“The knight pledged to be brave and fair in battle‚ to protect the weak‚ and to display good manners toward women” (Everyday life: middle ages‚ 2005). The knight in Medieval Europe was a brave‚ courageous figure who fought for the safety of his people and of his lord. The knight was a vassal hired by a lord‚ and for his loyal‚ honorable service was given a fief‚ or a piece of land in which he could farm‚ live‚ and hire workers to produce goods while he was gone fighting for his lord. The system that
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Coach K and Coach Knight both have very different coaching styles. One shows a softer side to coaching‚ while the other believes in tough love. They both have very successful careers‚ illustrated by many wins in college basketball. But these different coaching styles lead one to ask‚ which is the most effective? Mike Kryzewski (aka Coach K) has been the head coach of the Duke University’s basketball team since 1980. During this time he has lead his team with trust‚ respect‚ and close ties.
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In the movie The Dark Knight Rises‚ lots of typology of architecture was featured. The underground architecture -such as the sewage were Bane and his followers hid from the Police in the beginning of The Dark Knight Rises and the famous cave under the Wayne palace were Bruce (Batman) hid his Batman costume‚ weapons and means of transportation (car‚ motorcycle and plane)-played an important role in the movie. Also in the movie‚ there was architecture from different eras. For example the Wayne palace
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Examples of these Conventions in films are Scarface‚ Breaking Bad‚ The Taken series‚ The Godfather and the one which I’m currently analysing‚ The Dark Knight. Christopher Nolan’s‚ The Dark Knight is not fiction in the usual way the superhero films are. There is no godlike alien wandering the Earth‚ nor a man in a robot suit. The Dark Knight is‚ instead‚ a Psychological science fiction movie about an
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: As one goes through life they are both outwardly and inwardly affected by their religious beliefs and code of conduct. The code of chivalry and courtly love was based on ones honor‚ and the keeping of it. This can be done by three ways‚ being chivalrous to your king‚ being chivalrous to god‚ or being chivalrous to women. These three things are also a general fit to Christianity. These beliefs and way of keeping oneself affects Gawain and his journey through
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Shakespeare’s Othello (1603) and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) illustrates the relationship between context‚ values and ideas. William Shakespeare’s Othello (1603) and Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight (2008) bare several mutual themes‚ however‚ are represented in varied contexts. The recurring motif of appearance vs reality is used throughout both texts‚ in both a physical and psychological regard. Othello and The Dark Knight explore the concept of good versus evil The theme of appearance
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Being a knight during King Arthur reign was life or death because with dignity the individual could die as a coward or as honored as for Sir Gawain he knows his title as prince soon might be off of him. During the poem of “Sir Gawain and the Green Night” occurred during at a Christmas eve’s party in the throne of Arthur a night who was green so called a mystical God was upon them Proposes a Game. To such knights knew that if they were capable of saying something that involved their life they would
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Sir Gaiwain and the Green Knight is supernatural medieval romance which is told by J.R.R Tolkien of the modern version. J.R.R Tolkien is one of my favorite authors including the books like The Lord of The Rings‚ The Hobbit‚ and much more. It takes place in the 14th century in Camelot and in castles and chapels. It’s a creative and exciting read because of the different rules and different themes. Sir Gaiwan the hero takes on a destiny to defeat the Green knight. But there are rules that they must
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The virtues that Sir Gawain exemplifies are symbolic‚ like a shield for himself. The virtues that are exemplified the utmost are chivalry and honor. To commence‚ one of the virtues that is most exemplified is that of Chivalry. Towards the beginning‚ when Gawain travels from Camelot‚ he realizes that he must seek physical comfort in order to survive out in the wilderness. Gawain comes across a castle who ’s host gladly takes him in‚ within the time that he spends
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literature works. The epic poem Beowulf‚ the classic tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ and the classic tale Morte d’Arthur feature characters that possess the qualities of a hero. In Beowulf‚ the main character Beowulf comes across as an ideal king. He possesses such qualities as loyalty‚ courage‚ honor and valor and often fights to save others in need of assistance. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ Sir Gawain represents several
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