turns them into an epic hero‚ distinguishing them from normal everyday heroes. An epic hero is someone who goes on a dangerous journey‚ has help from supernatural forces in a mystical realm‚ almost gives up because of the great tribulations they face‚ but persevere on and reach a point of rebirth and restituting. The tale of Odysseus in The Odyssey by Homer‚ is considered an epic but the hero of this story is still undefined. Though some may argue that Odysseus is the epic hero‚ his lack of ability
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makes a person a hero? A hero is a person who puts others lives in front of theirs and treats those people as the main priority. In the book‚ The Odyssey‚ the protagonist‚ Odysseus‚ does not fit into this definition of a hero‚ although I consider him a leader. The reasons behind my disagreement with Odysseus not being a hero is because he drove his crew into a lot of trouble that was caused by his selfishness and care of his own reputation. Some might argue that Odysseus is a hero and I have an understanding
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words that people think of in connection to Mohandas Gandhi. Many people know that Mohandas Gandhi was a leader of marches‚ but he was so much more. As a march leader‚ Gandhi showed the world that violence is never the answer and one person with support can change the world. He left a legacy as a non-violent protests. Mohandas Gandhi’s early life was difficult. In his family he had to marry at a young age. He also had some family tragedies. Gandhi was married at age 13. He had 4 children with his
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What is your definition of a hero? It is definitely not a man with supernatural powers that can fly or have unhuman super strength. Many believe this is the case‚ but the definition is definitely the opposite of this one. A hero would be someone who has courage and has risked or sacrificed his life for others to achieve greatness. A hero to others is a person that has discovered or achieved something outstanding. A hero was a leader who not only had physical strength‚ but mental strength as well
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wise and had fighting spirit. Odysseus‚ the main character in Homer’s epic poem was clever brave and a great strategist. Although he has these strengths‚ he has some negative qualities‚ but most of his heroic qualities still hold true today. Odysseus possesses heroic qualities‚ such as bravery‚ wisdom‚ a strategic thinking and honorable. Most of the story in The Odyssey is told by Odysseus‚ so we can say from his narration that he is eloquent. Book 9 shows Odysseus positive and negative qualities
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Odysseus is the hero that appears in The Odyssey‚ Homer’s epic about Odysseus’s 10 year struggle to return home after the end of the Trojan War. In this epic‚ Odysseus battles mythical creatures and endures the wrath of the gods. All while being the epic hero of the story. Being the protagonist of this epic‚ Odysseus has many qualities that make him the hero. Odysseus has the standard qualities that make him a hero; strength‚ bravery‚ courage‚ nobility. He is also the embodiment of the standards
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Karamchand Gandhi Gandhi was an Indian civil rights leader. Throughout life he was misunderstood‚ defied in death and was taken to the point of error. Gandhi took down the British Empire‚ he improved the governments of the three nations‚ and he imbued the spirits of a global network of neo-Gandhians‚ like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. If anyone could be described as the most adequate civil rights movement leader of the 20th century‚ it would be Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. Gandhi was born on
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Mahatmas Gandhi From Alexander the Great‚ to Oliver Cromwell‚ to Martin Luther King Jr.‚ history has shown us many great leaders. From Conquerors to revolution leaders‚ our world holds a vast number of prized people. But from all the people that have walked this Earth‚ there are only a very few which we can call great. Mahatma Gandhi toppled part of one of the most powerful nations of the world‚ without even raising a sword. By his death‚ without so much as a penny to his name‚ he won the
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power of the mind is unstoppable; Mohandas Gandhi born in India in 1869 was one man who could control his life with the muscle of his mind. Known for leading the Indians to independence and using non violence tactics as a way of protest‚ Gandhi is remembered as the leader of the Indian Nation. Mohandas Gandhi believed that how people behave is more important than what they achieve. With this as his guide along with his unconditional faith Mohandas Gandhi was able to take great risks‚ suffer from
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Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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