he would pierce and parry before his prince.” Another understanding between lord and retainer was that the lord would lead his men by example on the battlefield and demonstrate bravery- “…Byrhtnoth spurred them on/…Then the brave warrior raised his spear‚/ gripped his shield and stepped towards a seafarer;” The social standing of a retainer depended on his courage. He was expected to stand and fight to the death. If his lord was slain he had to continue fighting to avenge his lord’s death- “And now
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A bora ring is a sacred site for indigenous Australians where initiation ceremonies for indigenous males were held. In her poem "Bora Ring"‚ Judith Wright mourns the loss in contemporary Australian society of the culture and traditions of indigenous Australians. She begins with descriptions of Aboriginal culture that has vanished as a result of European settlement. At the end of the poem‚ Wright recognizes the destruction wreaked upon indigenous Australians by their white brothers and shows remorse
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line and turns towards us and yells "Men today we send these invading fools to hell‚ take no prisoners‚ kill all of them‚ they shall pay for the damage they have done to our people and land!". At that he turns back towards the battle and raises his spear over his head "CHARGE!" He yells. Everyone rushes forward thundering towards the enemy they turn towards us terrified knowing there end has come. Our forces cut them down while we approach. But to me from the time we rushed forward it was like time
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The Choice: Good or Evil Every child is capable of the greatest evil‚ just as they all have the potential to be kind and good. In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ a group of English boys are stranded on an island after a plane crash. At first‚ the boys act civilized‚ forming rules and focusing on being rescued. But‚ as time progresses and no one comes to save them‚ the boys begin acting savagely‚ killing animals and each other. In the end‚ the boy’s situation‚ combined with their fear
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right hand to strike/attack‚ and their left hand is equipped with a round shield to defend themselves. On the other hand‚ the Amazons are equipped oppositely. Most of them are on their horses‚ dressed in light robe‚ and equipped either with axes or spears on their right hand to strike/attack and a crescent-shaped shield on their left hand to protect
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The Odyessy Part II by Homer 1.) When Odysseus tells Telamachus his plan to kill all the suitors‚ Telemachus is very doubtful that it will work because of the large number of enemies against just the two of them. When Odysseus responds by telling Telemachus that the Zeus and Athena would help‚ Telemachus doesn’t believe him. Telemachus thinks the Gods are too busy to care because they rule the entire Earth and their battle would have no importance to them at all. Out of all the people in
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around the Zulu Nation. Everywhere there were empty skulls of a people driven off their land. Farm homes without windows‚ windows without curtains‚ gardens overgrown and dying‚ staff quarters empty and lifeless. Old farm equipment‚ rusting in the broken down shed‚ hungry cattle alone‚ because there parents had to be slaughter to produce poultry. Vultures having a feast day‚ like it is thanksgiving. The greatest Zulu leader in history‚ Shaka Zulu‚ often known as the Napoleon of African history‚ was
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Lakes can be broken down into two main categories‚ the first being man-made‚ and the second being natural lakes. Man-made lakes are usually created by a regular or hydroelectric dams. The backup of the water creates very deep pools that are going to make fishing with anything other than a pole much more difficult. Some lakes can be a few hundred feet deep‚ and nets do not reach down far enough to catch the fish and using a spear or hand are both certainly not even an
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Beginning at age seven until early adulthood all male Spartan citizens with the exception of the heirs apparent to one of the two thrones of Sparta participated in a rigorous training and education program known as the Agoge. This training was broken up into
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Montague households causing many brawls amongst themselves . As the quote mentions the two families have disturbed the streets of Verona three times because of their anger towards each other. The anger that has built up over the years has not only broken the community‚ but made the two families drift away. Therefore this anger that dwells within the two families is a factor in breaking their community. Jack has so much anger toward Ralph and the idea of order and democracy that he creates his own
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