Reading Notes: Beowulf, Part B

Story source: The Story of Beowulf by Strafford Riggs

Once I read the Beowulf stories through again I realized how much detail they hold. Each battle and landscape described beautifully to really grab the reader. These are much more clear and understandable than the other stories I have read and I have enjoyed them immensely. In the second half of the Beowulf stories there is mostly tales of his heroic adventures battling Grendel, Grendel's mother, and The Dragon that hoards Geatsland treasure. Beowulf really finds himself in this time because he is really challenged. He loves the danger of it all and often goes into battle alone. These stories end reminding us that Beowulf is a mortal man even though he seems godlike. His battle with the dragon is his last and his dear friend is there to be a gentle hand and someone to listen to his dying wishes.

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Image of myself My name is Lindsi Unsell. I am a senior at The University of Oklahoma and I am studying Communications. All of my Communication classes have been so interesting and relevant to everyday life. I have actually noticed myself become a better communicator and have been more aware of how others communicate around me. As a senior, I am both excited and nervous to have such limited time in school left. I feel so happy that I have come this far successfully and I can see the light at the end of this stressful yet rewarding tunnel. I also work at The Oklahoma Daily as a copy editor and hope to try my hand at some writing for the newspaper this final semester. The Daily has been one of the most rewarding things I have done at OU. I have met a niche group of people that help me connect with others outside of school that I may not have gotten the chance to meet otherwise. I love being a part of the school newspaper because I feel so much more aware of events going on locall

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Beowulf slaying Grendel Here is a link to my storybook website about Beowulf and his many thrilling adventures.

Week Two Story: The Ivory Man

Author's note: When I read the original story for this one, metamorphosis I was drawn to how romantic it is. If you have every seen the 80's film Mannequin , this story reminded me of it. When re-creating this story I wanted to change the gender and different aspects of what a woman might want from a man instead of what a man would want from a woman. I kept to the story for the most part but changed a few things. "Metamorphosis: Pigmalion" from Tony Kline. Web source . Ivory Man In the lovely town of Cyprus there lived a woman named Padme. She was quite fed up with all of the men in her town. She thought they did not see her as an intelligent artist, but only as a woman that should not busy herself with such things. In a fit of annoyance she went to her shop and began working tirelessly on a most beautiful sculpture of a man... The perfect man. The sculpture was crafted from the finest ivory. Padme made sure to make his lips full, his cheekbones high and his

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