!  ¡No eviten comer comida grasosa!

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Animal Abuse Free Essays

Many people have taken animals for granted since a long time. Thomas Edison once said, â€Å"Non-violence leads to the highest ethics, which is the goal of all evolution. Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages. We will write a custom essay sample on Animal Abuse or any similar topic only for you Order Now † Animal cruelty is an ongoing problem that many people disregard in today’s society. It is mainly caused by the use, neglect, and intentional mistreatment of animals, all of which can still be prevented by stricter laws, awareness, and education. It’s said that an animal dies in a laboratory every three seconds. An estimated 25 to 35 million animals are helplessly used in the United States each year for three main purposes; biomedical and behavioral research, education, and drug and product testing (Fox, 58). Animals range from mostly rodents to rabbits, cats, dogs, and monkeys. The conditions in which laboratory animals are kept in are not good at all. Cages are too small and the animals are deprived of social interaction (59). Three examples of the use of scientific research on animals are the Draize test, LD/50 test, and toy tests. The Draize test is the most common procedure to test for irritation. Animals used in this test are rabbits, mainly due to their extremely sensitive eyes. Because rabbits have no tear ducts, it makes it easier for scientists to observe because the rabbits cannot wash test materials out of their eyes. In performing this test, a rabbit’s head is placed in stock to prevent the animal from scratching or pawing at the eye in which a substance has been placed. The lower lid of one eye is pulled down and away from the eye. Then, the test substance such as nail polish remover, shampoo, or mascara is dropped into or smeared on the eye. The other eye acts as a control. Testers look for redness in the affected eye, swelling, and other signs of irritation. Corneal ulcers and blindness are often the result. After the test, the rabbits are either killed or used in another test (McCoy 47). The LD/50 test was developed in England in 1927, by a mathematician. This test is often criticized as unreliable and cruel. The objective of this test is to measure how much of a chemical is required to cause death. The majority of animals used in this test are dogs, rats, hamsters and guinea pigs. In just one single test, up to 200 animals may be used. Laboratory animals are force-fed toxic substances by a stomach tube. Then the animals are observed for two weeks or until death. The animals that survive are usually killed later, as if it’s nothing. Other procedures include the inhalation of a chemical or substance. Animals are forced to breathe the vapor or powder of a chemical or substance. Sometimes, these chemicals are applied to the skin of an animal. In all these tests, observers look for signs of poisoning, bleeding from the eyes, nose, or mouth, difficulty in breathing, tremors, paralysis, and coma (McCoy 106). Toys are often needlessly tested on animals to determine their safety. To test toy guns, manufacturers point the guns in animals’ faces and see if the plastic pieces discharged hurt the animal. Substances like modeling clay are force-fed to animals to test its toxicity. Other tests involve dropping toys on animals to see if any parts hurt them. Not only are these tests cruel, they are unnecessary. Most toy companies have new high-tech methods of testing their toys for safety without harming animals (Various Authors, 61). Animals weren’t created to entertain. Examples of this are the zoos, circuses, and rodeos. At zoos, large captive animals pace back and forth in small pens and other animals just lie around in their cages bored. Many healthy animals are snatched out of their natural habitats and brutally transferred to a cage, where they are prevented from following their most basic instincts, such as gathering food. When capturing chimpanzees, poachers usually shoot the mother and kidnap the child. After all this, statistics show that only one in ten baby chimps survive the journey to the zoo. Zoo animals also suffer from mistreatment. They lack privacy and cannot live according to their natural needs. Aquatic animals have very little water, animals that once lived in herds are alone, and animals of all types are prevented from natural mating, flying, running, climbing, and other instinctive behaviors. Animals bred in zoos are often sold to laboratories for experiments or to circuses. Some zoo animals end up in â€Å"wild game† parks or hunting preserves; where people pay thousands of dollars to shoot a lion or tiger at point-blank range (Various Authors, 64). Both the Draize test and LD/50 test should be banned. They are not only inaccurate, but the Humane Society of the United States stated that its results are of little value in diagnosis and treatment (McCoy, 49). The toy tests should just be completely banned because it is just plain mean and pointless. Many people don’t realize this but circuses are one of the greatest examples of people’s cruelty to animals. Not only are circus animals taken out of their natural habitats, they are confined in cramped cages. Sometimes they have inadequate food and drinking water. When it comes to training, they endure tight collars/muzzles and are whipped, prodded to perform senseless tricks for the sake of entertainment. Some circus animals are drugged to make them more obedient, and others have their teeth and claws removed. When circus animals have outlived their usefulness, they are usually sold to zoos, private collectors, game farms, or research laboratories. They don’t get a moment of peace, even after they are done performing (Various Authors, 65). Rodeos are basically defined as a demonstration of a person’s domination over an innocent animal, rather than their skill in riding. Rodeo animals suffer a lifetime of stress by being transported from one rodeo to another. These animals are captive performers, housed in tiny trailers and pens, then whipped into frenzy for the sake of a show. Electric prods, sticks, painful ointments, and other devices are used to enrage animals and keep them in line. Many suffer severe bruising, neck and back injuries, internal hemorrhaging, and broken bones. Several rodeos don’t even offer veterinary care to animals, which often undergo open wounds, skin infections, cracked hooves, and other maladies (Various Authors, 66). There are various and simple preventions to help stop animal cruelty. One being PETA; one of the many organizations for animal rights. PETA is responsible for ending the use of the Draize test. Their tactics consists of organizing boycotts, promoting shareholder resolutions and alerting the general public (McCoy, 47). Although the federal Animal Welfare Act was created, the animals being researched in laboratories receive little protection under this act because the United States Department of Agriculture does an inadequate job of inspecting animal research facilities, and an even worse job enforcing the law when violations are found. If this act is taken seriously, there would be fewer problems. There are countless alternatives to scientific research including non-animal laboratory tests, clinical tests on human beings, cell and tissue cultures in vitro; microorganisms and other species believed to have limited or no feeling for pain or suffering. There is also a large data base of ingredients and products that have been previously tested, as well as computer models that can provide answers in research procedures or techniques. This alternative would involve fewer animals per experiment/study and that leads to less pain and discomfort (McCoy, 52). Another easy prevention is education. Respect for animals is learned, not inborn. In reality, children have complex feeling about animals, including fear, and the potential to be cruel. Children need adults’ guidance and supervision when it comes to animals. It’s hard for children to understand because children are exposed at a young age, the stereotype of how animals are. Dogs, cats, rabbits are often portrayed as the good ones, while snakes, bears, and cheetahs are seen as the dangerous, bad guys. Despite these stereotypes, all animals are equal and should have the chance to be treated fairly. Other ways to teach children to be kind to animals are writing letters to companies that test on animals, and reading books about friendly animals (Harnack, 89). All these preventions are straightforward and simple to follow. Animal cruelty is an ongoing problem that many people disregard in today’s society. It is mainly caused by the use, neglect, and intentional mistreatment of animals, all of which can still be prevented by stricter laws, awareness, and education. Clearly, empathy is no longer understood or experienced. It is not too late to help animals who suffer every moment of their lives in unethical experiments and abuse inflicted on by humans. How to cite Animal Abuse, Essay examples

