...leadership styles are evident. William Wallace, Edward the Longshanks, and even the Scottish nobility all demonstrate distinct styles of leadership. Despite the difference in styles, William Wallace’s courageous and active leadership proves the most essential. Ultimately, Wallace’s undying passion and determination for freedom helps his army prevail as an underdog. In the film Braveheart, the opening scene is set during late 13th century England, which is controlled by a tyrant known as King Edward the Longshanks. His claim over the Scottish throne cause great suffering for his Scottish subjects, due to his cruelty and brutality. After a series of tragic events, which includes William Wallace losing his father and wife, Wallace seeks revenge. In the form of rebellion, Wallace begins leading a series of uprisings against Longshanks in order to free Scotland from its current tyranny. He receives intellect from the princess of Wales and meets with the Scottish nobility, where he seeks the assistance of Robert the Bruce to unite the clans. The Scots are confronted by Longshanks at the Battle of Falkirk, where Wallace is betrayed by Robert the Bruce himself. Regretful of his actions, Robert helps an injured Wallace escape from the English. Wallace takes revenge on Mornay and Lochlan, who abandon him during the battle, leaving the Scottish nobles in fear for their lives. Furthermore, Robert discovers his own father conspiring with the other nobles to trap Wallace. Learning of all his deceit...
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...Braveheart Braveheart, directed by Mel Gibson, opens to the tunes of bagpipes while panning over the hills of Scotland. The narrator then begins setting the tone for the movie, telling of how King Longshanks has claimed Scotland’s throne for himself. We then meet the main character, William Wallace, as a child, just as mysterious violins begin to play and set the tone for the dead bodies, which are about to be found. At the end of the scene William’s brother and father leave William behind when to go to fight, they don’t return to him alive. This whole first segment sets up not the full story, but also allows for William’s character to develop and the audience to attach to him and sympathize with him. Within the first 15 minutes of the movie our main character has lost everything he knew to the English. While William watches his father and brother get buried, the main recurring song in the movie is heard for the first time. This song will play many times throughout the movie and connect William’s character back to his roots. To bid farewell to William’s family, some of the villagers are said to be playing “outlawed tunes on outlawed pipes (Braveheart).” This is the last we see of the child William Wallace. The film then cuts to the King of England, Edward the Longshanks. He is marrying his son to the princess of France. The King has been busy trying to form a way to gain full control over Scotland. First he suggests buying off the Scottish nobles, or maybe sending his own nobles...
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...William Wallace is a scottish man who lived in the 13th century. He led the lower class of Scotland into a rebellion against the king of England (he had taken over Scotland when the original king of Scotland died along with his blood line). Before he did that however, he grew up in a tiny town in Scotland. Wallace had lived with his father and his brother through his childhood. That was until Wallace had come home one day to find out that his father and brother had died. He left Scotland with his uncle who went by the name of Argyle. When he returned to Scotland as an educated, wise man. When he did he fell in love with Murron, a childhood friend, and married her in secret. He did this because he knew that his father would never give him her blessing. All was fine and well until the guards had caught on the began to advance on her. This happened because of the rule King Edward had put into place called prima noctes. The law stated that any common girl gets married their nobles had sexual rights to her on her wedding day. Wallace began to fight the guards told Murron to flee to the woods and wait for him there. Murron had been captured by on the guards and tied to a post. This happened when William had gone to the woods to find her. The guard had slit her throat. Upon hearing this William was enraged and wanted revenge. He stormed...
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...classified as one of the worst medieval movies (by historical accuracy). From the introductory opening scenes, to the end credits, the film fails miserably to represent the life and times of William Wallace and makes up stories to better fit a Hollywood audience. In this essay, I will examine the historical facts of the 13th century war between Scotland and England, and the way it was portrayed in Braveheart. Directed and starred by Mel Gibson, Braveheart was seen as a huge success. The film was about a man named William Wallace. Wallace was a commoner and landowner in 13th century Scotland. He led the Scottish rebellion against the English to get back the freedom and sovereignty Scotland deserved. He was knighted and titled “Guardian” of Scotland after a victory in the battle of Sterling Bridge. After losing the Battle of Falkirk, Wallace’s rebellion plummeted and he was later captured and executed for high treason by King Edward I. These are the very few facts the film actually illustrated correctly. The rest of the film was either fantasy, skewed facts, or simply made up for audience purposes. In the very first shot of the film, we see these beautiful mountain sceneries, which were apparently shot in West Highlands, a place not even relatively close to the birthplace or the city that Wallace lived in. This area is very different from the rest of Scotland, and to a...
