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    Throughout the story‚ Beowulf displays many qualities of a hero. Beowulf is a story about a epic hero who comes from across the sea to save another kingdom from a monster. Beowulf shows qualities only displayed from an epic hero: he is honorable‚ brave‚ strong‚ was born from a noble family‚ fights for god‚ has followers‚ accepts challenges‚ and many more. I’m going to tell you about a few of these qualities. One heroic quality that Beowulf possesses is courage. Beowulf shows courage through the

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    Everyone has different personality traits. Odysseus has both hero qualities and not so heroic qualities. This epic poem is called “The Odyssey”. It was written by Homer‚ an ancient Greek poet. Epic hero qualities are traits the hero character of a story has. They include strength‚ loyalty‚ intelligence‚ and courage. One would think Odysseus has many epic hero traits‚ but he also has many traits that are not heroic. There are many examples of his heroic qualities. Something that shows loyalty is when he

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    “The Odyssey” ‚ by Homer is an epic poem telling the journey of Odysseus on his way back home to Ithaca. Homer wrote the Odyssey to show how heroic Odysseus is and how he served as a model for all his people. His message to the people was that it takes more than just strength to be a hero. All heroes have different qualities that define them and Odysseus had the traits of a H omeric leader with courage‚ nobility‚ strength‚ and confidence‚ but his sharp intellect was the most distinguishable trait

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    A heroic person is when someone serves the purpose of being a hero or doing incredible things. In the book there are ways that Odysseus serves to be a hero. He is a great example of a heroic person. In the book It states that Odysseus is very clever and one of the most important heros in the book. It says in the book “Odysseus is the cleverest of the Greek heros because he is guided by the Goddess of wisdom‚ Athena.” -Page 660. It states right out of the book that Odysseus is the cleverest out of

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    the heroic journey. In the first stage of the journey‚ the departure‚ the hero leaves their known world and begins their adventure. After the hero undergoes the departure‚ they then move on to the next stage‚ the initiation‚ where they are put through tests and venture into the world of hero or magic or the previously unknown. The third and final stage is that of the return‚ where the hero must return back to his home. A perfect example of someone that underwent the heroic journey is Odysseus from

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    A good leader should have four qualities to prove that they are capable of leading a group. The four qualities a leader should possess strength‚ intelligance‚ compassion‚ and most importantly courage. A leader who possesses these qualities is a good example of a leader who can lead their group wisely and carefully. Odysseus has all the qualities that a good leader should obtain in order to lead a group. The four qualities a leader should possess are: strength‚intelligence‚compassion and should be

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    Jonathan Lopez Beowulf’s Strength and courage shows that he’s a true epic hero because of the fact the he was able to defeat many monsters in this story Beowulf including the main monster Grendel and also it shows us how courageous Beowulf is. What shows that Beowulf is of noble birth and high position is that Beowulf’s author tells us that Higlac is related to Beowulf. “Higlac is my cousin and my king.”(143) Beowulf says in the story and what he was saying is that Higlac is his

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    Period 2 LA11H Hero he.ro [heeroh] (plural he.roes) 1. A man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. 2. A person who‚ in the opinion of others‚ has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child. That is the dictionary definition of a "hero". All of us have a hero. To some‚ a hero might be a favorite actor or fictional character. To others‚ a hero may be along

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    Tatooine. No Heroic qualities have been expressed at this point in Luke’s Journey‚ and really picks up later when the story develops into something deeper then it set out to be. Call to Adventure: Luke’s call to adventure starts when he finds a message from Princess Leia stored on R2-D2. In this part of

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    story of a man by the name of Odysseus and his travels home to Ithaca after being at war in the Battle of Troy for nine years. Odysseus encounters many challenges and obstacles through the many adventures that he faces on his way home. His challenge concluding the story is of finding a way to rid the suitors that pillage his kingdom in order to retrieve his position back as lord and husband to his wife‚ Penelope. As Odysseus went on many adventures‚ he displayed the qualities of cleverness‚ bravery‚ and

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