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Beowulf is a well-known classic tale of triumph fearing the good over the evil. It’s by far the longest epic poem ever written in the old English times. The protagonist of the famous poem, Beowulf, is a Geatish hero who fights a number of evil powers: Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and a fire–breathing monster. Beowulf relates the exploits of his heroic deeds, successive battles with a monster named Grendel, Grendel’s revengeful mother, and with a dragon that was guarding a hoard of treasure.…

Unferth there was never a “happily ever after” throughout his life. In Robert Nye’s novel Beowulf: A New Telling, Unferth, an outcast from society tries to make sure that no one can defeat Grendel, a fierce monster, or the other devilish lords of the fen. Unferth is a flat character throughout the novel and does not agree that good can ever defeat evil. Later in the story, though, he is befriends the protagonists and dies to his former ally, Grendel’s Mother. Unferth is characterized as a wicked…

habitats in which carnivory is found include Bogs, Serpentine Fens, and epiphytic habitats. The main similarity between these environments is their lack of nutrients. In bogs this is caused by a low pH which means that they are acidic. In these acidic habitats nutrients are not able to be recycled. This is due to the fact that many of the organisms that would recycle these nutrients are unable to function at the low pH levels. In serpentine fens the low nutrients is cause by the amount of heavy…

What Has Man Made of Himself? “I read aloud from the eleventh book of Paradise Lost. We were much impressed, and also melted into tears” (Hertz 122). Words from the journal of one Williams Wordsworth’s closest friend, his sister Dorothy; this detail could explain Wordsworth’s admiration of John Milton and why in a time of frustration he would appeal to the spirit of Milton to “return to us again”. In his sonnet London, 1802 Wordsworth calls to his poetic forefather Milton and in his…

In the second line of the poem “London, 1802,” the author used figurative language in saying “She is a fen..” (Wordsworth, line 2). This is a metaphor in which he directly states calls England a fen, or a marsh. In the next line, he finishes this thought by saying “... of stagnant waters...” William Wordsworth, here, is saying that England is somewhat stuck in her ways. Again, in the ninth line…

memoir that exposes the effect these traditions have on the evolving Chinese population during the early twentieth century. In Pang-Mei Chang’s novel, readers are given the opportunity to experience the life of a Chinese women through the eyes of Chia-fen Yu-i Chang, Pang-Mei’s great aunt and the first woman of China to receive a divorce. Pang-Mei Natasha…

One of the best classic western films ever made by a director who was so versatile that many people might confuse him with other great western directors like John Ford or Anthony Mann, but Howard Hawks had an eye for character driven stories, had an expert sense of visual style, and knew how to use actors better than most. Hawks was one of those classic Hollywood directors that could easily orchestrate the action and compelling aspects that make a great western, and Red River is one. The film…

the province, the Boreal Forest, the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Forest and Deciduous forest (Government of Ontario). 26 million hectares, covering one of the largest expanses of wetland in the world, the Hudson Bay Lowlands is characterized by bogs, fens, few slow growing forest and tundra, of this two-thirds of this area is bogland (or muskeg) –which is an acidic soil and the area also sports thousands of lakes and ponds (Government of Ontario). It is common to find stunted tree (stunted tamarack…

Caesar, which throws Rome into civil war. The article on 'Elizabeth's England" and the movie said that. Sickness was also one of the most reasons how most people died fast and easier in the century. There was also lots of poorness, and lots of wore fens! The houses where different then know. Something really grows is that people only showered once per year or so. But if you were royal then you showered at least four times per…

The dichotomy of hero vs. villain is apparent throughout the story of Beowulf. Beowulf, being the hero of this book fights three villains, which are Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. Each of these fights Beowulf fought causes him to receive lavish gifts and recognition as a brave warrior, however once he was named king, his transition from warrior to king highlighted the dichotomy of heroic warrior and heroic king. Grendel, one of the villains in this book could be interpreted as sin,…