Book Report On “GRENDEL” By: John Gardner Submitted By: Ian Gabriel Benetua Submitted To: Ma Graziella Sigaya Part I Setting: There are two main locations in which the story takes place. 1. Grendel’s Cave – A cave wherein Grendel stays to rest. He lives together with his mute mother. It was surrounded by the remains of dead carcasses and human bodies. The cave was dark and emitted a disgusting smell. Grendel was not happy living in such a place fit for animals. He thought of himself
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Introduction The movie starts by depicting the life of Chris Gardner in San Francisco in 1981. Chris Gardner was a salesman who had a wife called Linda and one son called Christopher (Chris Junior). He was a salesman of portable bone-density scanners where as his wife worked as a hotel maid. Previously Chris had used up all of their life savings in order to purchase a large stock of the machines which he though of as being revolutionary to the medical x-ray machines. He therefore anticipated making
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Grendel in the novel shares many of the problems as the Monster in Frankenstein does. Grendel and The Monster both share suffering‚ isolation from mankind‚ and their monstrosity towards mankind. Grendel and the Monster both share their isolation by being exiled from mankind’s society due to their “monster” characteristics. In the novel Grendel‚ Grendel says to himself‚ “So it goes with me day by day and age by age‚ I tell myself. Locked in the deadly progression of moon and stars. I shake my head
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IT Essentials – Hand Out Introduction to Basic Computer What is a system? System is a combination of components working together. What is a computer system? Computer System is a group of elements performing together to process data. What is a computer? Computer is a programmable electronic device that can store‚ retrieve and process data. Three Components of a Computer 1. Hardware refers to the physical components of the computer system. 2. Software is a computer program. 3. Peopleware
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Alexander Gardner The American Civil War‚ fought between 1861 and 1865‚ brought untold levels of death and suffering to the american people. But‚ this era brought about incredible technological advancements‚ such as the telegraph and the ironclad warship. One of these inventions was the camera‚ created in the 1830s. The first war to be photographed was the 1853-1856 Crimean War‚ but it would only be a short 5 years before tensions between the Northern and Southern states led to the outbreak of war
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WHO WAS MARTIN GARDNER? Leading Quote: “Pick up anything (Martin Gardner) wrote. You’ll smile and learn something.” –Persi W. Diaconis (bolded top of page) Martin Gardner was the best friend Mathematics ever had. He was responsible for introducing math to the world in a whole new way by turning something intimidating and unapproachable to many into fun and games or—even better—magic. It is said that by doing so “he brought more mathematics to more millions than anyone else.”* (Richard K. Guy)
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and his acts towards bringing justice and peace to the Scandinavian society by eradicating Grendel. The original manuscript (700-1000A.D.) and the modern film (2005) reveals significant differences between the characters’ traits and descriptions‚ an important quotation‚ descriptions of places‚ motives‚ a character’s presence and events that have taken place. Thus‚ this modern adaptation‚ Beowulf and Grendel‚ of an ancient text‚ Beowulf‚ is significantly flawed as any modern adaptation of an ancient
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Howard Gardner is a developmental psychologist who is most famous for his Theory on Multiple Intelligence. This paper will discuss Gardner’s life as well as his theory and how he has changed the world of education for all students and teachers. Howard Gardner is a developmental psychologist. He was born in Scranton‚ Pennsylvania on July 11‚ 1943. His parents were Ralph and Hilde Gardner. They were German- Jewish immigrants who fled Germany before World War Two. Growing up a good education was very
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one intellectual aspect. I also agree with Gardner when he says that intelligence should never be measured by an IQ test. It is not surprising though to see that the MI theory has faced criticism from both psychologists and educators as it does not seem to be supported by accurate evidence. I do agree with other psychologists when they say that Gardner’s nine different “intelligences” are better off represented as talents‚ skills or abilities. Gardner defines intelligence as: ’the capacity to solve
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Howard Gardner viewed intelligence as ’the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting’ (Gardner & Hatch‚ 1989). Howard Gardner initially formulated a list of seven intelligences. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what Howard Gardner called ’personal intelligences’. The Seven Intelligences Gardner stated is the following: • Linguistic Intelligence-involves
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