Why ’Beowulf?’ That English lit mainstay ’extends our horizons‚ stretches the imagination’ By Rose McIlveen | | |For leisure reading the epic poem Beowulf is probably a tough sell. Alfred David‚ an Indiana University| | |Bloomington professor emeritus of English‚ is a believer‚ but a realist as well. He even has a sense of| | |humor about the general reaction to the required reading for generations of college English majors. | | |David recalls a Woody Allen movie‚ Annie Hall‚ in which
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Why is there something rather than nothing? Why do certain things exist? Why are things the way they are? This question‚ “Why not nothing?” asks if it is possible to think of a world where nothing exists. This question is significant because it brings up the idea of conceiving other possible worlds. It gives one the ability of imaging worlds in a different way. Could one picture a world without water bottles? Is it possible for triangles to have more than one-hundred eighty degrees? This question
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Once emerging as one of the strongest world powers‚ America soon plummeted down in a steady‚ spiraling decline. The United States used to be seen as an invincible‚ riveting country. Constantly attracting immigrants‚ ensuring a booming economy‚ and creating a new era of unity‚ America quickly became a steadfast melting pot for all. After its peak‚ decline soon followed behind nation wide. The main factors of this decay was the uneven distribution of wealth‚ outsourcing of jobs‚ and the lack of balance
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RWS 100 October 2‚ 2008 The Future of Our Wilderness In his speech “Why Wilderness?”‚ Roderick Frazier Nash uses his power of persuasion‚ knowledge‚ and personal belief to convey how essential our wilderness is. He is trying to accomplish two things; persuading the reader that wilderness is important enough to put forth an effort into preserving it‚ and present to the (already pro-wilderness) audience how he believes they should do so. By contrasting the past and present of our wilderness
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Community Health‚ requires students to do two independent studies if they want to pursue honors. Brown is the only school in the country that has elite networking potential‚ a non-grade academic option‚ and a strong independent study program. That is why Brown appeals to
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Thomas Lee Letter of Intent Why I want to teach To whom it may concern‚ Teaching is much more than a job or an income. In order to be a teacher you must have a passion for teaching in you. So you will have that passion for being able to teach the children. There are a few reasons for wanting to teach. First‚ teaching is something you must love to do and have your heart in the right place. Second‚ teaching is tough. Finally‚ teaching is the most rewarding place to be. Teaching is much more
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Why do banks and other financial intermediaries exist in modern society‚according to the theory of finance? There are multiple approaches to answering this question. The traditional view of banks as financial intermediaries sees them as simultaneously fulfilling the financial-service needs of savers (surplusspending units) and borrowers (deficit-spending units)‚ providing both a supply of credit and a supply of liquid assets. A newer view sees banks as delegated monitors who assess and evaluate
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Why Vote? The twenty fourth amendment‚ section one in the United States Constitution gives citizens the right to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President‚ for electors for President or Vice President‚ or for Senator or Representatives in Congress‚ and shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state by reason of failure to pay any poll tax or other tax (24 Amendment ). Voting is a privilege that our ancestors fought for‚ as citizens of
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I stood in the royal tent thinking to myself while I put on the bronze armor given to my by the king of Israel‚ Saul. Why did the warriors and my brothers let this terrible thing happen? I was enraged for the warriors had let Goliath‚ a giant warrior of the Philistines‚ come up to the camp each morning for forty days to stand and rebuke the living God‚ telling God’s people‚ ‘Send a warrior to challenge me Israelites‚ if you win against me‚ we will become your slaves‚ but if I win this battle to the
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WHY SHOULD WE BE MORAL??? Being moral is a choice free from both internal and external factors. Unless we have some convincing reasons for being moral‚ there is no point in enquiring what is morally good and what is not. This question concerns reasons than causes. Also one must realize that being moral involves self denial. For example a moral person must not take BRIBE‚ but another person who is not moral and takes bribes may turn out to be in a financially better position. So‚ moral obligations
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