Taking risks is part of everyday life. You take a risk driving to work or school. You 're always taking risks at work, depending what you do. In unit 5 we read stories that all had to do with risk taking. The stories we read were Beowulf, Blackheart by Mark Brazaitis, and Are Genetically Modified Foods Scary? By Paloma Reyes.
The story Beowulf is a unique because it was the first book written in the english language. Since the book was written so long ago the original author is unknown and the story is passed down by hearsay. Beowulf is a fictional character the is the main idea of a superhero. He’s stronger than the average man. For example” He twisted in pain, and the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder snapped, muscle and bone split and …show more content…
Towards the end of beowulf 's death he gives his armor and necklace to wiglaf. He said “ Then the brave king gave the golden necklace from around his throat to wiglaf, gave him his gold-covered helmet and his rings, and his mail shirt and ordered him to use them well.” (215) This phrase also shows what kind of person beowulf is.
In another fictional story Blackheart, a little girl named emily is left by her dad argentina. She 's with family members but she really would rather be with her dad in Sherman. Where they live it 's has a high violence area. There house is surrounded by two tall barbed wire fences except in the vineyard. The vineyard only has a short picket fence, but that 's ok. They also have 4 dogs each meaner then the next but the fourth is the meanest. It 's a mixture of pitbull, rottweiler, german shepherd, and wolf. Emily is told she can not see the dogs for her own safety, but all shes concerned about is them. So Daniel who is the caretaker of the dogs takes her there once and introduces her to blackheart. In the story it says “ when they reached blackhearts cage, he …show more content…
Genetically modified foods (GMF) are a good example of that. GMF’s are plants that can be made to be resistant to pests and anything else that is stopping that plant from growing. What could be so bad about that? People who are against GMF’s are raising questions about the long-term effects of such foods. On line 31 it says that scientists have not yet proved any harmful effects of the consumption of GMF’s. People argue that humans have not been introduced to these types of foods before so there is no way to know if it will have a negative effect on us. The scientists say that regardless the food increase would help so many people. They say the risk is worth
The story Beowulf is a unique because it was the first book written in the english language. Since the book was written so long ago the original author is unknown and the story is passed down by hearsay. Beowulf is a fictional character the is the main idea of a superhero. He’s stronger than the average man. For example” He twisted in pain, and the bleeding sinews deep in his shoulder snapped, muscle and bone split and …show more content…
Towards the end of beowulf 's death he gives his armor and necklace to wiglaf. He said “ Then the brave king gave the golden necklace from around his throat to wiglaf, gave him his gold-covered helmet and his rings, and his mail shirt and ordered him to use them well.” (215) This phrase also shows what kind of person beowulf is.
In another fictional story Blackheart, a little girl named emily is left by her dad argentina. She 's with family members but she really would rather be with her dad in Sherman. Where they live it 's has a high violence area. There house is surrounded by two tall barbed wire fences except in the vineyard. The vineyard only has a short picket fence, but that 's ok. They also have 4 dogs each meaner then the next but the fourth is the meanest. It 's a mixture of pitbull, rottweiler, german shepherd, and wolf. Emily is told she can not see the dogs for her own safety, but all shes concerned about is them. So Daniel who is the caretaker of the dogs takes her there once and introduces her to blackheart. In the story it says “ when they reached blackhearts cage, he …show more content…
Genetically modified foods (GMF) are a good example of that. GMF’s are plants that can be made to be resistant to pests and anything else that is stopping that plant from growing. What could be so bad about that? People who are against GMF’s are raising questions about the long-term effects of such foods. On line 31 it says that scientists have not yet proved any harmful effects of the consumption of GMF’s. People argue that humans have not been introduced to these types of foods before so there is no way to know if it will have a negative effect on us. The scientists say that regardless the food increase would help so many people. They say the risk is worth