Essays on Anglo Saxon

Different cultures sustain various values, some of which are not even comparable with one another. Societies have myriad ways of expressing this, yet their cultural productions are some of the richest ways of understanding how they conceived the world. In this sense, the epic poem Beowulf is one of the greatest epic poems that have ever existed. This is especially true and evident in that, even though Beowulf was not actually Anglo-Saxon, he does represent the ideals of this people. As such, one can see that bravery was one of the most extraordinary characteristics that this people had as ...

The life, unfortunately, does not always resemble a happy kingdom where people live in peace and harmony. One day it brings you an ocean of happiness and glory, the other day it throws you to the dark abyss of poverty and solitude. In spite of all life’s ordeals, the person should never give up and show courage in overcoming everyday difficulties. Only the bravest and most ingenious ones, who are capable of learning on their own mistakes, will definitely attain success in the adventurous life journey. The courage is surely the most important trait of character which not ...

I. Introduction Researches argued that there was little evidence to accurately determine the early language in England. While the region was inhabited by humans for thousands of years, and that the presence of culture was detected, it was noted that the English language has been only adopted for a comparatively short span of time. History revealed that the English language we have today is a product of the different spoken dialects of the Germanic tribes who immigrated to England sometime in the 5th century. The development of the English language is comparable to a division of historical periods, and ...

Introduction

Leadership is defined as the art and science of moving people from one point to another. This means that leadership refers to a situation where a person prepares the minds of his or her followers in order to work to attain a certain set of goals as a team or group. Leading brings people together for the attainment of results and the conduct of active work. Leadership might be construed as a process “by which one individual consistently exerts more impact than others on the nature and direction of group activity”. Leading in the context of businesses and companies ...

Beowulf is a heroic man that is worthy of adoration. He posses several characteristics that make him a hero: honor, bravery, and a strong sense of duty. Beowulf’s honor and integrity are specifically exemplified in his decision to go to the land of the Danes to kill Grendel simply because he wanted to help the Geats. Never wanting or expecting money in return. Beowulf’s bravery is evident when he goes to slay the dragon even though all of his men abandon him, even though he realizes that the dragon is more powerful than he, Beowulf does not ...

Arcadian- The location of Arcadia was faithfully reproduced at Hobbiton. The movie at Hobbiton was established to shoot The Lord of the Rings as the crew of the movie wanted a faithful reproduction of old English villages. The location was modified to look similar to Arcadia of the medieval period. Though the plan was to make a temporary makeover, the authorities at Hobbiton decided to convert the location as a permanent set for the Hobbit series that came later. Now the location is a prime tourist destination attracting tourists from across the country and abroad wants to get a ...

After more than two hundred years of the first publication, the heroic poem about the adventures of Beowulf is still of high interest to the public. Not only do the scholars investigate Beowulf as an example of Old English literature, but a wider audience also finds this epic poem an important representation of Scandinavian culture. What attracts them is the fact that Beowulf is the only complete surviving text dates from the 8th and the early 11th century. The poem is indeed written in Old English language, but the stories take place in Denmark and Sweden. England is not ...

Abstract

Nowadays, the importance of studying the ancient literature becomes an actual question. From year to year, an amount of worth studying contemporary literary works increases and a lot of students complain that they do not want to read and analyze literary works of the ancient authors. However, they forget that the ancient literary works were the first examples of literature in the history of humankind. They contain information about life and environment in the preceded days and inspire a lot of young writers. The aim of this paper is to prove that the ancient literature is a basis for ...

The language of Early Modern English is the language of W. Shakespeare, C. Marlowe, B. Jonson and many other talented playwrights and poets (Vaught 73-75). This period in the development of English can be rightfully called the highest bloom of English literature. The 15th century, however, was poorly productive in terms of literary achievement, but was rather a period of crucial and productive linguistic changes regarding both form of words and the structure of a sentence. With the loss of the flexion, the word order acquired a larger significance that it had in Old and Middle English (Jespersen, McCawley ...

