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Anti Autobot Action Fanfic And The Characters Windrazor
1,046 words
... meeting lightly guarded, and with a fair
degree of human life... nothing highly important
in the grand scheme. We simply let the troops have
at this planet... give them a chance to improve
their skills, get a better feel for battle. Pull
out, and than make a general announcement stating
something to the effect of 'This is what we shall
do to another planet if the raids continue blah
blah blah'... that should help us establish that
we simply will not sit back and take losses from
Autobot terr...
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Nationalistic Feelings Islamic Religion
1,257 words
The epic of Sundiata begins with the introduction
of the great, and narrator Mamadu Kouyate.
Throughout the epic, the importance of the great
is stressed numerous times. When speaking of
griot's Mamadu Kouyate states that, we are the
repositories which harbor secrets many centuries
old. The art of eloquence has no secrets for us;
without us the names of kings would vanish into
oblivion, we are the memory of mankind (Niane). It
was through oral reciting that the epic was passed
along for generati...
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The Heroic If John F Kennedy And Beowulf
1,016 words
The Heroic Similarities of John F. Kennedy and
Beowulf A Hero is defined as, A man admired for
his achievements and noble qualities.
(Marriam-Webster Dictionary, 1999) Its the best
word to describe mythological character Beowulf,
and 35 th U. S. President John Fitzgerald Kennedy.
Beowulf was a honorable man, who reigned as kind
and the strongest warrior throughout land. J. F.
K. charmed the U. S. with wit, kindness, and
bravery. John F. Kennedy and Beowulf had similar
heroic qualities. Beowulf a...
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The Role Of Women In Song Roland
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The Role of Women in the Song of Roland Women are
not mentioned often in the Song of Roland. They
appear in only seventeen of almost three hundred
laisse's. It is because they are included so
rarely, however, that the women stand out amidst
the throng of male characters and call attention
to the areas of the text in which they appear. One
of the principle woman characters is Queen
Bramimonde, wife of the pagan King Marsile. She
plays an important role at the end of the text,
becoming by associat...
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First Emperor 000 Kilometers
838 words
Many cultures have sent their dead to the
afterlife with the necessities of daily endeavor
and the trappings of honor. Dishes, food, thrones,
and barges have been excavated over the years.
Pets, wives, concubines, and servants have gone to
serve their masters in the next life as they
served in this one. To the Chinese Emperors death
was seen as an afterlife and the things that he
takes with him shows how much he accomplished
during his short life on earth. An emperors tomb
included various thing...
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Young Age High Priest
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There have been many great lords and leaders in
history. But Montezuma was that and more to his
people. Montezumas real name is Mohtecuzomatzin.
If the name was broken up: Moh means an expression
of reverence; tecuhtli means lord; zone means
brave; and this signifies prince. Cards Roch is
the birthplace of Montezuma. A giant celebration
was held in his births honor. At the festival,
priests declared that he would be a great ruler
and priests of high wisdom. As he grew he would
learn more of the ...
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Mother Son Relationship Attitude To His Mother Achilles
1,171 words
The Iliad deals primarily with human
relationships. There is a preoccupation with life
and death, pride, love (in its many guises) and
honour and these traits are all shown through the
interactions between the characters. One aspect of
the relationships on offer in the work, which it
is essential that we bear in mind, is the fact
that the perspective is a wholly male one. Women,
whether presented as peripheral to the story (as
in the Iliad) or as essential to it (as in the
Odyssey) are largely s...
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Why Is Beowulf Considered A Hero
617 words
Many epics have been written and forgotten. Yet,
the epic of Beowulf has stayed as one of the
premiere examples of a heroic epic. This brings an
inevitable question to mind. Why is Beowulf
considered a hero? In the beginning of the story,
a mythical monster named Grendel who is attacking
King Hrothgars mead hall Herot. When Beowulf hears
of this tragedy, he volunteers to go and fight the
mythical beast. The author wrote, So Beowulf chose
the mightiest men he could find the bravest and
the best o...
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Mead Hall Beowulf Grendel
428 words
King Hrothgar of Denmark, a descendent of the
great king Shield Season, enjoys a prosperous and
successful reign. He builds a great mead- hall,
called Heorot, where his warriors can gather to
drink, receive gifts from their lord, and listen
to stories sung by the scop's, or bards. But the
jubilant noise from Heorot angers Grendel, a
horrible demon who lives in the swampy fens of
Hrothgar's kingdom. Grendel begins terrorizing the
Danes every night, killing them and easily
defeating their efforts ...
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Eye Shall Forevermore Live Eye Shall Forevermore Blaine
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Blaine the big was half badger and half troll. He
was a huge beast (nearly twice the height of a
human) and was almost completely covered in
spikes. He hated his space colony. He lived with
fake trees, fake grass, fake rain, and all sorts
of fake things. He longed to live on Earth and see
the real things. He tried multiple times to break
into the space airports and enter a ship to Earth,
but the wizard guards always caught him. One day,
while Blaine was sleeping, the DANGER 1 alarm went
off. The...
