The Bear and the Dragon Essays

Have you ever felt scared, and needed to have courage? The theme in “Standing Up” and “Dragon Slayer” is no matter what, you have courage deep down and you need to use it. First, Jack showed courage by standing up against the bullies. Then, Tom showed courage by overcoming his fear of the dragon. Both of these characters show courage in their own ways. Jack showed courage by standing up against the bullies. According to the text “...he couldn't just stand there and let his friends get hurt…Jack

Beowulf, one of the oldest stories in the world, fighting off a monster, his mother, and a mighty dragon. Whereas, The Thirteenth Warrior a loosely written version of the tale of Beowulf, fought off monsters and their mother. The two had similar storylines, and components, but also differed in many ways. In the poem, Beowulf, a tale of fifteen men fighting off an ugly monster, Grendel, and eventually his mother, the She Witch. Before Grendel attacks, Beowulf, his men, and the people of Herot partied

DRAGON POV The clouds covered the sky as quickly as a snake, slithering across the now fading blue sky. I watched them move over my lonely castle and cast a dark shadow over the land. It seemed right, it matched my dark mood. Ever since my friends had been hunted down by the humans, I had hid away and sat in this castle for hundreds of years, waiting for a human to come end me too. Tears formed under my turquoise eyes and the droplets glided down my face and dripped onto the cold stone floor. A lake

reach for your teddy bear that you had from the first grade. You see a DRAGON!! A Komodo dragon, that is. This might sound like a fiction book but it is real for the villagers of Komodo in Indonesia, the island where the Komodo dragon is plentiful. The problem with Komodo dragons is that they are attacking villagers and killing their animals, but the villagers are unable to get protection. Since the Komodo dragon is endangered, it is protected. Did you know that a wild Komodo dragons spit has deadly

My animal is the OP Narwhal Dragon. It has the long slender body and wings of a dragon with the head and tail of a cartoon narwhal from the narwhal song. It lives in the Arctic Ocean, swimming around in the ocean itself and also swims above the ocean. It is a carnivore with a diet consisting mostly of fish with the occasional polar bear. Its adaptations are its ability to breathe fire, its extreme intelligence, its hypnotic skills, and its amazing razor-sharp horn which blasts beams of pure energy

9/14 I was on my way to Hawaii for my honeymoon with my beautiful new wife, Carrie Underwood. We were flying in style, private jet with expensive champagne. We were about to fly over the Great Smoky Mountains When out of nowhere a dragon twice the size of the plane took our wing off and sent us into a free fall right into the side of a mountain. I managed to get my parachute on and was about to help Carrie with hers when I got sucked out of the side of the plane. As soon as my feet hit the ground

uberperson need to conquer to reach their ultimate transformation. The first metamorphosis described by Nietzsche is that of the camel, he writes “What is difficult? asks the spirit that would bear much, and kneels down like a camel wanting to be well loaded. What is most difficult, O heroes, asks the spirit that would bear much, that I may take it upon myself and exult in my strength?” (Nietzsche 26) Nietzsche offers a list of items that this metamorphosis is designed to overcome. These experiences are

home or the swamp. Beowulf's third and last fight is with the dragon which beowulf is unfortunately killed in. In Beowulf’s first fight he battles the monster Grendel in a meat hall. In this fight Grendel was killing men each night which drove everyone away and to go get beowulf, the man with the strength of thirty men. Beowulf decides that in order to catch and kill Grendel they would have to go and stay the night

knights who bear the crest of the Dragonslayer, eager to join them Arboreous aked the three knights what could he do to become a member of the guild.One of the three knights replied “You must slay the fearsome dragon located within the Blazing Mountains, only then will you be worthy enough to become a member.” With the new task

protagonist, Beowulf, embodies the heroism, courage, and cleverness of a great epic hero in his battling against Grendel, Grendel’s mother, and the dragon. Similar to profound figures like Odysseus, Hercules, and Aeneas, Beowulf demonstrates characteristics of bravery and virtue during his adventures in liberating Heorot from Grendel and slaying the dragon to protect Geatland. By examining Beowulf’s valor, nobility, and ultimate sacrifice when facing his opponents, one can argue that Beowulf’s character

