Beowulf is an epic poem written in 750 AD. This epic poem was taken to the Anglo-Saxon time and takes place on the land of the Danes and the Geats. An epic is a long narrative poem that traces the adventures of a great hero. An epic poem has the ability to take you to another time and place. There are four characteristics of epic poetry. The first one is hero. Hero is a legendary figure who performs deeds requiring incredible courage and strength. Characteristic traits is the second one. A hero
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Summer Hunwardsen Mrs. Merced ELA Core 7B April‚ 12‚ 2017 Outsiders Argumentative Outline Was johnny angry or was he just protecting? Johnny was jumped before and would have died if his gang wouldn’t have come to find him and help him. He might’ve just been angry because of what he was put through when he was jumped. But johnny is guilty for killing Bob. It was planned! I mean duh it’s a book S.E Hinton planned the book but it says that johnny
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Literary Essay In life there will be difficulties. HOWEVER‚ you can choose whether to make something good come out of those difficulties. In the story "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor‚Timothy and Phillip struggle to get along and survive. Timothy and Phillip learn the importance of friendship and survival. Sometimes good things can come from challenges. Phillip has a negative opinion of black people‚ and is very leery about them‚ due to his mother’s influence. If Phillip didn’t become
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To Kill a Mockingbird: Literary Analysis Essay To Kill a Mockingbird has multiple major themes that are outcomes of significant scenes throughout the book. One of the most well-known scene is the trial scene where Tom Robinson is found guilty for a crime he did not commit. Because Scout and Jem were at the trial‚ the verdict deeply affected their view on the goodness of the people of Maycomb. Lee throughout the novel explores the concept of human morality‚ the inherent goodness or malevolence of
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“The Bath” by Raymond Carver discusses the themes of communication‚ or rather the lack thereof. At certain points of the story this theme is clearly being presented by the narrative. For example: once Scotty is hit by a car his friend runs up and asks: “what if felt like to be hit by a car” (48). But Scotty never answers as he didn’t feel like talking anymore. This is one example that shows lack of communication in the story that is clearly portrayed by the narrative. The narrative utilized another
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NAS Sheet for “The Metamorphosis” Part 1 Writer: Kafka Title: The Metamorphosis Plot: At the beginning of the story‚ the main character Gregor Samsa‚ wakes up to discover he has become a giant bug. He struggles to get out of bed‚ so he is unable to get ready for work. This makes him feel terrified that he may lose his job‚ and worst of all‚ disappoint his family.The plot if very straightforward‚ however much of the plot is spent describing how much effort it takes for the main character to get
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The Modern Prometheus; Analyzed Novels come in many different genres‚ mainly separated by fiction and non-fiction. Fiction can also be broken down into subgroups. Gothic romance is a branch of fiction detailing in the dark tragedy including romance. The tragedy tells the tale of death. Shelley was surrounded by death‚ close family died quickly‚ she lost her children‚ her sister committed suicide and as result she had a lot of despair and loneliness in her life. This led to her gothic-romantic
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An Important idea in The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is the idea of friendship and loyalty. This idea is shown through the members of the gang The Greasers. They teach us the value of real friendship. We see friendship and loyalty is important because it gives people love‚ security and the opportunity to be themselves and not be judged for it. We see the how friendship and loyalty can make someone feel loved and wanted in the chapter when friends are special and having one is good. In this chapter
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I chose the quote‚"You cannot open a book without learning something" by the Irish proverb because I can relate it to my favorite book‚"The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton which taught me lots of stuff that I did not know about. The book is about a 14 year old named Ponyboy and his two brothers Darry who is 16 and Sodapop who is 20 years old. Darry is in charge of them due to both of his parents dying in a car accident. They are all greasers in a gang and often watch over Johnny ‚who is another greaser
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Today I read two articles that have impacted my thought of the millennials era‚ those two articles are The Outsiders: How Can Millennials Change Washington If They Hate It? by Ron Fournier and Millennials: The Greatest Generation or the Most Narcissistic? by Jean Twenge. In the first article they really explained that this generation‚ the people of today are the ones that they younger people are more service oriented than anyone ever was. This is a great thing‚ but whats the link? Nothing actually
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