Beowulf: Fighting A Personal Dragon

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Everyone has a time in their life where they need to fight some dragons. They may be literal, fighting something alive, or figurative, fighting a personal dragon. In the past few years of my life I have fought a few personal dragons. Similarly, Beowulf has fought some dragons. A personal dragon that I have overcome is being hated on by someone I used to be close to, and an alive creature, dragon, Beowulf fought was Grendel. To overcome the dragons we faced we were brave, courageous, and self-confident. Beowulf had an epic battle with Grendel. Grendel was an extraordinarily powerful, murderous monster. When night fell, he went to Herot. He grabbed men in Herot and smashed them in their bed. Then, Carried their bloody bodies back with him to feast on. He terrorized the people in Herot. At this point, Beowulf heard about the violence …show more content…

I was just getting back from an extremely fun vacation with my family when this all started. I was close to my friend’s aunt, Brenda. I’ve known her for about 6 years. We have all made great memories together. However, everything changed, for the worse. I’m not sure what inspired her hate for me, but it happened fast. I was confused and distraught about the situation. It only became worse when my friend told me Brenda was hateful towards me. Also, Brenda was calling me particularly offensive names. This only made me feel worse. Regrettably, the situation was getting worse, and I wasn’t doing anything about it, until now. Now, I was courageous and brave. I decided to fight against the pain instead of running away. I know myself, and I know I’m not a horrible person because one person hates me. I tell myself what she says doesn’t matter and isn’t true. To completely overcome this situation, I took matters into my hands. I cut her out of my life. This took a plethora of bravery. I was terrified to do it, but I did. Gratefully, it made me feel like my own hero. Now, it’s simply a

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