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Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is a timeless classic of about various members of society meeting together in a tavern, traveling together for a pilgrimage. As Chaucer made his stories a resetting of the Decameron, I tell my story, as a resetting of the Canterbury Tales, here in Georgia Tech. The story opens up with individuals of different, almost social statuses, meeting in one place, a tavern, with a common goal, traveling to the shrine of Saint Becket. What better setting is this than the Georgia Tech cafeteria, well known as Britain. Different groups of students meet together, in one place, ready to make their journey back to their studies, just as the citizens of the Canterbury Tales met to travel to the shrine of their martyr. The pictures i have chosen best corporate the mood of Britain. The first, two people walk through the front doors of Britain, which represents a transition of a place wehre knowledge is acquired to a place of relaxation. Once inside, the picture with the television and people eating and chatting, represents a place where all different types of students meet, no one is unwanted or discriminated. This is different than say a fraternity cafeteria. Lastly, the picture of the stain glassed window servers as a reminder for students of their main goal, to exceed in the acquiring of knowledge. This relates to how the Canterbury Tales mostly focuses on the tales of the pilgrims, Chaucer still reminds you of their purpose. The audio track i have selected is an excerpt from the Lord of the Rings Theme song. As Frodo had to take his epic journey to destroy the One Ring, the song played all through out the trilogy. As the pilgrims make their journey, this song will play for them, as it will for the students stepping outside Britain, ready to challenge the world with their knowledge.

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