Stirling Essays

  • William Wallace

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    In 1286, by the time he was about sixteen, Wallace may have been preparing to pursue a life in the church. In that year, Alexander III died after riding off a cliff during a wild storm. None of Alexander III's children survived him. After his death, his young granddaughter, Margaret, the 'Maid of Norway', was declared Queen of Scotland by the Scottish lords, but was still only a little girl of 4 who was living in Norway. An interim Scottish government run by 'guardians' was set up to govern until

  • Analysis Of Stirling Engine

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    3.1 THE STIRLING CYCLE Stirling engines exhibit the same processes compression, heating, expansion and cooling. Stirling engines operate on a closed thermodynamic cycle. Working fluid undergoes cyclic compression and expansion in separate chambers with varying volume. In a typical Stirling engine, a fixed amount of gas is sealed within the engine, and a temperature difference is applied between two piston cylinders. As heat is applied to the gas in one cylinder, the gas expands and pressure builds

  • Battle Of Bannockburn Research Paper

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    The Battle of Bannockburn happened in 1314 just outside of Stirling, Scotland. It was a war between the large English army and the much smaller Scottish army. The Scottish showed they were a force to be reckoned with when they took Stirling Castle for ransom. The English were trying to get the castle back from the Scottish which caused the Battle of Bannockburn Leading up to the Battle of Bannockburn, quite a few things happened. In 1290, Margaret, “the maid of Norway”, the heir to the Scottish throne

  • The Power of Speech: Sir William Wallace

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    Sir William Wallace was a Scottish property-owner who come to be one of the central leaders throughout the Wars of Scottish Independence. Along with Andrew Moray, Wallace overpowered an English army at the Battle of Stirling Bridge in September 1297, and was granted Protector of Scotland, serving till his death at the Battle of Falkirk in 1298. Mel Gibson plays’ William Wallace, a 13th-century Scottish soldier that led the Scots in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England

  • Sterling Engines

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    The Sterling heat engine was invented by Robert Stirling in 1816. He was a reverend in the Scotland who built heat engines in his home workshop. His Heat Economiser was patented in 1816. The engine incorporates ideas of reduced fuel consumption compared with the current steam engines. Further development to the engine happened when his younger brother suggested using pressurized gas as the working fluid. Additional patents in 1827 and 1840 were for improvement to the design. A closed cycle

  • Unethical Unloading of Stirling Bride Tools

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    Introduction Stirling Bridge is a well-established, tool manufacturing company who demonstrated a lack of moral responsibility by failing to disclose vital product safety information to an overseas buyer following the company’s voluntary product recall. Background Stirling Bridge had been a thriving power tool business for over 100 years. The company had sold and distributed power tools and equipment all over the U.S., Europe, and third world countries. Recently one of Stirling Bridge’s top

  • Summary: Oliphant Vs. Wallace

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    September 11, 1297 an English army confronted Wallace and his men at the Forth River near Stirling. Upon his arrival to Stirling, William and another soldier named Andrew Moray, reached north of Stirling a placed called Abby Craig. Wallace realized he and his troops were outnumbered and crossing the bridge the Scottish notice that, the bridge was only wide enough for at least two horse man to cross at a time. Wallace realized that it would take the English hours to cross the bridge and, so William

  • William Wallace: Leader for Scotland´s Independence

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    William Wallace is considered a legend in Scotland. For years, England and Scotland were at war, and behind many of the battles for Scotland’s independence was William Wallace. While the information about him, like any good hero, might be over exaggerated by some historians, what’s true is that he gave the country hope that Scotland could be free from English Tyranny. For years after he died, others took his place in saving Scotland from English rule. William Wallace was so famous among the Scots

  • Analyzing Rhetoric in Brave Heart's Freedom Speech

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    most revered in the modern world. Early fourteenth century Scotland was not a place where freedom was taken for granted. This is evident in Mel Gibson’s (as William Wallace) speech in Brave heart to convince the Scotts to fight before the battle of Stirling Bridge. This speech is exemplary in its use of rhetoric and Aristotle’s triangle. It is effective in its purpose to convince the Scotts to fight with passion for the freedom they hold so dear. Gibson begins the speech with some light-hearted humor

  • Advantages And Disadvantages Of Cryocooler

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    Cryogenics comes from the combination of two different Greek words, namely “kryos”, which means very cold or freezing and “genes” means to produce. Cryogenics is thus defined as the branch of physics and engineering which deals with the study of very low temperature (below 123K), their production and the materials behavior at such low temperature. 1.1. Cryocooler Cryocoolers are refrigeration machines/equipment having very low achievable refrigeration temperature (below 123K) and low refrigeration

