ARTS AND HUMANITIES ESSAY

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A Show of Hands

The importance of hands throughout “Beowulf” has, in the past, been a great point of

notice for many scholars due to the sheer invasiveness of hand imagery throughout the text

largely. First, in the scenes regarding Grendel's attack and victory (pp. 720–836), the use of

hands is especially perverse. Many words in this helping of the text allude to hands (mund, hond,

and folmu) or hand whereabouts (clamm, grap, gripe, etc.), mostly in reference to Grendel. This

is important because the use of hands allows Grendel. Furthermore, the obsession with hands

helps to draw thoughtfulness to hand symbolism as power and strength throughout the combat

between the hero and the villain, which benefits drawing attention.

Because his hands are his chief tool for action and his fighting method, much of the

language surrounding his actions revolve around his hands. When he arrives at the hall, he opens

the door with his hands at an incredible speed: “Duru sona onarn/fyrbendum fæst/syƿðan he hire

folmum onhran” (ii. 721–722) translated into “The door quickly opened on fire-hinges fastened

when his matter by which he seizes and consumes the warriors, even their feet and hands (‘fet

ond folma’)” (ii. 7,45). Grendel also detained Beowulf as an onlooker, grasping his hand, which

Beowulf clutches his own, buttressing himself up on his arm: “Forð near æstop,/nam ƿa mid

handa/higeƿihtigne/rinc on ræste,/him ræhte ongean/feond mid folme;/he onfeng

hraƿe/inwitƿancum/on wið earm gesæt.” Therefore, it is then that Grendel discovers that
Beowulf's grip is stronger than any other warrior he has battled with priorly, or anteriorly,

continuing on and on with more and more hand imagery (pp. 750–754). Therefore, Beowulf

breaks the fingers of the monster (“fingras burston”) (p. 760) after grasping his foe. It is

Beowulf's hand knitting with Cain's that allows the heroine to tear off the monster's entire arm

through the sheer strength of his hand. Thus, the scene is concluded with Beowulf's victory: “ƿæt

wæs tacen sweotol/syƿðan hildedeor/hond alegde/earm ond eaxle/-ƿær wæs eal

geador/Grendles grape/-under geapne hrof” (ii. 833–836) or “That was the resistant then, for

whence the warriors laieth their hands down, armed and shouldered—all, indeed, of Grendel's

grip, beneath the gabled roof.”

Thus, the focus on hands tolerates social implication that draws on ideas of humanity.

Only humans seem to possess hands or humanoid figures, such as Grendel (not paws, just feet or

no appendages). The attention called to Grendel's hands gives him the “subconscious” relation to

humanity—even Grendel, a terrible monster, his hands, just like our idol or the poet. The focus

on Grendel's hands likely traces back to his link to Cain, who demolished his brother with his

own hands. Grendel is an emigrant from the hall, an obsolete outsider, much like his ancestor

banned from Eden. The poet follows Grendel's point of view for the mainstream of the first scene

as he approaches the mead hall, Heorot, a symbol of discord where the warriors gather to

celebrate. Grendel is an outcast, that is, someone who has been cast out. It is emphasized. Also

linked to Cane by their cannibalistic qualities and the possibility of yoking magical powers, the

bright big, shining eyes and immunity to swords exist.

Also linked to Cain, hands generally symbolize the much wider range of what humans

can accomplish in skill, action, purpose, expression, and power, as the squabble with Grendel

emphasizes. Because Beowulf's grip is stronger, Beowulf has the most power, says a poet: it is
simply the gripping and strength of his hand that allowed Beowulf to defeat the undefeatable

Grendel.
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All in all, self-love stems from a love of others. Testament to this, there was once a girl,

and while her fabulous role models have not handed over her self-esteem on a silver platter with

a cherry on top, they've done better.

Her role models challenged and helped her see the light in the darkness. Her self-love

came from the best role models, the hidden gems and buried treasures that provided her with

tools to love herself.

Role models of the pop culture few as though they may be, like Miss Piggy, taught her to

embrace herself. But even more importantly, they helped her to embrace her flaws. The words of

the pig were sometimes not enough.

Another influence in her quest for self-love—and it was a quest, believe me—was a lady

named after a color. One night, she heard a song on the radio that changed her forever. The girl

also built her self-esteem through the artwork of body-positive artists. She was drawn in by style

and beauty. The girl, already on her way to self-love, sees the images and can relate to how their

bodies are formed in appearance and body shape, the same remarkable shape as herself. The girl

pours over the artist's art, saving all she could to her computer, and she loved the sugary sweet

paintings. And whenever a new piece was posted, the girl was reminded of all of the previous
experiences and influences she had encountered. The paintings made the girl strong and weak

and left her craving more. The girl, as I'm sure you have guessed, is myself.

And I'm not sharing these monumental, all too personal experiences, which I have never

shared here for attention. I am sharing my story, hoping that those who read it feel the same

feelings I did and still never have to feel alone. As we can see, there are role models out there,

real role models who care and love themselves and want you to love yourself, and it's not an easy

or painless journey. But it's worth it.

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Evaluation of Alkaline Copper Quat Wood Preservative Toxicity Between Subterranean

Termites

Using chemical preservatives to protect the wood from breakdown dates back over

100 yr. Resultingly, creosote, coal-tar pitch, and arsenical compounds have a long history of

successful use, and few alternatives have recently been required. Due to odor, toxicity,

stickiness, and fabric-staining properties, creosote has been out of favor for many years for

homes and residences. However, it remained widely used for poles and railroad ties. Arsenical

compounds were favorable for many years for residential decks, playground equipment, and

other light-duty applications requiring low odor or other desirable issues.

Due to concerns about toxic arsenic, in 2002, the EPA announced the cancellation of all

uses of one of the very thriving preservatives for pressure-treated lumber, chromate copper

arsenate (CCA), by the end of 2003. Currently, there are two main non-arsenical alternatives in

widespread use: disodium octaborate tetrahydrate (borates) and alkaline copper quat (ACQ).

ACQ has primarily taken over the CCA market, although borates are popular in various places

and applications for their perceptive lower toxicity to humans and lower environmental

influence.
 These compounds protect the wood from fungal decay through their fungicidal

properties. Wood pressure treated with compounds such as CCA and AQC will prevent the

establishment and proliferation of wood-decay fungus spores as long as the compounds remain

in the wood. One of the perceived disadvantages of borates is that, because the active ingredient

is water soluble, in exposed locations—decks, playground equipment, or sheeting—the active

borate, an active ingredient, will leach out over time, allowing the decay fungi to become

comfortable.

The exact mechanism is unknown, but potential reasons for termite resistance include

antifeedant properties and toxicity. One benefit of protecting wood from fungus decay using a

preservative is that pressure treatment with these chemicals also confers resistance to attack by

subterranean termites (Hwang et al., 2005).

Despite the large market share of ACQ wood in the United States, few studies have

examined the resistance mechanism in ACQ-treated wood to termites. In this study, we

conducted simple assays to determine how ACQ-treated wood prevents termite attacks.