power that controlled them from across the Atlantic ocean. He had leadership skills, so he joined the continental congress as a delegate from Virginia, and they made him commander of the first continental army. George Washington deserves the status of hero because he had strong leadership abilities, high military intelligence, and he was extremely fair towards the people. One of George Washington’s heroic features is his unmatched leadership skill. One example is, “George Washington lead an
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title? A “hero” should be someone with a good set of morals, someone who stands up for what is right despite the consequences of the “hero’s” actions, and last of all someone who does nice, genuine, acts of kindness just “because”. A hero like Superman but a hero doesn’t have to have superpowers to be a hero. That of which could be argued about Cooper Folkerts, he has helped a kid up when he tripped, a little act of kindness can always go a long way. However, for other reasons, Superman is the hero that is easier to describe
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Derek Zhang Ms. Hanus ELLDP3C 10 April 2015 My Personal Hero Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Notably, this quote has been considered to be the “heart” of heroism for many others including myself. For example, soldiers, firefighters, policemen, and many others are the ones we consider as heroes because they all made a difference in other’s lives, and always put others before themselves
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A Hero Emerges A Hero Emerges Help! Help! …. as people in a burning building, cry out in horror……. a hero emerges from the thick smoke of the burning building. I think a hero is someone who doesn’t hesitate when someone cries out for help, they don’t think about the things that will affect his self if he helps this person. A hero always has 3 characteristics that describe them. I think that a hero is brave, strong, and the most important unselfish. A hero is brave, because if there wasn’t
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Qualities of Hero Every human being has an innate nature to help others. Thus, each one of us has a capacity to become a hero. A hero is someone that acts bravely in a situation, despite being frightened themselves. Like what I saw on the internet, there was a guy that saved the old lady away from the fire. Even though it was too dangerous to save the old lady, but he chose to risked his life. A hero does not need to have any kind of super powers in order to save people, if they did something that
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Autobiography, Stone described a hero and what it is not. “Heroes are every day, common people, most of what they do goes unheralded, unappreciated and that ironically is heroism not to be recognized.”(Stone) What do you consider a hero? Someone who is made-up and fights bad guys for revenge and only comes out on television? Or someone who would rather stay home and take care of their grandma because she’s sick than to go to the party of the year? Being a hero can bring many sacrifices but one
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destination, The West. Because of all these details the film, Into the West, ultimately turns into an epic with a hero who achieves a lot and stands out in the collection of characters. Into the West satisfies the definition of an epic because there is a detailed central character hero, the landscape and settings are vast, and the central hero embodies the values of his civilization. The central hero is Ossie, a 6 year old boy. He is one of the reasons why this story is a perfect example of an epic. Ossie
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full of men died. This shows how Odysseus doesn’t care about other people and that he is not a hero. I say this because he slaughtered innocents and took their wifes and friends as prisoners and sex slaves. In addition, he didn’t care either of his men where he stayed on the
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In my opinion I think Odysseus is a hero. The definition of a hero is a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Which is perfectly shown in the story. This is because of being witty and clever. Odysseus protects the men from Polyphemus, he kept his loyalty and devotion, and Odysseus was a leader. He loved the pride of being strong and someone looking up to him. Even though he didn’t choose to tell his men about the impending
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Not a Hero Everyone might be familiar with heroes, no matter the imaginary or the real heroes, such as Batman and Martin Luther King. At the end of most stories, heroes would achieve their missions and become successful. I think that is what most people will remember about the stories or myths. However, people would barely mention or pay attention to the sidekicks in the stories. I guess the title “sidekicks” already sounds less important. On the other hand, sidekicks mostly just assist heroes
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Combine compassion with everyday citizens who are demonstrating strong will against danger and inspiring values in others and a modern day hero is born. The main difference between a hero and a villain is often the hero’s concerns for others. A wise man (Ted Tollefson) once said, “ Heroes serve powers or principles larger than themselves,” in his article, “Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich?” Abdul Sattar Edhi began caring for his ailing mother, then others in his hometown. Now he takes care of millions of men
