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A Life of ImagesA Life of Images A life of schools and houses and A life of schools and houses and

apartments as seen from satellite apartments as seen from satellite images.images.

Beowulf, a journey as seen from Beowulf, a journey as seen from spacespace


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Day 1 Day 1 Nov. 5, 1963Nov. 5, 1963

This is the hospital This is the hospital in Elmira, New York in Elmira, New York where I was born. I where I was born. I was then taken was then taken home to nearby home to nearby Hawthorne Court, Hawthorne Court, just under the hill just under the hill where Mark Twain where Mark Twain is buried.is buried.


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My First HouseMy First House To the left of my To the left of my

first house is Mark first house is Mark Twain’s Grave SiteTwain’s Grave Site

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pis&GRid=1048&PIgrid=1048&PIcrid=66781&PIpi=4144561&ShowCemPhotos=Y&




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My Next HouseMy Next House My next house is My next house is

gone. It was where the gone. It was where the building is in the building is in the bottom center of the bottom center of the photo. That block of photo. That block of houses is where my houses is where my grandparents, great- grandparents, great- grandparents, and grandparents, and great-great great-great grandparents lived in grandparents lived in the 19the 19thth and 20 and 20thth century. Almost all of century. Almost all of them are now buried them are now buried in the same cemetery in the same cemetery as Mark Twain.as Mark Twain.


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My Next HouseMy Next House The white The white

building next to building next to where my where my former house former house used to be was used to be was a store at the a store at the time in 1965. It time in 1965. It is where I is where I purchased my purchased my first pocket first pocket knife. knife.

My Next HouseMy Next House


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Moving On (my dad was in the Moving On (my dad was in the navy)navy)

Next, we moved Next, we moved to to Jacksonville ,Fl. I Jacksonville ,Fl. I don’t remember don’t remember much about this much about this because we because we were there for a were there for a short time.short time.


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On to Virginia (1967)On to Virginia (1967) Virginia may be for Virginia may be for

lovers, but when lovers, but when you’re only 4 years you’re only 4 years old it does not old it does not matter. My mother matter. My mother thinks this is the thinks this is the complex we lived complex we lived in for 2 years.in for 2 years.


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California Here We ComeCalifornia Here We Come

Again, my mom Again, my mom thinks this is where thinks this is where we lived in national we lived in national City, California. We City, California. We were here for were here for about one year.about one year.


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Over to Coronado, Ca.Over to Coronado, Ca.

We lived somewhere We lived somewhere in this photo in 1969 in this photo in 1969 and 1970 before and 1970 before moving back to moving back to Elmira, New York. I Elmira, New York. I was in first grade was in first grade here. (sorry, can’t find here. (sorry, can’t find the school)the school)


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Back to ElmiraBack to Elmira The top The top

arrow is arrow is where I lived where I lived and the and the bottom bottom arrow is arrow is where I where I finished first finished first grade after grade after moving back moving back here in here in 1970.1970.


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Horseheads, New YorkHorseheads, New York This is the This is the

house my house my parents parents built in built in 1970. We 1970. We lived there lived there until 1977, until 1977, long after long after their their divorce in divorce in 1973.1973.


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Broadstreet ElementaryBroadstreet Elementary This is the This is the

elementary elementary school I attended school I attended for 2for 2ndnd, 3, 3rdrd, 4, 4thth, 5, 5thth, , and 6and 6thth grades. It grades. It is still a school, is still a school, but not an but not an elementary elementary school.school.


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A Few More PlacesA Few More Places Horseheads Junior Horseheads Junior

High School (7High School (7thth grade)grade)

Pudgies Pizza in Pudgies Pizza in Hanover Square, a Hanover Square, a great hangout for great hangout for teensteens


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Then it was on to FloridaThen it was on to Florida

We lived with my We lived with my step father’s step father’s cousins in Sarasota cousins in Sarasota for awhile. It was a for awhile. It was a house in the empty house in the empty lot in the photo.lot in the photo.


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Finishing 7Finishing 7thth , 8 , 8thth and part of 9th and part of 9th gradegrade

Brookside Middle Brookside Middle School in Sarasota. School in Sarasota. It was called a It was called a junior high school junior high school when I went there.when I went there.


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The Next House, an ApartmentThe Next House, an Apartment

I lived here I lived here for one year. for one year. It was The It was The Seasons Seasons apartment apartment complex in complex in Sarasota.Sarasota.


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More Moves and SchoolsMore Moves and Schools

I lived in this I lived in this Condo for awhileCondo for awhile

And finished 9And finished 9thth grade here, at grade here, at McIntosh JuniorMcIntosh Junior


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Part of 10Part of 10thth Grade Grade The original The original

Sarasota High Sarasota High School. Built in the School. Built in the 20’s, it is a 20’s, it is a wonderful old wonderful old building that is now building that is now a resource center a resource center for Sarasota. I had for Sarasota. I had English II in this English II in this building.building.


