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Rules Of Chivalry Samurais And The Knights Samurai
604 words
The Medieval Era saw the emergence of two distinct
warrior classes in Europe and Japan. These were
the Samurais and the Knights. They were marked in
history as a code for courage and sacrifice. Never
had the world seen such courageous and dedicated
military class before them. Although, they
represented two different cultures; they were
similar in several ways. The Samurais were the
military class warriors of Japan. These warriors
acted as retainers to greater lords, fighters, and
the enforcers o...
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Code Of Honor Heroic Code
1,232 words
Throughout The Iliad, the heroic characters make
decisions based on a definite set of principles,
which are referred to as the "code of honor. " The
heroic code that Homer presents to the reader is
an underlying cause for many of the events that
take place, but many of the characters have
different perceptions of how highly the code
should be regarded. Hektor, the greatest of the
Trojan warriors, begins the poem as the model of a
Homeric hero. His dedication and strict belief in
the code of hono...
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Sitting Bull White Man
1,390 words
In 1831 an indian child was born, of the Sioux
Nation and the Hunkpapa Tribe. His father, Sitting
Bull, and mother, Her-holy-door, did not name him
Sitting Bull, he was named Jumping Badger. He was
never called Jumping Badger, he was called Slow
because of his willful and deliberate ways. When
Slow was fourteen he insisted on going along with
the adult warriors into battle. Usually the
untrained youths were errand boys while learning
about battle conditions. Slow, screaming a war
cry, jumped int...
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Music And Poetry Plato Republic
1,297 words
Plato's Republic is mainly the discussion of
justice versus injustice and the task of defining
each. To figure out how to grasp a definition,
Socrates, Glaucon, and Adeimantus set to creating
a Just City as a model for the individual.
Eventually they come to the point of seizing the
land of neighbors, discovering the origins of war
(373 e). With war as a factor, they must create
guardians not only to fight to gain land, but also
to protect the city. Socrates states that the work
of the guardians...
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King Philips War America Most Devastating Conflict
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... Tidings of a very deplorable Disaster brought
unto Boston about 5 a Cloak that Afternoon, by a
Post from Dedham, viz. , that Captain Pierce (of)
Scituate, in Plymouth Colony, having Intelligence
in his Garrison at Seaconicke, that a Party of the
Enemy lay near Mr. Blackstone's, went forth with
63 English and twenty of the Cape Indians, (who
had all along continued faithful, and joined with
them; ) and upon their March, discovered rambling
in an obscure woody Place, four or five Indians,
who,...
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Religious Beliefs Double Edged
1,658 words
During the period when the Celts existed, which is
approximately 800 BC - 400 AD, they were just a
little tribe compared to other large civilizations
such as the Romans and Greeks. They still managed
to conquer many regions and prove victorious in
most of their battles. Who were these Celts that
survived numerous struggles? Where did they
originate? What kind of social structure did they
have? What kinds of beliefs did they have? What
sort of weapons and armor did they use in battle?
What were s...
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Chili Peppers National Geographic
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... d squash were the principal crops in
Tenochtitlan. Corn, the crop in the most demand
was crown in many varieties, sizes, and colors. A
strange and mystical relationship existed between
the Aztecs and corn. Several gods were associated
with corn, and corn was demanded as a sacrifice by
many of the gods. Corn was honored in all its
various forms, as seeds, small plants and as
mature plants. Aztec farmers also grew fruits of
many kinds as well as tomatoes, avocados, chili
peppers, and herbs. Ch...
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Second Worst Record Balls 225 Out Of 1000 Pick
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David Stern, along with 13 NBA general managers,
gets to play Powerball Sunday in the annual NBA
Draft Lottery. Will the Knicks, with just a 4. 4
percent chance of winning the lottery, get a
little home cooking? Will MJ's Wizards get an
extra Ping-Pong ball or two for wiping out the
luxury tax this year? Did Jerry West know
something we didn't when he took the head job out
there in Memphis? The NBA, in an effort to avoid
the riot that would take place if the Knicks are
in the first envelope, has...
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Couple Of Years Grendel Mother
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It was a dark and dreary night. The sky was full
of clouds, and the ground was full of fog. There
was no light to be seen for miles; especially, in
the dark swampy forest. On that night, something
came into the world that would change the way of
life forever. On that night, Grendel was born. His
mother, a terrible and mean monster, brought
Grendel into this world. Since his mother was a
monster, so was Grendel; however, that does not
mean that Grendel was mean also. As the years
progressed, Gren...
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Women And Children Governor Winthrop
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... exported that some of the Pequot warriors
taunted the English that if one of the Pequot
warriors "could kill but one of you more, he would
be equal with God, and as the Englishman's God is,
so would he be. "[ 60 ] When we consider the
willingness of Massachusetts Bay to execute
troublesome Quakers for violating banishment
orders, the Pequot blasphemies help to explain the
bloody results of the Pequot War. Both Indians and
Englishmen believed in the powers of the
supernatural. Roger Williams ...
