The Rear Guard

It was this pride that became his downfall. King Charlemagne was trying to decide whether or not to sign a treaty with the Saracens. He decided to sign. Roland volunteered as a messenger to go to the Saracens camp to tell them, but was turned away because the King felt he was too important. Roland then volunteered his father-in-law, who had been the one to convince the King to go ahead with the treaty, as the messenger to the Saracen camp. The King agreed, which made Ganglion feel as if he were not important enough to the King. Filled with rage at Roland, Ganglion betrayed him and the rear guard to the Saracens. Roland and the rear guard were ambushed and fought the Saracen troops. Roland was advised by Olivier to blow his elephant horn for help, but refused to do so out of pride. After the Franks had been defeated and it was too late, Roland blew his horn so hard it burst his head, trying to let the King know about the betrayal. This is what make Roland a hero, the fact that even though he had failed, he still blew the horn to warn his King. He is more of an every man’s hero. There are differences between the heroism of Beowulf and Roland. Beowulf died because 11 of his companions deserted his in the face of battle. Roland died because he was too prideful to call for aid in the face of battle. Beowulf’s heroism is present in the defeats of Grendel…

The gate was wide open and there were off-duty soldiers scattered in three different spots playing random games. Two guard were at the bridge sitting there and didn’t notice them until they went right in front of them. They had barely anything to say but the captain arrived and asked Gen, the Magus and Sophos to follow them. When they followed the off-duty got suspicious and followed too. A beefy solider came by and took Sophos hands out of Gen shoulders. When they did, that Sophos yelled…

that nobody else sees..” Freddy stood by the guards doorway smirking “Open up.. you wont last forever..” he chanted laughing slightly. He heard a small whimper from the backstage area and blinked in confusion. He walked to the backstage area and opened the door slowly “Chica..? Bonnie..?” he asked looking in. He saw a small girl huddled up in the corner, she was covered in some blood and wearing a black jacket and small purple dress. Freddy’s eyes widened as he remembered the small girl from…

usually went out to eat when they visited their families our they stayed at home and watched movies and eat popcorn. They had stopped at a gas station and they got all kinds of fans crowd around them so they had to be escorted to their car from a security guard. They said thank you to the security guard because he was so nice to them. The next stop was back to there old school to see what the principle believed and if he did . The group walked into the school and as they walked into the…

Only seven guards and two handmaidens remained. Princess Alara felt ashamed at how she dragged them across Sway, only for them to perish along the way. While she grieved, her surviving company consoled her and thanked her for her strength and wit that saved them from the monster in the marsh. Alara dried her tears and prepared for the last part of her…

Critical Analysis of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window In films we watch today there is often many different morals or meanings portrayed within the story, sometimes we are unware of these themes when we first watch a film and do not understand it until we have actually thought about the purpose of the film. In Alfred Hitchcock's movie Rear Window, we see many meanings and morals to his story throughout the viewing. For example, the movie prompts us to look at ideas of mortality, compassion,…

timid he pulls himself together and gathers his gear and heads out to search for his friends. After an hour of searching, he comes in contact with a Glieseians lookout; he is shocked at what he sees. Over a large hill, past a thick tree line, stands a massive Military staging area. “What is that thing?! The others were probably taken hostage by these things...” says Jesus He knocks out the guard with a large branch and takes his weapon and I.D. card; Jesus is suppressing his weak side of him…

swing with his other arm, but came back with a nub just under the elbow. As She neared his neck, the magical killer started losing strength. Come on! Finish this! Bheithir was silent as Alaena dug the magical blade into his neck and flung herself over, slitting his throat. When she hit the ground, everything went black. ~ Alaena Hamel woke up, but didn’t move. The Mysterious Man outside was outside the cell, “Why don’t you just kill her! She’s taken two of my…

floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the pool show that we are down a guard, and it is only moderately…

would gleefully kill once more. As I stood at the door to the bank, acting as a guard, I felt a sudden rush against my side. The next thing I knew, I was on the ground, and a cop was on top of me, holding down…