The Order

land and power and just give it to the Templars. In exchange he would be given an eight by eight room and the title Knights Templar. The Templars swore oaths of obedience, chastity, and poverty. While individuals were not allowed to have wealth the order was allowed to assemble as much wealth as it could. With all this money the Templars were soon given special treatment. They did not have to obey any of the usual laws or pay any taxes and did not have to obey any man except for the…

The NHS is on the verge of collapse with paperwork and red tape piling up, leaving doctors and nurses less time to care for patients. Bureaucracy has existed since the establishment of the NHS in 1948 and attempts to reform this have gone in vain. The NHS promises to provide up to date services yet this is not always seen. In this essay, I will illustrate Friedrich von Hayek’s ideas of free markets and apply it to the issue of bureaucracy within the NHS. Hayek’s thesis was that socialism…

Chivalry is still needed today to function and keep order. Chivalry is needed because it has laws that should always be followed. In chivalry you are supposed to follow every law and rule to make your family and other families around you safe. The definition of chivalry on dictionary.com is the sum of the ideal qualification of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms. To begin with, traditions are very important in chivalry. A tradition that is very important in…

In Renaissance times, orders were used to communicate the social status of the owners (Wassell, 2008, p. 215). Vitruvius identified four, and Alberti later identified a fifth. They consisted of the following: Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite (Stemp, 2006, pg. 28). Palladio used the Ionic order in the design of Villa Barbaro (Reist, 1985, p. 312). At the time, the Ionic order was, according to Vitruvius associated with “feminine slenderness”. The column had a scrolled capital, a…

1. Language is defined as a group of symbols that are controlled by a distinct set of rules, including phonological rules, syntactic rules, sematic rules, and pragmatic rules, that are used in order to communicate and receive a message. Phonological rules control how words sound when spoken. We often don’t even realize when we are using this rule because we are so accustomed to our native languages. In the English language we have a multitude of words that are spelled the same but that are…

Over centuries, birth order and rivalries between siblings have played crucial roles in the development of social and family structures. It is not just suburban moms who face the struggle of making sure there is no animosity among their children: even Adam and Eve’s sons competed with each other to an unheard of degree. Competition between siblings had been a part of humanity for as long as humanity has been around: Adam and Eve, Joseph and his brothers, Remus and Romulus, and now today in our…

I spent most of my time studying and developing my own ideas and views of logic. I discovered that logic could be classified into several categories. One of these categories is determination in time and space, which is extremely crucial in order to accomplish goals especially when a team is involved. The Hillcats need to understand and be able to interpret the true meaning of determination, and I will be able to assist the athletes in this area. The subject of determination is one that benefits…

possible for any man to become a knight. Although trying to prepare them to become a knight was quite expensive. During the knight's childhood, around the age of 7. He was expected to have great manners and to know the expectations that are required in order to be a knight. Such as the roles of knight, chivalry, and loyalty to his king. A knights responsibility was to learn how to fight and protect their lord. Knights had expensive armor. Their armor was made out of metal. Which tended to…

These rituals are called the seven sacraments and include: baptism, communion, reconciliation, confirmation, marriage, holy orders, anointing of the sick (last rights). I received four of the seven sacraments. I was baptized when I was a baby. Baptism consisted of saying a few religious prayers and statements, then the priest would pour holy water on your head. Being baptized…

For this observation paper I interviewed and observed a girl named Natalia*. She is my younger cousin and she is 13 years old. Natalia is currently in 7th grade and lives here in Omaha, Nebraska. I know a lot about of her because I am very close to her and her family as well, so the parents were very open about me interviewing them and Natalia. She lives with both her mother and father, one older brother (17 years old), a younger brother (10 years old) and a younger sister (2 years old).…