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Giles is, in fact, Buffy's new Watcher, a mentor who will teach her about the demons she must face, as well as supervise her training in weapons and battle strategy.
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As Sir Giles Overreach ( how often had he had to play that part, who did not believe a word of it ), he raised his arm and declaimed: `` Where is my honour now ''??
The Warren C. Giles Trophy, named for the president of the NL from 1951 to 1969, is awarded to the NLCS winner.
In the Wade – Giles system of romanization, the honorific name is rendered as " K ' ung Fu-tzu ".
The root Chinese word 道 " way, path " is romanized tao in the older Wade – Giles system and dào in the modern Pinyin system.
An inherent problem with the arcane Wade – Giles use of apostrophes to differentiate aspiration is that many English readers do not understand it, which has resulted in the frequent mispronunciation of Taoism as instead of.
A commonly heard example is the Yijing " Book of Changes " which, owing to Wade – Giles " I Ching ", is usually cacologized as taking yi ' change ; easy ' in false analogy ( ego?
Wrexham Tower, part of Saybrook College, Yale, is a replica of that of St. Giles ' Church, Wrexham.
" Farmer Giles of Ham " is a Medieval fable written by J. R. R. Tolkien in 1937 and published in 1949.
Farmer Giles ( Ægidius Ahenobarbus Julius Agricola de Hammo, " Giles Bronze-beard Julius Farmer of Ham ") is not a hero.
At the end of the story, Giles is made Lord of Tame, and Count Of Worminghall.
Farmer Giles learns that he can be bullied, but is smart enough not to push him to desperation.
Caudimordax is the Latin name of " Tailbiter ", the sword of Farmer Giles.
Farmer Giles is granted this antiquated sword — by then become unfashionable — as a reward for driving off a giant from his fields with his blunderbuss.
In most heraldic traditions, a woman does not display a crest, though this tradition is being relaxed in some heraldic jurisdictions, and the stall plate of Lady Marion Fraser in the Thistle Chapel in St Giles, Edinburgh, shows her coat on a lozenge but with helmet, crest, and motto.
More recently, philosopher and psychologist James Giles has argued that human sexual desire is neither a biological instinct nor something learned or constructed by culture.
According to Giles ' theory of sexual desire it is an existential need based on the awareness of having a gender.
This is referred to in Arthur Miller's political drama The Crucible, where Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead " aye or nay " to the charge of witchcraft.
* 1692 – Giles Corey is pressed to death after refusing to plead in the Salem witch trials.
The root Chinese word " way, path " is romanized tao in the older Wade – Giles system and dào in the modern Pinyin system.
Within the context of traditional Chinese philosophy and religion, Tao is a metaphysical concept originating with Laozi that gave rise to a religion ( Wade – Giles, Tao Chiao ; Pinyin, Daojiao ) and philosophy ( Wade – Giles, Tao chia ; Pinyin, Daojia ) referred to in English with the single term Taoism.
* New Jersey's Underground Railroad Myth-Buster: Giles Wright is on a Mission to Fine Tune Black History
Giles and fact
Leo Baxendale remarks: " In fact, the catalyst for my creation of Bash Street was a Giles cartoon of January 1953: kids pouring out of school, heads flying off and sundry mayhems.
Although the Scooby Gang later joked that he wore tweed diapers as a child, Giles was in fact a rebellious youth, rejecting his responsibility as a Watcher and dropping out of Oxford University, where he was studying history, when he was twenty-one.
Later, as Giles argues that a stalemate is not a solution to the vampire problem, Duncan reveals that in fact the town is feeding the Slayers who come seeking sanctuary to an ancient demon.
In fact, Giles was Madison's chief advocate in Virginia.
Struck by the fact that Giles had defended himself before even being accused of anything, Towrey ran with the story, accelerating an investigation begun the previous year by the state attorney general, John Ben Shepperd.
