the film ‘The Last Samurai’‚ directed by Edward Zwick and the poem ‘Flames and Dangling Wire’ by Robert Gray the composers have used techniques to make meaning‚ and have explored the challenges and obstacles faced by characters/society who change: firstly‚ through the past and the present; secondly; by the effect of external forces. Both composers have used techniques to convey that in order to move on from the past many challenges and obstacles may be faced. In ‘The Last Samurai’ Algren’s past leads
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concern within the city of London in The Middle Ages. Welfare is defined as “aid in the form of money or necessities for those in need” (Merriam- Webster). Although there are few instances of welfare in the court cases‚ welfare was still an issue in medieval society. Instances of welfare are more common within cities like London‚ rather than the countryside. The following analysis will show that cities are more prone to welfare challenges and what is being done about it. Welfare is more likely to be
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The samurai is a class of highly skilled warriors‚ constantly developed in Japan after Taika reform of 646 CE. The reforms included land redistribution and heavy new taxes‚ meant to support and elaborate Chinese-style empire. Samurai is usually assigned in Japanese as bush or buke‚ were the military nobility of medieval and early-modern Japan. The samurai indicate their origins to the Heian Period expedition to conquer the native Emishi people in the Tohoku Region. At the same time‚ warriors were
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In the Middle Ages‚ a knight was distinguished as an individual (stereotypically being a man) who obeyed the Code of Chivalry and also acquired exceptional abilities in battle. It was theoretically conceivable for any male to become a knight in the Middle Ages but the expenditures for becoming one were fairly overpriced and expensive. These expenses comprised preparation/training to become a knight‚ having a warhorse to ride on during battle and suitable weapons/ armour so it would be very rare for
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Monasticism Research Task Monasticism is the term for dwelling alone. Communities valued these strict ways of life of these holistic people. And the practices quickly spread across Europe and became an important part of medieval European society. Life as a medieval monk or nun requires you to live within a structured day dedicated to prayer and worship‚ education and daily chores in monasteries and nunneries. Regular visits to the church are included in the day in the Chapterhouse where you would
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P.O.W. #2 The Big Knight Switch Problem Statement One day 2 white chess knights and 2 black chess knights were on a chess board‚ which is 3x3 squares. The knights decided to try to switch places‚ like the white knights would end up where the black knights started out and the black knights would end up where the white knights started out. The rules are: Each ‘move’ consists of two squares in 1 direction and then 1 square in a perpendicular direction. They have to stay within the nine squares
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portions of their fiefs to knights (Smith‚ Andrew 3). The granting of a fief was a contract that was sealed with an Oath of Homage (Smith‚ Andrew 1). The person who granted someone a fief became lord over them and the person who was granted a fief became a vassal (Smith‚ Andrew 1). The most important role of vassals was serving their
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Why were the Knights Templar persecuted? They were a major force in the Crusades and protected Christian pilgrims from being slaughtered during their long travels. They also had one of the largest banking systems in Europe during the height of their Order. Several countries considered them to be useful to them and they were on good terms with many royal families. So if they were such a reputable Order of Knights‚ why were they almost completely wiped out? After the First Crusade in 1100 A.D‚ several
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INTRODUCTION The subject of this report is India in medieval time. Medieval time is the time between 500C.E-1400C.E. India has always been diverse and rich in culture and architecture places like Gandhara was rich with culture of different regions of world. That’s because it had influences from people coming from different areas like when Alexander came from Greek civilization. World’s first university was in Taxila. It became the centre of education. In medieval times invaders mainly Arabs came to this area
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Women as Threats in Medieval Literature Throughout the texts we have read in class‚ including in the ones examined closely in this paper (namely Lanval‚ The Wife’s Lament‚ and Chaucer’s The Wife of Bath’s Tale) women consistently appear as powerful beings. This introduces a certain amount of threat simply because the woman’s position in medieval society was largely guided by the principles in the Bible – and thus‚ women were treated as “lesser” according to writings that stated that they weren’t
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