The official definition for a hero is a person‚ typically a man who is admired or idealized for courage. Which I agree‚ a hero is someone who has tons of courage and can make anyone feel safe. I would say a trustworthy man/woman adds to the characteristics of a hero. A hero is also a protector of everyone around. A hero is basically an admired man or woman who tries everything in their power to do anything they can for someone. I would have to chose‚ Woodrow Wilson. Wilson was the 28th president
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Company profile Hero Cycles Limited‚ based in Ludhiana Punjab‚ India‚ is the largest bicycle and related products manufacturing company of India. Hero group was started by the four Munjal brothers‚ hailing from a small town called Kamalia‚ now in Pakistan in the year 1944 by establishing bicycle spare parts business in Amritsar. After independence and partition of India‚ they moved to Ludhiana and started a bicycle unit called Hero Cycles in 1956. By 1975‚ Hero cycles became the largest bicycle
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Albert Camus’s "The Myth of Sisyphus" was the basis for future reference to what literary critics and the like would refer to as the "tragic hero". The tragic hero‚ as defined by Camus‚ is a character in a story‚ play‚ or novel that is forever doomed to an undesirable fate. In The Stranger‚ the story’s protagonist Monsieur Meursault would be defined as a "tragic hero". He is eventually doomed to a most horrible fate‚ he feels no hope for himself or his survival‚ and he accepts what he has to do with no
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"The Stranger"‚ while "The Stranger" with its protagonist can be viewed as an illustration of the absurd hero presented in "The Myth of Sisyphus". Consequently‚ the main purpose of this essay is to determine whether Meursault is a real villian or a just a stranger to the whole society and‚ eventually‚ a hero in Camus’ "The Stranger". Meursault is presented by Albert Camus as an existential hero due to the fact that he differs from conventional society. This character is deeply troubled since he is
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According to Aristotle‚ a Greek philosopher‚ a hero must five different characteristics to be considered a tragic hero. First‚ they must be of noble birth or they must be wise. Second‚ they must have a “fatal flaw” or a trait that is unchangeable. The protagonist has to undergo a reversal of fortune where their life gets turned around into a different direction. They must realize that their flaw caused the reversal of fortune before the plot ends or the character dies. Lastly‚ they must receive a
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There are many things a hero is and isn’t. Hero’s keep battling trough tough challenges more determined than those who won’t step up and do the same. Heroism is an act of caring for others and helping others making sure no one is in danger and everyone feels safe and secure. Also they keep society in order‚ like a policeman‚ not a coward who will hide when the challenge comes up and they have to face it. A hero’s function in society is to help people face challenges when they aren’t capable of it
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role as a king and transform himself into a man‚ thereby acquiring a universal significance as the hero of an epic narrative.’ Discuss. David Malouf’s Ransom‚ a postmodern revisitation of Homer’s literary epic‚ the Iliad explores the monumental transformation of Priam‚ King of Troy‚ from a ‘ceremonial figurehead’‚ a synecdochal representation of the royalty of his era‚ to an unconventional hero who‚ ‘stripped of all glittering distractions and disguises’ appeals directly to Achilles‚ ‘the most
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Can a person be ignorant but a hero as well? Or are those two words that shouldn’t even be in the same sentence? If someone were asked the characteristics a hero should have they would give the typical qualities; intelligence‚ strength‚ determination‚ athleticism‚ leadership‚ etc. But does an individual truly have to have these abilities to be a hero? Many would argue yes but in the case of Huckleberry Finn‚ not so much. Huckleberry Finn is an uneducated‚ nonreligious‚ poor‚ below average‚ boy but
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Anglo-Saxon literature‚ was everything an epic hero should be‚ but contained a few qualities that a hero should not posses. An Anglo-Saxon hero is a person who had good leadership qualities‚ is able and willing to provide people with a sense of security‚ and is willing to go into danger despite possible harm to themselves. (Anglo-Saxon Hero) Beowulf had to be willing to put his own life on the line for the benefit of others. For Beowulf to be a hero he must posses such as bravery‚ courage‚ strength
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Everyone knows the hero or heroine as the most important character in a story‚ but the ancient Grecian hero takes an even bigger role throughout the literature and culture of his age. In Homer’s The Iliad and The Odyssey Achilles and Odysseus represent typical Grecian heroes. Theseus‚ Persius and Oedipus‚ three other famous heroes also represent the Greek heroic archetype. These heroic tales were well known to Grecians of the time and had a great impact on the Greek culture. When speaking of
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