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    Devon cook English 102 4/18/13 Paper 3 “Symbolism” the practice of representing things by symbols‚ or of investing things with a symbolic meaning or character. I decided to use this specific form of figurative language to compare the stories of the yellow wallpaper and a rose for Emily. I decided to use the house from the rose for Emily and the wallpaper from the yellow wall paper as my two symbolizing comparisons. The yellow wallpaper represented pain‚ death‚ mental abuse‚ loneliness‚ suffering

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    and strength as he battles sea monsters‚ a fire breathing dragon‚ Grendel and Grendel’s mother‚ while also expressing his humility when initially refusing kingship for his victories. These

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    mighty that he was being held so high by the people of his era. He was fight for the glory not for the gold. Beowulf out smarted the large Grendel and causes the amputation of grendel’s arms and soon he banished away to his lair. The victory of Beowulf was regarded so highly and the whole of Dane rejoiced. But the happiness did not look long because as Grendel was died‚ the monster mother becomes furious and killed so much more people‚ and king Hrothgar has this famous mead hall wher the merry making

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    One of the essentials that Beowulf possesses is the unquenchable desire for a quest. Beowulf is measured as an immense quest seeker by rapidly taking the initiative to accept the first mission to kill Grendel just by “[hearing] how Grendel filled the nights with horror” (112). Grendel is a horrifying bayou creature of massive size that goes around slaying people from Herot. In spite of hearing Grendel’s appearance and actions‚ it does not intimidate Beowulf because the challenge is graciously

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    If there was a fire in my house I would take three thing that are meaningful to me and symbolize other things in my life; the symbolization of the objects is similar to the symbolism of a certain ritual that was very important to me. One of the objects I would take with me out of the fire is my guitar. I would also take take a picture frame with a collage of picture of me when I was younger. I would also take a old picture of mickey mouse framed on my wall. The ritual that really meant something

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    affect the outcome of one’s life. I. Theme II. Setting III. Symbolic Setting IV. Mood a. Loneliness b. Fear of Regret c. Regret V. The Title is important VI. Literary Terms d. Imagery e. Symbolism f. Personification g. Onomatopoeia VII. Rhyme Scheme h. Stanzas i. Lines VIII. Narrator IX. Conclusion The theme of “The Road Not Taken” by Frost shows that all people have choices to make in their lives

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    every man. Brave the man that steps up to fight a war when help is needed. While both‚ the poem Beowulf and the movie The 13th Warrior seek for the need of an epic hero‚ fame is what Beowulf and Buliwyf desire. In the poem Beowulf ‚ Beowulf hears of Grendel terrorising the Danes. Beowulf‚ showing his bravery steps up as the brave man he is. “Proclaiming that he’d go to that famous king‚ would sail across the sea to Hrothgar‚ now when help was needed” (lines 114 - 116) These lines show that Beowulf is

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    Beowulf's Legacy

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    By defeating Grendel‚ a monster who has never been defeated‚ Beowulf would add to his legacy. To further his reputation‚ Beowulf decides to not use weapons or armor because Grendel “has no ideas of the arts of war‚ of shield or sword-play‚ though he does possess a wild strength” (Heany 16). Beowulf wants to make sure that his reputation is unquestionable because he does not want people to think that the only reason he defeated Grendel was due to his weapons. Since Grendel “has no ideas of the

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    The Kiss Painting

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    Gustav Klimt was a controversial figure in his time‚ He live during 1862-1918. His work was constantly criticized for being too sensual and erotic‚ and his symbolism too deviant. Klimt established the vienna session with the purpose of rising of level of the arts and crafts in austira through close ties to art nouveau. Today‚ they stand out as the more important paintings ever to come out of Vienna. The Kiss‚ painted in 1907-08 was a oil canvas‚ 180x180cm ‚ During his golden period‚ Its probably

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    Delivery Man Vs Beowulf

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    delivery man face different battles‚ they are both hero’s. Beowulf is an average individual but has an abnormal amount of strength gifted from The Holy God. He uses this strength to defeat his opponent‚ Grendel. Grendel is a monster who is also a pagan. Throughout Beowulf’s battle with Grendel‚ Beowulf discovered his strength and fought his enemy with his hands. He was defeating him and “The monster’s hatred rose higher‚ But his power had gone.” ( Beowulf has defeated the monster‚ but he couldn’t

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