Interpolated Tales in Beowulf as Reflection of Anglo-Saxon Perception of World

Classical pieces of literature evoked and continue to create fierce discussions and debates about their various aspects. However, the most valuable and enigmatic literature works belong to Anglo-Saxon period. Thus, the most mysterious and bewitching in its way of narration representative of that period is epic poem Beowulf composed by the Anonymous. It is the most controversial and debatable epic poem in terms of all aspects starting from its characters and ending by interpolated form of composing text. It should be mentioned that there is no information at all about creation of this poem, except approximate date and its ...

Introduction

Beowulf, the heroic poem first published in Old English is presently finding a common place in modern media. However, Beowulf is portrayed as one eponymous conqueror who is not only hot headed, but dim-witted as well (Haydock 9). Conversely, in Old English literature, he is depicted as an iconic epitome of social intelligence as well as personal restraint. As much as Beowulf is described as having the power of 30 warriors and crowned on numerous occasions for destroying Herculean monsters, his actions as well as a form of dialogue exhibit both deference and modesty (Allard and Richard 76). In ...

Different cultures have different ways of defining what they consider heroic. For example, in the 2016 campaign for the Democratic nomination for President in the United States, one candidate who has emerged as a hero for the Left is Bernie Sanders. His followers tend to praise his refusal to accept donations from corporations or to have anyone set up one of the gargantuan political action committees (called SuperPACs) that raise millions of dollars in money. They also tend to praise the fact that he has not changed many of his positions on matters of social justice, in an era ...

In this paper, I will analyze the dialectical variations of early modern English across England. Even though the country is not as vast as the United States, the linguistic complexities are apparent in the ways different communities use the same language in different ways. As Parkin mentions, “It has been widely recognised that the regional distribution of certain bynames and surnames, from the medieval period up to the present day, can represent regional distinctions in Middle English (ME) dialect lexis and phonology” (Parkin 24). Parkin is, of course, referring to names, but this same variation and complexity is present ...

The United States has always been a nation of immigrants, but not all of them have been welcomed or received the same opportunities for a better life. The difference in treatment is explained by the concept of whiteness, which has evolved since colonial days. The immigrant group that set the standards of whiteness was the Protestant, White American who could trace his ancestry to the first Anglo-Saxon settlers. During the nineteenth century immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe began to make their way to American industrial cities such as Chicago. While these immigrants fared much better than the African slaves who ...

- Introduction

1.1 Background developments

Traditionally, accounting standards have been developed by different countries on the basis of local legal, economical and cultural institutions frameworks (Elliott and Elliott, 2009, p. 158). As a result, the standard setting was very country specific. With the globalization process at work for the last 3-4 decades and increasing mobility of capital internationally accepted accounting standards have become necessary to facilitate cross border transactions and make financial reporting comparable between countries and companies thereby leading to a greater transparency for investors (Nobes, 2004). IASB has been set up as a private international standard setter with a mandate to create high quality accounting standards ...

The Anglo-Saxon approach in the management of companies and organizations takes a different approach as compared to the model of French speaking people. Herremans and Isaac (2005) argue that while the French companies experience a highly context paced environment; the Anglo-Saxon counterparts adopt a highly formalized system that is full of factual management and decision making from a structured system of government. The case study of Lemma seeks to understand the cultural performance and the repercussions that were overseen as a result of adopting the Anglo-Saxon approach in its governance. This paper takes into consideration various factors and scenarios that are reminiscent in the ...

1. Established at the outset of the nineteenth century was Manifest Destiny, which emerged as the guiding tenet and ideology for American foreign policy. Manifest Destiny of the 1840s has been argued to be a product of American nationalism and the impulse to expand its frontier to the west coast of North America. Ultimately, the ideology of Manifest Destiny drove the territorial expansion that resulted in the outbreak of the Civil War. The history of American expansionism during the nineteenth century indeed retained a racial paradox at its core: while American conquests across the Pacific Ocean and the North American continent ...

