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    Beowulf, “greater / [a]nd stronger than anyone anywhere in the world,…ripped and tore…around [Grendel’s] claw,” tearing it off with only his two hands, leaving him for dead (195, 963). The mighty prince of the Geats bravely battles the savage beast alone, ripping off his arm using only his hands for strength, delivering death to the descendent of Cain. The prince’s victorious battle earned him a “glory…to great to forget…[reaching] to the…

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    Ozymandias

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    of Ozymandias’ statue, a fierce ruler who once ruled a “mighty” kingdom. The first piece the traveler points out is a pair of “trunkless legs of stone”; this image represents the fallen Ozymandias’ and serves to show the reader of the first sign of decay on this particular statue.…

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    Thor's Monologue

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    got an idea! Alright, here's what your going to do: You must go to Asgard and STEAL Thor’s mighty hammer. What do you mean that’s what you said? Oh just shut up will you? No I DON’T care how you do it! Just, DO IT *Just do it hands motion* Well, have you got it? *Tapping foot impatiently* You do? Give it to me at once! *Yelling to all his subjects* EVERYBODY! LOOK AT ME PEOPLE! Here I have Thor’s mighty Mjolnir! See the power I wield? I need all of you to dig me a great big hole. 12 leagues…

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    Most Famous Greek Gods

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    Zeus Ruler of the gods, god of the sky and rain, and is one of the most famous Greek gods. Zeus is the ruler over gods and man. He controls the sky so it makes sense that his weapon is a lightning bolt. Zeus grew to be a very mighty being, but his beginnings were not quite what you would expect from someone that became what he did. His parents were the titans Cronus and Rheia. His father would eat all of their children immediately after they were born. “His mother helped him get away to Crete…

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    were days that when the entire work of the farm seemed to rest on his mighty shoulders” (Orwell 22). This quote shows how much of a hard working animal Boxer is. The phrase “mighty shoulders,” portrays how strong Boxer actually is and how much work he can endure. This also shows how much all the other animals in the farm depend on Boxer. Boxer is also shown as a very responsible animal that gets everything done.Boxers “mighty shoulders”…

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    For some people Freak The Mighty, and Bridge to Terabithia are very different, which they are, but the author shows us that they can both be alike. One is a novel about a boy who has morquio syndrome whose named Kevin, and he meets a tall boy named Max, and all they want to do is adventure. The other novel is about a boy who is very dedicated to running, and one day he meets a girl named Leslie, and together they go off to create another world called Terabithia. However, both stories share a…

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    Castles Needed a good defence system and design because they were a kingdom main for defence against invasion. (eventually, however weapons overpowered their once mighty walls.) The Middle Ages, a period of History that ran from the year 590 to 1500 ce, it could of be known for famous landmarks, like castles. It was someone's home but if someone wanted to invade the castle they would of must go through heavy defence. There were moats, High walls, Flanking towers and gateway defences that would…

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    know who wrote Beowulf. Achilles and Beowulf were both mighty warriors but came from different backgrounds, which caused them to be different heroes and fighters. Beowulf became a glorified mighty epic hero by defeating monsters and protecting the geets. “Grendel saw that his strength was deserting him.” (Beowulf 333-334.) At this point in the battle Grendel realized he was going to finally be defeated. He also finds out that Beowulf is more mighty then he is and cant do anything about it.…

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    anthropomorphized in pop culture and literature. Gorillas are known to be mighty animals who are strong willed and who stick together. These animals are family oriented and have human-like characteristics. In pop culture, there are many examples of these Gorillas like the very successful movies; Mighty Joe Young, King Kong, and George of the Jungle. In these movies and in many others like them, Gorillas are known to be mighty, strong, and overprotective. Humans portray Gorillas this way because…

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    the literary technique in which human traits and actions are given to an inanimate object. The narrator describes that “the monstropolous beast had left his bed” and that “under its multiplied roar could be heard a mighty sound of grinding rock and timber” (365). The storm is a mighty creature both in size and in sound which cannot be stopped from destroying everything its way. The beast has no empathy and “seized hold of [the] dikes and ran forward until he met the quarters” (365). The…

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