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    The Dark Knight

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    write about is the ‘The Dark Knight Rises’ in this story you will see how Bruce Wayne (batman) will come from being known as a villain in Gotham city to be coming the city’s biggest hero they ever had. In the last move of the Dark knight Bruce Wayne defeated the joker but lost what he though was most important to him his love Rachel‚ Bruane Wayne (Batman) took the fall for Harvey Dent murder so that the city would have an icon and could live up to. In the Dark Knight Rises Bruce Wayne is after losing

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    A Tale through the Eyes of the Wife of Bath The Wife of Bath uses reasoning and logic to justify that it should not be looked down upon for a woman to have multiple marriages throughout her lifetime. Allison‚ the Wife of Bath‚ argues that God “bade us all to wax and multiply” (277). Essentially‚ Allison is claiming that God is the controller of the universe and by marrying multiple men she is simply following his instruction. In addition‚ the Wife of Bath disputes that there is a double standard

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    redresse” (693-696). This quote from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath’s Prologue from the Canterbury Tales highlights the Wife’s displeasure towards the general stigmatization of women during the 14th and 15th Centuries. More importantly‚ it represents the Wife’s significance as a hero in this story. With the Wife of Bath‚ Chaucer defies the stereotype that women are submissive‚ a vilification that would continue for many centuries. Despite cultural stigmas‚ the Wife represents a turning point in

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    In the tale “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”‚ an unusual story is presented. This story is how Sir Gawain accepted the challenge of a stranger and resulting in partaking in a quest that would ultimately prove his character as a knight. However‚ this quest was so custom tailored for Sir Gawain’s personal pitfalls and strength that it was‚ in fact‚ only intended for him. While the Green Knight’s game was offered all of the knights in King Arthur’s court‚ Sir Gawain was the only one whom was fitting

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    Shakespeare’s Othello (1603) and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) illustrates the relationship between context‚ values and ideas. William Shakespeare’s Othello (1603) and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) bare several mutual themes‚ however‚ are represented in varied contexts. The recurring motif of appearance vs reality is used throughout both texts‚ in both a physical and psychological regard. Othello and The Dark Knight explore the concept of good versus evil The theme of appearance

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    Sir Gaiwain and the Green Knight is supernatural medieval romance which is told by J.R.R Tolkien of the modern version. J.R.R Tolkien is one of my favorite authors including the books like The Lord of The Rings‚ The Hobbit‚ and much more. It takes place in the 14th century in Camelot and in castles and chapels. It’s a creative and exciting read because of the different rules and different themes. Sir Gaiwan the hero takes on a destiny to defeat the Green knight. But there are rules that they must

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    Experiencing life as a knight is better than experiencing life as a samurai for the reason that the rules that knights had to follow were less strict than the rules that samurai had to follow. The samurai bushido code stated that a samurai had to live by honour. If a samurai was to lose his honour he would have to commit suicide. Samurai could lose their honour by failing to protect their daimyo‚ losing one of their swords‚ or losing in battle. This meant that samurai had to be on guard at all times

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    advantage of men. In these times if a man or a knight were to hurt or violate a woman‚ he would be taken to court to be punished. In King Arthur’s court of law‚ his queen can implore him to give her the case and choose what to do with the criminal. In the Wife of Bath’s tale written by Geoffrey Chaucer there was an old woman that used rules of chivalry so a promise kept from a knight to her wouldn’t be turned down. In the Wife Of Bath’s tale a knight is taken to court to be punished for violating

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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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    Miles B Block Man vs. Fear: The Constant Battle Brazilian Novelist‚ Paulo Coelho once famously said in his book The Alchemist “If you want to control someone‚ all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.”. In both Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight and Jack London’s The Sea Wolf the concept of intimidation appears prominent throughout the story lines. Wolf Larsen and The Joker use intimidation to test a human’s instinct to protect themselves at all costs to their advantages. Wolf Larsen is more

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