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    It is hard to make a difference‚ but it always pays off in the end. In the novel Same Kind of Difference As Me‚ the authors Ron Hall and Denver Moore revealed that it only takes one person to make a big difference by using foreshadowing and allusions. By using foreshadowing‚ Hall and Moore tell how one person can make a difference. Denver Moore recalls‚ “But after a while‚ Miss Debbie got me to talkin ‘bout things I don’t like to talk about and tellin things I ain’t never told nobody…” (Moore 4)

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    King Hrothgar then rose to power as king by his father Halfdane who was son of Beow‚ which was Shield Sheafson’s son. Hrothgar was not the only son‚ but was favored because of his fortunes in war. Many friends and kinsmen flocked to follow him. Beowulf a warrior with strength of more than thirty men in one hand aspired to be a great leader like King Hrothgar and Shield Sheafson. Hrothgar was a great king because he provided many fortunes of war for the people who followed him. Because of his great

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    CIVILIZATION AND BRITISH LITERATURE. SEMESTER VII March 18‚ 2013 BEOWULF: AN OLD ENGLISH ANONYMOUS EPIC POEM ABOUT AN OUTSTANDING WARRIOR. Beowulf is an epic poem written in Old English product of English literature from medieval times to remotely Anglo-Saxon times‚ roughly between centuries from 7 to 12. This poem originally in your manuscript does not have a title or name‚ but it is call Beowulf because this tells the story of a hero named Beowulf‚ Gautama protagonist of a series of events that are specifically

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    fearless hero to whom they can call upon for support in times of need. Beowulf was that hero in both the Epic poem Beowulf and the novel Grendel. Although the novel Grendel and the epic poem Beowulf tell the same basic story‚ Beowulf is a much better piece of literary work. Both stories tell the same battle between Beowulf and Grendel. They also both use alliteration. In Beowulf the author used alliterations like “filled with the food from the feast” and “grim and greedy Grendel”. In Grendel the author

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    have. In the novel Grendel by John Gardner‚ a monster named Grendel‚ who was once depicted as a complete evil creature in the epic poem Beowulf‚ tells the monster’s side of the story through it’s own eyes. By reading the text in the novel Grendel a person can realize that the monster Grendel was seeking attention and acceptance from the Danes‚ who were the human civilization which Grendel encountered on a daily basis. The author Gardner used this portrayal of the monster Grendel in the third person

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    epic hero does not fear his own fate‚ but instead risk everything including his own life for the good of the people. Beowulf‚ the hero of this epic‚ shows this quality plus many more throughout the entire poem. The film‚ though‚ is a different story. Beowulf is more of an epic hero in the text‚ rather than the film‚ because although he is boastful and arrogant‚ he is brave‚ he is loyal‚ and he is selfless. In the text Beowulf shows his bravery in everything he does. Before fighting Grendel Beowulf

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    Arthur” it can be argued that Beowulf was upholding the code hundreds of years earlier. The Code of Chivalry is the ideal standard behavior that all good knights follow. 3 elements showed by the code of Chivalry are courage‚ defend those who can’t defend themselves‚ and loyalty to the king. Beowulf illustrates these elements of the code by fighting several monsters‚ including Grendal‚ by sailing to the land of the Danes to fight for Hrothgar‚ and he returns to his kind Hygelan‚ with treasures. Following

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    Beowulf is considered a heroic figure in the story because he protected the Danes from the beasts and in the movie he is portrayed more as a liar than a hero. Beowulf is described in different ways. He represents strength‚ bravery‚ loyalty and bravery. One kind of theory was written as a story for a book‚ another was a video version. Even though both theories relate to the same way describing him‚ they have some major differences. Well for one Grendel’s mother was not an attractive woman‚ she was

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    Beowulf In many ways‚ Beowulf is the simplest kind of epic there is. It’s about the conflict between a courageous‚ mighty‚ loyal warrior and the demons and dragons of hell itself. The forces of good battle the forces of evil again and again‚ knowing that one day they will be defeated‚ but at least they’ll die fighting which that means that they will leave their legacy. This particular battle between good and evil isn’t as much about morals as it is about fate and reputation. Beowulf and Grendel

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    Is Grendel Evil or Victim to Circumstance? : How humanity has a tendency to put labels on people they don’t really understand. In the epic of Beowulf‚ one of the warrior’s biggest adversaries is a creature from the swamp named Grendel. Although the character of Grendel is present for only a short portion in the story of BeowulfGrendel signifies one of the important messages in the text about humanity. In BeowulfGrendel is called a ‘monster’. However‚ if observed closely‚ analyzing the

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