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    The Outsiders Heroes.     In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ “A hero isn’t measured by the size of their strength‚ but by the size of their heart.” Anyone can be a hero. People judge others from the outside not the inside. They judge them by their looks and in the end they don’t really know who that person is deep down inside.     First of all‚ Johnny is an outstanding example of a hero. Johnny has a bumpy road relationship with his parents. Johnny is beat by his father and ignored by

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    Rizal and Other Heroes

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    SUMMARY: RIZAL AND THE OTHER HEROES: José Rizal was a Filipino polymath‚ nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era and its eventual independence from Spain. He is considered a national hero and the anniversary of Rizal’s death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called Rizal Day. Rizal’s 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution. He is the seventh of eleven children born to a middle class

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    Heroes: Francis The Hero

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    Francis the Hero Francis demonstrates that he is a hero through his actions and words in the book Heroes by Robert Cormier. Francis is a hero because he earned a Silver Star. Francis jumped on a grenade to save his comrades. Francis knew that jumping on the grenade could kill him‚ yet Francis still jumped on it. For his actions Francis now has a Silver Star. Arthur realizes that Francis is the man with no face and tells him “You have your own Silver Star. You’re in the stranglers book‚ too.” (Cormier

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    How does God show us his amazing powers? In the Old Testament‚ there are heroes who proceed through the process of discovering out God’s powers and intentions. The Old Testament heroes: Jonah‚ Shadrach‚ Meshach‚ and Abednego‚ and Daniel experience God’s powers and character by obeying and disobeying God’s rules‚ following God ‚ and being faithful to God. First‚ Jonah doesn’t obey God’s commands.Jonah was a prophet who preached in Nineveh‚ the capital of Assyria. In the Bible‚ God gave Jonah a job

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    Heroes and villains essay

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    minding his own business‚ no one could have suspected he was a soon-to-be villain. But people must remember that these are martyrs for their cause. They feel they are doing the right thing by killing people and their people idolize and label them as heroes. Another example of this is ’chopper’ Reed. He went around the streets killing many people who he labeled ’bad’ people (mainly drug dealers...). Chopper thought he was doing the world a favour by killing these people‚ but as society states - anyone

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    People and Revolutionary Heroes: Some of the people and revolutionary heroes in the war were women‚ George Washington‚ Paul Revere‚ and slaves. There were many other people‚ but that is what I am going to focus about. When men had left to fight‚ women had new roles and jobs to do. Some of the wives followed their husbands in the war and did new jobs in it. Some women would dress in men’s clothes to fight in the battle. George Washington is a revolutionary hero who led the Americans to win the American

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    Dominant Epic Heroes

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    Asians aren’t cool enough? Some people believe that Asians resemble (got rid of to-be verb) nerds‚ they aren’t great drivers‚ they are cheap and all they eat is fried rice and eggrolls. Today‚ heroes are known to show power‚ wear tights with their underwear outside of their pants and use superpowers to fight crime. (Reworded for concision and got rid of to-be verb) Nobody would believe that Kevin Wu could be the dominant epic hero over Odysseus‚ but while Kevin and Odysseus share certain traits

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    Epic and Modern Heroes

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    Epic and Modern Heroes          Epic and modern heroes have many similarities and differences. Their personalities‚ characteristics‚ and physical abilities vary. These similarities and differences make heroes unique and memorable for years to come.         Epic heroes have a lot of personality. Most people would call them braggarts because they always boast about their adventures‚ treasures‚ or battles. Now‚ heroes are more like ordinary people. A firefighter is a modern day hero and could reside

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    Heroes Character Analysis

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    Who is Nicole Renard? Nicole Renard is an innocent young girl who is not only Francis’ first and only love but also the victim of Larry LaSalle. Can I critically respond to the text‚ ‘Heroes’? (AO1) I must generally refer to relevant aspects of Heroes I should discuss thoroughly and increasingly thoughtfully characters/relationships I could consider and suggest experimental ideas and judgements; Quotation ‘That would be nice.’ Means? When she agrees to go to the cinema with Francis she transforms

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    Tragic Heroes of Illiad

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    Tragic Heroes of the Iliad The Iliad‚ an epic poem by Homer‚ focuses on Achilles’ wrath and its consequences: That cursed wrath‚ which caused numberless pains to Achaeans; Many mighty spirits it sent to Hades of heroes‚ and turned them into prey to dogs And feast to birds.(1.2-5) Although Achilles and Hector are both mighty warriors who share the same values‚ they have different backgrounds‚ personalities‚ and reasons for fighting. Homer presents Achilles‚ the son of Peleus

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