...world and a less literal conception of the next. Christianity offered a broad vision of life after death, promising the possibility of salvation to commoners as well as to the kings, who could expect it as their right in Egypt. The art of this newer religion also allowed for individual expression and interpretation, giving a glimpse of the sweeping historic changes that would eventually transform the world of antiquity into a more complex dialogue between humanity and its gods. The religion of the ancient Egyptians grew out of their connection with the earth and their surroundings. Early beliefs followed those of other peoples whose lives were dictated by the elements and the seasons; Joseph Lindon Smith (1956) describes Egypt's early religion as a "simple agricultural pantheon of earth, rain, and sky" (p. 316). More than any other developing culture of antiquity, however, the Egyptians began to concentrate their attentions on the single most prominent feature of their landscape, the sun. The religion of the builders of the pyramids became the most striking example ever seen of sun worship. Ra, the personification of the sun, was identified with the pharaohs, who ruled by the same right that the sun itself ruled the earth and the harvests. Mircea Eliade (1958) notes that to the Egyptians "the sun's connection with the other world, with the spheres of darkness and of death, is clear" (p. 142). The monumental structures which have come to symbolize ancient Egypt's entire culture...
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...the ultimate act of evilness, murder on Hrothgar’s mead hall. Gardner creates a character and an environment in, which the reader must feel sorrow for Grendel, in order to have fulfillment by the end of the resolution. However, Gardner uses Grendel and writing in general as tool to communicate his liberal philosophies to a wider audience making it difficult to weep over Grendel’s death. Grendel is not a misguided youth; he is a monster who willingly takes part in his death by indulging himself in violence. In Grendel, the protagonist spends his ephemeral life attacking Hrothgar’s mead hall, and Grendel takes the lives of Hrothgar’s men during the raids. When Grendel encounters the dragon, Grendel turns into a barbaric machine, after his self-realization. After the dragon, Grendel begins his contentious “war” with Hrothgar. The attacks on Hrothgar are essentially a deranged pastime for Grendel. After the attacks, Grendel feels some remorse, although this could merely be a biological reaction to the tyranny. Even if Grendel feels remorse, it is still no excuse to slaughter. If Grendel’s attacks are means of survival, then he must surely realize his death is necessary. Grendel returns to the mead hall repeatedly, even after the scenes of sick compassion. Grendel’s regrets only last long enough for the reader to see another side of him. The side of remorse and regret quickly disappears as he feels the hunger of death again. Grendel is a three – dimensional character. At the same...
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...Appeals Process Nikole Robinson Criminal Justice and Security (CJS)/220 February 9, 2014 Tony Sanders Appeals Process According to University of Phoenix Appeals (2003), an appeal is a proceeding in which a case is brought before a higher court for review of a lower court’s judgment for the purpose of convincing the higher court that the lower court’s judgment was incorrect. An appeal is done when a defendant’s attorney tries to get him/her a lighter sentence in exchange for something in return, for instance a guilty plea. This is the defendant’s way of trying to get a lighter sentence for the crime he/she has committed. Appeals are important because they are one of the principal avenues in which legal issues, such as law are shaped. Often an appellate decision in one jurisdiction is a source of guidance to courts in other jurisdictions. The first step to appeal is to file a notice of appeal within a specific amount of time after the conviction. Next the appellate files the trial court record and all documents supporting the appeal to the appellate court. Then the appellant and appellee each file briefs, basic facts of the case and the argument made by that particular party. After the briefs are filed the judge may want to hear a short oral argument from each party in the case and finally the court will issue a decision which will be given with a written opinion describing the reasoning for the decision. The appeals factor into the overall criminal procedures...
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...diverse images and symbols in order to trigger a particular reaction from the audience. Some authors, however, use traditional images in new contexts challenging the audience's perception of those iconic characters. Authors often argue that characters can have different meanings and symbolism in different cultures and different times. The best example of these new meanings is seen through the writing about iconic monsters in different time periods. From the analysis’ of Beowulf and Grendel: The Truth Behind England’s Oldest Legend by John Grigsby and Grendel by John Gardner, the character of Grendel in both books is the symbolic meaning of how society is afraid of the unknown. When people are confronted with an unfamiliar circumstance, it is human nature to twist the unknown into something frightening and unacceptable....
