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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 - 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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    Aesop’s Timeless Literature “Rarely does a work of art bear such relevance to human existence” (Gal). Aesop‚ a greek slave that eventually was freed‚ created a multitude of fables that all had one thing in common; conveying a moral to the reader. The fables near their creation were originally orated by Aesop on his travels throughout the ancient world. As the fables continued with their rise in popularity‚ it began to affect the greek society. Even more‚ traces of the morals taught in Aesop’s fables

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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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    marilyn monroe A Celebratory Biographical Report on the Legendary Beauty ’s Decision to Become Extraordinary [pic] Maddie Soave US History On June 1‚ 1926‚ “history ’s most phenomenal love goddess” (according to Philippe Halsman‚ one of her many photographers) was born Norma Jeane Mortenson‚ in Los Angeles‚ California. Her mother‚ Gladys Baker Mortenson‚ named Norma Jeane after Norma Talmadge‚ one of the most gifted silent film actresses of the era. Gladys worked as

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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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    James Hutchinson Ms. Spicer AP Literature 20 August 2010 Homer’s Timeless Truths Is Homer’s The Iliad relevant to today’s society? Is this work a timeless parable depicting universal human truths transcending time and context or merely a superbly-crafted epic poem to be studied and admired for its stylistic brilliance? Has the text endured simply because of Homer’s dramatic verse or because of the timeless human truths it conveys? Was it written to persuade readers to question the moral implications

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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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    Ajha McMillian H.1 12/9/12 Heroes A hero is typically someone legendary or someone of great strength or ability. In my opinion a hero is not just a person you see every day or a celebrity in which you think is cool. A hero is someone who works hard for everything! In some cases a hero to some people‚ is someone who loves them‚ and won’t stop loving them. My hero is‚ my mom‚ in my eyes she is extraordinary because she stands out. My mom is the role model‚ in my life and in my mind worthy of

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    BMC 1-3 Ms. Grace Muncada I Public Relations‚ what they call "PR"‚ has always played a tremendous part of our daily lives. It is present in many simple ways such us riding a public vehicle‚ buying from stores‚ and even doing simple tasks at home. Public Relations (PR) as defined by Wikipedia is the practice of managing the spread of information between an individual or organization and the public. It is comprised of two bodies‚ which are the organization and the public. Without

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