Hana Epstein December 18‚ 2012 “Hero” Writing Assignment Would somebody still be considered a hero even if they had help with every problem he or she faced? Well‚ in the classic Greek novel The Odyssey‚ written by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ goes through a long journey in which he faces many challenges. When he originally left his true love‚ Penelope‚ to fight in the battle of Troy‚ he never expected that his expedition to return home would take 20 years. During that time period
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The research of mythological and culture origins Analyzing the symbolisms‚ metaphors‚ and attributes Explaining conflicts personal desires and community responsibility • Identifying the four stages within the quest The Hero Hercules • Most popular and famous of Greek • • • • • hero ’s. Often called defender of earth. He did not seek glory‚ fame‚ or power. He performs labors because it is a divine command. Born of Zeus and a mortal woman named Hera. Fathered three sons. • Where ever he went he made
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is a tragic hero‚ only to be brought to demise by the people he considers his friends. All of the flaws along the way that affect his downfall just cause Gatsby’s fortune to reverse. Amongst everything that would have ever taken place in his life‚ he causes the reader to feel pity for him in the end. This western man realizes his dream‚ and strives to achieve it‚ and is willing to hurt anyone or anything in his path. Aristotle‚ an ancient Greek philosopher‚ believes that a tragic hero is a noble
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Aguinaldo’s Worst Enemies by Manuel L. Quezon‚ III ...I. for my part‚ have done everything possible to avoid it‚ although at the cost of many rights uselessly sacrificed... My government can not remain indifferent in view of [the] violent and aggressive seizure of its territory by a nation which has arrogated to itself the title champion of oppressed nations. Thus...my government is disposed to open hostilities [if America attacks the Visayas]. Upon their heads be all the blood which may be shed
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Hero of Malaysia! Well‚ since u all hv seen the matches btwn DLCW and Lin Dan‚ what do you think about the results? Disappointed? Angry? We should hv no such feelings because he is the hero of Malysia! Here‚ I’m going to tell u all about today’s main character- Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s biography. Datuk lee is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. He won the silver medal in the 2008 and current 2012 Olympic Games. This achievement earned him the title Datuk‚
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My hero is my father he is a great role model very intelligent and respectful. I look up to him in many ways. I want my son to be like him when he grows up. Do good things but most of all be somebody in life. First I admire my father because he is a great role model for teenagers and adult young men. He is a working man that takes good care of his family. He has worked since he was sixteen years old. My dad has two boys and three girls. That he takes good care of since we were born. We always had
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A Malaysian Hero Datuk Lee Chong Wei is our Malaysian hero.He was born 0n 21 October 1982 in Bagan Serai‚ Perak. He is a professional badminton player of Malaysian Chinese who resides in Bukit Mertajam. As a single player‚Datuk Lee Chong Wei was ranked first worldwide for 199 consecutive weeks from 21 August 2008 to 14 June 2012. He is the third Malaysian men’s single shuttler after Rashid Sidek and Roslin Hashim to achieve such a ranking (since official rankings were first kept in
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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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Talia Szatkowski English 101 29 August 2014 Simba Simba‚ a lion prince born in Africa to King Mufasa‚ is welcomed into the Pride Lands by almost all of the animals. Scar‚ Simba’s jealous uncle‚ refuses to attend the birthday ceremony because with Simba’s birth‚ he no longer is next in line to be King. While Simba grows into a high-spirited lion cub who often boasts about the fact that he “just can’t wait to be king” Scar secretly plots against him. He uses the hyenas to cause a stampede through
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Lamentations 3:22‚ “ The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases‚ his mercies never come to an end.” Jesus is a hero because of how understanding he is. Having walked the earth himself‚ Jesus understands better than anyone our struggles. He faced the same struggles and temptations we face everyday‚ and yet he was perfect. He was sinless‚ did nothing wrong‚ and that is remarkable. How many people can say they are perfect‚ without fibbing? Perhaps Jesus is the ultimate definition of self-sacrifice;
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