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    Beowulf and Indiana Jones have a lot of things in common that they do and how they act. One of the thing they have in common is that they have superhero qualities. Beowulf has superior strength and Indiana Jones also has that characteristic. Beowulf fights this “monster” Grendel and defeats him. Before he fights Grendel he tells his men (soldiers) that he will not use any weapons to defeat this “monster” he will fight him in his bare so they will be equal and he will not have an advantage. He defeats

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    Compare and Contrast Beowulf Vs Indiana Jones December 8th‚ 2005 Throughout time stories have for told of a heroic man with abnormal strengths to take on monsters‚ thieves and to bear his bravery. From generation to generation these myths and chronicles have been carried down‚ changed‚ and rearranged. It may seem unbelievable when listening to some of the stories‚ but it is hard to say if these accounts are true or not. In the story of Beowulf‚ there was trouble throughout the

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    Indiana Jones

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    Essay The films national treasure and the series of Indiana jones had many various techniques in which made them very successful e.g. lighting‚ sounding‚ characters and many more‚ that is what I will be talking about how these techniques that made these movies so successful. Sounding in these two movies are very important in how the movies are portrayed. In the movie Indiana jones‚ he has specific theme music when he has defeated the bad guys or has done something successful. And also when something

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    biography. Indiana Jones‚ from the “Indiana Jones” saga‚ and Beowulf‚ from the epic poem “Beowulf‚” both share epic hero characteristics as well as representing their respective cultures‚ even though they are from different time periods. From ancient Greece to Contemporary America‚ cultures use epics to share their stories and their heroes. An epic is a long narrative which consists of a particular society‚ “[descendence] into the underworld” (1418)‚ and

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    Indiana Jones is most like the epic hero Odysseus of The Odyssey. The four epic heroes we have studied in class are completely different in the way that they go about their journeys and trials. Though‚ despite these drastic differences‚ all share at least one character trait with Indiana Jones‚ whether it be a search for balance between good and evil‚ a drive to finish what has been started‚ a more human nature‚ or meeting opposition along the way. However‚ it is Odysseus that most closely resembles

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    Indiana Jones Summary

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    This book started out with Indiana Jones‚ an itinerant archeologist who goes on a lot of adventures to find priceless artifacts‚ is teaching celtic archeology in london when he gets fired for letting his sadness from his recently deceased wife getting in the way of teaching. He goes to Chicago to find a new job teaching when his stay turns transitory fast. Two people named Vladimir and Katrina Zabolotsky tell a church that they have seen Noah’s ark. Aftera caper with some Bolshevik spies they flee

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    Indiana Jones is known by many as one of the most famous “archaeologists” in the world. However‚ can a fictional movie character played by Harrison Ford really be considered an archaeologist? As we look into the most recent film in the franchise‚ Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull‚ we find many indicators that Indiana Jones could actually be considered a real archaeologist. With that‚ we also see many characteristics that do not make him an archaeologist‚ and show that he might not

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    fifth installment to the highly patronized Indiana Jones franchise before Harrison Ford turns 80 years old. In an interview over French radio RTL‚ the "Schinder’s List’ Director said that he is excited to make another sequel to the fictional archeological adventures of Indiana Jones. The first installment was ’Raiders of the Lost Ark’ which was released back in 1981. In the interview Spielberg said: "I am hoping one day to make it to an Indiana Jones V. I would hope to make it before Harrison Ford

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    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade opens in 1912 in Monument Valley with Indiana Jones as a boy scout who steals the Cross of Coronado from treasure hunters to put it in a museum. After the police force Indiana to give the cross back‚ the scene changes to a ship in the Atlantic in 1938 where Indiana finally obtains the Cross of Coronado‚ and Indiana later gives it to a museum. In the United States‚ Indiana Jones meets Walter Donovon‚ a donor to the museum who tells Indiana his father‚ Henry‚ went

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    Indiana Jones‚ “part-time” renowned archeologist during the day and a treasure hunter at night. Indiana Jones duality represents underlining the inner struggle within a person to become a hero yet remain existent in the social norms‚ while maintaining characteristic of modern American social ideals such as stereotypes and identifying American as the “good guy”. While Indiana Jones is shaped around the “anti-hero” ideal that has become prominent

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