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To the other side of Sarasota againTo the other side of Sarasota again

I lived in both I lived in both of these of these houses for a houses for a short while.short while.


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Stretching Out, so to speakStretching Out, so to speak

Riverview High Riverview High School in Sarasota. I School in Sarasota. I finished 10finished 10thth grade grade here and began 11here and began 11thth grade.grade.

I went from 5’9” tall I went from 5’9” tall at the end of 10at the end of 10thth to to 6’4” tall at the 6’4” tall at the beginning of 11beginning of 11thth..


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My Last School, for awhileMy Last School, for awhile

New Directions New Directions Alternative High Alternative High School in Sarasota. School in Sarasota. My savior from life. My savior from life.

We called teachers We called teachers by first names and by first names and were allowed to were allowed to smoke. Wow!smoke. Wow!


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Back to an ApartmentBack to an Apartment

I moved back I moved back to an to an apartment but apartment but stayed at new stayed at new Directions to Directions to finish high finish high school.school.


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Back to Fairway Oaks CondosBack to Fairway Oaks Condos I moved back here I moved back here

to be closer to my to be closer to my nieces and nieces and nephews. They are nephews. They are awesome kids who awesome kids who now range in age now range in age from negative 6 from negative 6 months to 26 years months to 26 years old.old.


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Into a house, againInto a house, again I moved with my I moved with my

sister and her sister and her family into this family into this house. My nephew house. My nephew went to Brookside went to Brookside Middle when we Middle when we lived here.lived here.


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Buying a new houseBuying a new house We moved to this We moved to this

big house and big house and fixed it up. We had fixed it up. We had a great time, a great time, especially the especially the paver driveway. I paver driveway. I started back to started back to school while living school while living here.here.


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Manatee Community CollegeManatee Community College I earned my A.A. I earned my A.A.

here, at M.C.C., in here, at M.C.C., in Bradenton. I Bradenton. I completed it in 1 ½ completed it in 1 ½ years from January years from January 1996 – August 1996 – August 2007. I loved going 2007. I loved going back to school. back to school.


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Moving to Tampa and U.S.F.Moving to Tampa and U.S.F. I left my family and I left my family and

the kids in August the kids in August 2007 to come to U.S.F. 2007 to come to U.S.F. I was engaged at the I was engaged at the time and planned on time and planned on getting an apartment getting an apartment with my fiancé. But we with my fiancé. But we broke up and my mom broke up and my mom got sick with DCD. So got sick with DCD. So life punted me in life punted me in another direction.another direction.


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A New ApartmentA New Apartment I lived here for I lived here for

awhile and then awhile and then moved to New moved to New TampaTampa


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Treasure IslandTreasure Island Life gave me Life gave me

another punt in another punt in 2004 when I nearly 2004 when I nearly drowned while drowned while vacationing with vacationing with my best friend, my best friend, Nann, and my Nann, and my nephew, Josh. This nephew, Josh. This is off of the is off of the Tahitian ResortTahitian Resort


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Life goes on…Life goes on… And now I am still And now I am still

at U.S.F. I teach at U.S.F. I teach Senior English at Senior English at Wesley chapel high Wesley chapel high School, and I am School, and I am buying a house. In buying a house. In the earth photo the the earth photo the house is a big pile house is a big pile of dirt, but alas,…of dirt, but alas,…


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The New HouseThe New House

… … the 1820 sq. the 1820 sq. ft.house really is there ft.house really is there and I close July 31 and and I close July 31 and start moving in. (This start moving in. (This photo was not taken photo was not taken from Google Earth)from Google Earth)


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And Now For BeowulfAnd Now For Beowulf One of the seven characteristics of One of the seven characteristics of

an Epic Hero is that he or she takes a an Epic Hero is that he or she takes a long journey. They travel far and long journey. They travel far and wide. Beowulf traveled about 200 wide. Beowulf traveled about 200 miles. This is a short distance miles. This is a short distance compared to today.compared to today.


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Beowulf’s JourneyBeowulf’s Journey The journey began The journey began

just south of just south of today’s Loderup, a today’s Loderup, a village on the village on the southern tip of the southern tip of the kingdom of kingdom of Sweden.Sweden.


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The journey continuesThe journey continues Beowulf then went Beowulf then went

to Hearot. The to Hearot. The closest city to this closest city to this fictional town is fictional town is Rodvig, which is at Rodvig, which is at the southern tip of the southern tip of Denmark.Denmark.


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The MapThe Map This shows how the This shows how the

journey Beowulf journey Beowulf took to get to King took to get to King Hrothgar and save Hrothgar and save his people from his people from Grendel, Grendel’s Grendel, Grendel’s Mom, and the Mom, and the Dragon. Dragon.


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How is Beowulf British Literature?How is Beowulf British Literature?

After the Scops After the Scops (ancient story (ancient story tellers) were run tellers) were run out of Denmark out of Denmark they found new they found new homes and the homes and the story made its way story made its way to England, where to England, where they adopted it as they adopted it as their own.their own.


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