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The Winged Human Headed Bull
275 words
The one piece of Mesopotamian art that struck me
the most was the Winged Human Headed Bull, also
called Lamassu. This high relief struck me because
of its power. It is able to command attention
through its size, position, and strangeness. Its
scale is massive at almost fourteen feet tall. It
is placed at the entrance of the Citadel of Sargon
II, demanding attention and setting the mood. It
carries a strangeness with its five legs, bull
body, human head, and bird wings. When I first saw
this piec...
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Epic Hero Heroic Code
490 words
Often, epic heroes can be characterized the same
way. They are portrayed as superhuman beings,
possessing strength, physical beauty, and
intelligence. These heroes aspired to live by a
heroic code that would ensure immortality by
keeping their memory alive in the people. Homer's
The Iliad shows how the heroic code was ingrained
in ancient Greek warriors. In many cases, the
Greeks put this code of honor above their own
lives. During a battle, Glaukos, a Trojan, and
Diomedes, an Achaian, encounter...
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Vietnam War Modern Fiction
991 words
It is generally recognized that Tim O? Brien? s
Going After Cacciato (1978) is most likely the
best novel of the Vietnam war, albeit an unusual
one in that it innovative combines the
experiential realism of war with surrealism,
primarily through the overactive imagination of
the protagonist, Spec Four Paul Berlin. The first
chapter of this novel is of more than usual
importance. Designed to be a self-sufficient story
(Mccaffery 137) and often anthologized as one,
this chapter is crucial to the n...
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End Of Book Greek Army
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Analysis of Similes in the Illiad In the Iliad,
Homer finds a great tool in the simile. Just by
opening the book in a random place the reader is
undoubtedly faced with one, or within a few pages.
Homer seems to use everyday activities, at least
for the audience, his fellow Greeks, in these
similes nearly exclusively. When one is confronted
with a situation that is familiar, one is more
likely to put aside contemplating the topic and
simply inject those known feelings. This would
definitely be an...
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Extra Ordinary Doesn T
404 words
A hero is a person that does something
extra-ordinary for a positive cause. I believe
Beowulf fits this definition for many reasons.
First of all, Beowulf is always loyal to his
country, and was never upset with anyone for a
foolish reason. He also defeats many monsters that
have caused great harm, with Grendel being one of
his big accomplishment (a big monster that killed
50 people in one night). He is a brave, witty
warrior that deserves to be known as a hero. One
quality of being a hero is wi...
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Good Vs Evil Grendel And His Mother
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Beowulf is an epic poem written, most likely,
towards the end of the first millennium. It is
considered a masterpiece and is the oldest known
piece of English literature. Written in Old
English, the story tells of magnificent heroes and
terrible monsters, of the struggle between good
and evil. Beowulf follows the style of the time,
intended to be read aloud and one of few stories
written in that manner successfully recorded.
Because of the time period the story was told, it
encompasses many diff...
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Homeric Hero Strives Looked For Honor Achilles
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The Iliad outlines and explains the qualities of
a? Homeric Hero? . The Homeric hero strives to be
the best among his peers. His goal is to achieve
the greatest glory in order to earn the highest
honor from his peers, his commander, and finally
from his warrior society. This is because honor is
the Greeks? main ambition in life as well as in
the afterlife. The Homeric hero strives for
excellence in particular areas of human behavior,
such as strength, skill, and determination. These
are necessar...
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World War Ii Marshall Cavendish
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Prisoners Of War Dear: The International Red Cross
I am writing a letter to you today to mention how
the prisoners of war were treated throughout the
second world war. If you have never been a
Prisoner of War (POW), you are extremely lucky.
The prisoners of war during the World War II,
(1939 - 1945) were treated poorly with no respect
or consideration and were given the living
conditions worse than animals. It was an extremely
bad situation that no human being could survive.
They were mistreated...
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Romeo And Juliet Death Instinct
832 words
Suicide refers to intentional self-inflicted acts
that end in death. Derived from the Latin
suicidium, which combines the pronoun for self and
the verb for to kill, the word suicide was first
used in 1651, but self-initiated deaths have
occurred throughout history. History tells us many
stories of people destroying each other in war.
Warriors are heroes of legends. We try to imagine
the courage, strength, and wisdom it must take to
become a hero, but history also describes how
people have died b...
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End Of Chapter Father Unoka
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That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral, and
many farmers wept as they dug up the miserable and
rotting yams. One man tied his cloth to a tree
branch and hanged himself. Okonkwo remembered that
tragic year with a cold shiver throughout the rest
of his life. It always surprised him when he
thought of it later that he did not sink under the
load of despair. He knew that he was a fierce
fighter, but that year had been enough to break
the heart of a lion. Since I survived that year,
he always ...
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