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    A hero, My hero...

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    A hero is a person that saves people from dangerous times. A hero is a person that saves lives. One day I would like to be called a hero. Heroes are created by events around them. Most people have a person that they call their hero. I sure do have one. Most people say their heroes are they moms or dads. Most kids call their favorite super hero their hero. If all you want is fame it doesn’t matter what you do‚ you shouldn’t be called a hero. Heroic things happens around us all day‚ every day.

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    saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However‚ there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters‚ the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero‚ for that said

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    Odysseus: A Hero Or Hero?

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    Is Odysseus‚ the man that survived 20 years away from home and at sea‚ battling many monsters along the way‚ a hero? Is the man that displeased some gods‚ and killed others‚ a hero? According to the Greeks‚ he certainly is. According to the Highly Gifted Magnet‚ probably not. While to the Greeks he possessed all of the heroic qualities‚ such as cunningness‚ loyalty‚ hospitality and physical strength‚ to the Highly Gifted Magnet community‚ he meets all most all of our standards‚ which include intelligence

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    Hero and Beowulf

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    Literature 9/28/13 Beowulf vs. Batman The model hero owns power‚ ethics; and‚ above all‚ fights evil. This definition was functional in the time of Beowulf and still is functional in today’s time only slightly altered. Due to the use of such inventions such as television and internet‚ our culture has come to value physical desirability and sensual feelings‚ as evident in the example of Batman‚ a 21st century hero. In addition‚ humility has become a desired value in modern times‚ whereas self-assurance

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    Timeless heroes The Anglo-Saxon culture created many heroes through lore and legend‚ but only a fraction of those heroes survived. The epic poem Beowulf shown the life of an extraordinary Anglo-Saxon man‚ but even though his qualities during that age made Beowulf a hero‚ some question whether his heroism is truly characteristic of a modern day hero. A hero in Beowulf’s age could be a hero in ours‚ if he/she had qualities like leadership‚ or courage. But‚ heroes could become quite the opposite if

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    III. CHRISTIAN WRITERS OF THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD The literature of this period falls naturally into two divisions‚--pagan and Christian. The former represents the poetry which the Anglo-Saxons probably brought with them in the form of oral sagas‚--the crude material out of which literature was slowly developed on English soil; the latter represents the writings developed under teaching of the monks‚ after the old pagan religion had vanished‚ but while it still retained its hold on the life and language

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    A Hero

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    A hero in my eyes is someone who is strongly wise‚ helpful‚ and caring. My mother portrays all of these wonderful qualities. She is the greatest friend‚ Mom‚ and counselor to be around and look up to. To be a hero you have to be strongly wise.My mom knows how to help me out of tough times by staying strong and using her knowledge to guide me in the right direction. She has gone through so many of life’s obstacles that she knows from experience how to help me. When times get tough a hero never

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    HERO

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    Corzo Many think a hero has to be gorgeous and have super human-like abilities‚ but that is not the truth. Batman was based off an everyday average guy who wore leggings and ran around a city all day long saving lives. A hero can be considered many things‚ but mostly a hero is someone who is intelligent and carries selfless acts. What many don’t consider is that a hero is a casual civilian that rises to any challenge and accomplishes a deed of a “superhero.” The thing is a hero can be an ordinary

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    WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLSearch Results Hero - IMDb www.imdb.com/title/tt0299977/‎ Rating: 7.9/10 - ‎123‚269 votes Directed by Yimou Zhang. With Jet Li‚ Tony Leung Chiu Wai‚ Maggie Cheung‚ Ziyi Zhang. One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most ... Hero - Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hero‎ A hero (heroine for a female) (Ancient Greek: ἥρως‚ hḗrōs)‚ in Greek mythology and folklore‚ was originally a demigod‚ their cult being one of the most ... ‎Hero (disambiguation) -

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    Hero Essay English 9 There are about as many different definitions of a hero as there are heroes. And‚ contrary to what some might say‚ our world is full of heroes. But a hero is not necessarily someone who does something glorious or especially courageous. For me‚ a hero is someone who fulfills his or her task faithfully and with dignity. A hero is willing to take full responsibility. A hero is also someone who acts with grace under pressure. With all the time in the

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