What is the problem?

The problem being addressed at Blanc Associates is discrimination based on race and hostile work environment in the workplace. The organization has been facing the problem over some time with junior employees and female employees complaining to the management periodically. In Discrimination based on race, the junior employees specifically women are complaining as only Anglo-Saxon males are being employed or promoted to the management level. This has created a rift among them as they see the management is biased and their hard-work is not bearing any fruit. For Hostile work environment, the problem arises as the junior employees feel that ...

Essay

Religion - one of the most important among the many ways in which Americans are involved in the life of their community and society as a whole. Religion in the United States has traditionally played a major role. At all times, America was a virgin land to many religions, as well as the non-interference in religious practice has led to that the U.S. has become very comfortable shelter for small foreign sects. Americans donate more time and money to religious organizations and societies than all other voluntary associations together. About 40% of Americans participate in worship at least once a week (i.e., much ...

The epic poem Beowulf is one of the most well-known and outstanding poems which keeps its own important place within the borders of the Old English literature. It is a heroic, epic poem, which means that both its context and form follow the rules of epic poetry. It consists of 3182 verses and like most epic poems, it begins its story in ‘media res’, which means that it begins in the middle of things. The thematic core of this epic poem is the heroic actions and performance of the main leading male figure of the poem. There is a warrior who ...

- Describe a full entry in the OED A complete entry in OED does not only provide the meaning of particular English words; instead, the entries are distinctively represented based on their value, the background or the history they have behind each phase of evolution that it took for such work do be developed. This is the reason why OED is often used when trying to decipher a particularly classic literature that uses old English terms or at some point symbolic phrases that are based on critical principles of semiotics. - A) Describe the English major rule in Cartoon ...

The words “Manifest Destiny” is perhaps one of the most politically-intriguing and morally-infused phrases in the history of the American nation. It has ingrained itself in the hallowed halls of American political discourse, and has been debated – time and again – regarding its morality, political philosophy, and ethical value. It is also a prime source for reasoning behind the current turmoil within the United States regarding race and racial inequality, founded upon the notion that individuals born out of a certain stock are better human beings than others. It has thus shaped and transfigured the identity of the American nation – for better ...

Throughout history, the ruling classes have normally offered protection to the areas of their jurisdiction. These rulers usually have the false hope of controlling their territory forever; thus they build harmonious relationships with the people they rule so that these people can protect them from external attacks. To achieve such a relationship between the ruler and his subjects, the rulers would occasionally instill fear into their warriors’ minds. The other way of building this relationship was through cultivating respect between them; the rulers and the subjects. In an Anglo-Saxon work like “Beowulf”, comitatus refers to the relationship created between the ...

Introduction: History, Celebration, Thesis Statement

Saint Patrick was the archetypal missionary. Identified as the individual who brought Christianity to Ireland, this patron saint is now celebrated the world over, a reflection of both the recognition of his deeds, and the strength of the Irish Diaspora. The historical circumstances in medieval times through to the industrial revolution in Europe and later the New World reveals that the folklore surrounding St. Patrick is located in the struggle for Irish identity. Framed in this context, this paper poses the following thesis statement: Why is St Patrick’s Day recognized and celebrated around the world, in comparison to other ...

The prime responsibility of all the professionals involved with the dispensation of criminal justice in the United States of America, especially those professionals directly charged with the administration of the capital punishment, is to exercise the powers invested in them ethically and with due regard to the norms of justice. In order to set the record straight due respect must be shown to the legal processes and the practices as far as the statistically disproportionate inequitable administration of the capital punishment to the racial minorities in the United States is concerned (Weber 2013). The United States federal government ...

