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Tommy Jones
1/8/2012 09:35:59 pm
Heritage determines what people think of you. If your father was a great and respected person then people would most likely respect you. If your father was the town drunk then people wouldn't think very highly of you.
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Hannah
1/8/2012 09:51:08 pm
His heritage was important because his dad died when he was ver young and then his uncle took him in, Beowulf's father owed a debt of honor to Hrothgar from when Hrothgar mended a feud between Beowulf's father and another tribe. So, Beowulf wants to help.
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Caleb Goss
1/8/2012 11:05:54 pm
Heritage impacts Grendel the worst in my opinion. Just because he's a descendent of a criminal and evil person doesn't make him the same, but did because that's how people look at it. The pros of it are if you're coming from great descendants then you will be honored. If you are coming from a bad side then it's basically the opposite that'd be a big con. Heritage has impacted their decisions ultimately every time. There doing what they've been raised and tought and basically rumored to be. It plays a big role. Their beliefs to because now Grendel hates God with a passion. Grendel is truly a monster because of the actions he made. Monsters don't do that. Even though he has been contrasted as one he is still is one and acts like it sometimes worse.
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Kristen Hensley
1/9/2012 01:48:53 am
Grendel got the bad end of the deal. Because of his heritage, he is considered a monster. God punishes him for thing he does not do. That drives him to kill thanes. And for Beowulf, he owed a dept to hrothgar because of his heritage. His father had Hrothgar's help to solve a feud between him and another tribe.
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Jessica Angel
1/12/2012 11:50:10 am
I agree with Kristen, Grendel did get the bad end. His heritage made him into a monster who likes to kill people. And Beowulf had owed a dept to hrothgar because of his heritage. Beowulf's father and hrothgar are trying to solve a feud between them and another tribe. And now Beowulf has to finish it.
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Yadira !!:D
1/9/2012 05:14:19 am
I agree with Caleb, grendal deff has it the worse from where that guy killed his brother and because of that the rest of the family was punished when they didn't do anything bad yet, except for grendal tho because he went out and killed 30 of the warriors so heritage has been the worse for him cuz God punished him.
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haley Lawson
1/9/2012 06:15:55 am
Beowulf is the perfect hero. He was a great warrior and had good morals. Beowulf just had all good influences.Grendel, the descendent of Cain, had but one purpose – to make sure that everyone was miserable. Grendel came from a bad "gang" so he had bad influences. Some people think if your parents are bad you will be bad, NOT TRUE! Grendel is the victim of a judging world.
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Kelsee burchfield
1/9/2012 08:19:04 am
I believe his heritage impacted in a bad way because i believe it turned him evil. Ii don't think be started out as a monster but I believe he grew up to be one. The actions as he was growing up made him a monster. So I believe that he is not a truly monster but he did turn into one.
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Caleb Goss
1/10/2012 03:53:10 am
@ Kelsee Burchfield
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Tyler Hagan
1/13/2012 01:27:05 am
I agree with you caleb.. He is a monster!
Ben Powell
1/11/2012 11:34:31 pm
I agree with kelsee because his did impact him in a bad way. Just because some one does something bad and they are in your family don't mean that you will do it to. They may be the worst people around but that dont mean that you are bad. And then there may be some of the nicesest people then you might be bad.
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Roger Van Winkle
1/9/2012 08:40:54 am
Grendels pro is that he exsist. His con is that he is the seed of cain and he has been cursed. Beowulfs pro is that he is a well known man. His con is that he takes risk he should not take. Grendel murders men because he is cursed as a result of his heritage. Grendel has no beliefs because of his heritage. Beowulf was the son of a king. Beowulf was raised to do the right thing. Beowulf is a Christian and is blessed by God. Beowulf unlike Grendel has a lot of honor. I do not think that Grendel is a true monster . He was born that way and could not make the choise to be what he is. He is just playing the hand that he was delt.
