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    Burton Raffel

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    comes with it. Burton Raffel has translated one hero’s story that is traced all the way back to the early sixth century in the epic poem Beowulf. Throughout the poem he has been depicted as an epic hero due to the involvement of gods‚ superhuman strength‚ and heroic ideas.    One of the major theme that constantly resurfaces is the intervention of gods. The reason “[Grendel] never dared to touch King Hrothgar’s glorious throne [as a result of it being] protected

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    the epics by the Anglo-Saxons is Beowulf translated by Burton Raffel‚ it tells the story of glory. The protagonist in the story is Beowulf ‚ he represents bravery‚ family values‚ and heroism. All of these traits are vital to the Anglo-Saxon culture. Beowulf‚ the protagonist of the epic poem‚ shows bravery in many situations. One way bravery is shown is when Beowulf fights Grendel without any armour. “ Find Quote” This quote shows Beowulf’s bravery because Beowulf was willing to fight a monster that

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    Burton Snowboards Jake Burton is the founder and owner of world’s leading snowboarding company. Since 1977‚ his company has created snowboarding gear that sets the standards for the rest of the industry. In order to be successful‚ his motto is to "always focus on the sport and everything else took care of it self." The Exchange Process at Burton Snowboards Exchange process is when two or more parties’ gives something of value to each other to satisfy each party’s perceived needs. Exchange

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    Case study questions: Burton Snowboards Q1) Analyze Burton using the competitive forces and value chain models. When examining Burton Snowboards we can see how they considered factors of the competitive forces model in an attempt to expand globally. Traditional customers At its peak burtons controlled over 40 % of the US snowboarding market and remains the market leader despite growing competition. One way Burtons has stayed market leader is by being adaptable and dynamic which is a competitive

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    Tim Burton

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    The Movie Style of Tim Burton Toby Pace University Author Note This paper was prepared for Academic Skills for Graduate Students 084‚ Section A‚ taught by Professor Zhylin. Timothy Walter Burton was born in 1958‚ in Burbank‚ California‚ the media capital of the world. When Burton was a child‚ he was surrounded by filmmakers‚ actors‚ great studios and people from all over the world that gave him plenty of opportunities to know more about movies. He preferred science fictions

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    Tim Burton is a very bizarre and unique director. He lives in his characters by putting them in a environment that they don’t belong in. in movies such as "Alice in Wonderland"‚ "Charlie and the chocolate factory"‚ and "Edward Scissorhands" they all show how his movies differ from others. Using different cinematic techniques Burton can make one character stand out among the others. He is able to use camera angles and lighting to give the audience a different outlook on his movies. In one of his

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    Beowulf

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    Beowulf: An Epic Hero In the story Beowulf translated by Burton RaffelBeowulf was an epic hero. He crossed the open sea‚ fought the monster Grendel with his bare hands‚ and he killed Grendel’s mother. Beowulf is an epic hero because he crossed a parlous sea to save a village from a man-eating monster named Grendel. Beowulf had to sail on a small ship through massive storms and sea monsters infested waters to travel to a place he knew nothing about. Beowulf had traveled to a village where

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    Tim Burton

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    Cinematic techniques help a movie become more entertaining therefore everyone uses them. Different elements can create different moods. Directors all have unique styles of making movies. Tim Burton uses lighting and different angles to contrast fantasy with reality and show the strength of different characters. Burton uses lighting to show fantasy and reality in his movies. In the film Charlie and the Chocolate Factory high key lighting represents fantasy. The lighting is used in Willy Wonka’s factory

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    Helms Burton

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    issue that prompted the EU to take the Helms-Burton dispute to the WTO? Although a "blocking statute" was permitted under Article 235 of the European Union‚ Denmark threaten to veto stated that it exceeded the European Commission’s authority. After President Clinton signed the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act‚ the World Trade Organization agreed to a request by the European Union to assemble a three-person trade panel that would determine if Helms-Burton violated any international trade laws. 2

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    Tim Burton

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    Non-diegetic sound is when the characters cannot hear the music or sound‚ it is used for foreshadowing‚ it can add suspense‚ happiness or cheerfulness. Diegetic sound is when the characters can obviously hear the music or sound. In The Corpse Bride Tim Burton uses non-diegetic sound a lot like when Victor is in the woods practicing his vows there is quiet‚ slow music. When Emily comes back from the dead Victor runs and in the back there is loud fast paced suspenseful music. Diegetic sound is used when

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