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    (AGG) Knights have been around from the dawn to the fall of the medieval ages. (BS-1) Knights have an interesting culture and social code that dates back hundreds of years‚ as well as deep roots into medieval law. (BS-2) Feudalism was the dominant social system in medieval England for centuries. (BS-3) Knights supported the feudal system and kept it from collapsing. (TS) Knights‚ with their unique culture and both social and religious ties‚ were one of the key parts of feudalism that allowed the

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    IS IT FAIR TO DISMISS THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR AS HOPELESS DREAMERS WHO ACCOMPLISHED LITTLE? Nahean Nazmul (0862852) Labour Studies 1A03 Spring/Summer 2012 Prof. David Goutor Great success often comes from previous failures. Without failure‚ greatness can be impossible to attain. For this and many other reasons‚ it is unfair to view the Knights of Labor as hopeless dreamers who accomplished little. Instead‚ this paper will express the way in which the Knights of Labour contributed to a greater social

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    .AFL History In 1857‚ Tom Wills‚ one of the founders of Australian Football‚ returned to Australia after schooling in England where he was football captain of Rugby School and a brilliant cricketer. Initially‚ he advocated the winter game of football as a way of keeping cricketers fit during off-season. The new game was devised by Wills‚ his cousin H.C.A. Harrison‚ W.J. Hammersley and J.B. Thompson. The Melbourne Football Club was formed on August 7‚ 1858 – the year of the code’s first recorded

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    It was the duty of a Middle Ages Knight to learn how to fight and to serve their liege Lord according to the Code of Chivalry. The Code of Chivalry dictated that a Knight should be brave and fearless in battle but would also exhibit cultured Knightly qualities showing themselves to be devout‚ loyal‚ courteous and generous. (Bouchard 2) Weapon practice included enhancing skills in the two-handed sword‚ battle-axe‚ mace‚ dagger and lance. A Knight would be expected to guard the Castle and support his

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    people were characterized by their skin and origin and were made lesser than human. A common example of racism in AFL football is the AFL’s Indigenous round in 2013 where the Sydney Swans competed against Collingwood. Adam Goodes a Sydney Swan’s football star suffered some offensive racial comments which impacted Adam’s performance during the game. The Girl aged 13 sitting in the front row of the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) seats‚ commented‚ “Ape” Intending that Adam Goodes looked like an ape

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    national sports‚ with the Australian Football League (AFL) being the highest level professional competition in the sport‚ drawing an average of 36‚428 spectators to every game (Australian Human Rights Commission‚ 2011). In 2011‚ following the financial year‚ a total of 650‚373 people were members of an AFL club‚ making the professional players of AFL some of the most elite and noteworthy athletes across all playing codes. All 18 players on an AFL field have varied skill levels‚ with each role requiring

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    others. Is being united strong enough? Labor Unions failed their constituents due to poor and corrupt leadership as well as selfish goals. By the 1860s labor workers decided on considering the idea if joining together to form unions. The first major union was the National Labor Union under William H. Sylvis. It was a big organization consisting of about 640‚000 member. It branched out and consisted of a variety of reform groups but had a small relation to labor work. We see from the beginning the

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    The Labor Union Movement in America The roots of our country’s trade unions extend deep into the early history of America. Several of the Pilgrims arriving at Plymouth Rock in 1620 were working craftsmen. Captain John Smith‚ who led the ill-fated settlement in 1607 on Virginia’s James River‚ pleaded with his sponsors in London to send him more craftsmen and working people. Primitive unions‚ or guilds‚ of carpenters and cordwainers‚ cabinet makers and cobblers made their appearance‚ often temporary

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    King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Chapter 1: Arthur and Merlin Read by Nathalie Drasse This very old story begins with Uther‚ a great king. He was a good man and he was king in the south of Britain. Other places were very dangerous at that time‚ but people did not fight in Uther’s country. Uther loved a beautiful woman‚ Igraine‚ and he wanted to marry her. But she did not love him and he was very sad about that. Merlin was a very clever man and he knew a lot of magic. He could change

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    By: abe E-mail: abe@yahoo.com Labor Unions: Aging Dinosaur or Sleeping Giant? The Labor Movement and Unionism Background and Brief History Higher wages! Shorter workdays! Better working conditions! These famous words echoed throughout the United States beginning in "1790 with the skilled craftsmen" (Dessler‚ 1997‚ p. 544). For the last two-hundred years‚ workers of all trades have been fighting for their rights and "seeking methods of improving their living standards‚ working conditions‚ and

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