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...you overcome impossible odds? In the films “Braveheart” and “The Lord of the Rings,” the main characters, Mel Gibson and Elijah Wood, go to the ends of the earth to achieve their goals and bring freedom to the people within their society. The two main plots emphasize the concept that no matter what nation you live under, any man or woman will fight to defend their right to freedom. In “Braveheart”, Mel Gibson, plays William Wallace. In the movie his wife is brutally killed by one of the English kings. Before the death of his wife, Wallace also experiences the death of his brother and father by the hands of the same aggressor when he was a child. After this he decides that any aggressive action against those he holds dear will not be left unavenged. The day of his wife’s death, William waited for his wife at a secret hiding place and when he finds out she isn’t coming because she was killed, he takes the ways of the law into his own hands. When William becomes a revolutionary he leads the Scottish people to an uprising against the English government. William then begins to de-thrown all the kings in the English region. He loses all sense of inhibition while pursuing his desire to avenge his loved ones’ death and brings freedom to his people. “The Lord of the Rings” is a movie about the plight of mankind while defending itself against a great evil of a supernatural kind. In this movie, the main character, Frodo Baggins, played by Elijah Woods, must protect the ring of power...
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...CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1. Improving of effective communication skills help us better understand a person or situation and enable us to resolve differences, build trust and respect, and create environments where creative ideas, problem solving, affection, and caring can flourish. As simple as communication seems, much of what we try to communicate to others and what others try to communicate to us, gets misunderstood, which can cause conflict and frustration in personal and professional relationships. By learning these effective communication skills, you can better connect with your spouse, kids, friends, and coworkers. In simply, its activity or process of expressing ideas and feelings or of giving peoples information. The successful communication include, basic four skills such as Listing, speaking Reading and writing. 2. As officers in security forces and police department, it is necessary to enhance abovementioned communication skills for betterment of our self and others. From the above mentioned skills conversation skills is important to work in any environment. There for learning of conversation skills very important as we communicate with each verbally and non-verbally. CONVERSATION 3. Conversation is the essence of interpersonal communication. In many scholarly views they are equivalent and among no scholars the words conversation...
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..."William Wallace: And if this is your army, why does it go? Soldier: We didn't come here to fight for them. Second Soldier: Home, the English are too many! William Wallace: Sons of Scotland! I am William Wallace. Second Soldier: William Wallace is seven feet tall! William Wallace: Yes, I've heard. Kills men by the hundreds. And if HE were here, he'd consume the English with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse. [Scottish army laughs] William Wallace: I AM William Wallace! And I see a whole army of my country men, here, in defiance of tyranny. You've come to fight as free men, and free men you are. What will you do with that freedom? Will you fight? Soldier: Against that? No, we will run, and we will live. William Wallace: Aye, fight and you may die, run, and you'll live... at least a while. And dying in your beds, many years from now, would you be willing to trade ALL the days, from this day to that, for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM! “ -William Wallace One of the most well-known monologues in movie history is William Wallace’s speech before the Battle of Stirling. It shows why he is such an inspiring leader. It also contains just enough humor and seriousness to be taken to heart. This must be the reason for the name behind it all: Braveheart, perhaps Mel Gibson’s finest film. Mel Gibson is the star and director of...
