Enter the Dragon

The term “hero” has been around since the late fourteenth century; however, the term is of an uncertain origin (Etymology, paragraph 2). Based upon controversial etymology beliefs, Webster’s Dictionary defines a ‘hero’ as an individual that is admired for his or her great acts or fine qualities. According to Joseph Campbell, the author of The Hero with a Thousand Faces, an individual must go through the cycle of the hero 's journey. The life of a real life hero is reflected by the epic literary…

Continuous speech is more natural but typically requires a more powerful compute to process the information. Modern speech systems are continuous whereas older systems were discrete. Many people (especially those with learning disabilities) prefer discrete systems to the newer continuous speech. More Memory is better having more Ram is a plus. This especially true if you are using other programs at the same time. As speed and the memory of computers increase, speech recognition becomes more…

The Hobbit is written by John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, famously known to his readers as J.R.R. Tolkien. It was first published in 1937 and is an example of the high fantasy genre. Its sequel is the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Although many readers have thought that the book’s theme is about hidden heroism within, Tolkien has stated his distaste for allegory and told his readers that the book’s main purpose was for storytelling. I chose to read this book because I liked the Lord of the Rings movies.…

The poet who wrote Beowulf praised heroes, calling all those who read these stories to live a life of bravery, justice, and sacrifice. However, he did not give any false hope to how the story would end, for not all stories have a happy ending. Many fell at the feet of evil, but not without a fight. In most cases we cannot cheat death, but Beowulf shows us how to exceed the human conditions and boundaries. He faced the idea of death three times and although in his final battle he saw the grim…

always explain what things are or for what reason they exist but we fear them. Grendel was someone that was feared because of the harm he caused and the fear that that caused on all the people of Daneland. When Beowulf defeats Grendel it causes him to enter the next stage of Campbell’s “Hero’s Journey,” the belly of the whale. Bent on revenge Grendel’s mother emerges from her lair. She kills Hrothgar’s fried and that’s when he send…

In the novel "The Hobbit" written by J.R.R. Tolkien the reader enters a world filled with fantastic elements. The reader is introduced to a world filled with creatures such as Hobbits, dragons and wizards. In this novel, we are introduced to the protagonist named Bilbo Baggins who lives in a fictional village Hobbiton. As a reader Tolkien 's diction choice, add the other stuff intrigue a reader to enter the fantastic world of Bilbo the hobbit as he and the other character 's embark on their the…

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to enter a civil war between the humans and tieflings in the empire. The nobles came up with a plan to stop the escalation, but it came with a cost. They had to make deals with the rulers of the nine hells. Commonly knowing not to trust demons they in charged the kings right hand man, Iscariot to think of a way that a consequences can become an advantage. Iscariot came up with a way to be immortal, but at a cost. In exchange to live again a member of his blood will have to kill a dragon…

falling debris with my wings, and made sure they didn’t fall off as I rose up on my hind legs and began to climb out of the hole. The Hydra troops, who I’ve found have either the worst or best timing, chose to enter that room at that moment. The looks on their faces when they saw a huge blue dragon climbing through the ceiling with their unconscious prisoner in it’s talons and two other teenage girls on it’s back was priceless. Unfortunately, they recovered quickly and being…

Leadership in Beowulf Beowulf displays multiple examples of leadership characteristics and qualities. Leadership is a tough quality to develop and use, but Beowulf makes it look as if it is completely natural to him. Beowulf is a leader because he risks his own life to save others, people count on him to win battles, and he has confidence in his abilities. Beowulf risks his own life to save others. He and fourteen other warriors come to Hrothgar’s aid when the monster, Grendel, attacks his…