Dealing with Dragons

Believer by Imagine Dragon In my essay, I have chosen Believer by Imagine Dragon to be my song of choice. Imagine Dragon is a rock that consist of Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben Mckee, and Daniel Platzman. This band is known for their hit song Radioactive and their contribution to Sucker for Pain. The reason I have chosen this song is because of the deep meaning that is being told in the song and exposing the communication that is being told through the lyrics. Imagine Dragon are known for…

their own death. A story and character that demonstrates these characteristics pretty well is Beowulf. Beowulf was an altruistic individual who ended up giving up his life in order to saver other people's lives. Beowulf also showed zero fear when dealing with the different circumstances he was forced into as well as the situations he put himself into. Another story that shows examples of an individual being brave is the poem Battle of Maldon. This poem was based on real events that took…

balance and far from integrated. His, masculinity, or one may say his Tookish aggressiveness is being repressed so that he is clinging rather immaturely to a childish way of life” (Matthews). “In the earlier work, Tolkien is addressing children and dealing with a closely limited theme—growing up—telling about Bilbo's “birth” out of Bag End and his gradual initiation into full manhood” (Helms). Bilbo’s journey lead him to facing many fears along the way like over, coming the many battles he had…

a true hero. The old phrase ‘From zero to hero’ is certainly applicable to the story of Bilbo Baggins. But it is his Smarts, quick thinking, courage, loyalty and bravery which make him an indisputable and undeniable hero. The quote ‘ I have been dealing with being overlooked my entire life’ (Landian Tomlinson) resonates with the story of Bilbo Baggins. Everyone overlooked this merely small and average Hobbit, but he proved all the doubters wrong and has cemented himself as a true…

and turning into a dragon. (Saga of the Volsungs 57-59) , The curse is then transferred to Sigurd after killing Fafnir, and leads to his downfall. However, in the Nibelungenlied, there is no mention of Odin or Loki, rather just that there is a dragon that must be slain to save Brunhild. This further shows the differences in the Nibelungenlied and the Saga of the Volsungs, as the Nibelungenlied is clearly a story that is influenced by Christianity and omits the passages dealing with the…

Grendel’s Philosophical Lifestyle In the book Grendel the main character, Grendel is a monster that was once rejected by humans making him into an angry and bitter person. Grendel only cares about himself and wants to be the best at what he does which is fighting. Grendel’s whole life he experiences multiple different types of philosophies in which he lives by. Three main philosophies stick out in Grendel's life which he lives by the most, they are Machiavellianism, Solipsism, and Nihilism…

their eyes when, they had enough determination to help themselves and others. The Smallest Dragon Boy, written by Anne McCaffrey, consists of a boy who is determined to become a dragon rider and protect his planet. Throughout Keevan’s struggle he faces many doubting peers, discouraging rumors and low hopes. Although it was difficult, he remained determined to create a better life for himself as the smallest dragon rider ever, on the planet of Pern. The Red Queen, written by Victoria Aveyard,…

(Pic COVER) MOUSE AND DRAGON By IAN T. WALKER (pic TITLE PAGE) These fourteen children’s stories first appeared in “Lilly and Ian, Mouse and Dragon” which was published by Partridge, Singapore in 2015. That book was inspired by the author’s love of a Chinese woman called Lilly. Of this collection the author writes, “I showed other stories I had written to a publisher in China and he said they did…

fictive kinship bonds, which signaled a relationship of great trust and respect, held considerable importance and also spoke well of one’s reputation. This kind of bond is displayed when Hrothgar expresses his gratitude for Beowulf’s assistance in dealing with Grendel, and adopts Beowulf as a son “in his heart” (Beowulf 945-49). Men could increase their reputation by living in accordance with the heroic code. The men of Beowulf’s time are expected to abide by this code. The heroic code values…

It was a campus-wide Spring tradition which is over 100 years old, where architecture students would create a dragon and would compete against the engineering students who created a Phoenix. The students would ritualistically burn the dragon once it reached the Arts quad until campus regulations banned students from setting fires on campus due to safety issues. Kirk, as a first year architecture major at Cornell was required…