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Bernice Jean Louis Mrs. Gorman English 4 H 7 October 2014 As I look around the world today, I view a world that was once filled with love has quickly turned to hate. I read about the history of our vast world and sad to say none of it is the same. I remember growing up and reading my story books about great leaders of the world who were fearless and without shame, willing to fight for their right to be heard, to be known, and to matter. Now all I see is are people hiding behind shadows, scared
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personal life. You can be hero without knowing it. Just making someone smile can brighten up their day. Heroes are there to make a stand and spread word to make people understand the thing they are striving for. They’re there to save lives and support others but most of all to make people smile. Heroes are a big part of everyone’s childhood whether you had action figures or you read them in comics. A lot of superheroes went through tough times to become the super hero they now are. For example Batman
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What a true hero is all about Everyone has a different opinion on what a hero is, but the real question is how do you become a hero. In my opinion a person who becomes a hero is someone that believes in themselves, helps others, learns from their mistakes and appreciates life. Sometimes that just makes me wonder if there really is such a thing called a “hero.” One of the articles we read in class was Flight 93; it’s about some passengers that overtook the highjackers that intended to use the plane
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By Aristotle definition, a tragic hero is a hero of high standings who is capable of great suffering. The tragic hero must pass many excellent qualities in character, but possess one character flaw which will ultimately lead to their demise that the audience accept this downfall. Oedipus can not be considered a tragic hero. Oedipus does not meet all the qualifications that is required to become a tragic hero. Oedipus does fit the qualification of the High Standings. Oedipus figured out the Sphinx
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While Othello is a war hero and an example of someone getting the short end of the stick but rising up through their life, the community around him doesn’t necessarily see him as the hero he is. In the time period that Othello takes place, racial bias still has a huge effect on society, which changes the other characters views of Othello immensely. Characters call him names such as “Thicklips” and “old black ram”. This furthers to prove that because of the racial bias of the time period, people see
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A tragic hero by definition is a great or virtuous character of high standing in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall, suffering, or defeat through one of their flawed characteristics that the audience is able to connect to. Therefore by this definition, Oedipus is not a tragic hero. Oedipus is not a tragic hero for the simple fact that he has more than one characteristic that leads to his downfall. Oedipus is a perfect example of a character of high standing, because Oedipus is king
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when it came to deciding when to go to war, “Sundiata was immovable, so the orders were given and the war drums began to beat, (p.49).” Sundiata’s determination is initiative with words of conviction that then are manifested in actions. Sundiata’s hero qualities were most evident in the courage that he displayed. Part of Sundiata courage laid in the fact that he was fearless, and “fear enters the heart of him who does not know his destiny, whereas Sundiata knew that he was striding towards a great
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The Ultimate Hero An explosion occurs in Boston and everyone is distraught but one. Could it perhaps be a hero, or the fool himself whom set the trap? The common question asked in the modern world today, “What is a hero?” One that has superhuman powers and saves the world or one who is camouflaged with the people of society? Norman Schwarzkopf rightly said, “It doesn’t take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into the battle.” This quote means that anyone
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Recognizing a Hero How is the long suffering Odysseus and the clown fish Nemo alike? They are both considered archetypal heroes. All archetypal heroes have certain characteristics. The great Odysseus and the fish Nemo are both considered archetypal heroes because they experience an unusual birth, leave family to live with others and have atonement with their father. In the begging of The Odyssey, the royal son of Laertes Odysseus goes to fight at the Trojan War, at the end of the poem he finally
