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    Jousting History

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    jousting compares to modern day jousting‚ and the equipment worn. The first aspect of jousting includes how the sport works in terms of the rules. These rules varied‚ however‚ based on the location in which the joust was taking place. Usually‚ two knights who wore armor would ride on horseback.

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    idealized by the Medieval knights such as bravery‚ courtesy‚ honor and great gallantry toward women. Code of chivalry is a part knight’s moral norms and it’s what makes a knight a knight. Because of Code of Chivalry knights have been known as well - behaved warriors who perform noble deeds‚and not as just normal soldiers.Nowadays the Code of Chivalry is not an official code anymore‚ but it still exists. In The Song of Roland‚ Roland is being a role model of a good knight by following the Code of Chivalry

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    Ghost Soldier Report

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    Ghost Soldier by‚ Elaine M. Alphin Report by‚ Safia Nizami Stirrup-a loop‚ ring‚ or other contrivance of metal‚ wood‚ leather‚ etc.‚ suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider’s foot. Her foot was stuck in the stirrup. Musket-a heavy‚ large-caliber smoothbore gun for infantry soldiers‚ introduced in the 16th century. He shot the musket. Hospitable-receiving or treating

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    Many a great warriors emerged throughout the course of human history‚ Spartans‚ Vikings‚ and Apache warriors. Throughout all of human history these warriors had glorious and heroic tales‚ however there was one that stood out vastly from the others: The Samurai. Samurai are noble warriors whom emerged during the Edo period of Japan‚ they first began as a hired guard for the rich‚ landholding nobles. The word “samurai” means “the one who serves” in the Japanese language‚ as more noble families appeared

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    A Coat of Arms is a unique group of symbols and colors that belong to a person‚ family‚ or group of people. The pictures and symbols used on the shield are to show strengths and honor. My Coat of Arms is a shield that has a helmet at the top that is surrounded by mantling. My banner is yellow which represents generosity. The motto I chose for my shield‚ “never give up on your dreams”‚ was chosen because it is something important my mom says to me often. The colors used on a Coat of Arms are not

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    Medieval journal Pt 1 I was awoken in the middle of the night. Ahmed rushed us out of our cots into the armory where we donned our armor and took our weapons. I was stationed in Jerusalem defending our holy city from the Christian invaders. I stood on the walls next to my brothers in arms. Our torches extinguished to see the enemy clearer. I felt the familiar tug of a full quiver on my waist‚ my recurve bow held in my right hand. Night after night we performed these drills waiting on the walls til

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    Theme Essay

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    once a peasant who constantly wandered the cobbled streets. The old man would always ask for food‚ sustenance to keep him alive. The knights of the village were disgusted by the old sick man. So‚ everyday they would toss him a fish just to keep him away and everyday the man would come back for more‚ like a stray dog waiting to be fed. Then a day came when the knights were not there‚ they had left for battle. Who would feed the old man? The old man groveled for food but no one would help him. Days

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    Sunny Prestatyn by Phil Larkin The poem Sunny Prestatyn presents a bleak picture of reality against a deceiving advertising imagery in a melancholic‚ yet entertaining manner. The semantic field of sex is used throughout the poem. In the first stanza we are presented with a picture perfect holiday resort’s advertising poster‚ carefully composed around an alluring and beautiful‚ pristine girl. Symbolism‚ in tautened white satin‚ is used to emphasize her alleged purity as she symbolizes the

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    times probably the first thing that you think about is a knight in shining armor or some king of great king. This is not uncommon because at the time those people were the celebrities of their day‚ for example the most powerful person in the kingdom was the king and his queen. Under the king was a group of warriors who dedicated their lives to serve and die in the name of the king‚ these men were known as knights. Now if you know much about knights you are probably familiar with the term Chivalry. The

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    Phil Jackson Sacred Hoops

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    In the book Sacred Hoops written by Phil Jackson‚ can typically be described as life relating to basketball spiritually and mentally. At this point Jackson was already ready to retire. He was ready to retire because he realized the game of basketball was slowly changing. The game was changing simply because the players were getting to focused on their ego; players were driven only by money‚ and they weren’t about working with the team only because they want all the glory for themselves. Jackson claims

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