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    The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites are: Bacteria are single celled organisms that can rapidly multiple themselves every 10 minutes up to 10 times each bacterial cell‚ but they do not live or reproduce in a human cell. When threatened they will make a copy of their DNA to enable them to come back to life in the right conditions. They are able to survive in most extreme living conditions including with and without oxygen‚ there are various types of bacteria such as Cocci/Coccus

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    Differences between colonies:  Religious: The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth were "Puritans" vs. Anglicans at Jamestown. Plus‚ Plymouth was founded for religious reasons while Jamestown was founded for economic reasons. Don’t get me wrong--religion was critical for both groups but the Puritans left England because they were religious outcasts while the settlers at Jamestown were there for economic benefit and had investors. Labor: Jamestown was initially settled under martial law and the military

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    Kirat Hundle 1. What is the difference between an element and a compound? An element is an isotope made of the number of neutrons it has. A compound is a substance made of two or more different elements (a mixture). 2. What is the periodic table? A periodic table is where the chemical elements are organized based on their atomic number (number of protons in the nucleus)‚ electron arrangement‚ and chemical properties. 3. Give two examples of each of the four major mineral groups (silicates‚ carbonates

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    that arise after reading the epic story of Beowulf by an anonymous author‚ and the romantic tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight‚ also written by an anonymous author. The stories describe two very different heroes. Beowulf was undoubtedly a hero‚ but as time advanced and the world became more complicated‚ what constituted a hero became more shady; therefore‚ while he is not anything like Beowulf‚ Sir Gawain is also in fact a true hero. 	Beowulf

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    war when help is needed. While both‚ the poem Beowulf and the movie The 13th Warrior seek for the need of an epic hero‚ fame is what Beowulf and Buliwyf desire. In the poem BeowulfBeowulf hears of Grendel terrorising the Danes. Beowulf‚ showing his bravery steps up as the brave man he is. “Proclaiming that he’d go to that famous king‚ would sail across the sea to Hrothgar‚ now when help was needed” (lines 114 - 116) These lines show that Beowulf is desperate for fame. Unlike in The 13th Warrior

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    character of Beowulf. I really like the original features of the fictional character but I am going to display them in a different manner. I am choosing another fictional character to play in this new production. This will be the new and improved perception of Beowulf. I would like Peeta Mellark from the Hunger Games to play the new Beowulf. At first it may seem like an odd comparison but I have found characteristics that have lead me to my decision. Peeta is not the buff type like Beowulf but he is

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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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    The novel Grendel by John Gardner depicts a significantly different perspective of Grendel than the poem Beowulf. In the novel we meet Grendel‚ a monstrous creature whose only companion is his mother and who becomes fascinated with the world of men. However he spends his days terrorizing the humans‚ and being feared by all. The novel which is the retelling of Beowulf‚ is depicted in the point of view of the monstrous antagonist Grendel. This supports the idea that everybody has a story‚ which contributes

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    Within a new trend in the Movies Industry‚ a lot of classic books are selected to be turned into films for the big screen. This is the case of the epic poem Beowulf‚ which dates from Anglo Saxon times and is considered as the earliest poem in the modern European language. In 2007‚ the American director Robert Zemeckis produced Beowulf. In my opinion he chose this poem as a source for a Hollywood movie because it carries valuable information about revelations and controversies of Old English social

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    During history there have been literary works that had characters that were remarkably similar to each other. Two characters that stood out was Jay Gatsby‚ from The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald and Hamlet from The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare because they were both being driven to a separate kind of person than who they usually which is being more insane than the usual human would be. Some reason for their peculiar outbursts of who they really are is a particular

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