COMM 246 04/11/2012 Modern Anti-Heroes In modern media violence is worshiped and the hero is not always a law abiding citizen. The anti-hero is becoming increasingly popular. Many anti-heroes are criminals. Writers have the ability to have their audience fall in love and care about an anti-hero. Looking up to these anti-heroes might have some devastating affects on society. Violent media‚ particularly movies‚ could very well have an affect on the number of violent crimes being committed
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A hero is someone who cares about other people’s lives than their own. Many people can call themselves a hero but don’t act like a hero. For example‚ in the book The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character Odysseus is sailing with his men after the Trojan War‚ and he sees himself as a hero. On his way home from the battle a terrible storm had hit that was made by Zeus‚ the god of all gods‚ and his way home was turned into an adventure. Odysseus’ actions on the adventure makes his a very disrespectful
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Ciarra Brown English Composition 1 Jai Misir 12/13/12 My Grandfather: My hero My grandfather is a young man at the age of sixty. However because of the things that he has been through and lived through my grandfather has severe health conditions. My grandfather through his various health problems has stayed strong and continues to smile every day. He is a brave man. During his first month of college my grandfather was forced to drop out due to being drafted to the Vietnam War. Pop’s worst
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Tragic hero Exposition He is a hardworking and considerate father to his sons‚ Chris and Larry and a caring and loving husband to his wife Kate. The audience knows this because early in the play‚ of Act 1‚ he says to Chris‚ "Because what the hell did I work for? That’s only for you Chris‚ the whole shootin’ match for you!" The audience believes this because throughout the play they see no evidence of Joe indulging in any of the human weaknesses‚ which would squander his money He is an easy-going
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present in many books and movies we see today. We see it in adult and children’s movies alike. One famous children’s movie where The Hero’s Journey is seen in is SpongeBob: The Movie. SpongeBob is the obvious example of a hero throughout Sponge Bob: The Movie. SpongeBob’s Hero Journey began when Mr. Crabs was accused of stealing King Neptune’s crown. SpongeBob SquarePants offered to go on the dangerous quest to get back King Neptune’s royal crown from Shell City in order to prove to the citizens
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A Hero Within Albert Camus’ The Stranger follows the life of Meursault‚ an Algerian man‚ who is also the protagonist and narrator of the novel. Divided into two parts‚ the narrative offers a comprehensive‚ albeit detached‚ account of Meursault’s life before and after he commits a senseless‚ apparently unprovoked slaying. As Meursault starts off as removed‚ emotionless man without a care for his friends and family aspects of Camus’s philosophy of the “absurd” can be uncovered. On the surface
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Valentina Herrera Block 1 English February 12‚ 2009 Prince of Denmark: A Hero? William’s Shakespeare’s famous drama Hamlet‚ is filled with treachery‚ revenge‚ and corruption. The play unfolds as the protagonist‚ a troubled young prince‚ looses his father to the hand of his uncle. At the same time‚ his recently widowed mother marries this uncle becomes new king of Denmark. After encountering his father’s ghost‚ young Hamlet dedicates himself to avenge his father’s murder. But although at
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Football Hero ( The poem football hero by Kaith Laing effectively uses literary techniques to convey a sense of not belonging for the primary feature a boy named ken‚ through his use of colloquialism‚ jargon‚ repetition‚ dialogue‚ metaphor‚ similie and sensory description the audience is communicated a changing idea from one of a warm atmosphere to feelings of exclusion and sadness of not belonging to a football team. Through the authors use of colloquial language and jargon‚ the audience is
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A True Hero True heroism is remarkably sober‚ very unspectacular. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost‚ but the urge to serve others. My dream begins with a teacher who believes in me‚ who drags‚ drives and leads me to the next plateau‚ sometimes poking me with a sharp stick called “truth”. There are many things which can make a teacher great and they all can’t be defined. However‚ I have always considered several of them essential. A worthwhile teacher
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Heroes are often thought of as those who save lives‚ but I think those who inspire us to greatness are heroes too. The person that I look to as my greatest hero is Tun Dr Mahathir. As the fourth and most dynamic Prime Minister of Malaysia‚ Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad will indelible impression on the sands of Malaysia for many years to come. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003‚ making him Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister‚ and one of the longest-serving leaders in
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