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle Englis Essay Example For Students

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle Englis Essay h romance poem written byan anonymous West Midlands poet also credited with a lot of other poems written duringthat time. The protagonist, Sir Gawain, survives two tests: a challenge, which he alonewithout the assistance of King Arthurs knights accepts, to behead the fearsome GreenKnight and to let him retaliate a year later at the distant Green Chapel; and the temptationto commit adultery with the wife of Lord Bercilakin reality the Green Knightin whosecastle he stays in en route to the chapel. This story is emblematic of life; how it issuestests and challenges and the consequences rendered as a result of failing or succeedingthese challenges. Sir Gawain accepting the challenge from the Green Knight instantly represented one of the things that knighthood represented, fearlessness. People accept those kind of challenges everyday. This could possibly be where the term sticking your neck out could have come from. When people accept challenges, most do not want to accept the consequences as a result of being unsuccessful. Gawain was not like this. When the year passed he gallantly mounted his horse and set off for the Green Chapel. This showed that Gawain was brave. This was preceded by the warning Beware, Gawain, that you not end a betrayer of your bargain through fear. Along this journey Gawain faces peril and self-reluctance in the form of the elements and the never-ending search for the chapel respectively. These feeling can be characterized as the inner turmoil suffered as a result of dealing with ones conscience. The journey also tested his faith in the sense that he was constantly in prayer during his journey, and not once did he curse or renounce the name of God. It seems as if the prayers were what kept Gawain sane and focused on the purpose of his journey. Gawains prayers were answered when he rode along and finally came upon a place that he could petition for possible rest. This castle would be the setting for Gawains next test. The test builds as he feasts with the court and finds that a certain lady has an interest in knowing Gawain a little better. The lady is later to be known as the wife of Bercilak -aka- the Green Knight. This is shown as temptation. The lady tries to seduce Gawain while Betilak is away on a hunting excursion. Gawain resists every advance made by the lady except a kiss for which he mentions in confession. Gawain is given a sash by the lady which is said to protect the wearer from harm. Reluctantly he accepts the sash and does not tell Bercilak that he received this from the lady. He does this because he puts his trust in a material item instead of God to protect him from harm. This will prove to be one of Gawains few downfalls in this story. Gawain sets out for the Chapel and finds the Green Knight there honing his ax. Gawain bending over for the blow is feinted by the knight. When this happens Gawain flinches and is chastised by the knight for doing so. The knight raises the ax for a second time and feints the blow again. This time Gawain is furious at the knights playfulness. The Knight raises his ax for a third time and nicks Gawain on the back of the neck. 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The Knight says that Gawain was polished of that plight and purified meaning that man, despite faults and differences, can be forgiven. Gawain feels that he has faulted himself and the confidence of others, but is once again forgiven by his peers. This poem has a lot to do with the way in which man lives his life. Tests and challenges face man everyday, and to be forgiven of .