INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AHMEDABAD IIMA/BP0232 GOOD KNIGHT IN 1973‚ when Mohan boarded a second class compartment of the Jayanti Janata Express to Mumbai (Bombay) from Thrissur in Kerala in South India in search of a job‚ little did he realize that he would be known as ‘Good Knight Mohan in a few years’ time. Jobs came easy to this young new Electrical Engineer‚ but he was not satisfied. After switching jobs twice‚ Mohan started a trading firm to deal in ceramic insulators. While this paid
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Knights. These ironclad men of honor were the defining feature of the Middle Ages‚ becoming heroes and villains in post-medieval literature alike. Stories like The Once and Future King‚ a King Arthur story‚ are widely popular today for one reason: not because they are great sources of fantasy‚ but because they contain knights. Sir Lancelot‚ Sir Grummore‚ and Sir Gawaine are all great examples of heroic knights. However‚ the lives of knights are mostly unknown to the people of today. In the following
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The Dark Knight Film Analysis Kevin Franklin The Dark Knight is a 2008 action hero film co-written‚ produced‚ and directed by Christopher Nolan. It is Nolan’s second film based around the DC Comics character Batman‚ and the film is the sequel to the 2005 film‚ Batman Begins. Christian Bale returns to play the role of Bruce Wayne‚ the billionaire who defends Gotham City as Batman. Other returning cast members include Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ and Gary
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A Comparison between Beowulf and Redcrosse Knight At all times both history and people wanted heroes‚ who would be ready to sacrifice their lives for the sake of a nation. As the history changed for the better or for the worst‚ there were written a lot of literature works about the heroes of a time‚ who had devoted their courageous deeds to people. Beowulf and Redcrosse Knight are the examples of such perfect heroes in two different periods‚ The Middle
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Knight is a word that makes many people think of medieval times and of brave knights in armor battling or being protectors of a king and his land. The word knight and the symbols it represents holds a different meaning that I hold very close and that certainly contributed to making me into who I am today. A Knight symbolizes a community of people that dates back to 1955 when St Francis de Sales High School was founded in Toledo‚ Ohio. The Knight is my alma mater’s symbol and it holds a special meaning
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Knights and Chivalry Chivalry was a system of ethical ideals developed among the knights of medieval Europe. Arising out of the feudalism of the period‚ it combined military virtues with those of Christianity‚ as epitomized by he Arthurian legend in England and the chansons de geste of medieval France. The word chivalry is derived from the French chevalier‚ meaning horseman or knight. Chivalry was the code of conduct by which knights were supposedly guided. In addition to military prowess
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David Henry Sheehan 9th lit 7 22 September 2012 Heroes Journey: The Dark Knight Campbell’s hypothesis about the monomyth is‚ that there is one myth and twelve components to that myth.(Campbell 1)The Dark Knight is a story that seems to possess all twelve components of Campbell’s hypothesis‚ and proves that Campbell’s hypothesis is right. One of the components that fits in with The Dark Knight is “the call to adventure”. Once the joker robs the bank‚ Batman knows he must help in any way he
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An Ideal Knight Today there are only a few orders of "knights." These include the Knights of Columbus and Knights of Malta and they represent the ideals and values that knights were supposed to uphold. The idea of a armored knight are closely descended from the equites class of Rome. Knights were closely tied to the various fiefdoms and to the church. They were expected to follow a code of Knightly Virtues. These included: being beautiful in spirit‚ charity‚ good cheer‚ chivalry‚ courage‚ courtesy
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was memorable‚ supporting your points with Examples of visual and / or oral language features in the film “The Dark Knight” directed by Christopher Nolan the beginning of the film was memorable as it introduced a main character The Joker. Nolan used many visual features to capture the audience’s attention and to portray The Joker’s character. In the opening scene of “The Dark Knight” Christopher Nolan uses to build tension before Joker is introduced to us throughout the whole scene the sound of the
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Will knight; not your average teenager Teenagers are usually considered lazy‚ unhelpful and good for nothing and maybe they are‚ but if so‚ then Will Knight is the exception to rule them all. Will Knight is a member of a group of teenagers from the novel “S.T.O.R.M- The Black Sphere” by E.L Young that call themselves S.T.O.R.M and work to make the world a better place. Will is their leading member and an amazingly brave hero. Thus‚ Will Knight‚ who is brave‚ innovative and rebellious in a helpful
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