Why Read Beowulf? By Robert F. Yeager Beowulf‚ the rousing Old English poem of man and monster‚ has been a classroom classic for generations. Its own survival as a text is nearly as epic as the story it tells. Beowulf’s presence among us reminds us upon what slender threads our knowledge of the past depends. Only through a series of extraordinary escapes has Beowulf come down to us. In the late 900s‚ two anonymous scribes wrote the story on parchment using West Saxon‚ a Germanic dialect dominant
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Rachel Mello Ms. Miller AP English Language‚ 3rd 19 September 2011 Should Students Be Required To Read Huck Finn? Very many people argue on whether or not ninth graders in English should be required to read The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. This novel was written during slavery and when racism was a big problem. Many of the people argue that this book isn’t appropriate for students to be reading because of the language‚ racism‚ and slavery that is portrayed in the book. Even
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What makes a leader or manager exceptional and why are there so few of them? “I suppose leadership at one time meant muscles; but today it means getting along with people.” Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) From ancient times‚ when people just started living in groups and organizing communities‚ they have been choosing a man who would take responsibility to lead them. In other words‚ they needed someone who would coordinate their lives and work‚ so they would survive not only as individuals‚ but
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concentrated in the brain? With a baby’s mind expending so much energy it allows the brain to develop more quickly when read or spoken to. Thinking back to when you were still an infant‚ you can still recall your earliest memories involving books or stories that you either read or were read to. Now jumping into the present‚ you can imagine that your reading habits from childhood to adult life may have changed drastically or not at all. Whether or not you were read to‚ every parent wants to see their child excel
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Reading newspapers everyday is must for both students and adults for growth and enlightenment irrespective of the class or field of their life. For‚ reading newspaper everyday is highly educational‚ and an important informal education in that. One can ignore this important function of the life at own peril. In a time when information is available to anyone at the push of a button‚ a turn of the dial‚ and now‚ the click of a mouse‚ newspapers have had to adapt in order to continue
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Why do College Students Drunk so Much? "Alcohol abuse on college campuses has reached a point where it is far more destructive than most people and today realize and today threatens too many of our youth." -Senator Joe Lieberman Why do college students drink so much? This timeless fad has effected this generation in high percentages since the beginning of college education. Today in America it is estimated that approximately 29% of college students are regular alcohol abusers. Another recent
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News A newspaper is one of the most common ways to receive the latest news. News is the communication of selected[1] information on current events which is presented by print‚ broadcast‚ Internet‚ or word of mouth to a third-party or mass audience. Contents [hide] 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Forms of news 3.1 Newspaper 3.2 Online journalism 4 Newsworthiness 5 New ecology of news 6 See also 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External links Etymology[edit] The English word "news"
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POL 215Y Assignment 1 Why are some countries in the East and Southeast Asia persistently authoritarian while so few are democratic? Compare and contrast two or more cases. Student Name: Xin Zhang Student #: 999620771 Instructor: Jacques Bertrand TA: Wayne Zhu Democracy is a political system that makes sure that all eligible citizens have the right to participate in making the decisions that affect them either in a direct or indirect way. President Lincoln addressed that in
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When you read a book or a story that was written long ago‚ you feel that you have been carried away into the time that the story was created. Literature is very diffferent around the world‚ every country has its different stories‚ even if they were written hundreds of years ago‚ or a few years ago.Literature written in the past is very important for us know‚ because it helps us understand what was going on during the time that the story was written. It allows us to know what our country or other
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Why So Expensive? College is said to be some of the best years of your life. The parties‚ the freedom‚ and the new experience help you find new friends‚ hopefully a career and yourself‚ but rising college cost are having young adults stressing instead of enjoying the college experience. Every year less and less states are giving their college’s money and more and more students are asking for financial aid or taking out student loans. The more that college tuition continues to rise the more of
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