Fen

On Nov 17th 2016, my colleague Fen underwent the resection of a lung nodule. It turned out to be adenocarcinoma in situ, a very early stage of lung cancer with favorable prognosis. I've never felt more relieved and fulfilled because she was the 32nd patient we saved in the CT lung cancer screening program. It was a profound moment on my way to pursue my goal--to help people fight with cancer. I have acquired perseverance, leadership and aspiration on this long way, which ensured me the…

The novel Grendel by John Gardner depicts a fundamentally distinctive picture of Grendel than the epic lyric Beowulf paints. Grendel is a non-person who gangs human qualities. In either story it is most certainly not determined what sort of being Grendel is, nor does it recount what precisely Grendel resembles. The main thought the peruser has of seeing Grendel is the little indications either creator gives. We know he remains on two feet as people do, we know he is secured in hair,…

Animal testing should not be legal. According to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, each year, more than 100 million animals are killed in US laboratories for a plethora of different types of animal testing. (“Using Animals”) Time and time again companies test on animals whether it be for cosmetics, medicines and even deadly diseases. Using animals as “guinea pigs” is not ethical by any means, and should be illegal everywhere. Not only is it wasting animals’ lives but it is also…

Each monster shows the undesirable traits in a culture and force the hero to exceed his boundaries. Grendel is first shown revealed in “They call him Grendel, a demon grim Haunting the fen-lands, holding the moors, Ranging the wastes, where the wretched wight Made his lair with the monster kin” (ll 61-65). This shows what the Danes think of Grendel, and how he is originally revealed in the folklore. Beowulf uses all his strength and courage…

Throughout human history, monarchies from any culture were always concerned about two things, foreign power and internal destruction. Either of these two factors can easily destroy a nation, but the preventions of these things never work well in a long period of time. In the poem Beowulf, Beowulf has faced the threats from barbarous creatures and also the betrayal of his own noblemen. From his fights with all three creatures, Grendel, Grendel’s mother and the Dragon, the support that Beowulf…

know how to curse. The red plague rid you/For learning me your language!” (1.2.437-439) which shows his disrespect towards Prospero. To Prospero’s words Caliban replies “As wicked dew as e’er my mother brushed/With raven’s feather from unwholesome fen/Drop on you both. A southwest blow on you/And blister you all o’er” (1.2.385-389). Caliban curses Prospero which depicts him as a bit uncivilized. Furthermore, Prospero calls Caliban “Thou most lying slave” (1.2.412) and says “In my own cell, till…

Gabrielle Falvey Mrs. Garcia British Literature 31 October 2017 Excluded From the Mead Hall The cafeteria at any high school looks similar: groups or friends laughing, eating, and enjoying themselves. However, to an outsider, the cafeteria is a stressful place that amplifies their isolation from their peers. Being excluded is damaging to self-confidence and the pain builds up inside, until the person finally snaps in some way. Multiple characters in Beowulf are isolated from the rest of society,…

This study will define the underlying philosophical principles of Confucianism as a state sanctioned philosophy under the rule of Emperor Han Wudi of the Han Dynasty. The rise of Confucian ideology in the Han Dynasty is founded on the efforts of Emperor Wudi as a philosophical policy of the state. Confucius sought to educate individuals for the purpose of ethical governance and social responsibility, which Emperor Wudi appropriated as a state system of education for government officials. This…

Surely an epic poem that has lasted for over 1,000 years has to mean something. A poem over 3,000 lines long, which was told orally until someone wrote it down, has to mean that it’s something special. Beowulf is a tale of a mighty hero protecting a neighboring nation from monsters spawned from hell. It’s a good story. When all else has failed, who comes to save the day? Beowulf. However the longevity of this poem does not simply just come from the fact that it’s a well written and classic…

In the Kelo v. New London court case, Suzette Kelo and eight petitioners opposed a eminent domain taking “projected to create in excess of 1,000 jobs, to increase tax and other revenues, and to revitalize an economically distressed city” (“Kelo” 472). Suzette Kelo claimed the “extensive improvements” that she had made on her house justified her ability to block this development plan (476). Others claimed that their “investment properties,” because they were not “blighted or otherwise in poor…