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Beowulf's boat probably looked much like this.68

Beowulf, Epic Hero?

  Beowulf is perhaps the most important work from Anglo-Saxon literature. It was probably composed in the seventh or eighth century but was not written down until around the eleventh century. Like most...

13 comments    dragon beowulf grendel
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Historical Accuracy of Ridley Scott's Gladiator Film

Although a fictional story, Maximus is a wholly invented character, the wider world of Gladiator fits in reasonably well with recorded history. The real Commodus did indeed become emperor in AD180, at the...

2 comments    movie reviews russell crowe
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What to do at lvl 80 in World of warcraft

I have played many years of this crazy and mesmerizing game and have found its charm and quality through every aspect of World of Warcraft. The game Nearly doesn't really even start til your level 60 and...

3 comments    games computer world
One of the more recent depictions of Grendel from 2007 Paramount Pictures and Shangri-La Entertainment84

Beowulf and Gawain

The Oxford English Reference Dictionary defines hero as: “a person noted or admired for courage, outstanding achievements, nobility etc. […] great warrior […] a man of superhuman qualities favoured by...

0 comments    hero chivalry beowulf
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Discussion of the book "Night" by Elie Wiesel

Elie Wiesel  The town Sighet, located in northern Romania, Transylvania, is the initial location of this story of one Holocaust survivor.  This book, "Night" by Elie Wiesel, is an autobiography of this...

2 comments    book journey night
The Most famous Greek poet, Homer. (lived most likely between 800B.C. - 700B.C.)76

Literary Origins: Virgil's Appropriation of the Homeric Epics

Given the place in western literature both Homer and Virgil occupy, that is the place of a forefather standing far before other great literary minds and achievements, the relationship between the two takes on...

0 comments    poetry literature rome
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Funny Pictures: Fail

Failure can be funny. We try and try, and it doesn't always end up the way we'd intended. But we don't have to take ourselves so seriously. It's not that we fail that's funny; it's usually how absurd it is...

8 comments    entertainment humor recreation
Bob Marley, Maine Comedian. 83

Bob Marley-Maine Comedian

Bob Marley, Comedian from Maine. Come read about this must be seen Maine Humor. Find out about the man himself, his best work, and why his style of humor is so popular and booming. If your looking for a great stand up act, Bob Marley is for you!

2 comments    entertainment fun humor
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How to Write a Narrative Poem

A narrative poem is one that tells a story. It can be short or long. It can rhyme with a set pattern or without; it doesn't doesn't have to rhyme, though. It can have a set meter or be a little varied....

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Does poetry have to have a meaning?

Before I start on this interpretation I would like to say that I use examples of comments I have received on my own poetry in this piece. I am not trying to advertise my poems or hubs, merely trying to prove...

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