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Roger Van Winkle
1/9/2012 08:40:55 am
Grendels pro is that he exsist. His con is that he is the seed of cain and he has been cursed. Beowulfs pro is that he is a well known man. His con is that he takes risk he should not take. Grendel murders men because he is cursed as a result of his heritage. Grendel has no beliefs because of his heritage. Beowulf was the son of a king. Beowulf was raised to do the right thing. Beowulf is a Christian and is blessed by God. Beowulf unlike Grendel has a lot of honor. I do not think that Grendel is a true monster . He was born that way and could not make the choise to be what he is. He is just playing the hand that he was delt.
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Josh mcnemar
1/11/2012 11:11:18 pm
I feel Grendel's pro is that he has a place to hide because of his con. I agree his con is that he is from the seed of cain like you do. Grendel does not murder men because he is cursed, he murders people because he is trying to get revenge on god.and I agree Grendel isn't the real monster.
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Liz Carroll
1/9/2012 09:27:27 pm
Heritage is what you inherit from yours peers, parents. Like looks, personality, items. So like if your parents were drunks, theirs, liters. Most people will look at you like you will be those things. But if your parents are well known respected people. Then others will look at you with respect. Heritage can mean a lot of things. Grendel is a monster because of his life.because the people describe him as this friend from hell. His heritage was important because his dad passed away when he was young and his uncle took him in and raised him.
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Liz Carroll
1/9/2012 09:28:51 pm
I agree with tommy jones, people do judge your heritage by your parents/peers. I also agree with Hannah and Yadira. Grendel does have it worse.
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Rachel montgomery
1/9/2012 09:32:36 pm
I think that heritage did impact Grendel because his father was evil so everyone automatically thought Grendel was evil. The pros is you could be a horriable person but, your parents could have been the best people in the world everyone would think you are like them. I think there decision has impacted every time. Grendel is a monster because of the things that he did.
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Kd Webb :)
1/9/2012 10:28:01 pm
I agree with Haley Lawson that Grendel was a pretty sick little guy. Beowulf was a really good person though. I just believe that I was a series of unfortunate events for him. Maybe if he had a better life, he wouldn't be so mean. I kind of feel bad for him in a way. Heritage did have some role to play in this, but not all of it.
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Brandon Barnett
1/10/2012 01:09:00 am
Heritage determines what people think of you. Grendel got the bad end of it, he is considered a monster. God punishes him for things he didnt do. Then hes so angry he killed thanes. Beowulf, he owed a dept to hrothgar. His father had Hrothgar's help to solve a feud between him and another tribe.
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brandon barnett
1/10/2012 01:13:15 am
i also agree with tommy jones. they judge your heritage by your parents and your peers. i also agree with rachel montgomery. since grendals father was evil they thought grendal was too.
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Brooke edmister
1/11/2012 04:43:37 am
Heritage impacted both Grendel and Beowulf. Grendel had a curse on him the curse of Cain. Beowulf is very popular like his uncle like a king. Grendels would be a con cause he got cursed by Cain.beowulf would have pro because he was raised by a king. Usually your elders impact decisions that you make like to do the right things in life or the wrong things. I truly think that Grendel is a monster from his life circumstances and I don't think he is really a monster.
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cody richmond
1/11/2012 05:22:52 am
Heritage is what you get from your family. Heritage is trates passed down from your parents, your parents parents, and so on. grendels heritage is a con because one of his past family members was evil and bad. People see Grendel in the same way. The pro's of heritage would be if your past family were well known and loved. then you would be. The con's of heritage would be if a family member was hated then people would think of you in the same way.
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Cory Hatfield
1/11/2012 08:04:20 am
Beowulf's heritage impacts him because his father owes a debt to Hrothgar. He wants to honor his father and his family so he helps fights for Hrothgar. Grendal's heritage is evil. He is born from the seed of Cain and is punished. Grendal kills people because he is a monster.
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Jah mcnemar
1/11/2012 11:08:21 pm
Heritage has impacted Grendel because he came from the seed of Cain. Coming from the seed of Cain made him a monster and an out cast. Heritage impacted the people's decision on grendel. He came from the seed of Cain who killed his brother thus making the people think Grendel will kill the king.
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Ben Powell
1/11/2012 11:30:21 pm
Heritage is everything. And when you have a good heritage then people will think of u good. But if you have a bad one then people will think you are bad. Like if you father is a good man and helps everyone then people will think you are like him. But if he is the towns drunk or something they will think of you bad.
