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    traveling around with the other pilgrims‚ shares a tale that is romantic with a twist of magic within the story. His tale may be what he hopes to one day gain in his future instead of carrying the reputation he has now throughout the rest of his life; or so that is what it seems like. In the Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ we are introduced to a character that seems to know a lot about love and romance. Also the son of a high ranking Knight “a fine young Squire‚ / a lover and cadet‚ a

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    Gotham can feel a little safer‚ a little more optimistic. Look at this face‚ this is the face of Gotham’s bright future.” (Bruce Wayne) Harvey Dent‚ white knight‚ saviour and “hero” of the infamous Gotham. Batman on the other hand‚ is the Dark Knight and the troubled hero who chose his identity over the people. Many believe that the movie the Dark Knight‚ communicates to viewers the superficial perspective of Joseph Campbell’s hero’s journey. However‚ Batman transcends that perspective of true heroism

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    The Canterbury Tales: Prologue Character description Knight‚ Squire‚ Prioress‚ Monk‚ Friar‚ Wife of Bath‚ Miller‚ and Pardoner The Knight – He is characterized as a very noble‚ brave‚ and benevolent leader and inherently represents a medieval knight in image as he has fought in the crusades trying to spread Christianity to foreign nations. You can easily deduce that he is of a high standing from the imagery of him leading the procession during the Prologue. The knight is dressed in course

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    In The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ A band of pilgrims traveling to Canterbury take turns telling stories. The main characters of each pilgrim’s tale face their reckoning and whether they are punished or absolved; their judgment is specific to the pilgrim who told the tale. The Knight from the Wife of Bath’s tale is judged and forgiven when and the three men from the Pardoner’s tale meet their end when they let greed‚ what the Pardoner calls the root of evil‚ impair their judgment. The

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    should be the theme song of The Avengers…. for the $220 million budget was a complete waste when the result are cheap Halloween like costumes‚ The Dark Knight on the other hand used it $250 million budget wisely. It’s hard to compare these two movies‚ for it’s a shame to compare such a great movie to such a waste of time (The Avengers). The Dark Knight follows Harvey Dent; Gotham’s new district attorney as he tries to take on the mob who is led by the Joker‚ Gotham has a hero whom the Joker is trying

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    Knights Templars The Knights Templars were founded in the time of the Crusades (“Military Orders”). Their organization is filled with strong courageous men willing to do the work to keep others safe The Knights Templars with military orders founded in the 1119 (“Templars”). A man named Hugh of Payns‚ along with 8 companions‚ created the Military Order. The Knights Templars got their name from Temple Mount‚ the same place where there original headquarters of founded (“Military Orders”). Their

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    At the end of the movie‚ The Dark Knight the Joker decided to conduct a social experiment which provoked questions in the minds of psychologists everywhere. The Joker‚ a key character‚ in The Dark Knight was constantly searching for ways to wreak havoc on Gotham city and does so by social psychological problems throughout the whole film. The Joker‚ unlike Batman‚ finds humans to be selfish and conducts his experiment to prove his point; Psychologist have then took this experiment and examined it

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    10/2/12 The Canterbury Tales The Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffry Chaucer‚ is known as a Frame tale. A Frame tale is a story that leads up to another story. The Canterbury Tales‚ to me‚ was a very interesting story. A couple of the characters‚ the Knight and the Plowman‚ greatly caught my eye. The Canterbury Tales is about a pilgrimage made to a holy place during the 1300’s for religious reasons. Twenty-nine pilgrims travel to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas a Becket. As

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    twenty-seven of these pilgrims‚ including a Knight‚ Squire‚ Yeoman‚ Prioress‚ Monk‚ Friar‚ Merchant‚ Clerk‚ Man of Law‚ Franklin‚ Haberdasher‚ Carpenter‚ Weaver‚ Dyer‚ Tapestry-Weaver‚ Cook‚ Shipman‚ Physician‚ Wife‚ Parson‚ Plowman‚ Miller‚ Manciple‚ Reeve‚ Summoner‚ Pardoner‚ and Host. (He does not describe the Second Nun or the Nun’s Priest‚ although both characters appear later in the book.) The Host‚ whose name‚ we find out in the Prologue to the Cook’s Tale‚ is Harry Bailey‚ suggests that the group

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    villain." ―Harvey Dent[src] The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional DC Comics character Batman‚ it is the sequel to the 2005 release‚ Batman Begins. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan and stars Christian Bale as Batman‚ Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth‚ Heath Ledger as The Joker‚ Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent / Two-Face‚ Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes‚ Gary Oldman as James Gordon and Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox. The Dark Knight was released July 18‚ 2008 in the United

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