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    Wanderer”‚ is an Old English poem written during the time King Edward died; it discusses a warrior’s lone journey to find a new lord and ponders through thoughts‚ memories‚ and craves companionship. “The Seafarer”‚ is also an Old English poem written during the Anglo-Saxon time‚ it is about a seafarer who longs for the waves of the sea and similar to the wanderer‚ he has no companion. The people described in both poems have very similar characteristics and thoughts that reflect Anglo Saxon warriors

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    Beowulf and The Seafarer In a comparison between “Beowulf” and “The Seafarer” one finds two contrasting beliefs in fate and the sea from the story’s main characters. Beowulf is resigned to fate and is humble before the force of the sea‚ while The Seafarer is fearful of the powers of fate and the sea and is unwilling to accept them. Though the actions and thoughts of Beowulf give him a god-like appearance in the story he believes that God and fate work together. He boasts of his encounters

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    The Comparison of the Wanderer and the Seafarer The Wanderer and The Seafarer belong to elegies‚ wh ich are ´the most subjective and emotional part of Anglo-Saxon poetry being otherwise much restraine d in real feeling and emotion´ . The word elegy is derived from ´the Greek elegos meaning funeral so ng´ and like all elegies both poems are full of melancholy‚ mournful mood. The influence of christi anity‚ which penetrated into Anglo-Saxon society in the sixth and seventh century‚ is evident

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    makes those who are not zealous‚ jealous... That is ambition. Ambition has been the backbone of every army! Through those great ancient Egyptian wars. From the conception to the design to the construction to the completion‚ ambition was the proverbial foreman‚ as once again we see that collective zeal create a phenomenon...thus...Ambition is the source of all that is good and all that is evil! It makes the wonders and it makes the wars. Ambition is the winner and loser of every game! Every footballer

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    AMBITION Ambition and its pre-dominant theme of acquisition‚ is being touted as the new ideal of an increasingly materialistic world. Prescribed as an indispensible prerequisite for ‘success’ it has long erased the virtue of aspiration from the minds of our youth. Characterised by a subtle yet firm will to achieve or become‚ aspiration advocates the pursuit of excellence as opposed to mere success. Can ambition and aspiration be seen as diametrically opposite manifestations of the souls needed

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    “The Seafarer” contains something that is very particular to it. After analyzing various parts and components of the poem I came to the conclusion that it has two authors; the one that came up with the story and the monk that wrote down the story and added a little Christian reflection in the second part. In line 65‚ we can definitely notice a drastic change in style and in the context. Both parts seem to be two different pieces‚ which they are. All the Anglo-Saxon poems used to be passed down orally

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    There are three central ideas in the Anglo-Saxon poem "The Seafarer." The hardships of being at sea‚ eternal salvation‚ and the idea that nothing is permanent. It is the monologue of an old sailor. The beginning of this poem tells of the old sailor hardships at sea. He experiences he bitter cold of the winter‚ being alone and isolated at sea‚ and hunger. In a thousand ports‚ and in me. It tells of smashing surf when I sweated in the cold of an anxious watch‚ perched in the bow as it dashed

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    different ways‚ depending upon the lyric or story. Exile is prevalent in the lyrics “The Seafarer‚” “The Wanderer‚” and “The Wife’s Lament.” Each lyric displays exile in a completely different way; however‚ all three works instill the fear of exile in a powerful way to the reader/listener. “The Seafarer” immediately states the main idea of self-imposed exile in the second sentence of the lyric. Lines 1-3 of “The Seafarer” states‚ “It tells how

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    collection of Old English poetry in existence. In “The Seafarer”‚ “The Wanderer” and “The Wife’s Lament”‚ Anglo-Saxon poets indicate loneliness motivates people to seek remedies for current sufferings. “The Seafarer” discusses the loneliness brought by traveling on the sea during winter ; “The Wanderer” demonstrates the solitude of being a friendless exile; and “The Wife’s Lament” displays the solitary of a woman being abandoned by her husband. “The Seafarer” is told in first person narrative with the circumstance

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    CHAPTER FOUR THE CONCEPT OF AMBITION Ambition: Ambition is the desire for elevation and continuous aspiration. Ambition is the case of a person who never feels satisfied and never stops at a certain level. Now‚ is this wrong or right? Is it spiritual or not spiritual? Normal or abnormal? Should a person go that way or resist it? These are important questions to which we shall give answers here with regard to the kind of ambition and its direction. Ambition is a natural thing‚ part of

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