an average person to someone who shows bravery and courage. Beowulf and Bilbo Baggins are classic examples of heroic adventurers. Beowulf is one of the earliest pieces of literature, written in 1000 AD. It tells the tale of a character that slays a dragon to save his people. In 1937 J.R.R. Tolkien gives another hero, Bilbo Baggins. In the The Hobbit, Bilbo kills a giant spider to protect the dwarves. The two stories both contain heroic adventurers, one's who selflessly overcome adversity, are noble

against Grendel, even with no weapons. Fifty years after, Beowulf was old, and was not strong as before. At the moment, the Fire-Dragon attacked his land; the fiery breath of this dragon was far too deadly and no warrior dared to risk their life. Although Beowulf was an aged man, he decided to fight against the Fire-Dragon. Finally, Beowulf devoted his life to kill the dragon. Having enough courage, Beowulf saved his people in spite of the cost of his life. Besides the story Beowulf, we can also feel

lists show what the camel must overcome. To understand the list completely, a person must examine each item and understand what must be overcome, Nietzsche writes: “There is much that is difficult for the spirit, the strong reverent spirit that would bear much: but the difficult and the most difficult are what its strength demands.” (Nietzsche, On the Three Metamorphoses, 25) This passage sheds light on what the camel must endure through this first metamorphoses. It shows that the spirit requires reverence

for the throne and how he would not cheat someone out of what they deserve. Beowulf eventually comes to power and receives the throne. While he is ruling a ferocious dragon comes to his kingdom and starts to destroy it. Beowulf, “as a king should therefore act for the good of his people,” (Michael Stitt) and protect them from the dragon, even if it means losing his own life. Overall, Beowulf exemplifies the Anglo Saxon value of honor as both a king and warrior through his entire life, and in the end

and the children get their toys and Dr. Drosselmeyer brings out the dancing bear and ballerina. The kids showed happiness however the smiles looked forced and some looked constaded, as life they were not having fun or over thinking movements. The

The sleeping dragon was awoken by a slave who stole a beautiful cup because he was trying to repay his debt of freedom. Valor is shown through the fighting that Beowulf and the dragon do. This causes destruction and chaos throughout the whole town. This scene in the book greatly shows the valor of Beowulf. Beowulf fights the dragon so that the people he rules can be safe and he is willing to risk his life. In the end, both the dragon and Beowulf die. THEMES: Inevitability of death- When Beowulf

animal to represent how the spirit is laden with the cares and the realities of life. “That the spirit would bear much that I may take it upon myself and exult in my strength” (Thus Spoke Zarathustra, 1). He calls the spirit a reverent spirit that bears much as the difficult and the most difficult which are what strength demands. Thus, the spirit is supposed to be strong in order to bear the burden of all that life has. Nietzsche employs the image of the camel as a fitting example of what man should

suffering. Finally Grendel is confident because he wants to fight Grendel without any weapons or armour, he does this because he hears that Grendel doesn't use any weapons so he won't either. This is shown in the text when Beowulf says, “I scorn to bear sword or broad shield, yellow wood, to the battle, but with my grasp I shall grapple with the enemy and fight for life, foe against foe.” Beowulf wants to defeat Grendel with his own

This edition of Beowulf was translated by Burton Raffel. In this poem Beowulf leads a group of his best men to go save Hrothgar’s home from a dreadful monster. He eventually comes across an obstacle much greater than any other he has faced. The values and lifestyle of the Anglo-Saxons were very battle oriented. They believed in dying in battle for honor rather than running away in dishonor. They valued strength and discipline, and perseverance through all trials. They believed in dying to protect

a series of epic fantasies written by "the American Tolkien" George R. R. Martin. The story takes place on a fictional world which consists of several continents with a multiple of faiths. R.R.Martin sets the seven kingdom in a fantasy world which bears huge geographical resemblances to the Europe continent and shares comparable histories with England during the Wars of the Roses. The core of the plot develops around a strong struggle for the power and sovereignty. Three predominant interlaced conflicts