Introduction William Wallace was a pivotal leader in Scottish history. He played a crucial role in freeing Scotland from the grasp of the English. His military prowess, social impact, and enduring legacy make him a significant figure in Scottish history. Wallace made the ultimate sacrifice to protect and save his home country, his struggles for Scottish independence ultimately made him a national hero. Paragraph 1- Military Under the leadership of Sir William Wallace, he played a crucial military role in Scotland’s resistance to English dominance. In May of 1297, Wallace initiated an attack on the town of Lanark, resulting in the death of the English sheriff and escalating unrest into a full-scale rebellion. His actions inspired many men to join the movement against English rule. Cartwright acknowledges William Wallace as a pivotal leader in this struggle, ultimately establishing him as a national Scottish hero. This was demonstrated, for example, in 1888 when a statue was erected in his honour. In summary, William Wallace's military accomplishments underscore his significant impact on Scottish history. Paragraph 2- Social …show more content…
His rebellion was motivated by loyalty to the Balliol family and a desire to restore his rightful king. The earliest documentation of his insurrection indicates that he attacked the town of Lanark, resulting in the death of Sir William Haselrigg, Lanark's sheriff. Wallace achieved a remarkable victory for the Scots against the numerically superior English forces at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in September 1297. Following his execution on August 23, 1305, Robert the Bruce emerged as a new leader in the quest for Scottish independence. He was subsequently crowned King of Scots at Scone on March 25,
slavery entwined.” William Wallace Is one of the most famous Scottish patriots of all time. He did several things to help free his country( Wallace web). William Wallace was born sometime in 1270. He had two siblings Malcolm and John Wallace. He was a famous patriot, revolutionary, fighter, and knight. Not much is known about his parents or place of birth. Some people say that his father was Sir Malcolm of Elderslie while William’s own stamp gives his father's name as Alan Wallace. There are records
“Sir William Wallace a brave Scottish landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Scottish independence. William Wallace was a brave knight who spent most of his life fighting dangerous battles so that he may free the Scotts from the English. Conceived around 1270 from Margaret Crawford and Alan Wallace, in Circa close to Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland, William Wallace was the child of a Scottish landowner. He initiated his nation's long charge against the English towards Scotland’s Independence
William Wallace: What is the True Story? For generations, William Wallace has been a hero to Scotland and a patron of freedom. After Mel Gibson’s portrayal of Wallace in the award winning movie, Braveheart, there was a dramatic rise in the popularity and recognition of the Scottish hero. The story of William Wallace has been passed down through many different generations. These generations include people of English, Scottish, and Irish decent, a few among many. All of these different cultures have
The discoveries and existence of Alfred Russel Wallace lead to groundbreaking theories and never before heard controversies. Wallace was a leading factor in many new discoveries of the 19th century and greatly contributed to many of the well-developed theories of today. He is also renowned for his timely advances in changing the human mind towards more open and accepting views. This research paper will encompass the details on the beginning and educational stages of Alfred Russel Wallace’s life,
Tombstone, Arizona. But no one ranked as one of the most notorious figures of the Western frontier as did William H. Bonney, alias Billy the Kid. Depending on whom you spoke with, the identity of Billy the Kid was sometimes questioned. Billy the Kid was born as William Henry McCarty on November 23, 1859. But during his short lifetime of twenty-one years, he would be known as William H. Bonney, William Henry McCarty and historically as Billy the Kid. There has been much controversy, speculation,
from contrails, which are the white streaks of cloud that planes leave behind. The conspiracy theory began with a farmer named William Wallace who noticed these contrails and thought they were poisoning people with chemicals because he and his wife felt sick. The main point that the author makes throughout the article is that correlation does not equal causation. Wallace sent a video
The movie Finding Forrester is an example of this. Finding Forrester is the tale of an unlikely friendship that is formed over a mutual passion for writing. William Forrester is a reclusive famous author and Jamal Wallace, a young African-American boy that had recently moved to a prep school in Manhattan. Their friendship leads to William overcoming his fears of socialization, and Jamal overcoming his racial prejudices. I argue that this movie is important because it gives a realistic account of
sciences. This document focuses o... ... middle of paper ... ...s Jacob. June 10, 1977. Evolution and tinkering. Science 196:1161-1166. National Academy of Sciences. (in press). Science and Creationism: A View from the National Academy of Sciences. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. (See http://www.nap.edu/) P. Ewald. 1994. The Evolution of Infectious Disease. New York: Oxford University Press. "Evolution, Science, and Society: A White Paper on Behalf of the Field of Evolutionary Biology,"
known as the author of the Principles of Geology, which helped popularize the theories and concepts of uniformitarianism. The Principles of Geology was the first book written by Lyell and explained the changes of the earth’s surface. He used the research and information in the book as his proof to determine that the earth was over 6,000 years old. The central argument in his book was “the present is the key to the past”, this meant that to find out what happened in the past you had to look at what
Education for Ethics and Human Resource Management Introduction In this research paper, it is suggested that two or three ethic courses should be given to some graduate or postgraduate students to implement it in works areas related to human resource management (HRM). HRM and ethics are very related to each other that can be given them to aimed, the firstly, if any situation happens in future about the ethical issues how he/he can deal it and the secondly to show the generalist public admin students
The argument to side with in this paper is that of Anselm’s “Proslogian” where he argues for the existence of God in a less complex way as compared to the Monologian. Inevitably, the Proslogian received criticism from other notable philosophers, some of which will be addressed in this paper as well. Once the fool understands that than which nothing greater can be thought, he will comprehend the existence of God. The divine attributes of God will also be discussed to aid in the fool’s understanding
This paper is about what chemical agent being employed during the attack of Yichang during the Sin-Japanese war in 1940 and which side of the conflict or both would employ it. What type of agent that was used if any? Employment methods used to disperse the chemical agent in wartime. Finally, I examined situations in which the agent would be employed by military forces to gain maximum effectiveness. A brief description of Unit 731, its commander, and a bit about what the kinds has been explained
pace, provides more resources, and grades will improve. Students can learn at their own pace while doing their work for class. According to the research of Williams “If students are learning content at home, they can take their time to read through a passage, re-watch a video lecture or even initiate a Google search to better understand an idea”(Williams). Students can also take notes if needed which would help them grasp the material better. Flipped Classrooms Resources Stated “Allow students to
to attempt to make her the perfect human being. Along with being naturally smart, Hypatia had the opportunity to become something big. She published papers and made comments on other famous people of her time such as Diophantus (Perl 1998). This gave her a lot of credit and lead her to be a professor at the University of Alexand... ... middle of paper ... ... Publishing Company. Britannica Biographies (2012, March 1). Hypatia. Retrieved from http://web.b.ebscohost.com/src/detail?vid=8&sid=1dd
1.0 Introduction and background This paper will discuss the structure and application of the Big Five Personality Model and at the same time explain the implication of each of the Big Five traits. The description of the personalities of the two New Zealand Prime Ministers, John Key and Bill English using the said model will be the highlight of this research. What makes you as a person? Most probably you have an idea of your own personality. Psychologists describe personality as individual differences