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    Jossie Postell If I were in Sir Bedivere’s shoes I would have probably thrown the sword without hesitation. Although‚ I would be without hesitation I would still question why I was doing so. When the King tells him to throw the sword he does not really explain. On page 194 he basically tells Sir Bedivere that crying will not avail him. He tells him to take Excalibur‚ the sword‚ to the water’s side‚ and when they get there throw the sword into the water. Instead of Sir Bedivere throwing the sword

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    to choose one person as a landmark figure I had no other person in mind but Sir David Attenborough. Throughout my life I have built great admiration for Sir David and believe he has for so many others around the globe. He has inspired documentary film makers around the globe‚ showing us extraordinary series such as Planet Earth‚ Life of Reptiles‚ Life of Birds‚ Blue Planet and many more. With warmth and intelligence Sir David has brought the world to our television screens‚ it is estimated that

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    Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician and physicist. He was considered one of the greatest scientists in history. Newton was also the culminating figure in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Newton was best known for his discovery that the force called gravity affects all objects in space and on earth. .Isaac Newton was born on December 25‚ 1642‚ in the hamlet of Wollsthorpe‚ Lincolnshire (R.S.W. 17) His Father died only three months before he was born (Sir Isaac Newton 1). When

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    centuries. The Arthurian legend has no known author’s that can claim the original Arthurian legend however it is stated that three authors helped shaped the Arthurian legend‚ such as Geoffrey of Monmouth‚ Chretien de Troyes and Sir Thomas Malory. These author’s work‚ specifically Sir Thomas Malory’s‚ have been the main sources for many authors that translate the legend from Middle English to modern English in the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century for modern readers to understand and enjoy

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    Discuss the relationship between appearance and reality and the issues this involves in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and ‘The Franklin’s Tale’. Judging a Book by its Cover The appearance of a situation‚ person or place may sometimes be at total odds with its actual reality‚ and thus change previous conceptions held of a thing or person. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Chaucer’s The Franklin’s Tale‚ not only are there illusions throughout the tale’s themselves‚ but the reality of the

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    Sir Robert Peel and American Policing Kristi Pursley CJA/214 August 15‚ 2011 Don Redden Sir Robert Peel and American Policing The history of policing dates back several thousand years ago when there was no order or peace and inhumane acts upon citizens was the norm with religious‚ political‚ or military police acting as the law. Policing was unstable and unorganized. Citizens took the law into their own hands and served as judge‚ jury‚ and executioner. There was not such a thing as being

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    Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt D.O.B-D.O.B: September 6‚ 1817 - September 19‚ 1893‚ in London‚ England and came to Canada in 1835 to work for the British American Land Company. Family Information: On February 9‚ 1848‚ Galt married Elliott Torrance‚ the daughter of John Torrance‚ of Saint-Antoine Hall‚ Montreal. She died on May 25‚ 1850‚ shortly after giving birth to their only son‚ Elliott. Later he married her younger sister‚ Amy Gordon Torrance. Amy gave birth to 7 daughters and 2 more sons. They

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    SIR WALTER RALEIGH and ROANOAK In September of 1584‚ the first 116 colonists arrived in Roanoke. The settlers established relations with the natives‚ Secotans and Croatoans. Relations between the colonist and the natives seemed amicable. Sir Walter Raleigh (and his friends) financed this expedition. He was a very interesting Englishman. He was a politician‚ explorer‚ aristocrat‚ soldier‚ and merchandiser of tobacco. He was quite the fellow and impressed Elizabeth I‚ In turn she knighted him

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    inventors and entrepreneurs‚ leaders and thinkers‚ arts and entertainment‚ scientists and engineers and brains‚ with big names in there like Sean Connery‚ William Wallace and Jock Stein‚ but the person which I believe deserves the coveted status is Sir Alex Ferguson. I highly doubt that even one person in the world who has never heard his name. That in its self is just one reason which makes him a perfect fit‚ for The Greatest Scot. Alex Ferguson has been at a few clubs. He started his managerial

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    Sir Philip Sidney “Thou blinds man mark” one of Sir Philip Sidney’s most famous poem‚ he writes about desire. In the poem Sir Philip Sidney complains about desire yet he shows us how he was able to overcome desire. He starts off in the poem by saying the following “Thou Blind Man’s mark‚ thou fools self chosen share” He uses the sentence as a metaphor to compare desire to a snare. Sidney sees desire as a trap‚ if were to get a hold of one’s life. Sidney also compares desire to a “Web of will” which

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