Beowulf‚ a tale of a hero that is centuries old. From his roots in Geatland‚ his life embodied his aspiration to obtain glory and be victorious‚ the way of life in the Nordic Viking world prior to the Norman invasion of England in 1066. He managed to slay a brutal and foul creature‚ by the name of Grendel. Like many stories‚ especially ones that are over a millennium old‚ it has been edited throughout history‚ and has received completely new twists in the story. Coming straight out of Hollywood is
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OPRE 6366.502 Cisco Systems Case Study Report Assignment 1 DUE DATE: SUBMISSION DETAILS: MIDNIGHT on Wednesday‚ December 12‚ 2012 Your report must be fully contained within one file and submitted through eLearning. Your report will only be accepted through eLearning. Plan accordingly and wisely. Reports submitted after the due date will receive a 10% grade penalty for each day it is late. The time stamp on your eLearning submission will determine the late penalty. 1) This report will be completed
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Beowulf‚ translated by Burton Raffel. The poem tells of Beowulf‚ a great Geatish warrior‚ facing three monsters that threaten the vikings. Beowulf is a hero because he risks his life for the sake of others‚ doesn’t give up‚ and fights even though there’s a good chance he might lose. He proved this in his battles with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. In viking society the ultimate prize is getting a song written about the warrior in question. Beowulf had to prove his worth many times in
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In 1971 the NFC earned five of the eight playoff berths‚ they also six or eight playoff berths in 1972. The AFC did not get the respect that they deserved until the 1974 season when the Miami Dolphins were the favorites to win over the Minnesota Vikings‚ which they won twenty-four to seven. Even the year before the undefeated Miami Dolphins were underdogs‚ however they did win fourteen to seven. Later four more teams would join the NFL between 1995 and 2002. The Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville
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Byzantine Period -Western Roman Empire falls in 476AD. -Roman Emperor moved the capital to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople. -Constantinople was advantageous to Rome in that it could deal with barbarians‚ was a huge trading port‚ and it made protecting the eastern front easier. Justinian -In 527 Justinian became emperor through his uncle. -He sent his general Belisarius to reclaim the land lost to the west -Belisarius took North Africa from the Vandals‚ and Rome from the
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raids taking place‚ especially Viking raids. “846 According to their custom the Northmen plundered… and burned the town of Dordrecht… the Northmen‚ with their boats filled with immense booty‚ including both men and goods‚ returned to their own country….” (Doc.3). Often times there was nothing that people could do to prevent these raids because they happened so quickly. The Vikings were not at all like the people they were used to fighting for the object of land. The Vikings only wanted money and prisoners
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Great Literary Epics of the Past The Roman conquest of England in 43 AD‚ coinciding with the introduction of Christian values‚ the alphabet and writing utensils was the start of a new Era. Missionaries sent by the Roman Pope to England influenced the pagan values of the native Britanie‚ as exemplified in their literature. Anglo-Saxons‚ whom contributed the features of a literary Epic‚ were torn between pagan beliefs and Christian values as their predecessors had been. The first literary Epic‚ Beowulf
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The Celts invaded in the 7 century BC. The Romans called people who lived in the north the Picts. Scots came from Ireland and settled in the west. In the 9 century the Scots and Picts were united into a kingdom called Scotia and fought against the Viking raiders. In 1296 Scotland was
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contents then earth’s driest desert. Nevertheless‚ because of Mar’s atmosphere and geological environment Mars has the possibly that it can sustain life. NASA has sent many space crafts to explore what is on Mars the first was the Mariner 9 then‚ Viking 1 and Viking 2‚ the
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