Do you ever wonder what would happen if knights and samurais lived together? Even though they lived in completely different places around the world they developed a similar culture. So were the similarities between knights and samurais greater than the the differences they had back then? My thesis is that even though both knights and samurais never met they were more similar than they were different. One reason why samurais and knights were more similar than different is because of the way they were
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The medieval knight began training at the age of eight‚ which was when he was sent to a nearby castle to become a page. Although the household would saddle him with considerable domestic duties‚ the boy was expected to master wrestling‚ horsemanship‚ and fighting with both spear and sword. A page-in-training practiced ceaselessly by attacking a dummy with a shield‚ which was hung on a wooden pole. when the page hit the shield with his weapon‚ the device could easily spin around and maim him unless
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"Slow and steady wins the race" All must have read the story of the race between the Rabbit and the tortoise. Tortoise‚ the slowest creature wins at the end as he was steady through out the race. The same applies in our life. Every day we run a race no matter what we are. To survive in this world everyone running. but there are few among the lot who actually leaves there marks behind.. Those are the "tortoise" who are running steadily. Leaving just for the sake of leaving is what
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Name: Course name: Course instructor: Date of submission: Outline Introduction A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The physician Contrast and Comparison Introduction A Connecticut Yankee in king Arthur’s Court is a novel published in 1889 by Mark Twain‚ a humorist and a writer. It is about the tale of Hank Morgan a resident of Hartford in Connecticut
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10/26/14 ENCC-102-XN Professor Bauer Essay #2 A knight’s word is a powerful thing because knights are sworn into their positions and often opt for death over disgrace. Pride and honor along with respect and reputation are some of a knight’s main ethics and a knight must be a gentleman with a valued inner worth. In “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ Sir Gawain’s inner worth is tested by The Green Knight by playing Knightly games. Each game represents certain virtues in life and gives ambiguous interpretations
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an Arthurian romance‚ which begins in King Arthur’s court‚ during New Year’s Eve feast. Unexpectedly‚ a figure known as the Green Knight‚ appears and presents a challenge. He challenges Arthur‚ or any other brave knight‚ to use his own axe to strike his head. Then in a year’s time‚ the Green Knight would be able to return the blow. Everyone was shocked at this challenge‚ no one accepted‚ and the Green Knight scorned them for their cowardice. King Arthur steps forward
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St. Augustine and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight translated by W.S. Merwin‚ St. Augustine and Sir Gawain embark on journeys to find the best way to live their lives and then begin a new journey of spreading the lessons they learned and the people they have become to the people around them. Although sir Gawain knows he is on a journey to the Green Chapel‚ he does not realize that it will lead to him testing his virtues as well as making him a better knight. Similarly‚ St. Augustine does not realize
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Win – Lose Outcome in Negotiations From my readings on negotiations‚ I’ve realized that‚ one way or another‚ we are always negotiating‚ because everything we need and want in life belongs to someone else. Therefore in order to get what we want‚ we have to negotiate to get it. After our negotiations‚ we may have a win – win outcome‚ where everyone is happy‚ or we may end up in a win - lose outcome‚ where one side is perceived as having done significantly better at the expense of the other side
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chivalrous in all ways a knight should. There was no other knight that could quite compare to King Arthur and Queen Guinivere’s noble nephew. He was well known all around as the kingdom’s most honorable knight. Sir Gawain was the kind of man that did whatever he knew was right with great morals. In Tolkien’s translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain accepts a challenge in order to preserve the reputation of King Arthur’s realm. Sir Gawain‚ being the noblest knight in the kingdom‚ uses
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question‚ I want to say that The Dark Knight Rises is not a bad movie. It just pales in comparison to its predecessor‚ The Dark Knight. Also‚ spoilers! I will be analyzing how Christopher Nolan‚ the director‚ tried to incorporate the themes of truth versus lies and social inequalities‚ and ultimately fell short. To understand one of the major themes in The Dark Knight Rises‚ one has to first understand a critical plot driver in The Dark Knight.. The Dark Knight ends with a noble lie: Batman takes
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