The Gray Knight was absent the next morning‚ he’d already set out on his quarterly rounds‚ but the Lady Belinda appeared in the dungeon early in the morning and graciously invited the prisoners to have breakfast with her. The former prisoners followed Belinda to a little garden courtyard in the center of the castle. “Ladies‚ please have a seat. Gertie‚ may I have a word with you in private before we eat.” “It’s so good to see you Gertie‚ you’ve grown into a beautiful woman. I’m sorry‚ I didn’t get
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metonymy is a word or phrase that is used to stand in for another word. metonymy is often chosen because it is a wellknown characteristic of the word. In this example‚ metonymy is applied because the pen isn’t the thing that is mighty over the sword; it’s the written words being mighty over the violence and destruction‚ and force. For example‚ the word "pen" is not always standing in for the written word; often‚ it just refers to the physical object of a pen. Metaphor The definition of a
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In the poem “Tableau‚” Countee Cullen openly conveys a tone of innocence through his use of metaphors and simile. Cullen goes on through the poem to explain the significant difference yet similarity between the two boys‚ such as “The black boy and the white‚ The golden splendor of the day‚ The sable pride of night.” (lines 2‚3 and 4). This suggests the two boys are obviously quite different‚ but speaks of them as one like Cullen says in line 8‚ “In unison to walk”. Cullen also displays a sense
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a leader‚ so one must be chosen. Ensuing events take different forms from text to text‚ but virtually all include the story of the Sword in the Stone. According to legend‚ Merlin announces to the assembled barons that God has established a test to identify the chosen successor to Uther. Before the cathedral they find a great stone‚ topped by an anvil in which a sword is embedded. Merlin informs them that no one other than the intended king
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Chapter One: Fionn the Apprentice On the small‚ secluded island of Isla‚ there was a fortified village called Rathrune where a small group of mice lived. It seemed like a nice place to live. It had good‚ well-built‚ wooden houses‚ it had a nice view of the sea and the mice who lived there were friendly and courteous. But along the battlements was a young mouse named Fionn moping and sighing to himself while watching his friends playing on the nearby beach and swimming in the water. He envied them
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their filmic reputation out of the 1950’s martial-arts action films produced by the Shaw Brothers. This can be reaffirmed through the statement in Film Art that‚ "Shaws made films in many genres‚ but among its biggest successes were dynamic‚ gory sword fighting films (wuxia pian‚ or ‘tales of martial chivalry’)" (493). Such films eventually lead to the endorsement of classic martial artists from Bruce Lee to Jackie Chan‚ ultimately establishing a sort of genre built around "meticulously choreographed
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The earliest representations of Japanese warriors are clay figures called "haniwa" which were found on ancient grave mounds around 250-500 A.D. These figures were often wearing suits of armor and armed with swords. The earliest soldiers seem to have belonged to local leaders and guarded the leaders land from invasion from outside forces. Japan was unified and and Emperor took power in 646 A.D‚ and a government which was modeled after the T’ang dynasty in
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them as long as they were brave and what they did involved honor. Another interesting point that the film mentions is that for a Japanese samurai at the time‚ their sword meant more then anything in their life. As much as their friends an family mattered‚ nothing compared to the meaning of one’s sword‚ for it was said that a samurai’s sword was his soul. This way we can see how much the Japanese culture was focused on the samurai and their way of fighting. As the government began pressing on the issue
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KARABAR DISTANCE EDUCATION ENGLISH FACULTY Assessment Task –Preliminary Course English Standard 2014 Task no: 1 Mail Date: 14/03/2014 Topic: ‘Gladiator’ – Representations of a Hero Weighting: 25% Language modes: Viewing/ Representing/ Writing Outcomes to be assessed: 1‚3‚5‚7‚12 P1: A student demonstrates understanding of the relationships between composer‚ responder‚ text and context. P5: A student describes the ways different technologies and media of production
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have to worry about the very acts being preformed from playing with swords and fire to hanging from a wire hundreds of feet in the air. If their not focused on what they are doing‚ they can be killed in a instant. One of the popular acts they do is called sword swallowing. This is a very dangerous stunt were they put a razor sharp sword down their throat like its nothing. This is an ancient skill in which the performer passes a sword through the mouth and down the esophagus to the stomach. This is
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