A hero in our community‚ Last year my life took a turn‚ right when I was facing one of the hardest times of my life God sent me an angel; someone that became my hero and showed me that life is one the most valuable things we have. Detective Miguel Sanchez from the Yuma Police Department‚ he is a person that is dedicated to his work‚ someone that has more qualities than what it takes to be in his position‚ someone trustworthy and with great ethics. As my journey became hard‚ Detective Miguel Sanchez
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A ZERO BECOMES A HERO! Early this morning in Windrixville‚ Jay Mountain two Greasers named Johnny Cade and Ponyboy Curtis‚ showed great courage and bravery by saving young Socs that were trapped inside a burning church. The two boys asked the people around the church what was happening. Apparently the group of Socs around the area were having a school picnic and suddenly they saw the church on fire. A worried woman ran to the leader of the trip‚ Jerry‚ and told him that a couple of kids are
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definition of a "hero" People have been attempting to define the word "hero" for as long has man has existed on this planet. To define a hero one must first appreciate that there are many different types of hero ’s. For example‚ a hero could be an epic hero such as King Gilgamesh‚ in The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ or a hero may a simple individual that serves his/her country or even a school teacher that devotes his/her life to the development of the youth. Hero ’s come and hero ’s go. Some hero ’s even lose
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Beowulf as an Epic Hero An epic hero is the central figure who has superior qualities and risks personal danger to pursue a grand quest. Beowulf is a great epic hero because he performs many brave deeds such as risking his life for the greater good of society‚ and is significant and glorified by all people. Beowulf displays all of these heroic characteristics in many situations throughout the poem. Beowulf boasts and boasts about all of his great doings‚ but in the end he proves to everyone that
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Strong‚ cunning‚ intelligent. These are some of the few simple words that describe the classic hero. To some‚ Odysseus is recognized as self-absorbed and a fraud. This is wrong; Odysseus is a true hero. Odysseus’ heroism can be seen through the two characteristics of strength‚ and intelligence. Using these‚ Odysseus is able to make it through the hardships of his journey. Throughout the journey‚ Odysseus’ strength is greatly tested. He shows strength when he blinds the Cyclops. Odysseus says‚ "I
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everyone’s definition of a hero is the same‚ but they follow basic principles. These principles are unanimously agreed upon by society. The hero is the main protagonist‚ they are someone that you can in some way relate to‚ and in some point in the plot of the story or their life‚ they undergo philosophical change. A type of change that alters the way the hero sees tasks laid before them and the way that the hero deducts rational thought. The change that occurs upon the hero almost certainly changes
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Annika Mr. Byrne Block 1 November 8‚ 2011 Napoleon: Hero or Villain Napoleon‚ the great French leader‚ is often seen as a hero‚ but if you look closer there is great evidence showing that he is a villain. He seemed to try to improve the country greatly‚ but really he was just trying to improve his reputation‚ a very selfish thing to do. For example he adopted a set of laws called the Napoleonic Code. These laws were put in place to give the country a uniform set of rules and eliminate
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What is a hero? Well‚ in today’s viewpoint‚ a hero is “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities” (Dictionary). When a hero is considered‚ he is generally viewed to be strong‚ courageous‚ smart‚ humble‚ and brave (Anglo-Saxon Hero). This is the type of hero that is seen in Old English literature. However‚ in Greek literature‚ the perspective of a hero is much different. The average hero seen in Greek literature has very few of these traits and does
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Is Francis Cassavant a Hero? In the novel ’Heroes’ it is shown that there is no such thing as a real ’hero’‚ because everyone has a weakness‚ Cormier uses Larry LaSalle and Francis Cassavant as a way to convey this message. The protagonist‚ Francis‚ is portrayed as having both heroic and cowardly personality traits; this forces the reader to consider what makes a real hero. A hero is someone admired for their courage and nobility
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misconceived. We look for the exceptional traits of a hero--good looks‚ agility‚ and robustness--and designate those traits as the definition of a hero‚ but what really defines a hero? What endowments makes Hector more worthy of the title of a hero than Achilles? To fit the embodiment of a hero‚ a person should strive to be selfless‚ should aid the defenseless‚ and use his/her reverence not for conceited reasons‚ but for the good of others. A hero should be inclined to have the hunger for willingly
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