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...APPEALS PROCESS KENNETH SPAULDING CJS/220 UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX MAY 7 2015 APPEALS PROCESS An appeal is a right you usually have after a final decision of a court or government agency. If you don’t agree with the decision of the court or agency, you can have the decision reviewed by a higher court or agency, and sometimes a court can review an agency’s decision. Almost all appeals have to be filed in writing. All appeals have to be filed within a certain time, called the appeal period. Sometimes you have to post an appeal bond, of cash or property, within a certain time, to appeal from a lower court to a higher court. A typical appeal in a criminal case is from a conviction following a trial. The defendant will allege to the appellate court that one or more errors occurred in the trial or the process leading up to trial that rendered the trial fundamentally unfair or unconstitutional. The appellate courts determine whether searches and seizures, interrogation practices, and trial procedures are constitutional or not. Thus, the appellate decisions directly affect future conduct by police, prosecutors, and trial judges. Many people complain that defendant are procedurally precluded from raising certain issues on appeal because their lawyer did not object at trial or their appellate attorney did not raise the issue on the initial appeal, and that these procedural bars result in the continued incarceration of people who did not receive a fair trial and possibly even...
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...understand the story applies for dance as well. Both of these mediums have an aspect of drawing from the material and connecting the dots in a way to try to understand the story. One story I was drawn to when envisioning each of them as movement was, What Didn’t Happen by Janet E. Gardner. In this story the moment of death is created to be not a flash, but only a taste remembered from childhood. I imagine that this specific taste “of lemon buttercream frosting” was made by his mother and enjoyed throughout the summers of his youth (Gardner 64). I conceptualized this idea because lemon buttercream is not a flavor commonly picked up at the story, so I believe that it may be homemade. If this is the case, his mother may have been the one to make it for him during summer when lemons were ripe. Gardner describes the man in his final moment, “his mouth filled with the taste, perfectly remembered from childhood” (64). This flood of taste he so clearly remembers from...
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...men. When Beowulf is called to fight Grendel he depicts himself as a man with no fear. Beowulf knows that he is a young strong warrior and is the only one who has the strength to defeat this evil monster. He accepts the challenge and announces that he will fight barehanded which concludes that he is fully confident in himself. He announces, “I have also heard the thrust of a weapon no threat to his threws. Thus I foreswear my sword and strong shield. Instead I shall grab and grapple with Grendel, fighting for life with that fearsome foe” (Gardner 40-41). Beowulf proves his expertise to defeat Grendel by keeping Grendel’s arm. As described, “ As a token of triumph, the troop leader hung the shorn-off shoulder and arm by its hand: the grip of Grendel swung from the gable!” (Gardner 48). Fighting Grendel with just his bare hands and keeping Grendel’s arm as a prize proves that Beowulf has developed into a confident young hero. After Grendel’s death, his mother was enraged and wanted revenge. She went to Herot and kills Aeschere, one of King Hrothgar’s closest friends. When Beowulf hears of this attack, immediately, “he dived, high-hearted...
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...intention to take the merchandise. The merchandise is placed on display to be sold and if it is not purchased it should be return to the display rack. Private security officers for retail stores are trained not to apprehend an alleged thief unless they leave the store with the merchandise that they concealed. But according to People v. Britto the New York Court of Appeals ruled that the merchandise does not have to leave the store in order for the shoplifting to occur. Furthermore it was stated the shoplifter would not treat the merchandise as a regular customer would, if the merchandise is found hidden under the clothes of the shoplifter it is considered concealment and it does not necessarily have to leave the premises. (Thomas Gardner, T.A.(2011)) Different states have different rules for convicting...
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...depicted as the good protagonist. Throughout the novel, John Gardner gives the reader a different perspective of the villain, with the question of whether Grendel is truly evil. Grendel becomes evil in the story but doesn't start that way. Grendel transitions from conflicted, to a point of change when meeting the dragon, to essentially evil. Grendel isn't born evil. He searches for answers to his role in life...
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...In the story Grendel by John Gardner he makes a comment and says “Poor Grendel’s had an accident… So may you all.” This particular quote can be both a blessing and a curse, but can also be a blind and non meaningful statement. The reason this quote was said was because Grendel had his arm torn off by a man named Beowulf. “Beowulf twists Grendel’s arm around in the socket, causing him pain unlike any he has ever felt.” (Gardner 12). This may or may not be one of the reasons that the quote is stated. The quote “Poor Grendel’s had an accident… So may you all.” Is pretty much saying all the men that have been around Grendel and witnessed this will have the same fate they will be killed and go through the same pain that young Grendel went through....
