Right Round

The Benefits Year-Round Schooling Since the beginning of time, teaching and learning has been a detrimental part of what makes us able to innovate and experience the world around us. A form of schooling introduced in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s was a year round school system (Pedersen, "The History of School and Summer Vacation"). This system allowed for more days within the learning period and allotted for students to get more out of their education. Research from all the way back to a…

In Beowulf, belief in G-d is quite apparent, playing a big role in Beowulf’s life. Beowulf proves to be a man of faith throughout the epic poem, giving praise and thanks to G-d in all of his endeavors and credits to G-d for his unparalleled skills. When he is facing Grendel’s mother, his first sword melts and he is left weaponless. In an effort to find another weapon, Beowulf scans the cave for another sword and finds one. The poet writes, The son of Ecgtheow would have surely perished/ and…

A Look At Moving During Different Seasons Of The Year If you have the luxury of picking your moving date, then you should consider the pros and cons of moving during different seasons of the year, especially if you have kids. If you have a sudden life change, such as starting a new job, you may have to move on short notice, but if you know several months in advance when you'll need to move, you have plenty of time to plan so the experience is easier on everyone in your family. Here are some…

The hero's journey is made up of many parts, all of this is used to portray the hero's quest where they wander into an adventure. Sometimes it's thought this is only portrayed in literature wrote in the ancient culture, but it can also be found in the modern books such as The Odyssey. Books like Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is an example. The ordinary world is when the character is introduced to an uneasy, uncomfortable, environment where he or she is introduced to the…

Canterbury. Through lying about Arthur’s death, Mordred is able to crown himself king and take the kingdom for himself. Upon hearing this, Arthur immediately returns to his kingdom to take it back. In a dream, Arthur is warned not to fight Mordred right away, so he sends 2 knights to make a temporary peace treaty. However, an anonymous knight draws his sword to try and kill an adder but it is seen as a declaration of war, the Battle of Camlann begins. Nearing the end of the battle Arthur charges…

The Defining of Heroism Heroism is a way of describing of how most heros work and their attributes, along with they are mainly used for people who mainly wear capes and saves people and uses what they have for saving the world in comics and books. Heroism is much more different than just having a cape, just saving others, and pleasing everyone that there is. Although, heroism is much more than that it can just be people who do not give up on their own goals, they are ordinary people who move…

“Wyrd often spares a warrior, who is not ripe for death, if his courage is strong.” (Iliásics 10). This quote from Beowulf describes something called “Wyrd” which is the concept of fate that manifests as a hero’s willingness to fight heavy odds courageously, which could push back their end (Benét 1131). Macbeth and Beowulf, though both affected by fate, are in control of their own destinies and were capable of changing what happened to them. The concept of Wyrd in Beowulf is not an all…

Many students believe having the longest vacation is the best, but in fact, it’s awful due to that time period the students would forget what they learned.Then what was the whole point practicing that entire year to just forget it in two months? In order to increase student success at Anaheim School, students must go to summer school at least two times a week for the entire summer to be able to graduate. The name of the article is “Marita's Bargain” written by Malcolm Gladwell. “But take a look…

In the story "Sir Gawain and The Green Knight," the character of Sir Gawain is brought to life by the author whom is unknown. multiple charactors think of him as a nobile knight; he is loyal, honest and most importantly, courteous. during the story, Sir Gwain's persornality is put to the test multiple times during the story. they tell us alot about Gawain's character and the internal issues that he has. I will talk about the multiple places in the poem where we learn about Gawain, either through…

Year-Round School Year-round school has both advantages and disadvantages but because of its disadvantages it shouldn’t be implemented in certain areas and states. Some of the advantages to year-round schooling and other reasons are why in some states they are changing to it. One of the reasons we have the three-month break was because of agricultural reasons but because in most states they don’t farm that much there is really no need for that schedule anymore. One thing that concerns…