Personal Narrative: My Fighting With Beowulf

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Through my journey I have done a lot. I have fought dragons and monsters with Beowulf and went on voyages with Gulliver. I saw Macbeth and that whole drama. My favorite part was by far fighting with Beowulf. We were good friends and I felt strong and powerful when I was fighting beside him. I learned a lot through my journeys and I made a lot of friends. I will never forget some journeys because I have the scars to show for them. I am sad that I will not be going on anymore crazy voyages but I am a little happy that it is coming to an end. I learned to never underestimate yourself because you may be scared at first but the good always win. We might lose a battle but we always win the war. I also learned to go into things with an open mind.

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