Dead to mean directly such as....."it's dead ahead. you won't miss it!" or "I looked him dead in the eye"
Direct quotations because textual evidence means evidence from the text or the story which you are writing an essay on. Using direct quotations can strengthen your reasons in your essay as well.
Think economical, political, and social. Jobs education ect
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Religion is a touchy issue in Beowulf, because the story is told in late medieval Anglo-Saxon Britain, which has been Christianized, but it's about early medieval Scandinavia, which is pagan. The narrator of the poem compromises by making constant references to God's decrees in general terms, but never discussing Jesus or the specific tenets of Christianity.
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