Text: The Dark Knight Director: Christopher Nolan Text Type: Film Gotham City is rapidly becoming a better place. Under the guard of Batman and with the help of Jim Gordon and Harvey Dent‚ the popular new district attorney‚ organised crime is being eradicated. In desperation the mob turns to a psychotic mastermind called only ‘The Joker’ and Gotham rapidly descends into chaos. As Bruce Wayne tries to deal with his toughest adversary yet he must deal also with his internal conflicts and the horrific
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here: • The Island of Knights and Knaves • Portia’s Casket Exploitation of the associativity of equivalence simplifies the problems considerably. 3 The Island of Knights and Knaves The island has two types of inhabitants‚ “knights” who always tell the truth‚ and “knaves” who always lie. Suppose A is the proposition “person A is a knight” and suppose A makes a statement S. Then A is true is the same as S is true. That is‚ A≡S . Examples If A says “I am a knight” then what we can infer
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or american or indian. In this short story it has seem to have struck the white knight. The life of the white knight consists of his adventures in search of the evil black knight in which he grows from a innocent young gentlemen to a wise old man. The white knight was the ideal prince as some say;he was the champion of virtue and honor and justice and was in search of evil. Evil as he saw it was the black knight. He began his journey with a snow white horse‚ to match him. His journey lead him
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In the last few years‚ a new order of knights fighting in the Holy Land has formed; the Teutonic Knights. Since the First Crusades‚ there has been a German hospital in the Holy Land‚ which was built for traveling pilgrims‚ who left Germany to visit the Holy Land. The founding of the hospital was funded by rich German brothers and knights‚ which was led by Duke Frederick Hohenstaufen‚ son of Frederick Barbarossa‚ Emperor of Germany. After the Jerusalem conquest of Saladin‚ this establishment
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Knights and Cowboys Knights versus cowboys. Between these two‚ many people would rather have a knight in shining armor than a cowboy in chaps. But when you get down to the core of it‚ cowboys are pretty much nothing but knights wearing different clothing. Don’t get me wrong‚ there are some big differences between the two‚ but in my opinion they’re almost the same. Both cowboys and knights were ready for action. They always seemed to follow their leader. Although they weren’t able to show friendship
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Knight of the Cart “The ideal chivalric knight was brave‚ loyal‚ and determined as well as compassionate‚ just‚ and helpful to those in distress…The elements of courtly love are humility‚ courtesy‚ adultery‚ and the religion of love…” (Chivalry). Some people believe that Knights cannot follow the Code of Chivalry and the Code of Courtly Love. They believe this because Knights can get so caught up in love‚ that they will do anything to please their beloved. Knight of the Cart‚ or otherwise known
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History 1st Hour December 9‚ 2013 The Knights Templar A French knight named Hughes de Payens founded the knights’ templar around 1118. He found the knights templar with the help of seven other knights. They were originally formed to devote themselves to the pilgrims’ protection and to form a religious community for the pilgrims. The knights’ templar were divided into two classes: knights and sergeants. Baldwin II‚ king of Jerusalem gave the knights quarters in a wing of the royal palace in
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Sir Gawain: the portrayal of a transforming hero The Romance poem Sir Gawian and the Green Knight‚ a high Middle-Aged poem composed in the late 14th century‚ has a Celtic setting with the characteristics of medieval life. In this poem‚ the hero shows the typical chivalric features of Anglo Saxon heroes‚ for instance bravery‚ loyalty‚ courage and humility. Furthermore‚ it involves an internal and external journey that the hero must undergo. It this essay I will state and explain how Sir Gawain
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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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