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    Valle Honors English 10 Milestone Assignment When reading all three of these epics‚ there was two hero’s that really stood out to me. Those two heros would be Beowulf and Hector of Troy. Hector was the obvious true hero of the Iliad‚ he defended Troy to literally the moment he died. Hector was killed by the stabbing of a vengeful and angry Achilles‚ something he knew was coming but didn’t back out. Beowulf‚ as dedicated warrior‚ at a young age he falls and dies in the hands of a vengeful dragon

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    Reading Beowulf before watching the movie allowed for an open‚ personal interpretation of what the author wanted us to create in our minds. We created our own thoughts about the setting‚ characters‚ and imagery that the author had envisioned and put into the book. There were multiple differences between what was read and what was watched. Multiple changes and additions were made to the storyline in the movie. The creators of the movie made the changes with the idea that the story line would be similar

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    Year of the Hyena written by Brad Geagley and Beowulf there are many similarities that can be shown from both cultures. In The Year of the Hyenas Geagley writes about a murder mystery that happens in Ancient Egypt. A man named Semerket is sent to find out the killer of Hetephras an egyptian priestess. Throughout the story egyptian culture is shown by their festival and how they would rule their land. While‚ in Beowulf the story goes on to tell of Beowulf a brave warrior that sets out to slay a monster

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    comparing Beowulf to the biblical story of David and Goliath. There are many similarities between these texts such as their battle and their opponents. David and Goliath also have differences in personality and lifestyles. “Beowulf in his fury now settled that score: he saw the monster in his resting place‚ war-weary and wrecked‚ a lifeless corpse a casualty of the battle of the battle in Herot. The body gaped at the stroke dealt to it after death: Beowulf cut the corpse’s head off” (Beowulf‚ pp75)

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    Beowulf and the divergent a great king of the ancient Danes and the founder of their royal line. Anglo - Saxons created Beowulf to tell a story about heroes and Violence that is a part of life‚ but it is not considered a free-for-all. ¨My lord‚ the great king of the Danes‚ commands me To tell you that he knows of your noble birth And that having come to him from over the open Sea you have come bravely and are welcome. (Beowulf‚ 127-130) had some awesome heroic kings.The first of these hero-kings

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    In the poem‚ “Beowulf” the author presents good v. evil as the central them. With Beowulf as the protagonist and Grendel as the antagonist. However some may think differently about this ancient piece of literature. Some may look at this piece of literature like the best piece someone has ever wrote. A lot look at it with the protagonist and antagonist switched but just by reading the story‚ it’s very hard to make Grendel a good guy. I look at this oldest surviving piece of literature the same way

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    play "Othello" vs. "O" the movie portrays the main characters in various similarities and differences. In the play "Othello" there are two characters that make the play what it is. The movie "O" has those same characteristics with the characters roles. The two main characters in the play "Othello" are Othello and Iago. In the movie "O" they are Odin and Hugo. The play "Othello" was about a noble Moor‚ Othello that was in love with a woman named Desdemona. In the Movie "O" the characters name is

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    Isabel Navarrete English.12 Epic Heroes are amazing people they are much appreciated. Two perfect examples of epic hero’s would be Beowulf and Spiderman. They both have virtues in them they both can be honest‚ caring‚ forgiving‚ courageous‚ respectful‚ and kind. Beowulf and Spiderman are really brave and strong. They risk their lives for others without thinking about twice. One epic hero is Spiderman. He faces all kinds of evil. Spiderman is not afraid to confront anything or anyone

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    There are many similarities about the "Giver" in the movie and book. These are some of them. One similarity about "Giver" was both in the movie and book Jonas had learned about love and he liked it. Another one is‚ Jonas lied to his parents when they asked Jonas if he understood why the word love wasn’t used anymore. In the book Jonas and Giver come up with a plan on how Jonas can escape from the community the same thing happened in the movie. In both the movie and book a the same tragic event

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    The outsiders movie and novel have many differences and similarities. I have only written about two of each but it is always fun to go back and look for more There is a hug variation between the two‚ the tiny details were precisely the same. The Outsiders is about a group of kids that are all different some are greasers‚ which have the leather jackets and the slicked back hair‚ and there are the Socs‚ they are the rich kids of town and are more dressed up then the greasers are. One way that the

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