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    My definition of hero is someone in which people can look up to and inspire to gather some of that hero’s qualities. The hero in my life would be by mother. She had to do many difficult things so that her children were able to have a better future and more opportunities than she did. When she was a child she had to drop out of sixth grade and she had to also get use to the new society that she was placed in after she got married to my dad. When she had all of her children the first thing that she

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    Extended response Q9 ‘Institutions can change one for better or worse’ this quote is proven in the novel ‘raw’ by Scott Monk and ‘Hero of War’ by Rise Against. Through the contrasting ideas of rebellion and conformity‚ the responders are able to see how institutions can manipulate one and have a negative or positive impact. In ‘Raw’ by Scott Monk‚ Brett uses rebellion to escape from his fears and then be liberated from it; he does this as he believes it is the only way to freedom. When Brett first

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    Aristotle defines a tragic hero as “having high estate‚ nobility of soul‚ ability to have free will‚ having tragic flaw‚ also somebody we are able to empathize with‚ a person who suffers from reversal of fortune‚ achieving enlightenment‚ accepting responsibility for his/her fall and being able to die bravely.” I am going to use Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero to support evidence to the character Antigone‚ in the play Antigone. To me‚ the tragic hero in the play is Antigone. Antigone‚ who

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    Heroes Christopher Reeve said‚ “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles”. A hero can be someone ordinary that puts himself aside and set others first. The definition of a hero is different for everyone and even though one person may believe a hero must be strong‚ another may argue they do not have to be strong‚ but determined. Though there are many ways to define a hero‚ to be a hero‚ one must first go through a trial to

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    What is a hero? What exactly defines a hero? A hero can be defined in many different ways‚ they have many different qualities. Heroes are not always fictional characters. Anyone can be a hero whether it’s encouraging others and giving them strength during life’s difficulties. A hero can be someone who gave up his or her life so another could live. An act of heroism does not always require physical strength. Heroes are all around us‚ they are just not always recognized. A hero is someone who is looked

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    Determining the circuitry operant in the brain responsible for development of fear and anxiety is key to developing suitable treatments for the wide range of human anxiety disorders. The extended amygdala is a macrostructure in the forebrain that includes three key players in fear and anxiety-like behaviors: the basolateral nucleus of the amygdala(BLA)‚ central nucleus of the amygdala (CeA)‚ and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST). The BLA sends excitatory projections to both CeA and BNST

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    Extended Essay Guidance and Marksheet (2013 Criteria) General Assessment Criteria Criteria purpose of the essay is specified 1 2 SUBJECT SPECIFIC GUIDELINES ▪ The research question must focus on the human past and not be of a trivial nature. ▪ The research question is stated in the introduction but is not clearly expressed or is too broad in ▪ The research question must be clearly and scope to be treated effectively within the word limit. 0 ▪ The research question is

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    The definition of a hero could be someone who you idolize‚ someone who does something commendable and significant (either for you personally‚ the world‚ or both)‚ someone who affects life in a positive way and is a valuable addition to the world and/or someone who possesses admirable qualities. If any aspect of that definition applies to you then there is a great chance that you are a hero to somebody. Alyce Putnam‚ my great grandmother on my mother’s side‚ is my hero. At 94 years of age‚ she is

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    Hero‚ such an overused word. These days people think someone who helps you with homework or something else is a hero. What is the true definition of a hero? “ A hero is no braver than an ordinary man‚ but he is braver for five minutes longer”‚ this quote is by Ralph Waldo Emerson. A hero is someone who puts someone’s lives before theirs‚ someone who is willing to change their image to stand up for what they believe in‚ and a hero is someone who follows the Hero’s Journey. Some one who puts someone

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    EXTENDED ESSAY The vampire – From Dracula to Twilight. What defines the vampire? I got a C for this EE 05-09-2012 Word count: 3204  Abstract The novel “Twilight” is ‘in ’ at the moment therefore focuses this extended essay on vampires and the transformation from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula” to Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight”. The essay focuses on if the vampire has stayed the same and over the century that is between these books focusing on the differences and

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