Donald Trump And Beowulf Comparison Essay

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Trump and B still insist they are in it to win it both fighting until the end faced with large tasks nonchalant about facing it
Lots of people are involved big deal to the people
Everyone thinks they are going to lose keep going into it anyway
Intro:
Introducing that characters why they are similar what they are doing
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Beowulf's heroics early in life sea monster quote on his courage
How he showed valor all the time
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Beowulf’s heroics later in life how he faced his last battle with valor how he did it to be king
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How he compared to Trump how he did it to be pres
Conclusion:
Conclusion of their valor
How it compares

Beowulf and Donald Trump in Their Push for Power

There are many modern world events that correspond with events that occur in Beowulf. The one major event that is occurring
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He was well known throughout the county. His most notable victory was against Grendel and his mother. He demonstrated immaculate power and control over his opponent even though the monster was horrendously hideous. It is stated in the poem that, “The captain of evil discovered himself in a handgrip harder than anything he had ever encountered in any man on the face of the earth. Every bone in his body coiled and recoiled, but he could not escape. He was desperate to flee to his den and hide with the devil's litter, for in all his days he had never been clamped or cornered like this” (749-756). In this quote, Beowulf’s first contest in the plot of the story unfolds. He gets the monster Grendel in a hand lock and rips off his arm, putting him in a near death experience. His tales of victory were spread throughout the land. It was a great feat that he had accomplished, and it made him widely popular in surrounding cities and within his own county as well. After this victory, Beowulf was well known and feared. He was able to spread his name through many villages and people shared the word of his

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