I was sitting in my quarter eating meat covered in spices so I could barley taste that it was rotten when on of my guards burst in.
"Adviser! The king wants to see you immediately". I hurried out of the door on the heels of the guard, we ran down the hall to the king's quarters. We stopped at the door, collected our bearings and the guard knocked loudly on the oak door.
" The adviser is hear to see you my lord,"
"enter," the king replied. I walked in,
"what is it my lord?"
"I have a problem, the commoners believe that my ruling is unjust. There are small riots breaking out all over the kingdom, they are small for know but they threaten to get bigger."
"What do you want to do?"
"That is why I summoned you, I was hoping that you might have an idea."
"Well we could execute any one involved in the riot, but that might make the riots bigger. I suggest that you give them what they demand."
"Well that is the problem, ever since the plague ended the serfs demand more pay and better working conditions, I couldn't find a word that meant this kind of riot so I am calling it a strike."
"Strike" I mused, "that is fitting, they are striking your patience and budget"
"Adviser, you are dismissed, thank you for you assistance."
I bowed and left the room quickly.
Two days later the riots escalated into a full scale rebellion, presenting a huge hazard, hundreds of people have already been killed. The army is having trouble containing it. The next day one of the kings lords is attacked by his own serfs and was killed, the serfs destroyed and burned the entire mansion. The day after the king announced that it is now the law to treat the serfs better, the rebellions immediately subsided.
Because the workers were no longer treated unfairly, food became am abundance, death by starvation dropped by 50%, I was summoned to the king once again.
"The riots are gone and my kingdom is thriving, I wish to give you a gift." He said reluctantly. "I command five great wise knights, I hereby place them under you command"
"Thank you O wise king" I replied.
"Go now, I have matters to attend to and the day is growing old."
I bowed and quickly left.
When I reached my quarters I immediately transported to the present, I wanted to spend at least one night on a nice mattress without any overly spiced rotten meat.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Time Travel Essay
Thanos: Hardship in Human Form
Sir Thanos was a well-known knight from the 1400s. He worked for a rich lord named Robin VII, but his life was difficult from the beginning.
Sir Thanos was born in a small town In southern England. His mother was a widowed noble woman who he almost never saw. When he turned 5 he was sent to the famous knight named James of Ashwood to train to become a knight. He worked hard for 7 years to become strong and brave, but one day when he was 12 he was handling a large sword he dropped it on his left hand and crushed it so badly that it had to be amputated. After Thanos finished his training he went off in search of a lord that would hire him.
He found a lord named Sir Robin who accepted him because of his training with James of Ashwood who the lord greatly admired. After 10 years of service Sir Robin sent him to fight in the Hundred Years but he returned after his entire left arm was cut off by a vicious French man. After the war ended and there was a truce he retired, expecting to live out his life in his small newly renovated manor. His life changed when he was accidently transported by Time Travelers Inc.
TTI decided to train him to become a time traveler because of his fighting skills. To replace his left arm, TTI gave him a super powerful cyber arm, to time travel they gave him a joust that can fire all kinds of projectiles. Today Thanos is being sent on a series missions with about 30 other time travelers to the medieval world.
As this paper shows Thano’s life was very difficult and that he deserves an ice cream every once in a while to help with those aching teeth.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
M1: Sensory Detail
I transported into a glade of pines. Around me the ground was scorched from the transport. The smell from the pines was so intense that it was like being in a car full of pine air fresheners, I immediately felt sick. Luckily it took about five minutes to walk out of the glade and into the fresh air. The air is so much better than it is in the modern world, I never got used to the smog and exhaust, being back here felt like coming home.
I looked around the vast panorama around me, rolling hills in all directions.I started to walk up the nearest on, half way up I saw a small red flower that I remembered from my childhood as edible. I picked it solved it in my mouth, as soon as I began to chew, spicy flavor flooded my mouth, my eyes began to water. I spun around looking for a stream to cool my tongue. Finally I found a small stream after I nearly fell into it, I knelt down and began to drink.
After what seemed like a eternity I stood up and wiped my mouth clean of the water with the back of my hand. I began to look to look
I looked around the vast panorama around me, rolling hills in all directions.I started to walk up the nearest on, half way up I saw a small red flower that I remembered from my childhood as edible. I picked it solved it in my mouth, as soon as I began to chew, spicy flavor flooded my mouth, my eyes began to water. I spun around looking for a stream to cool my tongue. Finally I found a small stream after I nearly fell into it, I knelt down and began to drink.
After what seemed like a eternity I stood up and wiped my mouth clean of the water with the back of my hand. I began to look to look
Friday, October 7, 2011
M1: Senspry Detail
The air in the medieval world is very different from modern day, it is much cleaner and there is no smog or exhaust. Although I am used to this air it is nice to be back, I feel like I have been suffocating constantly in the modern world. I transported directly into a glade of pines so it smells like I am surrounded by a whole car load of pine air fresheners, the smell is so overpowering that I am getting a headache. Luckily the glade is pretty small so in about five minutes of fast walking I have reached the border of the pines.
In front of me was a panorama of beautiful rolling hills, they were covered in dark green, lush grass. I walked up the front of the nearest hill, the thick grass muffling the sound of my armored boots. Half way up I saw a small dark red flower, I immediately recognized it as a spicy edible flower, I picked it and put in my mouth, as soon as I started to chew the spicy flavor assaulted my tongue, my eyes puffed up and began to water. I started running around looking for a stream to cool my burning tongue. I found a trickling stream running down one of the hills, I knelt down and began to drink, the water was fresh and cold, it tasted good, probably chalked full of minerals.
After what seemed like a eternity I finally drank my
In front of me was a panorama of beautiful rolling hills, they were covered in dark green, lush grass. I walked up the front of the nearest hill, the thick grass muffling the sound of my armored boots. Half way up I saw a small dark red flower, I immediately recognized it as a spicy edible flower, I picked it and put in my mouth, as soon as I started to chew the spicy flavor assaulted my tongue, my eyes puffed up and began to water. I started running around looking for a stream to cool my burning tongue. I found a trickling stream running down one of the hills, I knelt down and began to drink, the water was fresh and cold, it tasted good, probably chalked full of minerals.
After what seemed like a eternity I finally drank my
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