Who is your hero? It could be a firefighter‚ a police officer‚ even a celebrity; but what makes a hero? What is a hero? A hero is someone who would give up everything to save or protect people around him. After reading the myth “The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog” I saw an actual hero come from‚ literally‚ the bottom of the pack. The character rose up from the bottom‚ to the top for himself and his people. In “The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog”‚ the main character‚ Long Arrow was deaf. He had no
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Freedom Writers Discussion Questions Name ______________________ Why are the students so unwilling to associate with anyone outside their ethnic/racial groups? Where those this intolerance come from? What would you do to break the ethnic and racial barriers in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom? Think about your own school or out-of-school activities. Are youth respectful of each other’s differences? Are there problems similar to those in Wilson High? If so‚ what steps can you take
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Dave Lukas Dr. Papaleonardos Sociology 309 11 October 2007 No Heroes‚ No Villains After reading the story‚ I found I had mixed emotions about it. To explain‚ when we were getting into detail and finally finding out what really happened the day of June 28th‚ I found myself completely interested and glued to the book. I also enjoyed the way the incident was explained because I felt like I was there watching it all happen from the great detail. I enjoyed Phillips style of writing
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The artist and the writer are increasingly seen as ‘the guiding light‚ the revealers of truths.’ (Bunce 1994) Through the study of two pieces of children’s literature‚ demonstrate how the widely acclaimed ‘rural idyll’ comes to be represented. The representation of the ‘countryside’ is one of the most ‘stubbornly resilient and ideologically freighted of ideas’ (Horton 2003: 73) in society today. The conventional rural idyll is often associated with adjectives such as ‘picturesque‚ tranquil‚ and
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Introduction Freedom Writers is a drama based on the book “The freedom writers’ diary” by Erin Gruwell and her students at the Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in California. The book is an agglomeration of the writings of these students‚ inspired by their teacher‚ to write about the experiences they had to undergo due to the racial tensions and violence existing in the society. The movie is an enrapturing representation of the way in which a teacher revolutionizes the process of classroom teaching
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I’ll be talking about how Gilgamesh‚ Odysseus‚ and Oedipus fulfill their role as an epic hero. Secondly I’ll talk about how they compare to each other. Thirdly what the heroes do right according to their traditions. What do they wrong and why do they do it. Why does Odysseus succeed as hero while the other heroes fail in the key way? What makes Oedipus a “tragic” hero? I’ll talk about if we can blame Oedipus for his failures on personal flaws‚ mistakes‚ chance‚ fate‚ or a mix of factors.
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Heroes and Heroines: A study of Gender Roles in Historical Folklore Historically‚ fairy tales and other folklore have followed relatively strict gender role profiles. The heroes or heroines of the story all tend to be handsome or beautiful‚ compassionate and kind‚ which always wins out. Meanwhile the villains and antagonists are almost directly opposite in physicality‚ are ugly or brooding in nature‚ which shows a clear contrast between themselves and the hero or heroine‚ and an ever-impending conclusive
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Where are the heroes of today? Where are the leaders‚ the warriors‚ the pioneers? These are different times‚ much more difficult times: times of discretion traveling away from the light of the sun. When I think of American heroes‚ I think of Harriet Tubman‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Martin Luther King‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Rosa Parks‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ and Jackie Robinson. My question remains; where are the heroes of today? The American heroes of the past did their duty with guts and talent‚
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leaving employment. Classic heroes and modern day heroes both have similar heroic code of being brave and courageous‚ but have distinct way of retiring as heroes reflect on time period with different trend of heroism. Although all heroes show gallantry as approaching to the obstacle‚ the method of fighting through the obstacles for each heroes are unalike. Modern day heroes use power of words‚ technology‚ and freedom to accomplish the objective‚ whereas Classic heroes use power of strength and courage
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Nicole Panzullo English 50 March 21‚ 2006 Second Draft of Paper #2 In "The Thematic Paradigm"‚ Robert Ray explains how there are two distinctly different heroes‚ the outlaw hero and the official hero. The official hero embraces common values and traditional beliefs‚ while the outlaw has a clear sense of right and wrong but operates above the law (Ray). Ray explains how the role of an outlaw hero has many traits. "The attractiveness of the outlaw hero’s childishness and propensity to whims
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