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    Green Knight is a Middle English romance poem written by an anonymous West Midlands poet also credited with a lot of other poems written during that time. The protagonist‚ Sir Gawain‚ survives two tests: a challenge‚ which he alone without the assistance of King Arthur’s knights accepts‚ to behead the fearsome Green Knight and to let him retaliate a year later at the distant Green Chapel; and the temptation to commit adultery with the wife of Lord Bercilak--in reality the Green Knight--in whose

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    The Knights role in Medieval Times centered around enhancing their knightly skills in the use of weapons‚ horsemanship and medieval warfare. The Medieval Knights Armor was extremely expensive to produce. It had to be tailor-made to fit the Knight exactly or the Knight ran the risk of an ill-fitting suit of armor hampering him in battle. A Medieval Knight’s Armor was a complex series of garments‚ chain mail‚ and iron plate. The warhorse‚ often a destroyer‚ was favored by the Knight on a horse. The

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    Samurai and Knights were warriors in the Middle Ages. Samurai were from Japan and Knights were from Europe. Although they didn’t have any contact with each other‚ they were very similar. To become one of these warriors‚ each person had to go through intense training. After becoming a warrior‚ they had to pledge loyalty to a lord. After pledging loyalty to a lord‚ the Knight or Samurai received money or land for their services. The Samurai of Japan and the Knights of Europe were very similar. This

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: * Chivalry- Code of behavior of medieval times. The theme of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight is Chivalry. This was written in dialect and said to be written by a monk‚ but author remains unknown. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ The Green Knight was a creation by Arthur’s half-sister‚ Morgan le Fay‚ the ruler of mysterious Avalon‚ to embarrass the knights of his court. The Green Knight approaches the court offering beheading games and the winnings game while

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    Required Vocabulary – IB 12 Higher Level Physics and Physical Measurement 1. Fundamental Units – seven basic units of the SI measurement system: kilogram‚ second‚ mole‚ meter‚ ampere‚ Kelvin‚ candela. 2. Derived Units – units that are combinations of fundamental units. These combinations may or may not have a separate name. (eg. 1 kg m/s2 = 1 N) 3. Accuracy - An indication of how close a measurement is to the accepted value (a measure of correctness). 4. Precision - An indication

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    How to add a table

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    Quick Start: Add a chart to your document In Microsoft Word 2010‚ you can insert many kinds of data charts and graphs‚ such as column charts‚ line graphs‚ pie charts‚ bar charts‚ area graphs‚ scatter graphs‚ stock charts‚ surface charts‚ doughnut charts‚ bubble graphs‚ and radar graphs. NOTES    Don’t see the chart that you want in this article?     For more information about the variety of graphs and charts you can use‚ see Available chart types. Want to create an organization chart?     For more

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    A great example of the knighthood is the title or the status of a knight. The “man” that gets to be known as a knight is someone that will serve his sovereign or lord as a mounted soldier in armor. The ideal Christian knight as defined by Sir Gawain and the Green Knight would have to live up to the code of “chivalry”. Although…“throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Knights‚ more specifically‚ of the Round Table‚ are depicted as the heroic‚ noble‚ almost god-like protectors of Camelot.” (bukisa

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    Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Susana Raygoza Grand Canyon University: LDR600 January 14‚ 2015 Case Study Analysis Paper 1: A Tale of Two Coaches Coach Bobby Knight and Coach Mike Krzyzewski are perhaps two of the best effective college basketball instructors in the United Sates. Nonetheless‚ their management types may perhaps not be beyond diverse. The question asked is‚ if it is beneficial to be loved or to be feared. Both of these coaches contained within these

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    The medieval knight began training at the age of eight‚ which was when he was sent to a nearby castle to become a page. Although the household would saddle him with considerable domestic duties‚ the boy was expected to master wrestling‚ horsemanship‚ and fighting with both spear and sword. A page-in-training practiced ceaselessly by attacking a dummy with a shield‚ which was hung on a wooden pole. when the page hit the shield with his weapon‚ the device could easily spin around and maim him unless

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    What is a Lady Knight? She is strong‚ patient‚ smart‚ kind‚ spirited‚ and humble‚ yet she knows that she has just as much potential to succeed as anyone. She is helpful‚ genuine‚ considerate‚ respectful‚ motivated‚ and dedicated to whatever she pursues. She knows when and how to get her point across‚ but she does so with grace. She is a true lady. As a Lady Knight‚ I have learned to adapt all these qualities to ameliorate myself‚ on and off the court. I have learned that volleyball‚ like any sport

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