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- 2831: Beowulf
- ... body to bits with powerful jaws, drank the blood from his veins and bolted him down..." There is an exaggerated fight near the end that puts good against evil, a cliché ending to medieval action stories. The battle is fought by Beowulf a superhuman fighter and Grendel a monster from the depths of hell. The story ends with good conquering over evil, which is the standard ending for these types of stories. The story quotes, "The battle was over, Beowulf had been granted new glory; Grendel escaped, but wounded as he was could flee to his den, his miserable hole at the bottom of the marsh, only ...
- 2832: The Odyssey: Plot and Theme
- The Odyssey: Plot and Theme Many wise pholosophers say that only 7 stories exist in the world as we know it. The struggle of good versus evil, finding true love, and the rise and fall of important people have been written about since the discovery of pen and ... He is visiting these great men to find out about his father. Since Telemacus was only an infant when his father set out to fight at Troy, he really does not remember him. By hearing stories about the great acts his father committed, he feels that he knows him better. This brings new feelings about is father. Telemacus is also upset about the suitors that are evading his fathers house trying ...
- 2833: Gylfaginning: Creation and Odin
- ... Odin) are different in the three poems from The Poetic Edda, the central theme remains the same. That is, the idea of the history of how the universe was created is displayed in these three stories. However, there are differences in the manner that the history is told. "The Seeress’s Prophecy" is more of a chronological history lecture, told by the seeress. "Vafthrundir’s Sayings" is more about the future ... final story that displays the creation of the world is Snorri’s "Gylfaginning." This story is about how King Gylfi goes to the Aesir people disguised as a beggar named Gangleri. Like in other Norse stories, this is a battle of wits. Gangleri asks many questions about the world. While the creation of the universe is explained in this story, it is different than those in The Poetic Edda. The chronological ...
- 2834: Archetypes
- Archetypes Archetypes reoccur in many different works of literature. Archetypes are characters, events, stories and images. In the movie “Clash of The Titans” three evident Archetypes that exist are the Loss of Innocence, Metamorphosis, and God-Teacher Archetypes. The Metamorphosis Archetype means changing. This action can be gradual or ... pointing others in the right directions proves to be very important. Archetypes provide meaningful events, not just in the movie “Clash of The Titans”but as well as many other forms f literature. These characters, stories and events and images provided by archetypes give a lasting image and feeling to any story.
- 2835: Ghosts and Poltergeists
- Ghosts and Poltergeists If you were to go onto the internet and type in the word paranormal, what would come up? Lots of fake stories, without and legitimacy. But you might just find a story that is true, like the one about the spirit in the White House in Washington D.C. It has been scientifically proven that there is ... White House is one of Dolly Madison’s cat. The cat has been said to be seen curled up in the sun on a window seat or just running around somewhere. Other famous and recorded stories are that Andrew Jackson has been heard laughing in bed, Thomas Jefferson has been heard playing the violin, even a old janitor has been seen wandering through the White House with his feather duster. There ...
- 2836: People's Behavior and The Affect of Social Situations
- ... taken to a prison, and some were made guards, and the others inmates. The experiment was supposed to last 14 days. It only lasted 6 because of the effect it had on people. In this short period of time, the inmates actually thought they were inmates, and the guards actually thought they were guards. Some of the students became mentally ill in that short period of time. This experiment probably wouldn't be ethical now, but at the time no one knew what would happen, so I think the experiment wasn't unethical. I never would've expected this ...
- 2837: Cinderella: A Child’s Role Model?
- ... that essentially it is through her own efforts, and because of the person she is, that Cinderella is able to transcend magnificently her degraded state, despite what appear as insurmountable obstacles” (Bettelheim, 644-645). “Cinderella” stories have been adapted in several different ways and made successful modern variants for the 90’s. For example, consider the 1990 movie hit “Pretty Woman”, a story of a bubbly, wholehearted prostitute named Vivian who ... Woman: A Modern Cinderella”, by Karol Kelley, she compares the “Modern Cinderella” to the everlasting fairy tale. These variants do not deal with sibling rivalry but more with the gender and class issues. In both stories the men are more powerful and take the role as the rescuers and both Cinderella and Vivian lack any real identity of who they are. Both women also put aside their anger and resentment that ...
- 2838: Sexuality and Gender Role
- Sexuality and Gender Role To tell the sexuality and gender role, I would like to say 2 stories. The first story is about an experiment. About 6 years ago, I read an article on science magazine. It has been long time since I read that, so I can't remember detail content. But ... At school, X was adapted well. X could play the soccer as well as the other boys and could play the rope jumping as well as the other girls. I don't remember the next stories. However, the article didn't say about X's gender till the last and still I wonder about that. When I read this, I perceived that the gender role is made by the society even ...
- 2839: Romance In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- Romance In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Romances are commonly thought of as love stories, but "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is an ideal romance that contains the adventures of a hero who is tested on his bravery and falls in love with an unattainable women. These characteristics of ... knows to be honorable. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" can be called a romance because it contains many requirements of a romance. It has a story of adventure, legend, and the supernatural, along with stories of a hero who follows the code of chivalry and falls in love with an unattainable woman. The hero, Sir Gawain, experiences his journey as part of his coming of age. By accepting the girdle ...
- 2840: Different Ideologies and What I Believe In
- ... smoke weed regardless of what it is being used for. A helicopter saw the weed growing and reported it; police officers went there and arrested the man and his son. To make a long story short the man told his side of the story to the judge and the judge purposefully gave him just probation knowing that he would smoke and still grow weed. When asking me "What do you believe ... you have to do, and I do what I have to do, then we will get along great. That is why I bring up the fact about gay rights. My belief in gay rights is short and simple! I believe that regardless of who you are, what sexes you are, if two people are happy with each other and they love each other who cares that they are the same sex ...
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