EMolly Hackling‚ 7th Period 10/29/11 Epically Heroic Epic Hero- (n.) a brave and noble character in an epic poem‚ admired for great achievements. Odysseus and Spiderman both fit this description. The characteristics they displayed in their daily lives make them deserving of this title. In the novel The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character Odysseus must learn how to take special gifts given to him by a goddess and use them to keep him alive. By comparison‚ in the screenplay Spiderman by David
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What is a hero? On Dictonary.com it states thats its “ a brave and noble character in an epic poem‚ admired for great achievements or affected by grand events ” Now the real questios is. Is Odysseus a hero? In the Odyssey by Homer‚ it’s an epic poem about a man is stuck in a war for many years. He finally escapes the war to go home but instead is faced with many adventures to come along the way. On his adventures he goes through terrible storms‚ Wicked creatures‚ he also had to face gods and goddesses
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thinking "what single event of my life defines me?". Perhaps my parents divorce‚ my first painting or the death of my first dog. But after reflecting for a while I came to a‚ in my opinion‚ reasonable conclusion. Life is a series of moments. A simple episode can not define a person’s life. A person is a person‚ made of experiences‚ feelings‚ ideas‚ and so much more that I am yet unable to describe. Life is not defined by where people came from‚ but for where they want to go. This essay asks me to
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dread to experience. The definition itself sounds unpleasant‚ “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that something is dangerous‚ likely to cause pain‚ or a threat’ (Merriam-Webster). Danger‚ pain‚ and threat‚ these aren’t words that would attract most people to an experience. Fears come in all shapes and sizes‚ even animals have fears‚ it’s a basic instinct that all creatures have to identify threats in order to survive. Without fears we would not be able to process what causes us harm and we
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My Definition of Family with Classification The definition of “family” may differ from one person to the next. Even the various dictionaries have multiple definitions for the simple yet ever so complex word. The Oxford English Dictionary’s etymology of the word family comes from the Middle French famile‚ beginning in 1337 with family being defined as a group of people living under the same roof‚ household‚ in 1442-44 included a group of people related by blood‚ 1580 a group of people related
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Tragic Hero In many‚ a tragedy do the tragic heroes have flaws that lead themselves to their own demise. The main character always acts exactly on his or her own emotions; thus aiding their tragic flaw and leading to their own demise without giving them the time to stop the repercussions of their emotion driven actions. In the play “Antigone” by Sophocles many of the characters are simply too headstrong and passionate about their beliefs to realize that they would greatly regret the decisions
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your typical “masculine” hero. Orlando is seen participating in violent activities‚ assuring his “power”. Woolf then goes on to explain the amount of power that his ancestors‚ all male‚ had as well. “Orlando’s fathers had ridden in fields of asphodel‚ and stony fields‚ and fields watered by strange rivers‚ and they had struck many heads of many colours off many shoulders‚ and brought them back to hang from the rafters. So too would Orlando‚ he vowed.” Every story of a hero needs to have the pressure
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According to the Oxford English dictionary‚ the word insanity describes a “spectrum of behaviors” characterized by certain abnormal mental or behavioral patterns. Insanity defines a “mental illness” of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality‚ cannot conduct his or her affairs due to psychosis‚ or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behavior. Insanity distinguishes from low intelligence or mental deficiency due to age or injury. Insanity may manifest as violations
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Murder is considered a serious crime in our country. The loosely defined term of murder implies that a person who kills another human being with intent is known as being the worst kind of violent crime we see in our society. Any unlawful killing requires that a living person be killed and it does not mean that the guilty person feels any hatred or spite in order to plan and execute the act of murder. Moreover‚ the destructive acts that end peoples lives are classified as homicides which include
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Definition: To me‚ trust means everything. It means I can rely on a person. It means I have faith in a person to not share my secrets or getting a job done right. My dad once told me‚ “don’t trust anybody besides yourself‚ your parents and God.” I would rather have no friends‚ then to have a friend who I can’t trust. In the past‚ people have lost my trust for varieties of reasons‚ and because of that‚ I have very little trust in people around me. “Trust is a like a paper‚ once it’s crumpled
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