Penang’s Changing Role in the Straits Settlementsi‚ 1826-1946 C.M. Turnbull Email maryturnbull@beeb.net ABSTRACT When the East India Company created the Straits Settlements (comprising Penang & Province Wellesley‚ Melaka and Singapore) as the Fourth Presidency of India in 1826‚ Penang was the capital‚ the most important of the settlements. While it remained the headquarters of the judiciary until 1855‚ Penang soon gave way to Singapore as the administrative and commercial capital in
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Samurai and knights‚ millions of miles away and still almost identical. Knights were warriors in Medieval Europe and samurai lived in Japan. Samurai lived by the Bushido Code‚ which focused on loyalty and devoting himself to his duty. Knights lived by the Code of Chivalry‚ which focused on loyalty and courtesy. They were also sworn to loyalty to their lord or daimyo. A daimyo is a type of lord that gives land to samurais in exchange for military service. Lords did the same. Samurai and knights were more
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things being constructed and invented were weapons. Both the samurais and knights have revolutionized the topic of combat. The similarities between samurai and knights were greater than the differences. This is shown by looking at their armor‚weapons‚ and choice of transportation. The first important similarity was combat. For example‚ the samurais would fight with swords and so would the knights. Also‚ the the samurais and knight would use shock combat only during battles. These similarities are significant
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Sir Robert Peel: Sir Robert Peel came to represent the leadership of the Criminal Law Reform movement in 1823. Mr. Secretary (Secretary for the Home Department) Peel rose to bring forward his promised motion. He had now‚ said agreeably to that motion‚ to apply to the house for leave to bring in Four Bills‚ having for their object the simplification and consolidation of statutes relating to the Criminal Laws. 1. The first of those bills was intended to consolidate and amend the laws relating
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people dream of‚ including myself. Everybody wants to seen in a positive way. According to the dictionary chivalry is the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight‚ including courtesy‚ generosity‚ valor‚ and dexterity in arms. Back when knights were see as the face of castles and the visual acceptance of man kind‚ chivalry was what those knights had. To me‚ its more than just courtesy‚ generosity‚ valor and dexterity. These are qualities that really define chivalry but to me‚ I think one thing their
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The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a group of stories where pilgrims tell tales during their journey to a holy shrine in Canterbury. There are 29 pilgrims but the first two pilgrims to tell tales are the knight and the miller. The miller practically mirrors the knight’s story. The miller’s tale uses elements similar to the knight’s tale but it corrupts those same elements by mimicking them. The miller’s tale and the knight’s tales are very different although they have some similarities.
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"Araby" Knight The short story "Araby" by James Joyce could very well be described as a deep poem written in prose. Read casually‚ it seems all but incomprehensible‚ nothing more than a series of depressing impressions and memories thrown together in a jumble and somehow meant to depict a childhood infatuation. Like the sweet milk inside a coconut‚ the pleasure of this story comes only to the reader who is willing to put forth the intense effort necessary to comprehend it. Or like an onion
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Tales: The Knight In his prologue‚ Geoffrey Chaucer introduces all of the characters who are involved in this fictional journey and who will tell the tales. One of the more interesting of the characters included in this introductory section is the Knight. Chaucer initially refers to the Knight as "a most distinguished man" and‚ indeed‚ his sketch of the Knight is highly complimentary. In this essay‚ I will contrast Chaucer’s ideal Knight with its modern equivalent. The Knight‚ Chaucer tells
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Tales‚ chivalry was perhaps the most recognized quality of a true gentleman. This quality is explored in Chaucer’s two characters of the warrior class‚ the Knight and the Squire. The squire is the son of the Knight; both ride gallantly and have the air of true gentleman warriors. However‚ the two are very dissimilar despite their appearances. The Knight possesses the true qualities of chivalry‚ devotion to service‚ constancy in humility‚ and honesty. The Squire possesses none of these qualities
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Elizabethan Knights During the Elizabethan era‚ 1558 to 1603‚ knights played a huge rule and were very important. Becoming a knight was not was not easy at all. They were important when protecting the land and the people. Without knights there would be no one to protect the magnificent Queen and also others. Knights were very interesting and important to the Elizabethan era and impacted the civilization in many ways. “Becoming a Knight took years of training‚ during which a young man learned how
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