The Joker In the film‚ The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan‚ The Joker‚ one of Batman’s most dangerous enemies whose aim is too push Batman to his ultimate limits‚ to break his personal rules and strict moral code. This‚ being the Jokers only reason to live‚ he has no fear of death and pain. The Joker is characterised as a calculating and logical criminal‚ a rebel with minimal empathy or moral and a nemesis who commits purposeless crime. Together these characteristics are developed through
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of circumstances‚ settings and times. Medieval knights were warriors‚ and whose prime was in the late middle Ages: the twelfth though fourteenth centuries. Dominating the medieval battlefield during these years‚ they fought from horseback‚ wore body-covering armor‚ and used many weapons‚ most commonly the sword and the lance. Their skills at riding and in the use of weapons came from years of training. The special dress and training of medieval knights made them prepared for battles that would decide
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is a medieval romance poem written by an anonymous author. It was written in a dialect from Northern England. The poem uses alliteration similar to the Anglo-Saxon form of poetry. Sir Gawain is one of the major characters in the poem. Sir Gawain represents an ideal knight of the fourteenth century. Throughout the story‚ we see Sir Gawain portrayed as a very courteous and noble knight‚ always trying to help King Arthur. The poem
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Samurai and Knights: Were the Similarities Greater than the Differences? In Europe and Japan‚ very similar forms of government developed within a couple hundred years of each other. This occurred despite the fact that these two parts of the world were very distance from each other and it was very unlikely that these countries had contact with each other. This form of government‚ called feudalism developed in both places due to the need to establish order after a time in chaos. The knights and the samurai
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you would probably rather be a knight than a Samurai. Knights learned singing and dancing and they didn’t learn how to read or write. Samurai had to go to school and learn how to read and write. In this essay I will compare Samurai & Knights Religious Beliefs‚ Views on women‚ Weapons & Armor. Samurai also had to commit seppuku if they were captured which was a form of ritual suicide which knights did not. In the first paragraph I will write about how Knights religion more fit my belief system
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The Wolf and the Black Knight Long‚ long ago where armour was worn‚ and swords were drawn. There was a man in black and a man in white. The man known as the Black Knight‚ stood over six feet tall‚ wielding a sword even bigger than himself. He was alone and had no company. Enjoying his own company. Enjoyed violence and often indulged such gruesome events. The man in white‚ known as The Wolf was a polar opposite‚ he was skinny‚ pale and wielded a silver rapier. He had his own pack of loyal soldiers
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samurais and knights are a bit alike‚ I think that they are more different than alike for many reasons. First of all‚ the training of samurais and knights are quite different. Samurais received received training on spiritual discipline. They also learned poetry. They studied Kendo‚ which was the art of fencing with bamboo sticks. They learned the code of the samurai‚ Zen Buddhism. At age 14‚ trainees officially became samurais. This happened in a ceremony called genpuku. The training of knights was different
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and the Green Knight‚ games play an important role in propelling the story forward. The Christmas game‚ the exchange game‚ and the Knights last ax game is used as tests for Gawain and leads to determining his place as the greatest Knight of Arthur’s Round Table. The trials Gawain is put through tests his strength‚ commitment‚ and honor. The Christmas Game‚ which begins the story‚ is introduced by the elusive Green Knight who shows up out of the blue to challenge the acclaimed Knights of Camelot. The
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Green Knight “The horse that he rides is entirely of that colour‚ in truth. A green horse huge and strong‚ A proud steed to restrain‚ Spirited under bridle‚ But obedient to the man” (173 - 178). “It would be hard to describe even half the fine work That was embroidered upon his clothing and saddle-gear‚ the butterflies and birds‚ With lovely beadwork of green‚ always centered upon gold (165 - 167).” Green Knight follows a quest‚ with a knight receiving a challenge‚ on a journey to meet that challenge
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the existence of an extraterrestrial being. In order to truly understand the Black Knight Satellite‚ the facts and theories will be displayed in the Background‚ short-term effects‚ and the long lasting impact on life as we know it of the Black Knight Satellite. First‚ to understand the Black Knight Satellite‚ the background of the object must be displayed. Surprisingly‚
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