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    Beowulf Essay Beowulf is a long story about Beowulf who is a warrior of his people and his many intense battles with enemies. There are plenty of elements that make this an epic poem. There are many instances where the poem shows characteristics needed for an epic. There are great battles between heroic figures and large villains. Beowulf appears to the land of Herot. Herot is an enemy of Beowulf but he is there to help Herot in a time of need. There is a great monster killing the…

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    the wraith. Then, it morphs to a scene of you fighting your son, Dirhael, before the Black Gate is attacked. This is where you learn the basics of combat, including how to parry and attack. It then changes to when the Black Gate is attacked, where you are fighting orcs with your son. This is where you are taught to execute orcs and learn more about combat. You then send your son off to find your wife, Loreth. After that scene, it cuts back to you holding your broken sword. It then changes to a…

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    THE BURNING BIDGE

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    Flanagan's war plans could be easily mapped to show natural obstacles and the movements of armies. The scenes involving combat are so specific, they could be acted out by readers. Even the training sequences are easy to follow and interesting to read, and unlike most fantasy adventures, the apprentices have lots of practice before being thrown into battle. Another interesting…

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    Survival Is A Must Despair, hope and the struggle to survive; he has endured all of these. A famous olympic athlete, he dedicated his life to running. That is, until the war, where he was forced to join the army to fight against Japan. His plane crashed and him with his friend survived, only to end up in the grasps of the enemy. Optimistic and resourceful, This is Louie Zamperini, from one of Lauren Hillenbrand’s best selling books, unbroken. First off, Louie is forgiving, “They’d be rescued…

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    relating to combat will be open to women without exceptions relating to physical requirements. Despite this, there’s still skepticism on whether women should take place in the front lines. Reason for this doubt are the arguments that women are less physically capable, more prone to injuries and , to distractions by men, and the outcome of disastrous effects to the military. Though, coming to the conclusion, those are not the predominant reasons why women were restricted from the combat area. The…

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    Poem Analysis Essay

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    Beowulf is an epic poem set in the either the fifth or sixth-century Scandinavia. Scholars have thought the poem to be set in Scandinavia because it is in the same part of Europe as Denmark and Sweden. There are three main climaxes throughout the entirety of the poem; the first is the fight with Grendel the monster, the second is Grendel’s mother, and the third is a dragon. With each fight the victims grow more into the monsters they are as they stray further and further from humanity. Beowulf…

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    First thing I’ve noticed is a parabola upside down, which is symbolizing mountain. A group of people gathering on the edge of the mountain. On the very bottom, everyone was holding some kind of tools on their hand. At the middle in the right hand corner, there is a tree and one person is raising his/her hand towards the tree. In the middle line, there are three people on the left holding a long tool on the left hands, which could be a torch or a spear with their chin rise up high. Ironically,…

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    Women in combat is not an unusual thought nowadays. However, it is causing people to have mixed emotions. Women should not be allowed into combat just to equalize sexs. They should be allowed in combat provided that they past the mandatory tests. “Women constitute about 14% of the 1.4 million active military personnel” (Jim). Many people do not want women in combat because they do not think it is fair for women due to them not having the same physical ability, mental ability, or the fact they…

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    Female Marines Female Marines make up for six percent of the Marines Corp and only eight percent of the United States population are Marines, so that is a very small number of female Marines according to Sergeant Williams at the Princeton WV recruiting office. The Marines Corp is one the hardest branches in the United States Military to join, because it is both physical and mentally challenging, which makes female Marines the elite of the elite. The Marines Corp treats their female Marines…

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    might end America military prowess. However, it talks about how now there are birth control and even ultrasound machines for safety. In addition, the article mentions about how at first and even now people were very opposed to having women in the combat, and where they should be placed. Although the article talks about how there are many sexual assaults and harassment that take place in the military bases.…

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