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    01.02 Epic Battle Graphic Organizer As you read through the excerpts of Beowulf‚ pay careful attention to each character’s actions. Ask yourself‚ “What do these actions tell me about the character?" Record your observations and supporting evidence from the text in the graphic organizers provided. Include at least five observations for each character. The notes you record will help you answer the questions during the assessment at the end of this lesson. Part A Grendel Monstrous Actions Text Support

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    The Battle with Grendel

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    The Battle with Grendel Summary: As the Danes slumber‚ another sinister monster trudges toward Heorot. It is Grendel’s mother‚ who is also dammed to spend eternity in the dark moors. She has passed the day mourning for her dead son‚ and she comes to Heorot seeking vengeance for his death. When she bursts into Heorot‚ the warriors awake and grab their weapons. She is not as strong as her son is‚ but she still is strong enough to devour one warrior and snatch the arm down from its place on the

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    Pride In Beowulf

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    Anglo-Saxon’s. The description of Beowulf in the poem Beowulf‚ “The strongest of the Geats – greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in this world” (lines 110-111)‚ explicitly expresses the unparalleled strength Beowulf possessed. It intends to inform his enemies and challengers

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    The Human Tendencies

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    The Human Tendencies February 2‚ 2013 Humans were given the gifts of intelligence‚ love‚ reason and will. We have the power to modify and adapt to any environment based on our needs. Human beings evolved in a unique way and are endowed with intelligence‚ instincts and movement. There were three elementary needs to keep us alive: food‚ shelter and clothing. Our early ancestors found a means to sustain these basic needs on the first day of their existence. The ability to satisfy the need for

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    On January 17‚ 1781‚ the Battle of Cowpens ensued. This battle was a key battle in the American Revolution‚ and pitted 1100 well trained soldiers from Britain against 300 Continental Regulars and 700 Militiamen. The odds seemed overwhelming in favor of the Brits‚ but Brigadier General Daniel Morgan had different ideas on the outcome of this battle. Morgan was able to use certain aspect of his men and of the enemy to put together a plan that ultimately won the day. Morgan first and foremost knew

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    Name Dates Place Details Outcomes 1 Battle of Cowpens Jan. 17th 1781 Cherokee County In January the 17th of 1781 while Tarleton’s men (Britain) attacked‚ Morgan (Colonies) instructed the militia to skirmish with Tarleton’s men but to leave the front line open after firing a few rounds. The british mistook the repositioning of the Colonies as a rout and ran into an unexpected volley of aiming rifle fire with a cavalry charge and the militia showing up. The Tarleton escaped but Morgan’s troops

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    The Battle Of The Wolves

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    The Battle of the Wolves There is a Native American story in which an old Cherokee leader teaches his grandson an important life lesson; “A fight is going on inside me‚ It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil-he is anger‚ envy‚ sorrow‚ regret‚ greed‚ arrogance‚ self-pity‚ guilt‚ resentment‚ inferiority‚ lies‚ false pride‚ superiority‚ and ego. The other is good- he is joy‚ peace‚ love‚ hope‚ serenity‚ humility‚ kindness‚ benevolence‚ empathy‚ generosity‚ truth‚ compassion

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    The purpose of this paper is to clearly apply the steps of battle analysis to evaluate the Battle of Corregidor and provide an alternate outcome based from the addition of intelligence variables discussed throughout this paper. The Japanese would have won the battle‚ if they properly analyzed the geography of the island. The Battle of Corregidor paved way for allied vessels to reenter the Philippines during World War II. Corregidor is the main entrance for Manila Bay and protected the Philippines

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    Introduction The purpose of this battle analysis is to understand how intelligence plays a key role in military operations using the Battle of Stalingrad as the focus of study. First point to consider is Hitler failed to heed the intelligence given to him by General Friedrich Paulus which resulted in the surrender of the German sixth army. A second point is that the Soviets maintained a very effective military deception campaign that allowed for a build-up of forces unknown to the Germans

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    1-pepsico External Environment Consumers today are not as much joyous to cola products as they were before. Age and ethnicity are two main characteristics that affect consumer preference for soft drinks and alternative beverages. With age‚ health concerns become more of a factor when choosing a beverage. To illustrate‚ some studies show that cola products or soft drink in general may cause kidney stones and other related diseases. In contrast to older consumers‚ younger consumers—particularly

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