Walter+DeBruin

= I chose a knight because knights have a great herioc history and I have liked knights since I was young. = = = = = = = = __About my Knight__ = = Name:Sir Finley = = Age: 22 = = Gender: Male = = Marital Status: Single = = Location: Sienna,Italy = = Religion: Christian = = Role in Feudal Society: Knight Class, he is higher than peasants and serfs. = = Reason: To serve the king,in exchange receives land. = = Activities: Jousting in tournaments = = Interests: Practicing for battle = = Education Level:7 years = = Occupation (job):To protect the castle and the royal family from enemies = = = = = = = = A Day In The Life of Sir Finley = = = = MORNING = = 5:00 I wake up and put on soft,wool clothes and boots. = = 5:15 I ride over on my horse,Smithe, to the church on the manor.All knights are required to go to church. 7:00 I go outside and play game ball in the fields with Bo the Brave,Flohomid Al Brosif,Sir Jared the Great,Sir Beau the Great,and Sir John the Great. 9:00 Once the game is over,I ride over to Baxter's bakery and order some black bread.Right when it arrives,I devour it.10:00After I leave Baxter's bakery, I practice sword fighting on a stuffed dummy. I do some of my best moves,slashes, and stabs on the dummy. When I'm finished it is cut into shreds. 11:00 Once I am done sword fighting, I decide to take a walk around the village, and that is when I spot a sign on a pole that reads: RIGLEY'S JOUSTING TOURNAMENT,TODAY AT 1:00. There is also another sign that has a robber with a beard it says: WANTED:5,000$ AWARD.I do not really care about that sign though.I am very excited and enter the tournament, so I spend some of the morning practicing at the pell. = = AFTERNOON = = 12:00 I change into a full suit of chain mail and armour as fast as I can. 1:00 Once the the tournament begins, the head person of the tournament, someone named Rigley, announces who will be jousting who. In the first round I joust a newly knighted knight a knock him off easily with a tap. 2:45 After that first win, I gained some momentum and have a hard joust with the tournamentfavorite,someone who looks older than me, but I manage to knock him off his horse. with a slash across his chest. Now,it seems everyone is cheering for me, and I feel pressure rising. I have to face the best knight in Italy. The whole village crowds around, everyone from bakers,blacksmiths,and peasants.And we are off. My horse, Smithe goes as fast as he can possibly go.I do a fake jab down low, and hit him high. He easily falls, and everyone goes wild.I am awarded the trophy, made by Shelton Smith. I ride home on Smithe with pride, knowing I did my best and won. = = = = = = NIGHT = = 8:15 I quickly eat fruit and think of what happened.Then I get in bed and go to sleep. 10:00 "What?" is my first thought as I hear a crash.I grab a candle and a wooden pole and silently go downstairs. I see a person with a mask and a beard taking my coins and think "Where have I seen him before"?I remember about the sign I saw and think about the 5,000 dollar award.I sneak up behind him and whack him with my pole. He is out cold and I take him to Flohomid Al Brosif. He exucutes him and gives me the money.I head home for the final ride of the day and go in my small castle for sleep. = = = = "I wish I were a..." = = I am a Knight. = = Being a knight is really fun,but hard.I have to get up early and spend most of my day training or in war.Knights had almost __no__ free time. They also needed to follow the Code of Chivalry.That was a huge responsibility.But, jousting and training can be fun when they did it with other knights.Also, they had really cool armour and a coat-of-arms.The only downside of armor was wearing chain mail.It took a hour to put on,and weighed 200 pounds. Knights were allowed to roam and see other knights.Thier responsibilities were to go to church every day,give respect to thier lords,kings,and nobles,and follow the Code of Chivalry. = = = = I wish I were a Baker = = Being a baker would be really fun because baking is fun and you would have time to do what they want.The disadvantage of being a baker is that they are poor.The only rights they had was to work,do what they want(that was legal!),go   outside,sleep,and go inside. Thier responsibilities were to make bread,feed the village, pay taxes, give respect to the lords,kings,and nobles, and obey laws. = = = = = = = = = = = = Modern Day Knight = = = = My character,Sir Finley,is brave and strong.He trains and works out a lot, which is why he's good at jousting and sword fighting, and has big muscles. Sir Finley is respectful to Flohomid Al Brosif,other kings,lords,nobles,other knights in the kingdom,peasants,and ladies. Sir Finley likes to play game ball,fish,and practice with other knights at training and jousting. = = My Modern Day Knight is Lou Williams = = Lou Williams and Sir Finley have a lot in common. They both are respectful and obedient to their leaders. For Sir Finley that is Flohomid Al Brosif. For Lou Williams, it is Doug Collins. They both train and practice a lot in what they do. They are both strong and athletic. = = There are not a lot of bad parts in their similarity. But the none-similarities are that Lou Williams is African-American and is popular. Back in medieval times, there was almost no African-American knights. Lou Williams is also very popular,and in medieval times, word barely spread to other countries.There were only about 10 popular knights still known today from medieval times. = = = = Even though Lou Williams is the best basketball player in the NBA, Sir Finley is better because he trains,respects,and practices all day,everyday. Sir Finley puts the most he can into what he does. That is why Sir Finley is better. = = =

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