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...Evaluation of Braveheart and The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace In this paper I will give a personal evaluation of the book, The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, and the movie, Braveheart. In the movie Braveheart, I was able to see better what William Wallace’s feeling and emotions were than in the book. I believe in all movies that are based off of books, the audiences are always given a better sense of who the character is. I will also tell you what is false in the movie Braveheart. I have some conflicting issues with movies because they do provide false information also. This is a little background information on William Wallace. (2012, September 20. lordsandladies.org Alchin, L.K.) William was born at Ellerslie (now Elderslie), in Paisley, Parish in 1272, and he was exicuted in Smithfield in 1305. The name Braveheart was given to him as a nickname, for he was nicknamed this because of his character he showed to others; brave, charismatic, stubborn, and tenacious. He was born into a lower social class, as his dad was a small land owner with a small farm. William was knighted Guardian of Scotland after he led the victorious battle in Stirling. Wallace was heroic outlaw, for he was a hero and legend all over Scotland, but the English despised his rebellious actions against the king, Edward I. (The Acts and Deeds of Sir William Wallace, pg. 431) “May foul things befall you, since one has put all of you to confusion”. In this quote, the English lord was talking...
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...of a circle, through which two other chords AB and CD are drawn; AD cuts PQ at X and BC cuts PQ at Y. Prove that M is also the midpoint of XY.” (Bogomolny) This is the most accurate definition currently. However, Butterfly Theorem has experienced some changes and developments. The first statement of the Butterfly Theorem appeared in the early 17th century. In 1803, a Scottish mathematician, William Wallace, posed the problem of the Butterfly Theorem in the magazine The Gentlemen’s Mathematical Companion. Here is the original problem below: “If from any two points B, E, in the circumference of a circle given in magnitude and position two right lines BCA, EDA, be drawn cutting the circle in C and D, and meeting in A; and from the point of intersection A to the centre of the circle AO be drawn, and the points E, C; B, D joined, and produced to meet an indefinite perpendicular erected at A on AO; then will FA be always equal AF. Required the demonstration?”(Bogomolny) (Figures of W Wallace’s question) Soon afterwards, there were three solutions published in 1804. And in 1805, William Herschel, a British...
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...you overcome impossible odds? In the films “Braveheart” and “The Lord of the Rings,” the main characters, Mel Gibson and Elijah Wood, go to the ends of the earth to achieve their goals and bring freedom to the people within their society. The two main plots emphasize the concept that no matter what nation you live under, any man or woman will fight to defend their right to freedom. In “Braveheart”, Mel Gibson, plays William Wallace. In the movie his wife is brutally killed by one of the English kings. Before the death of his wife, Wallace also experiences the death of his brother and father by the hands of the same aggressor when he was a child. After this he decides that any aggressive action against those he holds dear will not be left unavenged. The day of his wife’s death, William waited for his wife at a secret hiding place and when he finds out she isn’t coming because she was killed, he takes the ways of the law into his own hands. When William becomes a revolutionary he leads the Scottish people to an uprising against the English government. William then begins to de-thrown all the kings in the English region. He loses all sense of inhibition while pursuing his desire to avenge his loved ones’ death and brings freedom to his people. “The Lord of the Rings” is a movie about the plight of mankind while defending itself against a great evil of a supernatural kind. In this movie, the main character, Frodo Baggins, played by Elijah Woods, must protect the ring of power...
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...CHAPTER ONE CONVERSATION 1. Conversation is the essence of interpersonal communication. In many scholarly views they are equivalent and among no scholars the words conversation and interpersonal communication often men the same thing. Conversation occurs when two or three people exchange messages , weather face to face ,over the telephone, through apartment walls, or on internet. STAGES OF CONVERSATION PROCESS 2. There are five stages of conversation process Opening Feedback Feed forward Opening Closing 3. The opening. The first step is to open the conversation, usually with some kind of greeting. Greetings can be verbal or nonverbal and are usually both. Verbal greetings include, for example, verbal salutes ("Hi," "Hello"), initiation of the topic (The reason I called ") making reference to the other ("Hey, Joe, what's up?"), and personal inquiries ("What’s new?" " How are you doing?") Openings are also generally consistent in tone with the main part of the conversation, a cheery "How ya doing today, big guy?" is not normally followed by news of a family death. In opening a conversation, consider two general guidelines. Fist, be positive. Lead off with something positive rather than something negative. Say, for example, "I really enjoy coming here" instead of "Don't you just hate this place?" Second, don't be too...
