My Heroes And Villians In Beowulf

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Heros and villians

Over the years of high school I have had to dealt with people teachers and other things to push through to make it here to this day I have my demons some might say. I laugh at that thought of something like that. I have made impressions on kids that maybe life ain't so bad that was when I was 5-6 years old in my life. I have concord hills mountains and fears over my years. The most challenging wasn’t my physical ideals it was my mental.

The days of school arrived easy I thought nothing to it throughout my elementary years peace of cake but when the middle school hit it wasn't easy to take what was going on those days. I felt lost on a voyage or caught up in my own thoughts had a sea hag like in Beowulf grendel's mother it felt trying to thrash and hold me back. My friends in that class were limited but I found a place a hero in the eyes of a new student his name was daniel he and I had problems in preschool but I got over it and found some joy in knowing he was a friend i could rely on in those years. My seventh grade year I found new villains to get over I struggled with science the easiest thing they said it wasn't to a seventh grader who thought it was magic or that things like this did not have a purpose it just happened that way.
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But beowulf still wanted to fight when he went to that dragon he wanted one last fight. I have the same ambition as beowulf no one will say you need to sit this one out or you can't do it because I can I proved my dad wrong I won't fail highschool I will pass it won't be for him that i do but for myself do i pass I go where I am needed and wanted I will go the extra mile to get what I want or need there is no stopping there is no fast slow track it's a pace that you must go or you will fall behind or be left behind there is no crap I forgot there will be none of that in the job

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