Part 1: Spaniards larger goals in the Americas

Bartolome de Las Casas, the catholic priest, wrote about a brief account of the devastation of the Indies in 1542. He wanted to enlighten his audience that slavery was wrong and the inhumanity that the innocent people experienced. In his writings, Bartolome claimed that the Indians were smart and peaceful. Bartolome argued that the Indians were mistakenly thought to be uncivilized because of their clothing. However, the Indians were undoubtedly civilized, well mannered, clean and intelligent people who opened up to the catholic religion without question. Unfortunately, the Spaniards continuously committed massacres and atrocities against the Indians between 1518-1532. ...

The Asian character in ‘Broken Blossoms’ is Cheng Huan who is a very decent and religion-loving guy. He tends to spread peace and serenity throughout the world and cherishes the sights of innocence and feels pleasure from such sights. Cheng Huan is shown to be Chinese by nationality. Cheng Huan is a spiritual character overall while he is subdued by violence and anarchy that is witnessed all around the world. In order to spread more peace and pleasure, Chen leaves his homeland and travels to Anglo Saxon lands such as London where he tries to spread this spirituality that he has ...

The Bible has been interpreted differently by numerous sects and religious groups who claims to be the true religion. While there has been no actually proof or evidence on the authenticity of these claims made by these groups, the Bible remains to be the most translated book in history. In fact, a total of 2,817 translations of the Bible is available. 513 of these translations is accounted for the whole Bible while the New Testament has been translated to over 1,294 languages . The process of translating the Bible can perhaps be credited for the different interpretation. Misrepresentation and ...

Personal Political Views: Dynamics of Being a Conservative

In the United States of America, the two main political groupings are the Democrats and the Republicans. Whilst the Democratic Party adopts modernist views on issues and ideas, the Republicans support traditional ideas and promote the fundamental concept of the founding of the United States – property owning democracy and Capitalism. The two ideas come together to define political discourse and shape the fundamental basis of public policy and organization in the country. As an individual, I support the Conservative school of political thought. This paper will critically analyze the position of Conservative structures in government and political issues in ...

First recorded raid by Danes in Anglo-Saxon England-787

Otto crowned emperor in Rome-1962 William the conqueror defeats the last Anglo-Saxon king-1066 Capture of Toledo from Muslims-1085 Death of Basil II, emperor-1025 Terms, people, events Carolingian Renaissance: this refers to the period under which the ancient literature, education, art, and architecture from Italy was intensified across the entire Europe during the reign of Carolingians.

Counties: refers to the land ruled by count or countess in ancient Europe.

Marches: refers to the regions on Italy Feudalism: is the complex network of relationships between landholding and the obligation to provide service to the lord. Fief: refers to the estate that is held by a superior through military ...

- Literature produced in early Old English, a Germanic language with a Celtic imagination, expressed in Arthurian legend - Legends of knights and honor - Chivalric code - Origin - How chivalric code was passed on - Definition Dark Ages or commonly known as the ‘Middle Ages’ or the medieval era. This period is called ‘middle’ because it was midway between the end of the Holy Roman Empire in the fifth century and the beginning of Renaissance in the fourteenth century. However, this period in history does not have precise dates and most of the ...

The Gilgamesh is a Sumerian poem that is regarded the first poem to be written in the world. The content of the Gilgamesh revolves around the use of archetypal symbols, through which gods are presented as omniscient and omnipotent. The gods in the poem are characterized by their foolish use of power. On the other hand, Beowulf is the oldest Anglo-Saxon epic that was written in the 8th century A.D. The concerns of the poem are original symbols, powerful images, and powerful gods that control the action (Scheub 21). The epics of Gilgamesh and Beowulf concentrate on the immorality and ...

Introduction

The right of habeas corpus is included in the US constitution. It represents a distinctly important right that the constitution grants to individual suspects of crime in the Americas. This particular writ as stated by the US constitution entails the judicial mandate that require the detainers to bring the arrested and detained individual before the court in order to determine if the government has the constitutional right to continue detention of the arrested individual . The constitution provides the individual held or even their representative to petition the court in order to be granted such a writ. This paper focuses on addressing ...

