combat with Grendel in which Beowulf rips off Grendel’s arm. This battle is mythological in nature: it shows Beowulf’s superhuman strength. Beowulf’s motive is revenge against the monster for his heinous crimes against Beowulf’s kinsmen. 2. Sword-fight combat against Grendel’s mother in which Beowulf swims to her underwater lair. This battle too is mythological‚ as Beowulf’s dive is the stuff of legend. However‚ in this battle Beowulf must use a weapon (sword) to defeat her. This shows Beowulf’s
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BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE 1914 One of many important battles in 1914 in which both sides attempted to fight a war of movement which would see the war ended by December 1914. It was also important in contributing to the stalemate which eventuated at the end of 1914. It heralded the failure of the Schlieffen Plan. The importance of this battle is that it was the culmination by both sides of any attempt at a war of movement‚ as it was realized that frontal offensives were impossible. Thus the ‘race
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Although though the Civil War had started at Fort Sumter on April 12‚ 1861. It had really started at the battle of Bull Run. The Battle of Bull Run was fought in Virginia just a few miles from Washington D.C.‚ on July 21‚ 1861. The commander of the Union was General George McDowell‚ and for the Confederates General Joseph E. Johnston. The Union had a goal to accomplish‚ they wanted to open up a path to Richmond‚ the Confederate capital‚ and end the war quickly. The Union had 28‚450 men while the
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1942-2d February 1943 By The battle of Stalingrad was one of the biggest‚ cruellest and most important battles of the World War II. The city was called in the name of Stalin‚ the leader of the Red Army and if the Germans captured it would be great propaganda for them and it would decrease the Russian morale‚ so Stalin made his army fight until death. Also if the Germans took control of Stalingrad‚ then the way to Moscow would be open and the Germans might win the war. The city also controlled a
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Jacob Hubenthal Rys ENGL 101 11/26/13 Battle Scars War has both advanced and extinguished civilizations throughout history‚ it has been present for as long as humans have been around to partake. Whether it is merely in our nature to fight‚ or civilizations are destined to clash due to cultural differences is a mystery. Without warfare the world today would be a drastically different place- many would argue that a utopia would result. War not only affects those whose lives are in danger‚ but
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Battle Royal The native Africans ’ heritage and way of life were forever altered by the white slave drivers who took them into captivity in the 18th century. Along with their freedom‚ slaves were also robbed of their culture and consequently their identities. They became property instead of people‚ leaving them at the hands of merciless slave owners. Their quest to reclaim their stolen identities was a long and difficult struggle‚ especially in the years following the Civil War and the subsequent
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Battle of Leipzig Battle of the Nations is its other name. It took place between 16th and 18th October 1813 at Leipzig‚ Saxony. It culminated the German “War of Liberation.” Among all the Napoleonic wars‚ it was the biggest battle in terms of the amount of artillery and number of troops engaged. A coalition of Russian‚ Austrian‚ Prussian and Swedish troops fought against the French Army of Napoleon. Napoleon’s army also included Germans from the Confederation of Rhine‚ Italian and Polish troops
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The Fight For Greece is based upon the Battle of Thermopylae. The Battle took place in Greece during the summer of 480 BCE. It was fought between the allied Greek nations and the Persian army. The battle ended with a Persian win‚ resulting in the death of over 300 Spartans and many of their allies. The purpose of this poem is to show the bravery and strength of the Greek soldiers when going into battle. The poem’s secondary purpose is to show the cost of war. This is seen in lines 7-8 as it shows
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Andrew Jackson had a mother and father and a brother his brother dies of a sickness and the father died of an accident and the mother died of drinking dirty water so he was orphan and he was young when his family died and so he raised himself and he was a very strong person and really didn’t have any fears and he was not a scared of anything really and what that means he would have gun offs and so who would drop dead first and he was always the winner but one time he did that he got shot in his
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Mussolini Social and Economic Policies: Battle for Grain (1925): * Improve agriculture to increase grain production so that foreign import was no longer needed (policy to achieve main aim of autarky as well as show economic strength of Italy to improve national pride). * Farmers were given grants on tractors and fertilizers and advice on modern techniques. Corporate State (1926-39): * It was aimed to transform the economy to a revolutionary form to aviod problems of labour
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