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    The Knights Templar were a monastic military order formed at the end of the First Crusade with the mandate of protecting Christian pilgrims on route to the Holy Land. Never before had a group of secular knights banded together and taken the monastic vows. In this sense they were the first of the Warrior Monks. The Templars fought along side King Richard I (Richard The Lion Hearted) and other Crusaders in the battles for the Holy Lands. From humble beginnings of poverty when the order relied on

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    Knights Templar Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about The Knights Templar Central Idea: The Templar Knights have a vast history that is not only steeped in legend‚ but contains ideas that still impact us today. The Templar Knights have a vast history that started as a small order of monks charged with protecting catholic pilgrims and grew to become one of the most powerful groups of its time that would give us an institution that many of us use on a daily basis‚ and one of our

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    characters as they travel on a pilgrimage to Canterbury. As they make their way to the shrine of Thomas a Becket‚ they each tell a story in hopes of winning a free meal from The Host‚ who is the judge of all the stories. Of all miscellaneous characters‚ one of the most intricate and extensive stories comes from the character‚ The Wife of Bath. Initially‚ she is described in short as a well-dressed woman who knew much about love and life. “Of remedies of love she knew per chaunce‚/ For she koude of that

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    Samurai OR Knight In the article “knights and samurai” a document based investigation it clearly shows how a samurai would win on a one on one battle against the knights. While knights and samurais have many similarities‚ in a one on one battle‚ the advantage would be to the samurai and this can be seen in Armor‚ training‚ and beliefs. The first way that samurais have an advantage is by their armor. In document D written by Terry Bennett it says “ A knight’s armor could weigh 40 to 60 pounds.”

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    The life of the Samurais and Knights were very similar but the Samurais showed fearsome and dedication to their warrior life.They faced many battles which lead to death and won and would win the fight against the knights. Knights had valuable weapons but not enough to defeat the Samurais. Samurais carried a bow‚ the sword‚ a spear‚ and their most prized possession was the ‘Katana’. “ The Katana was a long‚ curved sword. It had a single edged blade and a long handle”. {SOURCE#3} With these kinda

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    Ben Cousins Cartoon Analysis In the cartoon drawn by Mark Knight which was published in the Herald Sun‚ the cartoonist expresses his opinion towards the AFL continuing to allow Ben Cousins to play football and under what conditions. His tone isn’t actually shown in the cartoon yet he expresses his tone by the sarcasm in his drawings‚ in a way revealing his feelings towards Cousins and the head of the AFL‚ Andrew Demetriou. In Mark Knights’ drawings there are a few hidden message for example where

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    for The Thousand and One Knights is Shahrayar has become exhausted by the infidelity of his wife and that of his brother’s. Scheherazade’s purpose for the tales is to show the king that not all women are bad and that men can be evil sometimes too. There are many women in the tales who act virtuously (the she-demon in the second merchant’s tale‚ the farmer’s daughter in the third merchant’s tale‚ etc.). Of course‚ the societal perception of women is very different from today. In the tale of the

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    The Canterbury Tales: Wife of Bath In the Hollywood blockbuster Basic Instinct‚ Sharon Stone plays a devious‚ manipulative‚ sex-driven woman who gets whatever she wants through her ploys for control. Stone’s portrayal of this character is unforgettable and makes the movie. In book or film‚ the most memorable female characters are those who break out of the stereotypical "good wife" mold. When an author or actress uses this technique effectively‚ the woman often carries the story. In Geoffrey

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    Knight of Faith vs. Overman For my final research paper‚ I have chosen to compare and contrast Friedrich Nietzsche’s overman with Soren Kierkegaard’s knight of faith As if a coroner were standing over a body‚ holding a cold hand in one and looking at his chain watch in the other‚ I hear Nietzsche say: God is dead. God remains dead. And we have killed him. How shall we comfort ourselves‚ the murderers of all murderers? What was holiest and mightiest of all that the world has yet

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    Prompt #4 Back in the early medieval times‚ there were many different tales of heroes from all around the world. Both Sir Gawain and Beowulf are different heroes in their own stories‚ but does one stand out more than the other? I believe that the answer is clear. Beowulf is more developed and more honorable than Sir Gawain. First‚ Beowulf is noticeably more honorable than Sir Gawain was. While staying at the Lord’s castle‚ Sir Gawain says to him that he “will give ye all I have earned.” This

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