On the night of the Sunday April 11th 1812‚ around two hundred and fifty Luddites mustered in Blake’s Farm bottom field. Gledhill and his deputies arranged them in eight platoons of riflemen‚ three of pikemen‚ three companies with pistols‚ one of hammerers‚ another of hatchet men‚ and two companies that had only the stones making their deep pockets bulge. The company stood six deep under the trees against the hedge waiting for the command to ‘move off.’ The Luddite Army was prepared to fight and
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I could only stare agape when our commander stood there lik an ignoramus. Odysseus sneered and cackled nearly overpowering Polyester’s vexing thunder. I faced Odysseus’s backside‚ my lips pursed and dark fists so firm not the cyclops himself could free my grip. However‚ the other men began to lower themselves into a corner‚ ready to cower and continue shivering. For what then had marked our second day in that putrid cave. It was time my docile manners changed... "Nobody‚ I command you to stop
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Do you remember the stories you’ve read as a kid? The stories of adventure with the heroic protagonist fighting their way to the end of their journey? Maybe the stories you read weren’t like that‚ but Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures sure is. Rumo and his Miraculous Adventures by Walter Moers is a fantasy book set in the continent Zamonia‚ the only safe place for the creatures being ostracized by the rising population of humans. The story follows a young Wolperting named Rumo‚ a cross between
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The Anglo-Saxons were warriors that fought hard and played even harder. They traveled often‚ and relied on each other for strength and unity. They were kind of like family‚ because every evening they sat together and unwound. Every holiday or celebration of birth they all gathered in one place‚ and that was called the mead hall. The mead hall is a big circular area‚ that was used for social gatherings and drinking. This building was considered to be the center of the tribe. The best place used to
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In the Heroic Anglo-Saxon poem ‘Beowulf’ set in the sixth century of Scandinavia‚ Beowulf‚ who is considered the hero of the Geats‚ because of his unselfish decision to fight Grendel for terrorizing and Killing King Hrothgar’s men for 12 years‚ and Grendel’s mom because she was trying to kill Beowulf for revenge on killing her son and the Dragon‚ in which were all for the people in the land of the Danes knowing that he might get killed. In 501 ad-600 ad if you unselfishly decided to fight knowing
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Heroes aren’t people with super natural abilities that make them greater and stronger than ordinary people. Heroes are people who make an effort to change the world no matter what it takes. This is clearly shown by Lieutenant Dunbar in the novel "Dances with Wolves‚” written by Michael Blake. Dunbar shows traits of heroism by being loyal to his word when he does not leave his post‚ even when there was no sign of help; showing bravery by saving Stands With a Fist when he could have left her to die;
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The supernatural‚ actions‚ and the settings are the three biggest things in beowulf’s epics. All of which go hand in hand in some way. which help produce a good epic. They build off of one another and result in being the major parts. Supernatural is one of the biggest things in an epic. Supernatural are things or events that are unbelievable or impossible. Examples of supernatural would be monsters‚ evil spirits‚ goblins and giants. In Beowulf the hero does some unimaginable things‚ he battles
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“Help! Help!” cried the princess as her prince raced through the castle to save her from the dragon. When the prince approached‚ he knew he only had two options. He could lure the monster away from the princess and risk his own life or kill the dragon before it could attack. The prince launched his arrow through the dragon’s heart killing him instantly. The dragon fell onto the tower where the princess lived crushing her on his way down. The prince realized what a terrible mistake he made and that
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The character in the story Beowulf‚ written by an anonymous Beowulf poet‚ is a powerful monster named Grendel. This brutal persona strives to demolish his small town. This story involves a mead hall‚ by the name of Herot‚ built by king of the Danes‚ Hrothgar. Grendel feels that he can freely parade around the mead hall and prey on innocent human bodies as the lie soundly asleep. He’s very humble and steady-minded when it comes to his choice of supper for that particular night. Grendel had set
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At the beginning of the story Beowulf is already described as superhuman. The instances showing Beowulf’s superhuman strength is regularly expressed by the poet throughout the story. The poet does not only describe the feat‚ but he also mentions how no other single man can complete the tasks that Beowulf completes. The First of them appears in the battle with Grendel‚ when the other Geats tried to assist Beowulf‚ but their weapons were too weak against to get through Grendel’s tough hide. There
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