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    for some‚ but one can get through the struggle to find a beautifully written play. In most plays‚ it is easy to tell who the antagonists and protagonists are‚ but it can to hard to distinguish what side Marcus Brutus is on in this play. Brutus is a villain because he chose to lead a conspiracy against Caesar and his poor judgment made him kill his good friend. Cassius persuaded Brutus that Julius Caesar would not be a fit Roman ruler and Brutus decided to lead the conspiracy. Brutus noticed that giving

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    Heroes In The Giver

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    Jonas: A Man or A Mouse? A hero is “a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities‚”(Google). There are many examples of heroes in literature‚ such as Odysseus or Harry Potter. There are‚ however‚ some characters in stories that do not fit this category as well as others. This group of people is called “antiheroes.” An antihero is like a hero‚ although this person may not have the same qualities as a hero‚ or may display non-heroic

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    leaving employment. Classic heroes and modern day heroes both have similar heroic code of being brave and courageous‚ but have distinct way of retiring as heroes reflect on time period with different trend of heroism. Although all heroes show gallantry as approaching to the obstacle‚ the method of fighting through the obstacles for each heroes are unalike. Modern day heroes use power of words‚ technology‚ and freedom to accomplish the objective‚ whereas Classic heroes use power of strength and courage

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    Epic Heroes

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    I’ll be talking about how Gilgamesh‚ Odysseus‚ and Oedipus fulfill their role as an epic hero. Secondly I’ll talk about how they compare to each other. Thirdly what the heroes do right according to their traditions. What do they wrong and why do they do it. Why does Odysseus succeed as hero while the other heroes fail in the key way? What makes Oedipus a “tragic” hero? I’ll talk about if we can blame Oedipus for his failures on personal flaws‚ mistakes‚ chance‚ fate‚ or a mix of factors.

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    possessed by a “hero”. Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist who supported capitalism‚ and Social Darwinism‚ free enterprise and economic competition. He favored the idea that the most superior people in society naturally rise to the top. He was born in 1835 in the attic of a weaver’s cottage in Dunfermline‚ Scotland. Carnegie´s family faced poverty‚ which caused him to begin work at the age of 12 to contribute to his family’s responsibilities. Working 12 hours a day‚ Carnegie earned 1 dollar and 20 cents

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    David Copperfield's Heroes

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    observer but unwilling or unable to solve these problems. So who are the heroes within David Copperfield‚ and what attributes create a Dickensian hero? Every household has a tragedy and a villain. And from each conflict a hero emerges; Aunt Betsey rescues David from the Murdstones‚ Mr. Micawber exposes Uriah Heep to the Wickfields‚ and Martha finds Emily and returns her to the Peggotys. All of them are also unexpected heroes; they have some of the largest faults in the book but turn out to be others’

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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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    The owner is using the reasoning from Andrew Carnegie. Andrew Carnegie would agree with this because the economic success is most profitable for the business and this makes it inequality is good. The business will benefit from this decision by not giving a raise. Then it is okay to not give a raise to benefit the company. Inequality is essential to a business because it increases the standard of living. This inequality is beneficial in business because it has the goals of the business not the workers

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    Before Carnegie Became a Tycoon When the average person thinks of Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania the first thing that comes to mind is either there sports teams or that it is the birthplace of mass-produced steel. Steel is what made Pittsburgh such a major city in today’s world; without steel‚ it would be a normal suburban city. It only took one person to make Pittsburgh such a major thriving city‚ Andrew Carnegie. Without him‚ Pittsburgh would not be as advanced as it is today. Without Andrews’s

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    Columbus: Hero or Villain

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    think Columbus is a villain? To begin with‚ Christopher Columbus is a villain is the fact that he stole America from the natives. His job was to find a passage to Asia but instead he found this new land and took it upon himself to take their treasures and gold for his own country and instead of trading like they would do with Asians he took advantage of their nobleness and didn’t just take their gold but made them work to death Second reason ‚ that makes Columbus a villain is the fact that he

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