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Beowulf 12
Words: 1007 - Pages: 4.... of honor, fame, and accomplishments.
Hrothgar, king of the Danes, is one example of the Anglo-Saxon
measurement of importance in Beowulf. In Canto 1 the story teller describes
his wealth and importance, not as mounds of gold or jewels, but instead as
his ability to "[lead] the Danes to such glory." and as his tendency to "In
battle, [leave] the common pasture untouched, and taking no lives."
Through this display of compassion for the commoner who doesn't fight in
battles, Hrothgar proves the full extent of his honor and therefore the extent
of his wealth and status. Beowulf, the hero-prince, also proves his true
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Tuesdays With Morrie
Words: 504 - Pages: 2.... advice. "You talk, I'll listen," was one of Morrie Schwartz's famous quotes. Mitch set off to visit his old friend. There reunion was filled with stories of what happened in the past fifteen years of their lives. Mitch had a feeling of guilt because he had changed over the years and was not totally living by Morrie's "words of wisdom". He was too caught up in his work and never took any time to relax and have a good time. From now on Mitch visits his quickly departing friend just as he did in the past. At these visits they discuss various topics such as death, marriage, family, and money. Morrie considered their Tuesday visits to be t .....
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Dog Dreams
Words: 468 - Pages: 2.... said to wait and see if they survived. Patty told me to call her Saturday night and check on the pups. As Saturday approached I worked up the nerve and called her. I soon learned that two more had passed away and only one pup was still holding on. Patty told me that the one pup that was still holding on was a male, and he looked just like his father, Samson. This information rekindled my dreams and I began to have some hope. She told me that if anything happened she would give me a call. Sunday went by along with Monday and most of Tuesday. Then around 9:30 while I was at work, one of the servers informed me I had a telephone call. .....
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Much Ado About Nothing
Words: 617 - Pages: 3.... that
marriage led to the trapping of men. When he heard about
Claudio getting married, Benedick thought that Claudio was
crazy, because Benedick felt that marriage was going to
change the way Claudio lived. Benedick was also very
stubborn. He never wanted to give into other people's
ideas, and that was why he didn't want to give into the idea
that marriage could be a good thing in a person's life.
Beatrice was a character very similar to Benedick.
She was a very independent person, and didn't want to rely
on anyone for support. She also was very smart. She
enjoyed reading poetry, and thought a .....
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Gatsby 17
Words: 613 - Pages: 3.... support to educate them. Finally, there is the illegal way of achieving the "American Dream.” Gatsby felt that the illegal way was the most appealing to him.
There are a number of passages that lead us to infer Fitzgerald's view of the "American Dream.” Near the beginning of the story, Nick drops the first hints that lead us to infer Fitzgerald's view of the "American Dream.”
Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction-Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn. If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gor .....
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Beowulf
Words: 1218 - Pages: 5.... now will make you come with counsel courage for their hearts through long comfort years”(1706). The Geats need someone to believe in and who would believe in someone with low self-esteem or someone who didn’t believe in themselves. The people need assurance and they found that assurance in . reassures his people that the Dragon will be dealt with and gives them courage to withstand this threat. “ I lived in my youth through hard war-moments--- now here I am ready battle weary king battered with winters for final glory-time if that grim hall burner will come to meet me from his mound of gold” (pg. 81). wants to reassure his .....
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Thanatopsis
Words: 333 - Pages: 2.... a metaphor of death is indicated in the following passage. The mere fact of dying is indicated. “Into his darker musings etc......”. The death metaphor begins as , “Of the last bitter hour come like a blight”. An indication of not ever returning back to the earth is also demonstrated when he says that over the spirit, and sad images are present. A constant effect of nature is shown in line 14. Here nature is predictable and the same throughout its surrounding. Day in and day out it remains as it was before. “ To Nature’s teachings, while form all around - Earth and her waters, and the depths of air, - Comes a still v .....
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Macbeth - Supernatural
Words: 801 - Pages: 3.... of his soul.
After the prophecies of the witches' revealed the fate of Macbeth, the plan in which to gain power of the throne is brought up. The only way to gain power of the throne was for Macbeth to work his way to the throne, or to murder King Duncan. Murdering the king was an easier plan since the motivation in his dreams urged him on. Lady Macbeth also relied on the supernatural by her soliloquy of calling upon the evil spirits to give her the power to plot the murder of Duncan without any remorse or conscience(Act I, Scene V, ll.42-57). The three sisters are capable of leading people into danger resulting in death, such as the sai .....
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Guilt, Duty, And Unrequited Love
Words: 2312 - Pages: 9.... unpopular show if such popular daytime soap characters as Luke and Laura or Bo and Hope had enjoyed a smooth courtship, uncomplicated marriage and then grew old and gray together without a single conflict. The viewers watched them go through many conflicts, some of which involved the classic love triangle. Such conflicts as the love triangle keep the story moving. Common elements of triangles in today’s soaps consist of lust, greed, jealousy, any of which are interchangeable with the conflicts resulting from situations involving lovers coming back from the dead or paternity uncertainties. Yet love triangles, whether in the soap opera .....
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Grapes Of Wrath
Words: 3861 - Pages: 15.... clothes came from McCalaster. McCalaster is a prison where he spent four years, in punishment for homicide. Tom was at the truck stop looking for a ride. He sat on the running board of a rig, until the driver came out. Tom questioned if the owner of the truck would actually stop him from giving Tom a ride. The driver gave in and let Tom ride along. Chapter 3 This chapter was first about the dry grasses along a highway, and then about a turtle. I think the significance of the turtle in the chapter is to show that all living things must keep moving to survive. Also, to show that there are two types of people in this world, kind people an .....
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