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    ChesleySullySullenberger Everyone has a hero either it’s your mom‚ dad‚ or great great grandpa. How about American heroes like Rosa Parks or Nelson Mandela? Chesley Sullenberger or Sully for short was the first man ever to land a plane in water with saving 155 people due to a bird strike in its engines. Sully was born January 23‚ 1951 with a family of three. His mother and father named Pauline Hanna and Chesley Burnett Sullenberger‚ and older sister Mary Sullenberger Wilson. In June 17

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    Gallagher Language Arts p.8 5 December 2014 Chesley Sullenberger “I think it’s become an economic necessity for people to be able to learn and grow throughout their lives‚ because most people can’t get through their entire career with one skill set. We have to keep reinventing ourselves” (Brainyquote). Chesley Sullenberger is praised in society today for his outstanding braveness and ability to conform under mass amounts of stress. As a Pilot‚ Sullenberger knew the danger of the air and the importance

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    “Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder” -E.B. White. And what a wonder the world of Pandora is to ex-marine Jake Sully in the movie‚ Avatar. Sully‚ who is paralyzed‚ takes on the persona of a Na’vi‚ the native people of Pandora‚ through an Avatar to gain information on these people for the government in order to get an operation to correct his disability. Though Avatar is science fiction‚ the movie shows us the reasons and effects of war within our society and how the environment can

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    Colm O’Sullivan and Cullen Allen set up their business in 2003. Colm has always had an interest in food while Cullen has always had an obsession with business. So they combined their strengths and Cully and Sully was born. Colm and Cullen had noticed the huge growth in the ‘convenience’ food industry for today’s cash rich‚ time poor generation but they spotted a problem with this food‚ or more aptly‚ an opportunity. The food on offer is often of poor quality and a reputation has grown up around

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    Advertising Brief Company Background Cullen Allen and Colum O’Sullivan first launched their business Cully & Sully in 2004 with a line of ready-to-eat healthy pies. From their base in Cork‚ Ireland they have grown their business and increased their product range to comprise of soups‚ deserts and hot pot meals. They are a leading Irish start-up enterprise having been nominated for Ernest & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. In this assignment we will seek to explore the launch of C&S

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    Beowulf is an epic poem that tells the saga of a brave hero‚ Beowulf. Beowulf displays his superhuman‚ brave abilities in the legendary battle between Beowulf and Grendel‚ a monster who is quite powerful and malicious in his own way. Beowulf is personified as a perfect hero who fought for his people and defeated evil with his immortal powers that he used to bring peace and justice. He constantly showed virtues admirable of any man during the Anglo-Saxon time period; he was wise‚ noble‚ brave and

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    example” (Benjamin Disraeli). In this quote Mr. Disraeli is saying a hero is anyone who will be remembered for the dignified examples they set for others. The epic poem of Beowulf‚ rewritten in English by Seamus Heaney‚ is a grade-A caliber source of how people viewed a “hero’ back in Anglo-Saxon times. The Geat hero‚ Beowulf‚ leads his people through his examples of fearlessness and pure strength. These are some of the qualities they believe makes a true hero. Today‚ for the most part‚ we view are

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    10/6/12 Period 3 How is imagery used in Beowulf? Imagery is the formation of mental images. It is used all throughout this epic poem Beowulf. The way imagery is used in Beowulf is powerful‚ deep‚ and strong. Imagery in this epic poem makes it so easy to picture what’s going on‚ and really sets the mood for Beowulf. The epic poem starts off talking about Grendel‚ already using imagery. “A powerful monster‚ living down in the darkness‚ growled in pain‚ impatient”. So already you have some great

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    In the classic epic Beowulf we follow the great hero from his time as a young boy to his final moments as King of the Geats. During this many traits of various characters are revealed to us‚ none however as in depth as what is revealed about the titular figure of Beowulf. This is done through a jumble of Pagan and Christian values that are being bounced between throughout the text. Many of his ‘softer’ virtues such as forgiveness‚ generosity and commitment‚ seem to stem primarily from the Christian

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    man’s name has been sung for ages‚ written on parchment‚ story retold many times over the centuries‚ his name is Beowulf! There are minor and yet very major differences between the book and the movie. First lets start with the battle of Grendel. One difference that seem to ‘catch’ a lot of attention was that in the film Beowulf fought Grendel completely naked! In the book(poem) Beowulf boasted it would only be a fair fight‚ for both parties‚ if he only fought Grendel with no weapons and armor‚ which

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