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    beast‚ Grendel. But the book never specifies those details. In the epic poem‚ Grendel‚ the great beast‚ slays the Danes in the night‚ when everyone is asleep‚ so that none have a chance to challenge him. However‚ in the movie Grendel bursts into Heorot in the night‚ but the Danes are fully awake witnessing the slaughter Grendel delivers. The poem describes Grendel’s defeat by Beowulf using his only his bare hands and his might to rip off Grendel’s arm. The movie shows Beowulf grappling Grendel‚ and

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    Stephanie Kilhullen ENG101 The Theory of Multiple Intelligences     On Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligences        The beginning of the school year is possibly one of the most stressful experiences for a student to endure due to mandatory placement testing—ultimately deciding where and what level a student belongs to based upon their test scores. However‚ what if a student does not do well on the placement testing because the subjects that the educational system deem ‘intelligent’ are

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    In Grendel the author John Gardner incorporates astrological signs with each chapter. The author uses each zodiac sign to demonstrate Grendel’s feelings and mental instability. The zodiac signs also demonstrate the challenges Grendel faces and his resolutions. These experiences influence Grendel’s growth throughout the story. The first sign demonstrated‚ Aries‚ Is shown with his encounter with a ram and how Grendel aggressively approaches it show his arrogance. This aggressive manner and arrogant

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    In the story Grendel‚ there are a lot of different themes and lessons one of the main themes in this story is isolation. Grendel is a very isolated character who is looking for his purpose in life. Grendel has a lot of hate in his heart‚ but there is also a lot of love in it at the same time. So throughout the story‚ there are a lot of moments when Grendel has a battle within his self. For example when Grendel first hears the Shaper playing in chapter 3 it starts to make Grendel think different about

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    and has potential to develop throughout life. However complex and/or complete either theory may be neither are able to offer an acceptable solution that answers the question of how individuals learn. Howard Gardner‚ a Harvard Professor‚ offers yet another theory: Multiple Intelligence. Gardner introduced his theory of Multiple Intelligence in his 1983 book Frames of Mind. His theory challenges the traditional psychological and biological view of intelligence as a single capacity that drives logical

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    an individual’s rigorous struggle is something everyone should admire. Giving up has never been an option for Christopher Gardner going from a homeless man with his son living on the streets and on a subway to where he is today; owning a multi-million dollar brokerage in Chicago and New York‚ Chris made up his mind that this is the life he wanted to pursue. Growing up‚ Gardner was taught by his mom that he could become anything he wanted to be if he believed in himself. Despite where he came from

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    Grendel Vs Beowulf

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    the Great considered a hero in other’s eyes? Back in the Danes their live many joyful citizens. Those citizens partied almost every night making the moment unforgettable. But there was one creature name Grendel who hated other’s excitement‚ so Grendel began torturing the people of the Danes. Grendel tortured them day in and day out until they feared him. Beowulf the text book version and movie is an emotional theme that is consist of violent content‚ standing along above all odds‚ and facing a heroic

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    Motif Dan Motivasi

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    0906484 PPB B MOTIF DAN MOTIVASI MOTIF Motif adalah alasan sebab orang melakukan sesuatu. (KBBI) Motif adalah suatu keadaan‚ kebutuhan atau dorongan dalam diri seseorang yang disadari atau tidak ldisadari yang membawa kepada terjadinya suatu perilaku.(Azwar‚ DR.Yayu Khodijah‚2006) Motif merupakan salah satu aspek psikis yang paling berpengaruh dalam tingkah laku individu. Motif diartikan sebagai perilaku sangat kompleks dalam organism(individu) yang mengarahkan perilakunya kepada

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    Baseball Motif in Fences

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    In Fences‚ August Wilson uses the motif of baseball to at first develop Troy’s character‚ and then he uses it to relate to vital themes‚ relationships between characters‚ and conflicts throughout the play. Once the plot becomes more developed‚ Wilson uses the motif within Troy’s speech to allude to significant themes‚ such as the recurring theme of death. Secondly‚ in the duration of the play Troy uses metaphors about baseball when relating his relationships with other characters‚ for example‚ he

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    plethora of literary techniques and strengths integrated within itself that separates it from other novels and work in tandem with the plot to form an enjoyable novel. A significant technique used in Lord of the flies is its multitude of motifs. Two of these many motifs include power and savagery and are brought up many times in the novel. The use of these literary techniques are to emphasize the insanity the boys on the island go through. In our pastiche we wrote an alternate ending to Lord of the flies

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