its dire call—when one is brought to an ultimatum at the safety of another. It is from this philosophy that the rich diversity of comic book heroes are born. From the semi-sincere politician to the selfless vigilante‚ Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) draws on its characters in their nuanced sense of obligation‚ sacrifice‚ and morality. An infamous underground mafia gang terrorizes Gotham City’s banks‚ the Police Department and District Attorney work to bring them under fire—but not without
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BATMAN AND PHILOSOPHY THE DARK KNIGHT OF THE SOUL Edited by Mark D. White and Robert Arp @ WILEY John Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. To the memory of Heath Ledger (1979-2008) Copyright © 2008 by john Wiley & Sons‚ Inc. All rights reserved Published by john Wiley & Sons‚ Inc.‚ Hoboken‚ New jerney Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced‚ stored in a reaieval system‚ or transmit ted in any fonn or by any means. electronic‚ mechanical‚ photocopying
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name of one of the furies of ancient Greek mythology‚ the Goddesses of Vengeance. Alecto was part of a scouting party‚ trying to locate the army of porkas‚ that was being led by two giants. That force was coming to attack the North village while the Knights of Morpheus were occupied in Meldopolis. They had found some of the invaders or rather‚ the invaders had found them. A giant had knocked her senseless and she would have been killed if not for Garrett‚ a young man she had taken pity on and tried to
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One summer night‚ July 20‚ 2012‚ a gathering of joyful people pile into a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora‚ Colorado‚ waiting in anticipation to watch the midnight screening of the film The Dark Knight Rises. Half-an-hour into to the movie‚ an intense gun-fighting scene comes onto the screen‚ and a man dressed in tactical clothing walks in front. Smoke starts to rise and spread through the theater. The audience members soon have burning eyes and itching throats. For the slightest moment for some
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cultures had a code of honor that they followed. The samurai’s (Japanese warriors) code of honour was called bushido. In bushido a true samurai would be “loyal‚ courageous‚ veracious (truthful)‚ compassionate‚ and honorable”. In the Code of Chivalry knights were expected to be “brave‚ courteous‚ honourable‚ and gallant to women”. Both are alike in that the soldiers believe in being brave and honourable. The
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with a knight who looked pretty roughened up like he was attacked. He explained to the whole court about a knight who had set up pavillion by the fountain just up the road and had attacked his master‚ Sir Miles. “He was a good knight”‚ he proclaimed with a tear in his eye‚”Arthur‚ I beg you to please see to it that he be buried‚ and have a knight avenge my masters death.” This is my chance‚i thought to myself‚to get out the captivity of being anothers errand boy‚ to become a true knight of Camelot
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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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United States History Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: A Knightly Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a man of immense fortitude and honor due to his morally-driven hunger for success and his regard for respect even in the most turbulent of times. Shea McEnerney 15 March 2013 McEnerney 1 Shea McEnerney Dr. Jerry Goben U.S. History 15 March 2013 Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain: A Knightly Colonel Born September 8th‚ 1828‚ Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
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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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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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