The aim of this essay is to present you with the etymology and history of three different words, each of one belongs to a different historical period. The periods which are to be presented in this essay are three. The first period is the one of Old English language which ranges from the middle of the 5th century till the mid-12 century A.D. The second period which is to be presented here is the period of the Middle English period which begins approximately in 1150 and ends in 1500. The third and last period is the period of the Renaissance ...

English Law

Introduction

Every country in the world develops its own legal system. There are no identical legal systems. This applies even in countries that are very close nationally, economically, geographically, and even socially. There are Western legal systems, systems of Asian legal systems of the people of Africa among others. By meaning in the history of legal systems, we have to distinguish continental and Anglo-Saxon system. The Anglo-Saxon system developed independently without significant influence Roman law. The Anglo-Saxon system first developed in England and thereafter spread in English-speaking countries. The Anglo-Saxon legal system, unlike continental, was not insisting on the ...

Edward Said Orientalism is commonly read as a book about power, cultural differences, science, global politics and anthropology. However, Orientalism most resists a late twentieth-century readers’ effort to pardon Said from the accusation of talking about imperialism, colonialism and racial prejudice. Indeed it is clear that prejudice is a central element in the book. Said imbues her text with components that require a differentiation between fiction and transient pleasures that arise from common Anglo Saxon cultures, particularly those delights associated with the kind of self-centered and ignorant attitudes towards the ‘Other’ (a term referring to alien people or people of other races) as exemplified ...

English Law

In the construction of legal system science is used as the basic material of general legal norms , as they are a source of law . Existing general legal norms are grouped with each other in a narrow group of norms governing the relations of the high degree of similarity. These groups are called norms of the institution or institutions . Institutions are the first level of connectivity of legal rules , but not the only one. The next level of connectivity is based on grouping of legal norms that regulate broader legal issues , ie . legal relations lesser degree of similarity , but similar enough to ...

Over the course of the several decades, numerous romantic tales and epics have been penned. Epics are basically tales of warriors with heroic traits, capable of performing superhuman feats and fearlessly saving the nation and the damsel in distress from a terrible fate. In most tales of romance, captivating adventures as well as exciting experiences usually occur. The Anglo-Saxon poem, Beowulf, happens to be one of the most renowned epics in the world. The eponymous character of Beowulf is a strong and brave hero whose ferocity and skill in battle helps save the clan of King Hrothgar. Beowulf later is crowned the ...

Literature

Thesis statement: The common theme that appears in the Anglo-Saxon poetry pieces, Beowulf and “The Seafarer” is that they both embed a definitively Christian values despite the presence of pagan images (Mursell 36). Beowulf is perceived to be written by a Christian cleric, who draws pagan images and themes to signify its Christian character. In the story of Beowulf, he had to leave behind the warmth of his hall in order to pursue his journey over the sea to conquer Grendal, the evil monster in their combat. In Beowulf, although the author was able to form pagan images in the ...

Book Review: Race and Manifest Destiny: Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism

In Reginald Horsman's Race and Manifest Destiny: The Origins of American Racial Anglo-Saxonism, the author studies racism in America in a manner that contributes significantly to the historiography of the Jacksonian Era. In this work, Horsman links racist ideologues to political events that have happened throughout history, Jim Crowism and Reconstruction being of particular focus. Horsman's thesis in this work is that the ideological elements of manifest destiny go hand in hand with the tenets of American racism; in essence, racism is a decidedly integral part of American ideology, one which provided a vital symbolic language that framed issues ranging from the ...

About Anglo-Saxons

The term “Anglo-Saxons” applies to the British inhabitants speaking English during the period from around the 5th century until towards the period of Norman Conquest, which marked the end of the Anglo-Saxons line of kings in England. Venerable Bede maintains that these Anglo-Saxons reached the British island during Martian reign; he became the co-empire of the Roman Empire in 449 and reigned for seven years. Prior to this period, Celtic language speakers had greatly inhabited Britain with Picts and Scots occupying the northern region while leaving the south for various small groups, which were under the Roman rule following ...

