“Poor Grendel’s had an accident‚ I whisper. so may you all” (Gardner 174). I think it is Grendel’s hatred of the society of mankind that develops throughout the novel‚ leading to his ultimate curse he lays upon them with those words. “I knew I was dealing with no mechanical bull‚ but with thinking creatures‚ pattern makers‚ the most dangerous things i’d ever met” (Gardner 27). This quote is an example of why I think Grendel’s last words refer to a curse to mankind. Grendel believes mankind are the
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Howard Gardner‚ is an American Psychologist who changed the way that intelligence is studied‚ with his multiple intelligences theory. In this theory‚ Gardner proposed that there are “frames of mind‚” which allow individuals to have different views about the world and ways of being smart. As a result‚ each frame of mind is different and an independent type of intelligence. In 1999‚ Gardner decided that there are eight‚ (nine tentatively‚) different frames of mind‚ including: linguistic‚ logical/mathematical
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eyewitness identification has gone for 30 years now Identifying the innocent man up to life in prison‚ while the real perpetrator gets away like in U.S. Supreme Court decisions in Neil v. Bigger and Manson v. Brathwaite" (Criminal Evidence Thomas J. Gardner pg. 319) We need a better eyewitness the problem is the Memory. When rape accure the defant is
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security‚ giving constant consistent support making it easier to face everyday situations and challenges. These theories also help to promote the central themes and strategies of positive psychology. The Triangular Love Theory ( Robert Sternberg‚ 1988) features love organized in 3 categories. These categories are passion‚ intimacy‚ and commitment. These are the 3 major components of love. Passion reflects attraction‚ romance and sexual desire. Intimacy is the feeling of closeness‚ trust
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Throughout the novel Grendel by John Gardner‚ the monster Grendel has many different encounters that change his view on the world‚ but it becomes unequivocally clear that his true way of life is through nihilism. Grendel starts out in life as a nihilist where everything is meaningless to him. However‚ he longs for meaning. His only dilemma is within himself because he cannot see how an animal like him has any true purpose. As Grendel matures and leaves his mother he becomes interested in looking
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References: Davis‚ B.G. (1993). Collaborative Learning: Group Work and Study Teams. In: Barbara Gross Davis Tools for Teaching . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. Gardner‚ H.‚ & Hatch‚ T. (1989). Multiple intelligences go to school: Educational implications of the theory of multiple intelligences. Educational Researcher‚ 18(8)‚ 4-9. Gardner‚ Howard (1983) Frames of Mind: The theory of multiple intelligences. New York: Basic Books. Johnson‚ D. and R. Johnson (1984). Circles of Learning. Washington DC:
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Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love Robert Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love In 1986‚ a psychologist Robert Sternberg proposed the triangular theory of love. This theory explains the topic of love in an interpersonal relationship. The three components of love according to the theory are intimacy‚ passion‚ and decision/commitment. Different stages and types of love can be explained as different combinations of these three elements. Intimacy encompasses feelings of attachment‚ closeness
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Nature vs Nurture “While each child is born with his or her own distinct genetic potential for physical‚ social‚ emotional and cognitive development‚ the possibilities for reaching that potential remain tied to early life experiences and the parent-child relationship within the family” (Weissbourd‚ 1996). When a baby is born‚ that child already posses something in common with every other person in the world‚ a genetic gene pool. Just like anything else in life‚ when something is given to a
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and Assyrian Times Animals have been viewed differently by different cultures. This is evident when comparing the wall painting of a deer hunt from the Neolithic period (Gardner‚ 38) and the reliefs of Ashurbanipal hunting lions and the dying lions from the Assyrian dominated period of the ancient near east (Gardner‚ 56). The deer hunt scene‚ painted at Catal Huyuk c. 5750 BC‚ depicts several humans hunting two large deer and one small deer. The reliefs‚ sculpted at Nineveh c. 650 BC‚ consist
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ways. The various ways sympathy is represented in Grendel include the reason of retelling Beowulf from Grendel’s point of view‚ Grendel’s character‚ and the basic human condition. Various reasons are used by Gardner to represent the retold story from Grendel’s point of view. Gardner wanted to help the reader visualize what was going on in Grendel’s head and how he viewed human nature as vile and bloodthirsty‚ which is the same way we viewed Grendel from “Beowulf”. Good vs. Evil was represented
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