Writing Lab III Beowulf: Epic or Elegy? Beowulf is a poem written in manuscript form created in England sometime between the years 700 and 1000AD. The author is unknown to this day. Is Beowulf an epic poem or an elegy? An epic is “a long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in adventures forming an organic whole through their relation to a central heroic figure and through their development of episodes important to the history of a nation or race” (Harmon
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Gilgamesh Gilgamesh was the king of Uruk. He made his city beautiful by building high walls‚ ziggurats‚ and many orchards. Also‚ he was portrayed as very beautiful‚ strong‚ and wise. Despite everything he had done‚ many people still did not appreciate or respect Gilgamesh. This was due largely to how Gilgamesh treated women. He would rape any woman who caught his eye‚ even if it was on her wedding day. The gods heard the prayers of the people and sent down Enkidu to match Gilgamesh’s strength
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Throughout my reading of Stephen King’s On Writing and Sherman Alexie’s Superman and Me‚ I was able to distinguish between similarities and differences in each of stories. Stephen King is an eminent writer from Maine who is known for writing horror novels. In On Writing‚ King writes about how people are able to learn both in the classroom and out‚ but he emphasized the importance of learning outside of school. He writes‚ “I took my fair share of english lit classes… but‚ Josh Gould taught me more
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Beowulf is a heroic epic poem. This work represents what is consider epics because‚ it is a poem written with a great extension. Moreover‚ it is written by way of alliterative verse‚ where the legendary exploits by which crossed the Beowulf character are related. Epics narrate actions that include a hero and that is of importance to the significance of a person. Beowulf emphasizes the ethical values of the period‚ loyalty‚ and makes allegory to Christianity. The content of the play tells transcendent
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The Epic of Gilgamash Tablet -1 The mighty King finds a match Part -1 URruk in her days of glory under the rein of King Gilgamash. Three forth God and one third beast he boosted "Who could have been a man more suited than me" He said. The last of his kind Gilgamash emerged supreme among the folk of URuk‚ His head high in the sky as proud Bull. Son of Ninsun Perfected by Aruru the Goddess of creation .Eyes as deep as the sea ‚ Hair as wise as light‚ his armor shinning as a furnace of fire‚ fairer
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The Devouring He sat‚ excited as a fat kid in a candy store‚ anxiously awaiting his anticipated arrival to the great dead sea of salt swallowing sea-serpents. The soaring sky-swan swam slowly to the surface. He descended down the delta cargo-bird. The young lad loved landing at the lake to visit his kin-folk‚ but fate had a mighty miracle in store for the sly son of Dennis. The rigorous trek along the speed-street finally brought Devon Dennison to his destination of the isolate island of Cliftonia
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Sherman Alexie wrote the biography “Superman and Me”. His biography is an extended metaphor about the connection between him and Superman. As you read Alexie’s biography you begin to understand his connection between them. Like Superman‚ Alexie is also trying to save people’s lives. Alexie learnt to read at an early age. He learnt to read from a Superman comic book he can’t even remember. Throughout his biography‚ he compares himself to Superman. Alexie stated in his biography‚ “I am trying to
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would believe that Kevin Wu could be the dominant epic hero over Odysseus‚ but while Kevin and Odysseus share certain traits‚ Kevin’s superiority in epic heroism (changed from heroicness to heroism) controls over that of Odysseus. A hero isn’t self-serving‚ never boasts and never needs help. Odysseus fits all those categories. (Tried to avoid asking a question) Although Odysseus seems to be a dominant epic hero‚ Kevin Wu is more prominent as the hero because of his characteristics. (Had to reword
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Chelsea Tijerina SOC 302 Extra Credit Waiting for Superman The movie Waiting for Superman is a documentary produced by Davis Guggenheim and Lesley Chilcott. The documentary sheds light on our public education system and its complexity‚ particularly its effect on parents and children. The documentary follows the lives of 4 children and their struggles‚ as well as their parent’s struggle‚ to enter them into a charter school. The overall message is that much like many other institutions‚ public
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idea of the superman’ was developed by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 1800s. The ubermensch (literally overman in German) never had extra-ordinary powers and wasn’t developed as the protector of man. Instead‚ the superman is a person who has overcome all the flaws of mankind and is essentially perfect.’ This idea‚ though it was thought of as an ideal goal that all people should strive for‚ has almost completely been used for less-than-good agendas. The details of what Nietzsche’s superman is supposed
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