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Ben Powell
1/11/2012 11:30:21 pm
Heritage is everything. And when you have a good heritage then people will think of u good. But if you have a bad one then people will think you are bad. Like if you father is a good man and helps everyone then people will think you are like him. But if he is the towns drunk or something they will think of you bad.
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Ben Powell
1/11/2012 11:31:12 pm
Heritage is everything. And when you have a good heritage then people will think of u good. But if you have a bad one then people will think you are bad. Like if you father is a good man and helps everyone then people will think you are like him. But if he is the towns drunk or something they will think of you bad.
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Ben Powell
1/11/2012 11:31:15 pm
Heritage is everything. And when you have a good heritage then people will think of u good. But if you have a bad one then people will think you are bad. Like if you father is a good man and helps everyone then people will think you are like him. But if he is the towns drunk or something they will think of you bad.
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Makayla Alcorn
1/12/2012 12:30:20 am
Heritage impacts Grendel the worst in my opinion. Just because he's a descendent of a criminal and evil person doesn't make him the same, but did because that's how people look at it. The pros of it are if you're coming from great descendants then you will be honored. If you are coming from a bad side then it's basically the opposite that'd be a big con. Heritage has impacted their decisions ultimately every time. There doing what they've been raised and tought and basically rumored to be. It plays a big role. Their beliefs to because now Grendel hates God with a passion.
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Makayla Alcorn
1/12/2012 12:31:13 am
I also agree with Haley Lawson on this .
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Kelsie Barrett
1/12/2012 01:03:10 am
Heratage impacted grendel the worst. Because he may not be a bad person. Just his family was. The pros of this would be if you descended from a good family you would be honored. But if your family did somthing wrong you would be punished for it. I feel like it has impacted there desitions and beliefs everytime. I think he is a monster because I his actions.
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Jordan Murphy.
1/13/2012 12:15:44 am
I agree with Kelsie, because heritage impacted Grendel the most. He really might not be a bad person, that's just what people say about him because of his family or parents. If he would have had a good family, heritage wouldn't have impacted him as much. He is a monster for his actions.
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Blake Davis
1/12/2012 03:32:03 am
Heritage really impacts what people will think of you. If a parent was of yours was well respected you will most likely be also. Grendel was really impacted by heritage. He was impacted because he wasn't a good person especially since he killed the spear Danes. He wasnt really respected period after that.
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Blake Davis
1/12/2012 03:34:26 am
Heritage really impacted Grendel. Heritage determines how well respected you are. Grendel wasn't well respected to begin with. After he killed the spear Danes he definitely was respected
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zachary king
1/12/2012 04:10:51 am
well i guess its a matter of ...well i wouldnt exactly call it "birthwright"
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Cody C.
1/12/2012 06:50:35 am
Heritage is what you inherit from your family. Grendel got the bad end of the deal, he is considered a monster for stuff that he didn't even do. Grendel kills the thanes because he is angry towards everyone who considers him a monster.
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Heather Lainhart
1/12/2012 07:25:31 am
Heritage impacts Beowulf and Grendel, because Beowulf is respected because of his father , so people respect him. Grendel's heritage was bad, because he grew up into evil. The pros are that Grendel didn't want to be a monster, but he was raised into it. The cons are that Grendel killed people, but he didn't have to.Heritage has impacted their decisions because Beowulf 's father had a debt of honor to Hrothgar, he has to keep that up. Grendel 's heritage is that he couldn't leave what he was raised with.I think that Grendel's life circumstances made him a monster, and he's not truly a monster.
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Heather Lainhart
1/12/2012 07:31:46 am
I agree with Hannah, because Beowulf's father had a debt of honor to Hrothgar. Grendel is a monster because of his life circumstanes.
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Kali Lakes
1/12/2012 08:18:12 am
I think heritage depends on who it is. Gerendal was the bad guy since his dad was a bad guy. Gerendal was punished for things he didn't do but because of his heritage, god assumed. Beowulf heritage was better than Gerendal's so that people didn't assume the worst of Beowulf like they did Gerendal.
