Dent October 12‚ 2013 Exposotary Writing In the epic poem titled “Beowulf”‚ Beowulf‚ the hero‚ has three battles against three different monsters. In each of these battles‚ our hero has different motives and he uses different strategies. Beowulf’s motives for his battles each have distinct differences‚ and his success in each is acquired differently from each other. I will explain the battles in their chronologic order. Starting with the monster Grendel‚ then to his mother‚ and lastly to the dragon
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The Cricket Boy (A Chinese Tale) A long time ago‚ cricket fighting caught on in the imperial court‚ with the emperor leading the fad. A local magistrate in Huayin‚ who wanted to win the favor of the monarch‚ tried in every way to get him the best fighting crickets. He had a strategy for doing so: He managed to get a cricket that was very good at fighting. He then made his subordinates go to the heads of each village and force them to send in a constant supply of
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The Stand at Thermopylae The Battle of Thermopylae was one of the most legendary battles history had ever seen‚ and had been a popular topic in hundreds of poems‚ stories‚ and even present day movies‚ such as “300”. However‚ many of the facts were omitted or inaccurate. So what is the story behind all the blood and glory? The battle had been a crucial part of the Second Persian Invasion‚ taking place in 480 BC. Although the battle only took place over a span of 7 days‚ it was considered one of the
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about his experience as a soldier and his beliefs about the Great War. His most famous poem about the war was‚ “Into Battle.” However‚ it was not until after his death on the battlefield‚ that this poem was published . This poem was extremely controversial and was used as propaganda to the young men enlisting. Julian Grenfell‚ author of “Into Battle”‚ argues in his poem that battle is the purpose of life because it is glorious and natural. Nature is continuously brought up in this poem to reinforce
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leader and commander but it is not as cut and dry as popular history makes it out to be. His great victory at Austerlitz cemented him as one of the greatest commanders in history. This battle is was a tactical masterpiece up there with Gaugamela and Cannae. However‚ there is more to analyze here than just the battle itself. Many aspects of war include mobilization‚ supply‚ training‚ moral‚ army structure etc. and all play a part in Napoleon’s victories and the creation of the French Empire. Another
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The Battle of Plassey (Bengali: পলাশীর যুদ্ধ Pôlashir Juddho‚ Hindi: प्लासी का युद्ध‚ Palashi ka Yuddha) was a decisive victory of the British East India Company over the Nawab of Bengal and his French allies on 23 June 1757. The battle established the Company rule in Bengal which expanded over much of India for the next hundred years. The battle took place at Plassey (anglicised version of Palashi) on the banks of the Bhagirathi River (another name of Hooghly River upstream of Calcutta)‚ about 150
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Lee to attack the British rear guard. Lee is forced to retreat‚ but Washington is ready for the British with the main army. In the end the both sides had claimed victory. Near Monmouth County Courthouse‚ the battle was fought on June 28‚ 1778. The weather was so hot on the day of the battle that many soldiers suffered from heat stroke. Many of Washington’s officers favored his plans to attack General Clinton‚ but Major General Lee was against it. Lee felt that after their alliance with the French
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Beowulf’s Battles The epic poem Beowulf is one of the oldest epics in English literature. Beowulf is a great Anglo-Saxon warrior. He has super human abilities that set him apart from other men. He is a servant to Hrothgar and eventually becomes a beloved king. Beowulf is a true hero in this epic because of his accomplishments in battle. Beowulf fights Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and a dragon throughout this poem. The three battles Beowulf engages in differ by his attitude‚ preparation
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The Battle of Saratoga was so important and a huge historical mark in history because this was helped to earn Frances alliance with the United States. The French for a long time had been wanting to get revenge on the British in the Revolutionary War but had waited for the right moment which was until they were certain the Americans would win. Benedict Arnold was very important to this war. He was the main general‚ and helped America win the Battle of Saratoga. This battle was a turning point in the
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The Battle of the Somme In February 1916‚ after a year of stalemate‚ the Germans decided to attack France and capture strategic French forts in the area of Verdun‚ 15 miles west of Paris. They aimed to ’bleed France white’ with the attrition tactic developed by their commander‚ Falkenhayn. In an attempt to force the Germans away from Verdun‚ the French allies from Britain‚ led by General Haig‚ planned an artillery bombardment of the Germans. The battle carried on for a whole 10 months with a
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