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Hero Lives “Forever” “You can die a hero or live long enough to become the villain” this quote is agreeable because it is the core message throughout the movie “Dark Knight”. The key theme in the movie is about Good vs. Eviland it tells a greater conflict that we each must face within our life. We should always believe in ourselves and feel confident about the choices and decisions we make. In addition, Batmans willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save his city. This action showed us the true
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Shakespearean play, “MACBETH”. Macbeth is a hero who soon becomes corrupt and seeks power, but slowly descends into madness in the process as he kills just to achieve his goal. Soon he realizes that his wife, the same person who had pressured him into it in the first place, has went mad. He killed many innocent people, even attempted to hire men to murder a father and his child. In this essay, I will discuss whether or not i believe he fits the role of hero or villain. First of all, we need a clear
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According to Aristotle a tragic hero is born into nobleness, which is when they are born into royalty, the hero must have a fatal or tragic flaw, which is Hamartia. The hero must also have a reversal of fortune, peripeteia, and brought about because of the hero's main error. Anagnorisis is when the hero realizes that the change in their fortune was brought about by their own actions, which is another characteristic. The last characteristic is that the hero must have a fate greater than what they
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Larry March Professor R.M Stambaugh English 1102 24 February 2012 The embodiment of the absurd hero: “Existence precedes essence” The only thing we can’t not do is not choose. The story of The Guest is about Daru, a lonely schoolteacher in Camus’ boyhood home of Algeria. Daru likes living in solitude, but he must learn to recognize that choices are unavoidable and that his choices matter. The story takes place in the middle of the nineteenth century when Algeria is still a land full of conflict
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novel. He battles with his ego and chi and fights with the horrifying thought of change. Okonkwo eventually gives up in the end and hangs himself, but that just proves him to be a hero, tragic, at that. From killing a naive soul to exile and losing his son to change and Christianity, Okonkwo proves himself to be a tragic hero numerous times throughout the novel. Okonkwo fought with himself much more than he fought with other people. He often finds himself battling with his ancestry, as he’s supposed
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Heros are separated into different groups based on what standards they meet. The two groups debated for Beowulf is if he is more of an Anglo-Saxon hero, or an epic hero. Although they have similar characteristics they are split to separate the two different kinds of stories. Characteristics of an epic hero are strong, ethical, on a quest, and glorified. Where the characteristics of an Anglo-Saxon hero are that they are brave, loyal, generous, and friendship. This leads to the conclusion that Beowulf
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Many typical heroes from ancient lore had certain traits that defined them as heroes. Such traits can be strength, courage, wits, fearlessness, and so forth. Beowulf is a hero because he contains at least three of the common heroic qualities, which include immense strength, courage, and wits. Beowulf is a hero because he has is abnormally strong like many other conventional heroes, such as Hercules. An example of Beowulf’s strength can be seen in his fight with Gretel when he killed him and
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Some people believe Odysseus was a hero. One reason people might say he was a hero , was because of how he saved his wife. They might say that because he saved his wife in a smart way that didn't harm his wife or any of his allies. But, they are forgetting that Odysseus' earlier actions caused the suitors to show up in his kingdom in the first place. If Odysseus didn't anger Poseidon, he wouldn't have been gone for twenty years, and the suitors wouldn't have shown up. Another reason that the people
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Odysseus is known as a hero to many, but is he really a hero? Homer has written down the exciting adventures of Odysseus in his book, “The Odyssey”. In this book, he is known as a great war general and as a great leader and strategist. He is also known for his determination, when he tried to return back to Ithaka even though it had been 20 years after when he had left. Even though he is characterized as a great soldier, there are many downsides to his traits. Some of these downsides are that he takes
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book The Odyssey by Homer, the main character Odysseus goes on a very long journey, ten years to be exact. A variety of people have a conflict about Odysseus being a hero or not. Odysseus is a hero. Although others have argued that Odysseus is not a hero, with closer examination shows that he is a hero. He has traits are like a hero, he did what was most fitting for his men and lastly he hit all the points on The Stages of the Hero’s Journey. Odysseus is a very interesting person. To begin, he lived
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