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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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    HEROES - HOW THEY INFLUENCE OUR LIVES WHAT IS A HERO? A hero is someone of moral excellence who is looked up to and admired by others Heroes mean different things to different people but TRUE heroes have one extraordinary thing in common - a firm sense of right and wrong‚ good values and morals and the strength of character to live by that. True heroes are heroic in both their personal and public lives and are the people who will be remembered for their positive influence in the lives of

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    Should we admire heroes but not celebrities ? Arthur Ashe in Worth Repeating once said ‚ " Heroes have the urge to serve others at whatever cost . So these people can easily acquire respect . Celebrities are other group of people who can be easily known by people . Many people believe celebrities are not as good as heroes ‚ because there are so many different kinds of celebrities and some of them are known for their bad behaviors . In my opinion ‚ those notorious people are not real celebrities

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    HEROES ESSAY Hero stands for different things to different people. Some people understand hero as a film or sports star. In some societies‚ a hero is someone who is handsome‚ rich and powerful. Are these requirements‚ rich‚ handsome and powerful really a hero? All these may help make a hero‚ but it is not necessary one should be rich‚ handsome and or educated to be a hero. What is hero and what makes person a hero? Heroes are role models of society because they have several important characteristics

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    Heroes Have you ever seen a person in trouble? How about another person that comes to their rescue? You might consider that person a hero‚ or a superman of sorts. What really defines a hero? To me a hero is a great deal of different qualities and behaviors. My hero is my mother because she guides me‚ she is always there when I need her‚ and she always drives me to do my best. Heroes are important in society because without them where would our world be? To me a hero is a person who would do

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    Heroes today are merely media creations rather than truly admirable people. The question of what makes a hero is one that has been debated upon for ages. There has never really been any consensus on what makes a person a hero or what attributes a hero must necessarily have. There are silent heroes who receive no honor‚ recognition or glory but move about their daily lives without even a news article written about them On the hand‚ there are the heroes who are larger than life and whose pictures

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    Heroes Today Todays heroes look different from those of the past. It does not matter where you are from‚ how old you are‚ or even your age. In the ancient time a hero was known for killing and conquering. On page 269 it says “A nod to girl power was made in the form of Catwomen”. This shows that there are heroes as women in fiction and nonfiction. Having this versatility in heros shows that everyone can be a hero no matter what race‚ size‚ or gender. Heroes have changed from the ancient times. It

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    Builders of TodayHeroes of Tomorrow I. Project Title: “Builders of TodayHeroes of Tomorrow” II. Project Proponent: Thomasian Youth Builders (TYB) III. Project Rationale: In line with the organization’s mission and vision‚ the Thomasian Youth Builders‚ in partnership with is Habitat for Humanity‚ is planning to have a youth build together with its members. This activity aims to lend a helping hand to the partner community. It also seeks to make the youth of today be aware regarding the

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    Epic Heroes: From the Past and Today In the world today there are many people we view as heroes. Ordinary people‚ who stand out in the middle of a crowd‚ the kind of people we set out a day of the year as a national holiday in honor of them. Our heroes today are very similar to epic heroes in ancient epic poetry‚ they also are very different. In today’s society‚ Heroes have qualities that resemble epic heroes in Greek culture. Epic heroes have very lucid qualities that make them an epic hero

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    Heroes In the next few paragraphs I will be talking about the Gilgamesh and Beowulf. I will be explaining a little about both their backgrounds‚ were the stories came from and how they became heroes. Lastly I will compare and contrast on both characters. First I would like to talk about were the story of Gilgamesh and where it came from. This story is considered to be one of the greatest pieces of literature in about 2000 B.C. (Pg. 98) the story of Gilgamesh “Written in the Old Babylonian dialect

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