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Marriah Walters
1/13/2012 01:40:06 am
I agree with Kali! heritage really does depend on who you are and how your ancestors were. because beowulf had a better heritage then grendel, others thought better of beowulf. i mean, if nobody knew of grendels heritage or he didnt have a bad one, he could be considered just like beowulf or at the least, everyone else.
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Kelsee burchfield
1/12/2012 08:22:10 am
I agree with Rachel. Heritage did make an impact on grendel. Your parents and family can impact and prolly change your life. So you could start out evil butif your parents are good than you could turn good too.
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Nancy Shepard
1/12/2012 08:30:26 am
His heritage was important to him, it
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Nancy Shepard
1/12/2012 08:33:21 am
i agree with rachel montgomery, just because his dad was evil , everyone automatically thought he was evil. I also agree with liz carroll you inherit your heritage from you family, and friends.
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Gordon witt
1/12/2012 10:21:34 am
Grendel goes bad at the end.He murders 30 people because he is cursed as a result of his heritage.His heritage was a son of a king .Thats why he turn bad at the end for.
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Jessica Angel
1/12/2012 11:47:09 am
I believe that heritage has impacted Beowulf and Grendel in different ways. Grendel is a gruesome and horrid monster who doesn't care about god. That is how heritage impacted him. Heritage impacted Beowulf into becoming a hero and very well known.
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Jordan Murphy.
1/13/2012 12:10:13 am
Grendel and Beowulf were the ones who are impacted the most with heritage. Grendel is a mean man, he murdered thirty men. he doesn't care about god, which led him to getting the curse put on him. Grendel was blamed for the stuff he didnt do, it was his parents. Beowulf is the good guy, He turns into a hero.
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Allison Chasteen
1/13/2012 12:50:20 am
Heritage determines what people are gonna think of you. How your parents acted, they will think you will be the same because they raised you or anybody else. I think the life decisions of Grendel are what made him a monster. Grendel did get the bad end of the stick for it all though.
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Alliison Chasteen
1/13/2012 12:51:42 am
I agree with Liz Carroll. His heritage was important. The way he went with his life he was known as a friend on hell.
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Tylaaaaa hagan
1/13/2012 01:25:17 am
Michael Jordan is an example for heritage.. his son is a awesome basketball player in college! another is Muhammad Ali and Laila Ali. They are both really good Boxers. I think Grendel was a monster! he can control his actions.. dont matter where you are from.. you dont murder people.its a good thing beowulf wants to kill/fight him
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Marriah Walters
1/13/2012 01:36:55 am
to me, grendel was affected by his heritage more than beowulf. I say this because of his ancestors behaviors and actions and because of that they banished him from the rest of them. being alone and unwanted for an amount of time couldve made his hate grow until he was tired of being an outcast to people who couldnt understand. if they treated him like everyone else i believe he may not have been made a monster, i mean what if someone in your family was crazy and killed people and others treated you differently...wouldnt you get upset and even angry?
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Jodeci Collins
1/13/2012 03:00:51 am
Heritage did impact Grendel greatly. The things his father did automatically set him up to be disrespected and thought down on.. This caused Grendel to lash out and do terrible things. He became a monster because of the way he reacted to people treating him wrong. Heritage can be a good thing some times because if your family has a good reputation and people like them then you will be liked and respected more. In Grendel's case it didn't work out this way.
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Karen McKinnney
1/13/2012 03:07:53 am
You usually get your heritage from your family. Everyone thought that Grendel was bad just because his father was but that doesn't mean that Grendel is. Grendel was being punished of what his father has done in the past. Beowulf was raised by a king and was taught to do the right thing. Unlike Grendel Beowulf was blessed by God.
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Austin Andrew
1/13/2012 03:13:31 am
Heritage can have a big impact on what people think about you.beowulf is a hero so people think good of him. this helps his elf confidence, i believe, to make him stronger.Grendle is a HUGE monster. his geritage is the cause of it because, he is a decindante of Cain. this impacts peoples feelings torwards him.
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Austin Andrew
1/13/2012 03:16:26 am
I agree with Cory. Grendal's ancestors im pact his sutuation greatly. this impacts his life in a freat way. I also agree with Cody C. because Grendle is taking his anger out on the Thanes because of his past realtives.