Abstract

In this essay, a description of how the vernacular language had its origin in the different countries and developed throughout History is made. It is also explored the way it spread to various areas of written works and everyday situations, gradually becoming the languages that one knows nowadays as the main languages of some countries of Europe. Keywords: vernacular, language, origin, development, literary, England, Germany, France, Roman, empire, spread, Latin.

With the Roman state powerful growth, Latin was quickly spread all throughout the Mediterranean area and became the dominant language. Being a living language, the evolution of Latin continued, being ...

In the Acts of the Apostles, St. Paul stands up during a meeting at the Areopagus, in Athens, and begins to speak to them about a statue he had seen while he was walking around the city. While many of the objects of worship had the name of their god or goddess on them, one was labeled “to an unknown god” (Acts 17:23). He uses this object to open the discussion of the God of the Hebrew and Christian faiths with the Athenians – people who worshipped a whole spectrum of deities, many of whom behaved like adolescents given too much power in ...

“The Wanderer” and “The seafarer”

“The Wanderer” and “The Seafarer” are poems whose authors are unknown. The setting of each poem is the sea and they are written in the period of the Angelo Saxon; the poems are written in figurative language; and they have very distinct elements

“The Wanderer and “The Seafarer” poems are usually studied together. However “The Seafarer” is the more popular of the two and one of the best examples of melancholic poetry. Neither “The Wanderer” nor “The Seafarer” has a title, common practice among Anglo Saxon poetry, these titles are attributed to them at a later date, making them easier to ...

Music

“Lost Your Head Blues” was popular during the last half of the Roaring Twenties. It was sung and written by Bessie Smith, a black singer from Chattanooga, Tennessee who became known as the Empress of the Blues. Frank Music ASCAP published the song in 1926. The style is down home blues from the South with a city feel. The instrumentalists were trombonist Charlie Green and cornetist Joe Smith; the pianist may have been James P. Johnson. “Flow my Tears” was written by John Dowland who was born in England in 1563. He composed and played songs for the lute. This song ...

Introduction

Robert Lacey and Danny Danziger 's book , The Year 1000 : What Life was like at the Turn of the First Millennium , is a short and slightly trivial narrative attitude towards the life of the typical individual in the first millennium. It generally explores the manner in which individuals existed in the year 1000. In truth, Life in this period was very dissimilar from life nowadays. Both the authors employed the famous Julius Work Calendar in describing the Englishmen lives. The Calendar demonstrates the diverse measures of which that labour could perceive. The authors elucidate that the calendar was employed ...

When will it end?

According to The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary the words ‘terrorist’ and ‘terrorism’ were first used in English in the late 18th century, which suggests that the problem of terrorism has existed for over 200 years, if not longer. The OED defines terrorism as “the systematic employment of violence and intimidation to coerce a government or community, especially into acceding to specific political demands.” (3258). Our current obsession with terrorism has come about because of 9/11, as Townsend makes clear: After September 11 we found ourselves in an apparently open-ended and permanent state of emergency, a “war against terror”, whose ...

SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

Proper management is an important undertaking in a given firm. Generally, good management practices in the organization lead to better prospects for the firm. Goal achievement for the respective firm is made easier. Therefore, it is vital that companies adopt the best managerial practices available. In this paper, the one-tier management system is compared with the two-tier management system. The two systems of governance have both positive and negative attributes in regard to the benefits accrued or realized by the respective firm adopting either of them. In this paper, the two management systems will be analyzed critically. Their attributes and ...

INTRODUCTION

Various contributions have been made towards the development of the English Language. The development has been a process and has taken quite a long time, and still, continues up to date. There are three stages in this development; however, this work is concentrated on the initial stage in the development of the English language. In this research, I have considered the impacts of the Vikings and Anglo Saxons. A brief history of the Vikings and Anglo Saxons as well as their contribution towards the modern English language has been covered at length.

Aim

The contribution of the Vikings and Anglo Saxons in ...