When grendel fights beowulf, the reader learns that the monster’s “time had come,” and he will soon die. what does this idea say about the danish belief in fate? write a short essay in which you show how the belief in destiny influences the thoughts and actions of the characters. provide several other examples from beowulf to support your position.

12. why do you think that using a conversational tone with plain language when writing businesses messages is a good idea?

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.

Which of the following words in bold means “to put before something else”? a) the broken device sat unused in a box. b) jose wanted to defermaking a decision about college until the spring. c) ashok’s counsel was to go to the store tomorrow. d) i would prefer to go to a movie this weekend instead of the play.