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...Conor Mr. Judson English 12 A 3rd 19 May 2015 Grendel In Beowulf, Grendel is depicted as a vicious, bloodthirsty monster that is attacking the citizens for no reason. In Grendel, Gardner attempts to shine some light on one of the most well known monsters in literature. The reader sees that it is not just Grendel’s nature that leads him to kill people. They also see Grendel as a character with a mind, something that he is devoid of in Beowulf, having no lines, only an extended battle scene. The way that Gardner fleshed out Grendel’s mind was, I thought, very interesting. There was nothing he could work with in Beowulf since there was no dialogue between Grendel and Beowulf, although, Grendel screaming when he gets his arm chopped off by Beowulf could count. So, Gardner was able to do whatever he wanted with this character. Gardner changed Grendel, giving him justifications for his hate of men and for the reason that he has decided to terrorize Hrothgar’s hall every night. Gardner depicts Grendel as a creature that is intelligent and observant of the world. This depiction gives him justification for his actions in Beowulf. Grendel observes Hrothgar’s men for years before he decides to terrorize them. The things he witnesses during his observations are disloyalty and deception. Grendel does not understand how these men can constantly wage war against each other and then tell stories of their greatness. This frustrates him. The Shaper makes...
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...Human beings all have a list of skills and devices that are used in our everyday lives so we can solve different kinds of problems that we deal with. Humans have used multiple intelligences (MI) since the day they were born. We have never thought about how we use them in our daily lives because they are used naturally. Gardner defines intelligence as "the capacity to solve problems or to fashion products that are valued in one or more cultural setting". Using biological as well as cultural research, he formulated a list of seven intelligences. The seven intelligences include linguistic intelligence, logical mathematical intelligence, musical intelligence, spatial intelligence, kinesthetic intelligence, interpersonal intelligence, and intrapersonal intelligence. He later added two more, naturalist and existential. This paper examines Gardner’s research and its effectiveness towards adult learners. Gardner initially created a list of seven intelligences. The first two have been typically valued in schools; the next three are usually associated with the arts; and the final two are what he called 'personal intelligences' (Gardner 1993). According to Gardner (1993), Linguistic intelligence learners enjoy writing, reading, telling stories or doing crossword puzzles. Logical-Mathematical intelligence learners are interested in patterns, categories and relationships. They are drawn to arithmetic problems, strategy games and experiments. Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence learners...
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...unlawful, if so, then it would be considered justified; secondly, if the act or force was immediate and necessary to defend yourself; and lastly, if the circumstances were reasonable enough to warrant the amount of force applied in the act. When determining the reasonableness of force used, one would have to take into account the relationship of those involved along with their size and age, and whether the assault was aggressive, and the type of weapon used (Gardner, & Anderson, 2012). Another approach to take when determining lawfulness of the use of force would be, the use of Deadly Force in a Self-Defense or the Defense of Others, would be the Stand Your Ground Law, a Florida Statute, that if and when a person feels that they are in fear of their life, and believe that they are in danger, then they have the right to defend themselves by using force with force including deadly force. Only if they reasonably believe that using force is the only way to prevent death or bodily harm, without the duty to retreat (Gardner, & Anderson, 2012). Again, the court looks for key points such as, Unlawfulness, Necessity, and Reasonableness, in determining if the force used was indeed justified. As for using the Good Samaritan Laws,...
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...Of Monsters and Men: How Humanity Incites Monstrousness in Grendel and Frankenstein All too often on a daily basis do people judge others based on their physical appearance or other superficial criteria. Generally, close-minded individuals perceive anything foreign or a deviation from the norm as offensive or even as a threat. We would like to think that we are not prone to such a fault, but this foible is ingrained in human nature. Literature has examined this aspect of humanity on a magnified scale by using monsters as a metaphor for those we judge; the novels Grendel by John Gardner and Frankenstein by Mary Shelley are as much character studies on humanity as they are stories about monstrousness itself. The monsters in each novel certainly...
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...Without sympathizing someone's emotions it could lead to solitude, which could linger devastating ones being. In both novels Beowulf, by Seamus Heaney, and Grendel, by John Gardner, it primarily focuses on the malicious conflict between the human civilization and creatures out of the ordinary, considered to be monsters. The main discrepancy was a monster named Grendel and Beowulf a hero from a kingdom terrorized for years, by Grendel himself. The monster was said to have killed many people, however, his reasoning was unsure. Without remorse the warrior slain the monster to stop the terror in which Grendel created; however, the reason the beast killed so many people was because of the lack of understanding between him and the society, this in...
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