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    Archetype Trauma

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    Many people experience trauma as they age. Certain individuals will experience a range of physically distressing events‚ from typical household injuries to brutal domestic violence. For some people‚ however‚ the effects are more severe. If the occurring events are particularly distressing‚ an individual can suffer lifelong symptoms of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). Some commonly overlooked symptoms of this disorder include extreme guilt‚ vivid nightmares‚ and extreme irritability—for example

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    Heroism In Beowulf

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    epic poem Beowulf‚ is able to successfully characterize the hero of the Anglo-Saxon period. The epic‚ set in the sixth century Denmark and Sweden‚ describes the tale of Beowulf by the dividing of his struggles into three separate sections‚ Grendel‚ Grendel’s Mother‚ and Dragon. The author’s purpose is to immortalize Beowulf by proving his worthiness through his battles. In Beowulf the writer uses extrinsic ethical appeal‚ testimonials‚ and strong emotional appeals to immortalize an epic hero. To begin

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    There are many different types of archetypes‚ but I am solely going to focus on one‚ mine. I am of the innocent archetype and I believe it is a very important part to who I am. The traits of an innocent archetype are blissful yet dark if you see it through my eyes. There’s fear of abandonment‚ desire to be loved‚ and the ability to control emotion when you need to. This has led me into a life that I am living now. When I was young and still to this day‚ when anyone I really care about tells me

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    Beowulf Characteristics

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    Patrick Gates Mrs. Wells 1B 09/19/11 Beowulf Essay If a crazy monster was in your town would you be the one to stand up and fight for your people.? Well that is exactly what Beowulf did. Beowulf is an epic hero and showed characteristics. There are plenty of characteristics of an epic hero but there are three of Beowulf that stuck out the most. The three main characteristics of an epic hero shows he performs brave deeds‚ he is a strong and responsible leader‚ and he risk death for

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    Archetypes In The Hobbit

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    The Hobbit shows both positive and negative character traits. Some of the positive traits were shown by what the dwarves did. They were peaceful and honest . The trolls were seen in a negative light because they tried to kill the dwarves. At this point in the story intelligence would be more important than physical strength because when the trolls made an appearance in the book‚ they weren’t defeated with brute strength.They were defeated because of the sun. In other words‚ the trolls kept getting

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    Beowulf and Superman

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    Beowulf‚ an anonymous English epic‚ is an archaic poem written in the times of the Anglo-Saxon reign in England. It speaks of a mighty heroBeowulf‚ who through his great courage‚ strength‚ and cunning is able to defeat evil and vicious monsters and save his people. Beowulf shows great power and resourcefulness‚ and in this way is similar to one of my heroes‚ Superman. Beowulf and Superman have many similarities and differences. Superman and Beowulf have some obvious similarities. For

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    An archetype is a type of story that can be copied and used in the future. The archetype that is described by Horatio Alger would be rising from nothing and becoming successful. This structure of having a goal about becoming successful and achieving this goal is called The American Dream. Horatio Alger created the first pattern of having a character go through tough situations. This character was named Rick. He was modest and dependable. Fitzgerald changes the original characteristics of Horatio

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    Beowulf Battles

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    Stew Dent October 12‚ 2013 Exposotary Writing In the epic poem titled “Beowulf”‚ Beowulf‚ the hero‚ has three battles against three different monsters. In each of these battles‚ our hero has different motives and he uses different strategies. Beowulf’s motives for his battles each have distinct differences‚ and his success in each is acquired differently from each other. I will explain the battles in their chronologic order. Starting with the monster Grendel‚ then to his mother‚ and lastly to the

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    Narcissism In Beowulf

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    Beowulf is the oldest tale in the English language‚ it follows a perceived hero through the many trials he faced. The story was passed down orally for generations until it was finally transcribed in the form of a poem; which was eventually modernized into book form.(Beowulf‚2014) Many believe Beowulf was a hero because that’s what was needed at the time‚ someone to believe in. But if the tale is taken out of the time period and looked at now there are things that Beowulf does that suggests he wasn’t

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    Beatrice is a foil to Hero because of her contrasting personality to Hero‚ her never wanting to marry‚ and Beatrice always speaking her mind. Hero brings out Beatrice’s flaws‚ but Beatrice also brings out Hero’s many flaws. Beatrice and Hero are complete opposites to each other. One of the ways is by their personality‚ Beatrice is known for her fiery personality and happens to be outstandingly loyal‚ whilst Hero is quiet and doesn’t seem to care about much. “Sweet Hero! She is wronged‚ She is

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