Ben+Deal

Occupation (job): Protecting the kingdom.
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**A day in the life of Sir Ben.**
Morning-6:30AM-12:00PM ==== In the morning I wake up at 6:30 and go to my friend Bill's bakery. There I get some bread and meat to take home for my to breakfeast. When I am finished my meal, I go to the armory to get my weapons and armor for the day. After getting all my things I go to the market place for patrol duty. I walk the castle watching for intruders or people who are not obeying the king. Once I am done with patrol I go to the training area at the castle. ====

__ Afternoon-12:00PM-7:00PM __
==== At the training area, I train by fighting with the other knights. I always win when we do sword training, but I come a bit short at jousting. The two things I carry when fighting are a sword and a shield: a classic pair. They go well with each other because you can hold the shield in front to block attacks and hold the sword in the back ready to strike your opponent. This is the best way to go into battle. We practice all afternoon so we are well prepared to defend our king. ====

__ ﻿Evening -7:00PM-10:00PM__
==== Once I am done training I go back to Bill's bakery to get dinner around 7. I am very hungry by this time, so I hurry tI go back to the armory to put my things away and head home to eat. After a good hearty meal, I go to the shower house to get clean and talk with my friends. After some social time. I go back to my house and get some sleep. I need my rest to begin my busy schedule all over again. ====

**__I wish I were a king__**
====There are many advanteges of being a knight. You get glory, praise, money, a good home, and training to protect yourself. You also get to have upper class food which includes meat. Peasants rarely have meat to eat.==== ====The disadvanteges are that you have to go to war and train other younger knights even if you don't want to. When you are out at war you can be hurt or even killed. You have long days away from your family, which is very hard for them. Your family knows there is a chance that you may not return to them.====

The advantages of a king are that you get to make all of the laws, and rules over the kingdom. You can pick your own private gaurds. A king can also eat whatever he wants.
====The disadvanteges of a king are that he has alot of responsbilities. He is responsible for his family, his knights and the people of his kingdom. These responsibilities include dealing with govermental situations and keeping peace in the kingdom. You also have to know when it is necessary to send your knights into battle.====

Modern day knight-Johnny Depp
====My knight is strong and courageous. He has been trained vigorously in swordplay. He can use a mace during fights with great skill. He is also a skilled horseman who can ride with his legs only so his hands are free to hold weapons. Out of battles he is a humble knight who only does simple patrols, like walking around the castle moat and guarding it.==== ====Johnny Depp played the pirate Jack Sparrow in the movie "Pirates of the Carribean". His character is alot like a knight as he is courageous, and brave. His traing also included swordplay. Based on his performance in the movie, his character was very skilled in using weopons just like a knight would. Some of the fights he was involved in contained alot of swordsman skills.==== ====In comparison the knight has certain advantages over Jack Sparrow. One major difference is the knight has a code to follow, called the "Code of Chivalry". Jack Sparrows character does not have such a code, he actually defies it in many ways throughout the series of movies. Another disadvantage for Jack would be that knights where metal armour and he just wore some leather clothing for protection. A pirate usally fights on a ship in the middle of the sea, which is Jack's character. A knight fights on land where there is little chance of them falling into an ocean or any water and drowning. And these are the things that a knight has over Jack Sparrow's character, a pirate.====