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    My Hero

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    A True Hero True heroism is remarkably sober‚ very unspectacular. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost‚ but the urge to serve others. My dream begins with a teacher who believes in me‚ who drags‚ drives and leads me to the next plateau‚ sometimes poking me with a sharp stick called “truth”. There are many things which can make a teacher great and they all can’t be defined. However‚ I have always considered several of them essential. A worthwhile teacher

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    In this world of billions‚ she could be seen as a tragic hero… One who has a brief fame‚ but soon reaches their accident to make themselves fall. Only too true senses‚ she is seen as an epic-hero‚ one who goes to the underworld and back to fight for what she wants. Since Greek Mythology‚ a new superior epic-hero has been discovered. Rumour has it that she has a tough bark‚ but an even tougher bite! She concentrates on goals that no matter how much it takes‚ she will charge through a brick wall -

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    Snowden Hero

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    Oliver Stone’s Snowden Explores a Reticent Hero in an Age of Surveillance Oliver Stone’s latest iconoclastic biopic‚ Snowden‚ is a stunning exploration of personal liberties‚ journalistic integrity‚ and demonization of the whistleblower. Stone minces no words and makes his position clear: for revealing the extent to which the US government was spying on its own citizenry at great personal risk‚ Edward Snowden is a hero. Hence‚ Stone is primarily occupied with humanizing Snowden‚ and his casting

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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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    Hero vs. Tragic Hero

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    The Difference between a Hero and a Tragic Hero The tragic hero is one of the most interesting characters within a Greek or Roman play. They depict many emotions and often their lives end in a horrible disaster. When we think of a hero‚ what automatically comes to mind? To some it may be someone legendary. Others might think of a hero as someone of great strength or ability. Perhaps someone admired for their achievements and great qualities. To me‚ it once meant someone that showed great courage

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    Flawed Hero

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    story contains archetypes and these archetypes have been the same throughout history. These archetypes help the reader in many ways. The heroic archetype reflects human nature in the characters Ralph and Sir Gawain through their reluctance to become a hero and the acknowledgement of their faults.                         People do not always get to choose the bearings they go through in life. Both Sir Gawain and Ralph did not originally set out to be heroes. The situations they were put into both triggered

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    'Hero In City Of Thieves'

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    Hero. A misused and overused term all across the globe. Take the most iconic hero for instance: Superman. Is he a hero? Yes he may have saved many lives‚ but is that what makes a hero? So‚ the only way you can be a hero is to save lives? These things all revolve around your definition of a hero. Everybody has a different interpretation of a hero‚ but is there a right one? People always jump to conclusions that there is just one definition that has to be right but that is not the case. A hero is too

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    Hero Definition Essay

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    A Hero What is a hero? I feel that a hero is an ordinary person who can do heroic acts that no one else can do. Being a hero is not all about super powers and cool costumes. That is not what it is about‚ a hero must be strong‚ intelligent and brave. They must also commit to doing brave deeds for others too. Once they achieve this‚ they will be heroes. In addition‚ they are truly extraordinary people. A hero needs to be strong mentally and physically . Mental strength is not trying to carry

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    The first thing comes to my mind when I hear the word Hero is someone who is strong‚ fearless‚ intelligent‚ and would do anything in the power to make things right. There are the gifted heroes; who were born with supernatural powers that granted them super-human strength‚ mind-reading‚ ability to fly and immortality. Realistically speaking‚ we have yet to encounter anyone with these supernatural powers. But‚ those fantasy characters were created to give bright hopes to the children so that they have

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    The Sum Of A Homeric Hero

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    Hannah Marshall September 3‚ 2014 English4/ Dent Beowulf Essay The Sum Of A Homeric Hero The character of Beowulf projects your typical Homeric hero characteristics. In the poem Beowulf‚ written by an unknown Anglo-Saxon poet‚ the old fashion values and goals of an Anglo-Saxon every day Homeric heroes are well shown through the actions of Beowulf. The Values and goals that are a Homeric hero reminds us of how typical Vikings from the past days of 750 A.D. acted. Homeric heroes strive for goals

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