* The fact that Giles knows how to pick a door's lock is another hint about his tempestuous youth, as Cordelia noticed: " God, you really were the little youthful offender, weren't you?
In the other dimension, Giles and Anya speak with the Beljoxa's Eye, which tells them that the First Evil cannot be destroyed and that it exists now because of a disruption in the Slayer's line, which was in fact, caused by the Slayer.
It can be seen for many miles around as the tallest building in the town, but in fact it turns out to be not a steeple at all, but the 16th century tower of the Church of St. Giles.
* Despite the fact it has been shown vampires have no reflection, Spike can be seen many times in a mirror to left of the door, visible just past Giles ' shoulder and in the glass front of the bookshelf next to his chair.
Giles and Buffy's
* Rupert Giles — As Buffy's Watcher, and a father-figure and mentor to the entire group, Giles is a founding figure of the Scooby Gang, although his British upbringing resists the lighthearted nickname at first.
They are mentored by the school librarian who is also Buffy's Watcher, Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who often works closely with Willow in researching the various monsters the group encounters.
" Giles feels betrayed when Jenny reveals she is actually a member of the Kalderash gypsy clan, sent to keep an eye on Buffy's relationship with the vampire Angel.
As Buffy's Cruciamentum approaches ( a brutal tradition of the Watchers ' Council in which a depowered Slayer is forced to battle a particularly dangerous vampire using only her wits ), Giles struggles to cope with the guilt of betraying Buffy's trust.
Giles is fired, and replaced with Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, but continues to act as Buffy's unofficial Watcher, proving especially helpful when Wesley turns out to be an incompetent coward.
Giles later loses Buffy's trust somewhat when he takes part in a scheme with Robin Wood to kill Spike (" Lies My Parents Told Me ").
Giles goes to warn Faith as Duncan states this is the fate that Slayers deserve for rejecting the Watchers Council, especially Buffy, reminding Giles that Buffy's relationship with Angel resulted in Jenny Calendar's death.
By the episode " Passion " it has become clear that Angelus is targeting Buffy's friends and family and has, in Giles ' words, " regained his sense of whimsy ", demonstrated by petty cruelties that keep the group unsettled and frightened.
When the Master rises, the Hellmouth opens in the floor of the school library where Giles, Buffy's friends Willow ( Alyson Hannigan ), Cordelia ( Charisma Carpenter ), and a teacher, Jenny Calendar ( Robia LaMorte ) are present and fighting off the emerging monsters.
" Restless " opens with Buffy, Willow, Xander, and Giles arriving at Buffy's mother's house still brimming with the energy of the spell that bound them together in " Primeval ".
After many months of fighting alongside Buffy and being under the authority of Buffy's Watcher, Giles, Faith becomes estranged from Buffy and aligns herself with the Mayor, who both employs her as an assassin and becomes a father figure to her while preparing to become a powerful demon that will destroy the town.
Faith tells Buffy's Watcher Giles ( Anthony Head ) that it was Buffy who killed the Deputy Mayor ; he does not believe her and she is taken into custody to be dealt with by the Watchers ' Council.
Faith's relationship to the Mayor in many ways mirrors Buffy's relationship to her Watcher, Giles, who is Buffy's father figure.
Rupert Giles was Buffy's Watcher in the beginning of the series.
Rupert Giles was reinstated as Buffy's official Watcher in the season 5 episode " Checkpoint ," and he remains so until the events at the end of Season 5.
They are guided by Buffy's Watcher, Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who is well-versed in demonology and is responsible for Buffy's training as a Slayer.
They are mentored by Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), Buffy's " Watcher ", and are eventually joined by Xander's new girlfriend Anya Jenkins ( Emma Caulfield ), who was a vengeance demon until her powers were taken away.
They are guided by Buffy's " Watcher ", Rupert Giles ( Anthony Stewart Head ), who is well-versed in demonology and is responsible for Buffy's training as a Slayer.
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