Answer:
Grendel's mom fights more; pins him and has dagger.
Beowulf fought in both battles.
Explanation:
The difference between the battle between 'Beowulf and Grendel's mother' and 'Grendel and Beowulf' is that 'Grendel's mom is more attacking, she carries a dagger and even pins him.' In return, Beowulf counters her with the sword and breaks her collarbones. The importance of the similarity between the two distinct battles is that 'Beowulf took part in both of them.' Apart from the battle with Grendel's mother, he had an intense battle with Grendel too where the latter attempts to swallow him. However, Beowulf was successful in trashing him down.
Answer:
John flew around the corner like a boomerang and disappeared into the distance.
Explanation:
Simile is used
The irony is that the "nice" mom---Laurie's mom---is the one with the badly-behaved son. She just doesn't realize at first that Charles and Laurie are the same person. Again, the irony is that she believes only a bad mother would have such a bad kid, but HER own son turns out to be the bad kid.
Answer:
It means that nobody lives long enough to make every mistake so when someone makes a mistake learn from it so you wont make the same one.
Explanation:
Its kinda self explanatory
Answer:
This was a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson used to defend freedom and liberty. I think he's basically saying that what's the point of doing things if we aren't granted our freedom in return.
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