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    The Fifty State Avengers Initiative (FSAI) has the potential to become the greatest asset to safety and security only with the caveat that moral‚ ethical‚ and fair standards are held. Safety of American citizens is of the utmost importance. The FSAI is the fortunate corollary of the SHRA. Registration of super-humans is not enough to protect‚ mobilization and utilization of super-heroes is necessary. The FSAI will assume responsibility‚ provide for the general public’s well-being‚ in case of natural

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    Joseph Campbell is the author of “The Hero with a Thousand Faces”‚ a book in which he explains the concept of what is a “Hero’s Journey”. This is also called monomyth‚ he proposes that all myths‚ storys around the world follow the same pattern. Campbells puts this monomyth in a template or outline based on tree steps: Departure‚ Initiation and return. But‚ they can also be more deglosed in more steps: Call to adventure‚ Assistance‚ Departure‚ Trials‚ Approach‚ Crisis‚ Treasure‚ Result‚ Return‚ Life

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    burden‚ thus beginning her very own Hero’s Journey. Joseph Campbell’s monomyth‚ or hero’s journey‚ is a twelve stage process that characters undergo to become heroes. As Ella becomes a hero by going through these stages‚ her story exemplifies the theme of overcoming burdens. Ella first realizes she must overcome her gift during her call to adventure. The call the adventure is the second stage of Joseph Campbell’s monomyth in which the hero to be is presented with a problem. Ella’s call to adventure

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    patterns that appear in almost every hero story or movie. He discovered that there are a few basics stages that just about every hero character goes through. This cycle is called “the monomyth” or more commonly known as “the hero’s journey.” This paper will compare and contrast Beowulf and Shrek and how each fits into the monomyth. Every story that involves a hero will subsequently follow the concept of the Heroes Journey. In both Shrek and Beowulf‚ crossing the threshold/threshold guardian stage is quite

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    Hero’s Journey Joseph Campbell was an American writer and mythologist‚ best known for his book “The Hero With a Thousand Faces”. In this book‚ Campbell elucidates how characters in every story follow the same simple path‚ known as “the heroic monomyth”. In the novel and movie “Narnia”‚ by C.S. Lewis‚ the basic structure of a hero’s journey is presented clearly. The ordinary world is presented when the Pevensie children are still in London. Lucy‚ Edmund‚ Susan and Peter live in London around the

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    Question: Discuss whether or not a hero who is tragic by trait and definition can exist within the structure of the monomyth. Quote Bank “untroubled influence” (Fitzgerald‚ 31) “can not lift her head from the death surge” (Fitzgerald‚ 4) “what defilement?” (Fitzgerald‚ 7) “how shall [they] rid [themselves] of it?” (Fitzgerald‚ 7) “no help in the truth” (Fitzgerald‚ 17) “the net God has been weaving for him” (Fitzgerald‚ 39) Response By definition‚ a tragic hero is a character who is unavoidably

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    around the world. The standard pattern of the adventure of the hero is represented in the sequences: Departure-Initiation-Return. This sequences also known as the heroic Monomyth. In the movie‚ The hobbit: An Unexpected Journey‚ Campbell’s Monymyth is represented by the main character. The story unfolds according to each step of Monomyth. ‘The call to adventure’ is the first stage of the hero’s journey. The hero begins from the trivial round of daily life to enter the new world by accepting the call

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    stages in a hero’s journey. He explains‚ “The standard path of the mythological adventure of the hero is a magnification of the formula represented in the rites of passage: separation—initiation—return: which might be named the nuclear unit of the monomyth” (Campbell 23). During Separation‚ the hero departs from his known world; during Initiation‚ the hero faces trials; during Return‚ the victorious hero returns to his known world to share his boon. The hero’s deed‚ whether physical

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    The Norse trickster god‚ Loki is undoubtedly the most debatable figure from Norse mythology to this day. Though he appears to be a scheming‚ mischievous deity who has no real loyalties‚ his role is shrouded in mystery; what was his purpose in the ancient stories. Was he merely a plot device‚ a foil for the Aesir‚ and the pantheon of gods in Norse religion? In the tales‚ Loki is portrayed as a scheming coward who cares only for shallow pleasures and self-preservation. He’s by turns playful‚ malicious

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    In a interview with Bill Moyers‚ Joseph Campbell answered philosophical and almost spiritual questions through discussing mythology. At first‚ I genuinely thought he was lunatic but‚ there was something about his words that were relatable and fundamental. The discussion of Campbell’s book‚ The Hero with a Thousand Faces‚ exhibited a pattern in all heroes throughout time and cultures. Accompanied by examples from famous pieces like Star Wars‚ Campbell revealed a hero that we all relate to. Campbell

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