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    represents a shared disagreement. A lot of this is represented in many different forms and presented throughout the Romeo and Juliet play. A movie that is fairly similar to and whose topics relate in many ways to Shakespeare’s play is "Shrek". An ogre‚ whose name happens to be Shrek‚ and a princess‚ Fiona‚ fall in love with each other. Fiona’s family does not approve of this since the humans are in war with the fairy tale creatures and also because princesses are supposed to be with princes‚ not with ogres

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    Epic Story

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    Epic Story Time The year was 1592 in South Korea‚ the dark gray sky was consuming the sun inch by inch‚ as the people’s voices yelling and screaming from all directions‚ wondering what? How? Who? Quickly turning around back into the house‚ the dark black gate‚ thick with steel hovering high over the dark sky as if it were to consume anything it met. Everyone quickly running back and forth‚ side to side‚ panicking from who knows what. A sudden explosion occurred west from out house‚ panicking‚ everyone

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    Lost Continent as an Epic What makes a story an epic? In the book‚ The Lost Continent written by Bill Bryson‚ Bill travels across the continent of North America starting in his hometown of Des Moines‚ Iowa. Bill Bryson explores each region of the North American continent from north to south and east to west. While traveling Bill Bryson is in search of a perfect small town. The Lost Continent is a journey traveling across North America with Bill Bryson as the hero and New England as the underworld

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    EPIC STORY

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    Epic Story The abominable‚ amiss‚ atrocious‚ awful Adewalen the Dark has terrorized the town city of Oakland California and many other places for before but its atrocities have become far worse. After all these years watching the wretched beast destroy our homes I can’t just sit here and watch anymore! I- Tyrexius shall avenge our fallen city. Before I take on the abhorrent monster I will need training‚ perhaps my father “Clark the Colossal‚” can train me. As I walked home I heard the shrieks

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    The Epic of Gilgamesh

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    of the ancient cities and the objects contained within we found clay tablets with curios markings. Slowly theses markings were recognized as writing and the script‚ in its various languages‚ was laboriously deciphered. In these tablets we find the epic of Gilgamesh. Although scholars have disagreed about the meanings in the story and there have been as many versions of it as there have been translators it still has remained a historic myth. The story begins a description of the world in which

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    Epic Journey Essay

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    Hero… “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity‚ but of power‚ love‚ and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 (NLT). In just about in every epic story we find a hero on a journey. There is a path‚ they must choose to follow filled with discoveries‚ events‚ danger and a power that keeps the hero on its quest. As Believers‚ people we too are on this epic journey and everybody story lines are different from the rest‚ it’s a God unique sign of authenticity. Sometimes this path‚ which we all

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    acclaim it receives. Voice contains important themes that still apply in today’s society‚ has significant historical information‚ and portrays characteristics of heroes that remind us that even the best heroes are still mortal. Once upon a time there’s a hero named mossy. She had a voice so strong it made everybody stop. But ever since mossy was born she wasn’t normal. She always wanted to be alone and had a dog named frog. Her parents always found a way to down her because she spends no time with them

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    Is Beowulf an example of an Epic? To argue this question is to know the actual definition of an epic. An epic is a long narrative poem written in elevated style‚ in which heroes of great historical or legendary importance perform valorous deeds. The setting is vast in scope‚ covering great nations‚ the world‚ or the universe‚ and the action is important to the history of a nation or people. Beowulf’s stories follow these guidelines completely. To prove so here are evidence and reasoning behind the

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    characteristics of an epic in many different ways. First‚ Beowulf fights the sea monsters. "You’re Beowulf‚ are you the same fool who fought a swimming match with Becca‚ exploring the deepest seas‚ risking your lives for no reason but the danger?" (27‚239) Beowulf is a strong and courageous man‚ that does not fear anything or anyone. "But the truth is simple: no man swims in the sea as I can‚ no strength is a match for mine" (28‚265). Beowulf hears about Grendel‚ and as a hero‚ he goes to the palace

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    An Archetype Critical Analysis In The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ translated by N. K. Sandars‚ and Genesis‚ the King James Translation‚ we find several examples of archetype‚ specifically in the characters. The definition of an archetype is a character‚ symbol‚ plot or theme that recurs often enough in literary works to have universal significance. In The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ Gilgamesh is a half mortal and half immortal man who is king of the city of Uruk. In Genesis‚ Adam and Eve are two reflection creations

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