Johnny Do you know what a hero is? A hero to me is someone who has courage to stand up against things and that risks his own life for something small. They are also outstanding achievements. “Y’all were heroes from the beginning.” (Hinton‚107) I believe that someone in the book “The Outsiders” named Johnny is a hero. He is because he saved Ponyboy‚ he saved all the kids from the church that caught on fire‚ and he gave Dally something to live for. Ponyboy and Johnny fell asleep in the park and
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The definition of a hero is a person known for certain qualities and achievements. Atticus possesses many characteristics of being a hero in To Kill a Mockingbird. Some people may not think that Atticus is like a hero but I have evidence to prove that he is. In this award winning book by Harper Lee‚ Atticus displays characteristics like his willingness to defend a black man in court‚ his respect for everyone including Tom Robinson‚ and him being strong no matter what anyone said to him about defending
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Was Tom Powers a villain or a hero? Well it depends on who you might ask. From the outside point of view‚ you might see Tom as someone who is not so nice morally. He is rude to others‚ he grew up a thief‚ and did not seem like he was very pleasant. But if you were to ask this question to his best friend‚ he would probably say he really is a nice guy‚ just different‚ and is trying to make a living during the prohibition era. Tom also cares about his family. He does not get along with his brother very
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completely ignored the Greek ethnic component. The two-volume collection of essays Ethnic Literature Since 1776: The Many Voices of America‚ by W.T. Zyla and Wendell Aycock (1978)‚ for example has no section on this subject. A fairly sizable segment on Greek Americans does appear in Wayne C. Miller’s Comprehensive Bibliography for the Study of American Minorities (1976)‚ although its listing of Greek writers and Greek characters in American fiction is incomplete. The standard literary indexes that mention
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Throughout multiple aspects of his life‚ Benjamin Franklin will forever hold a place in people’s minds as a truly a great American hero. Born from humble beginnings in Boston‚ Massachusetts on January 17‚ 1706‚ Benjamin Franklin moved up in class from living among a poor family to becoming one of the richest and most famous men in the world. He used his talents in a widespread amount of subjects‚ from politics to inventions to morals. He passed away on April 17‚ 1790 at the age of 84. Politically
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[Who can be a hero? And why? A soldier who fights diligently for his country. A man fixing a woman’s car. on his free time. A doctor caring for his/her patients. And strong leader who is physically and mentally ready to lead a country. Or a hero can be anyone willing to help people knowing that they can’t help all."And there you go‚ a hero can be every day‚ common people. Most of what they do go unappreciated or unheard of."(pg73)] [To start‚ a hero unlike a superhero though have many similarities
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- 125) - Highlighted his position as commander when ordering them what to do (Get out handkerchiefs and urinate on them). Displays anger and frustration at others unable to do so‚ due to fear. The concept he learned in chemistry class makes him a hero‚ as it saved his comrades from being fatally injured by the chlorine gas. commands everyone to jump into the crater filled with water and corpses‚ Soldiers fight for the gas mask and Robert pulls his gun on them‚ At gun point‚ Robert orders the
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Army Commando Hero: US Army Commando Hero is a first person shooting game with hard hitting action. Terrorists have a master plan to destroy the World. With the help of a professional scientist‚ they have made the nuclear bomb. They pose the massive risk and challenge to the World peace‚ and needs to be stopped immediately. Terrorists are desperate to unleash the battle of chaos‚ and the survival of the whole World is entirely in your hands. It is the time for you to step-up as a hero to save the humanity
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Jose Rizal – a name not so uncommon to many Filipinos. Perhaps because of him being the National Hero or because of his great and famous teachings taught to each and every Filipino child. Since the imposition of the compulsory Rizal courses‚ Rizal has been a part of every Filipino student’s learning journey – inspiring lives‚ guiding people. However‚ despite these remarkable works and valiant acts he had demonstrated as well as those teachings he had left for us to ponder upon‚ there are still some
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from coast to coast (Hargrove 82). On January20‚ 1961 Dwight Eisenhower left the office of President and was succeededby newly-elected President John F. Kennedy (Hargrove 87). In closing I believe that Dwight David Eisenhower is one of ourgreatest American heroes. Even after his presidency Eisenhower still wasone of the most popular people and admired people through the mid to late1960’s. He lived on a farm in Gettesyberg Pennsylvania spending much ofhis time playing golf ( Hargrove 88). Then in 1969
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