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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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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“A hero, a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities or one who shows courage.” I quote Ms. Merriam Webster, but in my mind a hero is someone we look up to or should look up to. Ponyboy, Johnny and Dally all have hero qualities because they are not afraid to step up and help people Johnny is a hero in his own way because he shows courage. After the movies he and Ponyboy got into a fight with Socs, he came to Ponyboy’s rescue when Bob tried to drown him. Also, he and Ponyboy went into
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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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A hero is someone people look up to and want to be. Some people may consider Odysseus in The Odyssey a hero or not. In The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men are on the way home from the Trojan War. They face many barriers on their journey home. In Homer’s Epic Poem, The Odyssey, Odysseus is not a hero because he never tells his crew anything, he is self-centered, and he either lost his men at stops or had to go and save them. One reason Odysseus is not a hero because he doesn’t tell his crew anything
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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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as a hero by their many adventures and quests they complete. One god tends to stand out from the rest and that god is Perseus. What makes Perseus seem like hero is he was the only god who was able to successfully slay medusa (the gorgon) who turned everyone to stone when they looked at her. The person who could kill medusa and keep her head had the most powerful weapon in the world because even if she is dead her head will still turn people to stone. Overall what makes Perseus such a major hero in
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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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A hero is someone that is willing to go out of their way to help other people. Also a hero is selfless, smart, and has courage. People look up to heros, and admire them greatly. Heros are usually people that are stronger and smarter than most others. Most heroes don’t help others out others for the glory or the fame. Most do it, because they love helping others and keeping people safe. In Beowulf, his place in society is a warrior, one of the greatrest. Beowulf goes to Hrothgar’s kingdom to kill
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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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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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In the story, The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, the main group is called the Greasers. These Greaser are misinterpreted as criminals and childish, but some are good and heros. One of the Greasers who many of the characteristics of a hero. He is Darry, Ponyboy’s brother and guardian. Darry was sacrificial, skilled, and one of the most important, destined for something. Over the course of the story, Darry has sacrificed or risk many things he loved and cared for. It shows when Ponyboy talked about
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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 is a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Not only was Beowulf a hero he was a great warrior. Beowulf was and truly is a hero. Courage is a necessary quality of a hero. Beowulf showed his courageousness time and time again. He would have stood up to any creature or human without an ounce of fear in his heart. Beowulf told of the time when he once forfeited a competition with his fellow companion, because sea beasts
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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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completing all the ridiculous labors for Eurystheus. Some labors require bravery, determination, and some could save people’s lives. The reason for him doing these labors was because Hercules is trying to atone his sins declared by Apollo. Hercules is a hero with a bad childhood growing up, being driven mad by his stepmom Hera mad him go crazy and kill his wife and kids. For those reasons this is why he did the twelve labors. First event and the second event what it took to do these labors
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Influenced by Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell who saw he hero quest as a model for modern life, Carol S. Pearson wrote a book called The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By, published in 1986, later followed by Awakening the Heroes Within: Twelve Archetypes to Help Find Ourselves And Transform Our World in 1991, in which she describes several archetypes of a hero that can be found not only in stories but also in each of us. The Twelve Archetypes described in her book are The Innocent, The Orphan
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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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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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In several movies these days individuals assume the main character, can be the individual called the super hero thought to perpetually be the nice guy/girl. Though most people will say oh so an so is my favorite super hero of all time. Though what is the true meaning of a Hero? A Hero could be a one who is loved for his or her nice brave acts of fine qualities, rescuing and saving the world from internal abomination. Movies perpetually show that in any culture and period of time that there'll be
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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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Is Bilbo A Hero? Let's start from the beginning, Bilbo is a hobbit, a hobbit is a creature that is roughly half the size of humans, all hobbits have thick hair on their feet, and round bellies. Hobbits have a passion for good food, comfort, and security. Gandalf is a wizard that later becomes Bilbo’s friend, but Gandalf wanted Bilbo to have nothing to comfort him. Gandalf wanted him to join them on a journey to the Lonely Mountain to reclaim it as theirs from the dragon, Smaug, that had lit the
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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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There are so many things one has to accomplish to be titled a hero. For instance, the stereotypical hero that’s envisaged in us is strong and saves someone from death. Also, others do have heroes that are leaders and athletes, whom which are highly regarded when it comes to social media and politics. Because of this, it is extremely difficult to be a hero and live up to modern society’s expectations. These severe expectations make becoming a hero impossible... or does it? In the article "My New Hero? She's a 4year old", The Newsweek Staff give an example
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portrayed as the hero of the story, including Thorin Oakenshield. Although, I would like to argue otherwise. Conversely it is an often discussed idea, that Thorin should be considered a great hero. But this is something I don’t determine to be entirely true. To me a hero is someone who goes out of his or her way to help an individual or something greater than himself. By stating what I believe to be traits of a hero I have come to a conclusion that the character Thorin is not a hero. For he merely
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“I’m saying a hero means you step across the line and are willing to make a sacrifice,” (–Joseph Campbell). Heroes sacrifice their life every day to helping others, in the long run helping others helps them. Heroes do the unexpected to outwit their enemies in battel. A hero is someone who goes above and beyond what is expected to protect his community no matter the cost. Heroes often get largely rewarded for helping their community and breaking expectations. Fredrick Douglas was a hero because he
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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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Beowulf: Epic Hero Final Essay Gillespie British Lit The legendary hero Beowulf had great -- sometimes superhuman -- physical strength, incredible bravery and confidence, and he was protected by special armor and weapons. He was also accompanied by a loyal friend, Wiglaf, who assisted him when he needed help defeating the dragon. A hero had to have courage, strength, and the will to overcome obstacles. He had to be a good leader and a father figure to his followers. He would be merciless to enemies
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