Kolkata Knight Riders (Bengali: কলকাতা নাইট রাইডার্স) (often abbreviated as KKR) is the franchise representing Kolkata in the Indian Premier League‚ a Twenty20 cricket tournament. The team is led by Sourav Ganguly‚ and coached by Dav Whatmore. Sourav Ganguly is the team ’s Icon Player. The official theme of the team is Korbo‚ Lorbo‚ Jeetbo Re (Bengali for We will do it‚ Fight for it‚ Win it) and the official colors are purple and gold. As per the recent study done by a UK based brand valuation company
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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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What is green building? As the global climate warming‚ more and more people focus on building energy efficiency. There is more awareness that CO2 produced by building energy use is the main source of climate warming. Energy-saving buildings become inevitable trend of development‚ the green building also arises in time. Green building can be define as to the construction of the whole life cycle‚ for maximize resource conservation (epa.gov‚ 19/12/2012). It includes energy saving‚ land saving‚ water
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Green IT For Good Corporation (What‚ Why‚ and How) Rebecca Wulankayes (1240002643) What? Green Information Technology (IT) has become an important topic in IT management research and practice in the last years due to economic opportunities and increasing pressure from stakeholders according to several researchers. Although it has been a common topic‚ the understanding of the coverage and the scope is still missing. Some researcher also prefer the term of “Green IS”. Watson et al. (2010)
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October 15th‚ 2010 The Epic of Gilgamesh to The Legend of King Arthur History has recorded many legends of archrivals‚ legends like Robin Hood vs. Prince John‚ Joan of Arc vs. Charles VII ‚ Prince Hector vs. Achilles‚ and the list goes on. Some are factual recordings while others are fictional folklore. The Epic of Gilgamesh has many similarities to that of The Legend of King Arthur. Although Gilgamesh and King Arthur have comparisons‚ they also have differences. The main difference
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William is the first main character to appear in the film. He has sandy blonde hair‚ brown eyes‚ and has much confidence and strong will. He represents the Knight in The Canterbury Tales‚ because he followed chivalry and jousted. Roland is the second character; he has short brown hair‚ is fat‚ and is a blunt talker. He represents the Parson‚ because he watches over the people who are close to him. Wat has short red hair and has an extremely short temper. He represents the Miller‚ because he is a
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years‚ kings‚ queens‚ knights and vagabonds struggle for control of the Iron Throne. Some fight with sword and axe‚ some with magic and poison. To the north‚ however‚ beyond the Wall‚ the Others are preparing their army of the dead to march southward as the warmth of summer is drained from the land. This book stands out by way of its superbly developed characters and adroit prose. Chivalry is a concept integral to the society of the Seven Kingdoms‚ with tourneys and knights in shining armor galore
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Chivalry is Still Needed Today Chivalry was established to keep Medieval Knights in check. Knights in the Middle Ages were heavily armed and prone to violence. In the 21st century‚ the word chivalry evoked a kind of old-fashioned male respect for women and during the Middle Ages‚ the code was established for much grittier reasons. Imagine a world where no one shows any respect to others‚ no one holds the door for people‚ no one listens to their elders‚ and everyone is involved in violence.is that
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The Film A Knights Tale is an historical tale set in the 14th Century based on “The Knights Tale” from the collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ called “The Canterbury Tales”. A Knights Tale is the story of how a thatcher’s son‚ William Thatcher‚ changed his stars‚ followed his dreams and became a knight. One of the films main themes is “With hard work one can better himself of his social class”. In a way William never really belonged with his peasant social class because he was always
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How Sir Arthur Conan Doyle creates suspense in the Story “ The Speckled Band” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle builds up suspense in the story ‘The Speckled Band” in many different ways. One of the ways that Doyle builds up suspense throughout the story is by weaving in lots of red herrings into the storyline. The reader believes one thing whilst the story twists at the end and reveals something completely different. As an example‚ when Miss Stoner’s sister dies and makes reference to a ‘Band” ‚ the
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