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Bradley Broughton
1/13/2012 03:24:20 am
Heritage has impacted the story. Grendel has held his royal beliefs in the book. But later on, he goes evil and kills 30 men. What made this so dishonorable is that he killed them all in their sleep.
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Bradley Broughton
1/13/2012 03:26:47 am
I agree with Gordon. Grendel went bad at the end of his story. However, he never bragged about his killings like most people would. His heritage prevented him from feeling like he needs to brag or boast about what he has done.
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Shelby Dixon
1/13/2012 04:03:00 am
heritage has impacted beowolf by him getting the throne because hrothgar dies. grendal is affected by heritage because in the past his family has always been the bad ones. their decisions are made by what there family has done. grendals life circumstances made him a monster.
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summer johnson
1/13/2012 04:03:37 am
Heritage has impacted beowulf because hrothgar became king after his father died. Grendel was effected because he wasn't a true monster until he was punished by god. Grendel started changing after god punished him he started to become more like his family. I think grendel became a monster as the story went on because he hadn't done anything wrong at first.
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Shelby Dixon
1/13/2012 04:09:45 am
i agree with haley. beowolf is a hero. he fights for what he thinks is right. grendal is living in a judging world.
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summer johnson
1/13/2012 04:11:59 am
I agree with haley because beowulf was a hero. And he was a great warrior, but at the same time I think grendel was only a monster because what he was around. Beowulf would have probably turned out the same way if the circumstances were like grendels.
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Brooke edmister
1/13/2012 04:43:13 am
I agree with Jessica it impacted them in different ways. Grendel is a monster a bad monster. So yes it does impact them in different ways.
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Bethany Maynard
1/13/2012 10:58:53 am
Heritage is the way people judge you in this story. Sadly for Grendel it just stabbed him in the back! his father owed a ton of dept and was a criminal. Just all around his family was bad and dishonest. People didn't trust him as well because of that. For beowolf it was a great thing! His father was a king! People respected him! When his father died though hrothgar became king! I believe that Grendel was born good! Like all baby's are, but people probably treated him like a criminal because of his family history so he turned out to be like him. The poem says that he was punished by god for the crime of Abel's but I don't think god would punish an innocent man for his family mistakes!
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Bethany Maynard
1/13/2012 11:06:32 am
I agree with haley. Beowolf was a good person because he was raised by good influences. Grendel was just trying to be a good person but was raised by bad influences. He is nothing like his family at first he had good intentions. But even people today if they were raised by bad influences then they have anger management problems and tend to quit easily and turn to be like their family after their hope is gone. But others look at the bad influence and learn from there mistakes and turn out to be the most wonderful people I have met but family does have a big impact on every ones life and sadly for grendel he was just placed in the wrong one!
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Zach grant
1/13/2012 12:53:34 pm
Heritage impacted Grendel greatly. The reason I say this is because everything his father did, he got disrespected/punished for.on the other hand people look up to beowolf . Heritage has always determined how some people will look at you. It always will even though your to the same person as your parent.
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Scott lamb
1/14/2012 05:27:25 am
grindels heritage impacted who he was greatly. If his ancestors were evil, he was destined for a life of evil things. He truly was a monster because of it. He killed 30 people in their sleep, that is evil 100%.
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scott lamb
1/14/2012 05:30:03 am
i agree with Austin Andrew. What he said about grindel and what people think about him is exactly right. And the
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Jason Riley
1/15/2012 08:24:24 am
In my opinion I think heritage impacts Grendel the most. Only because he's a descendant of a criminal. That don't mean he's one tho, but that's how people look at it. If you come from respected and honored descendants then you will be thought of in that way too. If you come from evil descendants then people will think of you bad. If people would have gave him a chance then maybe he wouldn't be so bad...
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2/7/2012 01:45:21 am
grendel pros he has a child like perspective on life if thing are not far than he gets mad and kills people. grendel cons he is a monster and no one likes him so no one knows what he is going throw and he gets mad when he sees them haveing a party and he is not aloud to party with them . hrothgar pros as king he thinks that ever thing is going to be all right and grendel come a long and kills his men. hrothgar cons as king he is expated to show no fear and emotion to people and he does.
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