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We also resent Grendel further once we learn that he has wreaked havoc upon the Heorot hall for twelve years, "inflicting constant cruelties on the people atrocious hurt" (line 165). ... The author claims "it harrowed Grendel to hear the din of the loud banquet every day in the hall, the harp being struck and the clear song of a skilled poet telling with mastery of man's beginnings, how the Almighty had made the earth" (line 87 – 93). ... Grendel's mother only attacks the Heorot hall in order to avenge her son, "is presented as a noble and brave oppo...

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As Alec Leamas said in the film version of The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, "It's the innocents who get slaughtered." ... Another example of innocence in The Spy Who Came In From The Cold is Fiedler. ... He came very close to doing so too. ... In the end, however, all is made clear and, unfortunately, the innocents are the ones "who get slaughtered."...

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"A City Upon A Hill" In 1629 a group of Puritans, who were being prosecuted in England, came to form a colony called Massachusetts Bay Colony. ... John Winthrop said Massachusetts Bay Colony was "a city upon a hill." ... America still to this day thinks they are the "city upon a hill." ...

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Beautiful, crystal clear lakes littered the north and presented themselves everywhere. ... The air was pure, crisp and clean, and the sun glistened and bounced off of the clear lake surfaces. ... The morning came, and there was a pleasant aroma that drifted through the air. ...

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Physically, Queen Elizabeth the first was in a good condition. She had red hair, a slim figure (but the dresses didn't make it look like it) and green eyes. She always made herself look presentable. When Elizabeth Came to the throne there were quite a few problems. First there was the rebellion. ...

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The Liberation of Laws upon Marijuana Marijuana has been used as a medicine for thousands of years; recently it has become a recreational drug to many. ... There are many arguments made against the liberation of laws upon marijuana and one of the more popular would be the health risk. ... It has been scientifically proven that a single joint is equal to about 2 cigarettes a major improvement upon a pack. ... Revenues from the liberation of laws upon marijuana would have a considerable effect upon our economy; legalizing marijuana would give the American people access to at least 14.2 billi...

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According to the narrator of Once Upon A Time, however, writers are not obliged to write anything, particularly a children's story. ... In the typical style of a fairy tale, the main characters - the wife, husband and son - do not have a clear cut personality of their own. ... All these examples prove that while Once Upon A Time is fairy-tale like in some aspects, it still cannot be classified as such. ... The ending of Once Upon A Time, however, clearly goes against such laws with the death of the young boy, a protagonist. ... It places Once Upon A Time in a category all by itself. ...

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The Bubonic Plague, more commonly referred to as the "Black Death," ravaged Europe between the years 1347 and 1350. During this short period, 25 million people, one third of Europe's population at the time, were killed. Thousands of people died each week and dead bodies littered the streets. Once ...

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• Grade Level: High School