Epic poetry stands alone as the most influential writing of all time (“Short History of English Literature”). No other authors created such exemplary masterpieces which provide cultural perspectives. Society worldwide has been molded significantly through the ages by the epic poets like Homer and Dante‚ inspiring stories of heroes‚ gods‚ and epic wars which have instilled strong morals throughout mankind. Without the sonorous writings‚ many successors to the epic authors would not have produced their
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Beowulf: A Pagan Epic Hero? Throughout literature there have been countless parallels and references to the story of Christ as written in the Bible. Even in such unexpected places as in seemingly pagan poems of ancient Danes and Geats- an epic with dragons and monsters- one still finds similar biblical allusions. In just such an unexpected place‚ the epic Beowulf‚ it’s title hero and his circumstance‚ become an allegory for the story of Christ. In this sense‚ Beowulf can be seen as a Christian
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Associate Program Material Narrowing a Topic Example Worksheet Review the following example worksheet: What general topic have you selected? | Education | What components‚ or subtopics‚ are related to this topic? | * Multiple intelligences * Classroom management * Importance of higher education * Benefits of higher education * Elementary school * Standardized testing * Parental involvement | What particular aspect of this topic interests you most? | Classroom management
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Star Wars is one of the best modern epics of its time. Starting with the world famous "in media res..."(The story starts in the middle of the action‚ in media res‚ and at a critical point; the events that happened before the narrative’s opening are introduced later on.) It is an epic with a great hero‚ setting‚ and a lot of captivating action. Although many people still think that epics were only written in ancient times‚ interestingly enough‚ many great epics are still being written today. The
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never read such a detailed account about finding a research topic. Throughout my high school career I just thought of current topics that interested me‚ searched for relevant issues surrounding the topic in Google‚ and picked a topic. Never having a specific structure or way of choosing a topic‚ I found the task difficult‚ time-consuming‚ and stressful. Before reading this chapter I preferred classes in which professors gave me a topic. The topic was not the most intriguing to me‚ but at least the professors
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Implied Topic Sentence In some paragraphs‚ the topic sentences are not stated but implied. In the succeeding paragraph the central idea implied is the miracle of the machine age. At times a writer wants to avoid a direct statement that seems forced or artificial. In such situations the topic sentence is implied. What is implied topic sentence? 1. Some paragraphs doesn’t state there topic sentences. 2. This doesn’t mean that there is no total topic sentence on it. 3. The topic sentence
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wedding and after a wrestling match and Gilgamesh admits that Enkidu is his equal‚ they immediately become inseparable friends (The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ p.9). They become so close friends that even Gilgameshes mother accepts Enkidu as his son and trust him to protect him on their journey to the forest to slay Humbaba and collect the cedar trees form his forest (The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ p.10‚ 15). Even when the people tell them of the horrible creature that is Humbaba‚ Gilgamesh is confident in his friend
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The Epic of Gilgamesh and the Great Flood This epic has fascinated especially Christians and scholars who are interested in the fact which The Bible is based on ancient writings on the human history through modern history. Most of The Epic of Gilgamesh has no major significance from the religious point of view‚ but scholars are recognizing the parallels between the history presented as an experience from a kingdom and its king with the ideas of creation including the Great Flood. This epic uses
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Beowulf as the Ideal Epic Hero Beowulf is an epic poem written back in the Anglo-Saxon time period. In this story the main character‚ Beowulf‚ is characterized as arguably the ideal epic hero thus fitting the standard of readers in its time. He is equipped with superhuman strength seen countless times within the text. He is fearless and oversaturated with bravery and courage even when the threat of death lingers around every monster slain. His leadership skills are made evident through his people
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Introduction A. Please write out your thesis statement using a complete sentence. II. Body paragraph #1— Topic sentence identifies cause#1 A. supporting details (details=examples/textual support) B. supporting details C. concluding sentence III. Body paragraph #2— Topic sentence identifies cause #2 A. supporting details B. supporting details C. concluding sentence IV. Body paragraph #3— Topic sentence identifies cause #3 A. supporting details B. supporting details C. concluding sentence
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