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Hand To Hand Edward Iii
1,683 words
Discuss the ideas of militaristic loyalty and
honor found in Froissart's Chronicles with the
same issues found in Beowulf The story of the
great warrior Beowulf is set in Southern
Scandinavia during the 5 th and 6 th centuries C.
E, though written down much later. Jean Froissart,
c. 1337 c. 1410, accompanied the Black Prince to
Bordeaux in 1366 and two years later accompanied
the Duke of Clarence to Milan. He describes the
nobles of England and their deeds during the first
part of the 100 years ...
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King And Queen Code Of Honor
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Nathan Petersen? s Cliff Notes Author (well sort
of) The Beowulf manuscript survives in one codex,
the British Museum MS. Cotton Vitellius A. XV. In
1731 the codex was scorched, damaging the last two
thousand lines of the poem. The manuscript itself
seems to be scribed by two different monks, the
first scribing the first two thirds of the poem
and the second abruptly taking over for the last
third. The true author of Beowulf is unknown,
although it is likely that Beowulf was an oral
story copied...
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Plato Believes Plato Republic
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In Plato s Republic, he tries to develop a utopia
for mankind. He utilizes conversation amongst
people within in his book as a vehicle for larger
and more serious topics to be discussed. One of
the most important propositions made in these
discussions is when Socrates and Glaucon are
deliberating on the issue of censorship and its
necessity in the beginning of Book III. Plato
leads me to believe that censorship is a necessary
evil that must exist to protect the city as a
whole. The question aris...
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Code Of Conduct Head To Toe
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A Brief Comparative Essay on European Knights and
The Samurai Warriors The Knights of Medieval
Europe and the Samurai of Feudal Japan were
similar in some ways and very different in others.
Two broad topics I will discuss in this paper are
the comparatives in the weapons, armor and
tactics; and perhaps most importantly, each
warrior-class? code of conduct and ethics. To
successfully compare the two, you must first look
at the time period both were both part of
respectively. Some historians will ...
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Face To Face Heroic Code
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Iliad as a Dictate of the Father The Lion Gate is
gnarling down at anyone trying to advance past its
massive guard. Inside the fortress, mighty shields
and glistening swords await the visitor s arrival.
Skillfully carved armor decorations proclaim great
battles and fierce hunts. The prevailing warrior
ethos and his manly power are apparent in each
Mycenaean artifact. It is this strong patriarchal
culture that gave birth to the creation of the
Iliad. The respect that the father receives as the
he...
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Daughter Of Zeus Homer
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The work Iliad The Iliad The work of Homer was
very important to the Greek Civilization; it gave
the Greek a structure of personality to follow. It
is assure that The Iliad? s roots reach far back
before Homer? s time. Homer focused several
characteristics of how their ancestors behaved and
such behavior was to be passed on to the new
generations. In The Iliad, Homer emphasized the
role of the gods in the daily events, and how
every happening was based of the desires of the
gods. Homer also focu...
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Lord Of The Flies William Golding
636 words
People are privileged to live in an advanced stage
of development known as civilization. In a
civilization, one s life is bound by rules that
are meant to tame its savage natures. A humans
possesses better qualities because the laws that
we must follow instill order and stability within
society. This observation, made by William
Golding, dictates itself as one of the most
important themes of Lord of the Flies. The novel
demonstrates the great need for civilization ion
in life because without it,...
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National Geographic Young Man
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Masai Warriors- National Geographic Report Essay,
ResearchMassai Warriors- National Geographic
Report In the September 1999, issue of National
Geographic Magazine, there is quite an interesting
article that has been written by Carol Beckworth
and Angela Fisher. It deals with the Masai
Warriors of Kenya, and how their culture
recognizes an adolescent male that is becoming a
man, or entering manhood. The Masai warriors are a
group of semi- nomadic people who live on the
border of Kenya and Tanzani...
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Film Technique Harsh Reality
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Film technique plays a vital role in the way an
audience looks at a character or society in a
whole. Lee Tamahoris film Once were warriors uses
film technique in the crafting of the characters,
the roles they adopt and the society they live in.
Film Technique helps to exhibit the Here family as
trapped in society, with a vicious cycle of
alcohol, violence, male domination, unemployment
and pointless parties. In order to try and free
themselves from the vicious cycle or to just find
peace and hap...
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Similes And Metaphors Style Of Writing
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There can be a numerous amount of reasons that an
author decides to write a particular work.
However, the common goal of all authors is to
catch the attention of the reader and eventually
make an impression of some sort on the reader.
There are many different approaches that the
author may take in order to achieve this common
goal. One approach that can be used is the
particular style of writing that the author
chooses. In the epic poem by Homer called the
Iliad, Homer? s formula to gain the att...
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