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In the book For Cause & Comrades: Why Men Fought In The Civil War by James McPherson there were many important motivations, along with differences and similarities in motivation between Union and Confederate soldiers. McPherson wrote this book in order to figure out “What made these men do it? What motivated them to advance into that wall of fire? What caused them to go forward despite the high odds against coming out safely?” (McPherson, 3). He read through “at least 25,000 personal letters…

Beowulf We all know that actions speak louder than words, but when do words speak louder than the actions that you have done. In the epic poem, Beowulf, we have a great Geat warrior who is best known for being the strongest and the best fighter in his land. Beowulf has fought many demons and monsters and always seems to have fate on his side. With all that being said, Beowulf seems like a great candidate for being a role model to many, especially during the Anglo-Saxon era. However, I think…

United States of America, land of the free. Our entire country’s history is based on people who fought for what they believed in, who fought for freedom. One of the main reasons that we won the revolutionary war, is because everyone in what was to become the United States of America, fought as one, everyone took their share, and fought together. Taking part in the military teaches individuals how to stand up for not only themselves but also for others and what they believe in. It also helps to…

Anglo-Saxon culture considers heroes vital with the warrior prevailing. Beowulf, translated by Burton Raffel, verifies the Anglo-Saxon culture with Beowulf vanquishing the monsters, including Grendel. Beowulf comes to the Danes to help defeat Grendel, the giant monster killing men while they slept. As a warrior, Beowulf enjoys the thrills of fighting and being known by the community as their hero. Although Beowulf succeeds in overpowering Grendel, the true victory to him includes being seen as a…

An epic hero is often described as the big hero in a story or reading and is also the main character. They often illustrate great qualities including strength, determination, and bravery. Heroes are said to always have a quest, sometimes more than one, and they most likely have helpers or assistants helping them through these quests. During these quests, the evil characters always seem to be after the hero. They must show the qualities of a hero or they would not be able to accomplish their…

especially in the military. For years, there have been thousands of debates about whether women should be allowed to fight in combat or not. They work as hard as men, willing to risk their life for the country but there are people Despite the fact that women have been serving in the military since 1775, there are people still believe that women should be excluded from the ground combat and gives many reasons to prove their opinion. They argue that women do not have the physical ability and…

With Grendel’s arm as a representation of victory, Beowulf offers his assistance one last time in order to kill Grendel’s mother. Beowulf guarantees Hrothgar that she will not get away, all while getting ready for combat very much “indifferent to death; his mighty, hand-forged, fine-webbed mail would soon meet the menace underwater” (1443-5). The poet includes the phrases “indifferent to death” and “menance underwater” to solidify Beowulf’s pride and bravery. It can…

Heroism is defined as “the quality of heroic actions, showing great bravery”, (Oxford English Dictionary, 2014). This is compared to a modern definition of bravery as “a person who is greatly admired for brave deeds or an illustrious warrior and one who shows great courage”, (Merriam-Webster, 2014). This shows the definition has remained the same for many years. The word hero comes from the Latin word heros, which was derived from the Greek word hērōs. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary…

ABM-1 CALLEJA, ARIAN B. MUYALDE, MARY GHEL S. TITLE: "Life is Beautiful" By Roberto Benigni Life is a battle in a battlefield, a battle that is worth fighting for. We have a beautiful world and life, they say when we were still kids. Their smiles made us think that life is really beautiful, it's not a lie. We're innocent enough that time to know what's with their smiles and behind those smiles. Our parents, the people who'll put into our innocent mind that life is beautiful despite of what they…

The entire story of Beowulf is based around the Good versus Evil where character Beowulf takes up the challenge to fight these evils. Whether or not Beowulf was doing this to actually help save people, or only doing it for attention is unknown in each different persons eyes who have read it. Either way if they were for selfish reasons or not, Beowulf still was able to defeat the monsters and save most people before they were hurt, thus earning him the title of Good and Hero. The evil or monsters…