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    1) Using Emerson’s "Heroism"‚ describe the characteristics of Grendel and Beowulf. Grendel is a cowardly‚ agitated‚ and cruel monster. He is cowardly since he only comes out at night. He is agitated because of the noise humans make combined with a grudge against humanity itself. He is downright cruel because he rips people apart and eats them for pleasure. Beowulf is brave‚ calm‚ and confident. Beowulf shows bravery by taking on Grendel‚ a horrific monster‚ and not backing down. Beowulf is calm because

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    part of the novel. This is especially true in the novel‚ Grendel. The zodiological and philosophical content in the novel‚ Grendel‚ have pushed out the whole other perspective of the novel‚ which is in Beowulf’s point of view. The first way the other perspective is lost by the philosophical and zodiological point of view is when Grendel slips on the blood when fighting Beowulf. When Grendel is fighting Beowulf in Hrothgar’s Mead Hall‚ Grendel says‚ “I have fallen! Slipped on blood.” (169). In the

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    Grendel Chapter 1: Chapter one is mostly about Grendel’s problems: why is he the way he is? why he should kill in order to survive? and why everybody are so stupid for him? “And so begins the twelfth year of my idiotic war. The pain of it! The stupidity!”(p. 5) I wonder why did Grendel have a war with humans. He is very rageful and angry character but at the same time he is reasonable in his thoughts. He hates everything that surrounds him: “Him too I hate‚ the same as I hate these brainless

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    (Heaney) and the modern-day film Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson) due to the cultural difference between the Middle ages and Modern time. More details entered the film to appeal to a more modern audience that requires reason and details. The old English poem held no use for complexity to tantalize the reader. Additions that add complexity to Grendel’s character in Beowulf and Grendel include backstories and new characters. In Beowulf‚ the epic‚ it states‚ “Grendel was the name of this grim demon haunting

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    Gardner Distributing Company SWOT Analysis Gardner Distributing Company purchases‚ sells‚ and distributes Iams premium pet food products (68 percent of sales)‚ pet supplies (14 percent of sales)‚ and lawn and garden supplies (18 percent of sales). The management team has developed a purpose‚ mission‚ and objectives; but the strategies of the firm are not clear. Defining the firm ’s strategies will require an understanding of the business and the two industries in which the firm operates. It will

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    Grendel Critical Analysis QuestionsAnswer on your own paper in complete sentences. Chapter 1: Aries‚ the Ram.1. What does Grendel’s relationship with nature -- the ram‚ the sky‚ grass‚ the doe‚ the baby bird‚ owls‚ and wolves -- reveal about his own personality?2. Quote the various phrases Grendel uses to describe himself. What do they reveal about his self-image and how it was developed?3. What is the significance of the scene wherein Grendel challenges the "dark chasms"?4. What does Grendel mean

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    The Grendel and Beowulf Aspects of Myself Someone once said‚ “The things you hate most in others‚ are the things you hate most in yourself.” I see two sides of people: their positive side‚ and their negative side. Most of me‚ my Grendel aspect‚ wants to see the negative sides of people. It is easy to fall into the familiar habit of just noticing all the bad qualities about a person. However‚ my Beowulf aspect strives to see the best and positive qualities of people‚ and aims to put aside their

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    life goals. John Steinbeck’s novella Of Mice and Men focuses on the significance of dreams as well as the problems with solitariness and helplessness. Lennie and George‚ the two main characters of the book‚ are migrant workers who recently arrive at a ranch in Soledad‚ California to work. Their experiences at the ranch show how hard it is to live in 1930’s society‚ and how they are different from the other migrant workers. Loneliness‚ powerlessness‚ and the nature of dreams are major themes in Of Mice

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    In both stories Grendel is portrayed as a bad guy. In GrendelGrendel can talk and basically just wants a friend to torment‚ while in Beowulf he doesn’t talk and is defeatable when fought. In the story Grendel‚ you can tell by the way he talks that he is fueled by killing. It gives him a certain rush that serial killers get while killing. I was able to understand Grendel in a way because he was lonely‚ scared and found something to do‚ which excited him; but all he really wanted was a friend. In

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    of Beowulf‚ there are many ways that represents about the evil of Grendel had describes a conflict that between the courage‚ the mighty‚ power‚ loyal in warrior‚ and the demons that happening itself in this story. Of course‚ Grendel is one of the fiend and a devil in this story that represents as an evil in the society and the world. Grendel also be an enemy of the God‚ and the God sends the heroic like Beowulf to defeat Grendel in the mead-hall and become a representation of evil in society. Thus

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