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...“Braveheart” is an epic that follows the life journey of William Wallace, a 13th century peasant Scotsman. William is trustworthy, honorable and a loyal man, willing to make the ultimate sacrifice for his beliefs. The plot centers on Wallace, the loyal patriot, his quest for Scotland’s freedom from the grasps of the king of England; and to avenge the death of his loved ones. This epic movie is magically romantic and brutally realistic, illustrating the sacrifices that were made by the heroic Wallace and his freedom fighting Scotts. The film starts showing Williams life as a young Scottish boy with his family which give the viewer the backdrop for what lies deep in the heart of the main character. Williams family is hung to death by the English and William is sent away to live with his uncle until he is a grown man. The first impression we are given of William as a grown man is that he is smart and strong but a man with simple wishes. Marriage, children and a piece of land was all he was seeking for happiness. The happiest time of his life is as he secretly courts his soon to be wife, Murron. He marries her and soon thereafter the English lord kills her in heart wrenching fashion by slitting her throat in front of her people. This act fueled the anger he had extinguished after the killing of his family by the English when he was just a boy. After the death of his wife, the enraged William declares war against England Wallace is viewed as the patriotic freedom fighter. His love for...
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...Sir Edward Weary Dunlop Sir Edward Weary Dunlop was a respected and honoured Australian. Dunlop was born on the 12th of July, 1907 in Major Plains, Victoria and he lived from 1907 to 1993. Sir Edward Weary Dunlop survived a Japanese Prisoner of War camp in Thailand (Burma Railway). He was the camp doctor and provided the prisoners with the best care he could. During his life he displayed kindness and compassion to everyone he came across, even the Japanese after the war. Weary Dunlop grew up on a farm in Major Plains Victoria. Edward Dunlop enjoyed playing sport during his younger years. He found schooling less interesting than sport. His lack of interest in school did not stop him from succeeding in life and work. Dunlop’s first job as an apprentice pharmacist in Benalla when he was 14 years old he later went on to win a scholarship to Ormond College and then went to Melbourne University to study medicine. Weary moved to Melbourne in 1927 but did not start study until 1930. Dunlop graduated from medicine in 1934 with first class honours he then went on to graduate with masters of surgery in 1937. Weary not only excelled at studying he was also a talented sports person. He started playing rugby union in 1931 while at university and later went on to play for the wallabies as the first Victorian to ever play for Australia he was later inducted into the hall of fame. Dunlop is still the only Victorian to ever be inducted. With his studies completed he went looking for...
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...Upon King Edwards’s arrival to Scotland, Wallace refrained from attacking King Edward’s forces at all, in hopes of conducting small harassment style attacks against King Edward’s forces as they returned to England. Wallace began recruiting and training his army to oppose King Edward in the summer of 1298. Wallace understood he would need a large army to defy King Edward which in turn would require an appropriate supply chain. William Wallace chose an area near the Selkirk Forest, where it provided supplies for his troops as well as an avenue of escape in the event it was needed. Later, Wallace moved his army to Torwood where he could more easily supply his army as well as give himself a position of advantage over King Edward. Wallace avoided outright confrontations with King Edward because of the difference in forces. William Wallace and his forces chose scorched earth tactics, destroying and taking all sources of military advantage while moving away from King Edward’s forces. King Edward pushed forward in defiance of these tactics and further destroyed anything his army came into contact with. King Edward would burn anything available to taunt Wallace and his forces as he approached. King Edward did not have substantial evidence of Wallace’s whereabouts so he continued to move until he...
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...Wallace was born in Elderslie, in Renfrewshire around 1270, which made him still young in the years of greatest splendor staff, between 1297 and 1305. There are few sources of information contemporaneous Youth for Wallace, and place much reliance on the report of Blind Harry , written around 1470 , about two centuries after the birth of Wallace. He tells us that he was born in Ayrshire, his father was Sir Malcolm Wallace of Riccarton, and that he had two brothers, Malcolm and John. The name of William's father, according to a letter dated 1297, could also be...
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