  • Braveheart

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    A Hero For The Freedom Of Scotland Most people know the famous film of Mel Gibson, "Braveheart", where an episode of the war between Scotland and England is related. It's undeniable that the film offers a worthy spectacle of Hollywood and that spectators are entertained by its scenes during all the film. The history relates how a plebeian man of the end of XIII Century, William Wallace, after the lost of his family and his wife, rebels against the British Crown and his king, Edward I. Wallace

  • Stirling Engine: Converting Heat into Mechanical Work

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    Introduction: The Stirling engine has huge potential to be applied for converting heat into the mechanical work among a high thermal efficiency. Its thermal efficiency might be as high as the Carnot efficiency. The Stirling engine is an external combustion engine and it can be powered by various heat sources and waste heat. It is a simple type of external-combustion engine so it can be uses a compressible fluid as a working fluid. The thermal limit for the operation of a Stirling engine depends on

  • Cost-Effective and Beneficial Sustainable Architecture

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    My argument is how sustainable architecture can be used and how it can benefit the Earth and it’s residence in an environmental or cost-effective way. Thus, leading to exploration of the different forms, of technology and materials used. Further developing my research on how culture, or time, might have affected, what or why, the building might have been constructed in a certain way, and also how the location might have affected the designs, of the buildings. Thomas Herzog was born in 1941, In

  • Lindsey Stirling and Giuseppe Verdi's Similarities and Differences

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    Lindsey Stirling. She injects classical music into her music by using the violin. Artists of old like Giuseppe Verdi composed operas. Operas still include classical music. He had to create the music to create the opera didn’t he? Operas are a sort of play that has music, but also tells a story, and the actors are always singing. They never speak normally. Today, this article will be telling you about these two artists. It will compare them with their similarities and differences. Stirling was born

  • Mel Gibson's Braveheart: Film Analysis

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    Countries vary in multiple ways. Some are big, some have mountains, some have dictators, some are as old as time. One thing that remains constant is the cultural pride and need for national identity in each. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, pride is the “delight or elation arising from some act, possession, or relationship.” Therefore, it can be inferred that cultural pride is the love, appreciation, and elation for where a person comes from and the practices of that culture. For example

  • Braveheart: William Wallace and English King Eduard I

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    The film “Braveheart” is a period film which follows courageous William Wallace in his struggle against the oppressive English King, Edward I. However this film is filled with a plethora of inaccuracies, ranging from costumes to relationships. While William Wallace did in fact lead a rebellion against the English in 1296. He was victorious at the battle of Sterling Bridge. And he was indeed executed after his capture. However that’s about the only thing that Mel Gibson got right when producing this

  • The Battle Of Sterling Bridge: The Scottish Wars Of Independence

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    The Battle of Stirling Bridge took place on 11 September 1297 and was a massive part of the Scottish Wars of Independence. This battle was a symbolic but short-lived victory for William Wallace and the Scots against the large English army and their king, Edward I. The two Scottish leaders, William Wallace and Andrew de Moray, arrived at Stirling in early September 1297. They immediately organised into positions on the north side of the river close to the heights of Abbey Craig, an ideal view point

  • Leisure Time of Chinese and Other International Students

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    topic of our research is about 'Do Chinese students spent less leisure time than other international students'. The purpose of our research is to see what are the changes of the Chinese Students' Leisure life before and after their arrival in Stirling? We are aiming at finding out the reasons behind these changes also. That means there are two parts of our research: the first part is what are the changes? And the second part is the reasons for these changes. Methodology: The methods

  • How Did Wallace Manipulate The Battle Of Moray's Fight?

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    to the battle of Stirling Bridge itself, Wallace was a master of guerrilla style combat. This was important to the alliance of Wallace and de Moray, as, “Andrew de Moray possessed military genius and military training… Without the former neither the campaign which made Stirling Bridge possible nor the battle of Stirling Bridge itself would be possible.” The strategy that accompanied de Moray’s experience and Wallace’s fighting style allowed them to manipulate the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The companionship

  • Women In The Romantic Era

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    Smith and Stirling Since the 18th century, music making for women was simply a social skill. However, in the Romantic Period, music making was considered more than just an ornament. For women of this period, it was often very difficult for them to have their music published especially if they were not born into a musical family like Schumann or Mendelssohn. Even if they were born into a musical family it was still difficult for women to become composers. This is due to the fact that, it was not