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    <center><b>A Timeless Struggle: Knowing the Right Thing to do and Doing the Right Thing </b></center> <br> <br>Author Isaac Asimov once wrote‚" Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what’s right." This saying came to mind while reading both Montana 1948 and Brokeback Mountain. The authors‚ Larry Watson (Montana 1948) and Annie Proulx (Brokeback Mountain) both write stories with the internal conflict of man vs. himself. In Montana 1948 Larry Watson’s main characters the Hayden family

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    Heroes In Beowulf

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    Imagine hearing of a faraway land in turmoil due to a terrible creature. This is the case for Beowulf in Beowulf a New Telling by Robert Nye‚ Hrothgar a king in the land of danes builds a great hall called hall Herot but soon after a monster known as Grendal angered by the light and happiness of the hall begins to attack the people in the hall at night. News of the attacks spread to the land of Geads where a young man named Beowulf decides to go to the land of Danes and defeat Grendal. A hero is

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    Outlaw Heroes

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    who has super strength and flies? Not all us can live by‚ and relate to complete fiction. Traditional heroes have never quite served the same purpose as the outlaw hero has. Everybody can appreciate a little realism‚ which is why society is more psychologically attracted to the outlaw hero. The outlaw‚ or flawed hero‚ has a certain persona in which appeals to everyone. In other words‚ outlaw heroes are a movie’s way of projecting imperfection as a quality. Imagine if your rough edges in life‚ all your

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    What makes a hero? Is it muscles? What about intelligence? In fact‚ in early Greek and Middle Eastern cultures‚ muscles and brains had nothing to do in the making of a hero. The definition of heroism means something different to everyone; however‚ the concepts of heroism differ greatly between Greek and Middle Eastern cultures and the modern idea such as the deeds one does and his or her attitude. A hero is a hero whether it be fighting a bloody battle to save all the citizens in the city or it

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    Heroes Speech

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    heroisme. So lets start with how we define what a heroe is. The definitions of a hero‚ according to “El Libro de los Heroes” says that “A hero is a person noted for feets of courage and ability of purpose‚ specially the one who risks or sacrifices his or her life”‚ but it goes on to say that its a person notused for special achievement on a particular field‚ such as the heroes of medicine. Basically‚ agreeing with the “World Hero Association” a hero is someone who for whatever reason or reasons

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    Heroes Essay

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    or be broadcasted by media. What’s important is doing these good deeds just to help other people or contribute to the society’s growth. Here in the Philippines‚ we have many heroes like the taxi drivers who give back their passenger’s things‚ firemen‚ generous citizens‚ NGO volunteers‚ teachers and many more. They are all heroes in their own little ways. All people could be a hero; we just need the passion for it. Next‚ a hero should be “inspirational”. The good deeds done by a hero would be great

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    Heroes Essay Have you ever thought you were a hero? Has anyone ever thought you were a hero? A quote from everyday hero from Ana is‚ “Everyday people ask me are you ok?” She reply’s “I’m fine” Even when she is not just to keep the comfort ability of others. In this essay I will talk about several heroic characters such as Mulan‚ A man‚ And 6 year old hero. Heroic traits such as selfless‚ Determined‚ and humble. I will also talk about what a hero is not! Spread through this essay I will talk

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    The Illiad and Its Heroes

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    The Iliad‚ Its Characters and the Code of Honor Within the ancient text of The Iliad‚ heroes define and mold their character through decisions based on a set of principles‚ which are referred to as the “Code of Honor.” The heroic code which Homer presents to the reader is an underlying cause for many of the events which occur‚ but many of the characters differ on their perceptions and the gravity of the code. Achilles actions often find him going “against the grain” of the code of honor. His actions

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    Roland and Lancelot: Heroes in Chivalry Since the dawn of time heroes have come and gone‚ some won battles and others lost wars but all have been remembered through the generations as lessons‚ for better or worse‚ of morality and timeless human themes. No period in history is more synonymous with hero worship as the Medieval ages. Throughout these times some of the most famous tales of knights‚ kings‚ and chivalry were penned‚ none more so than the stories of Roland‚ a great warrior under

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    Heroes in Literature

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    Who is your hero? It could be a firefighter‚ a police officer‚ even a celebrity; but what makes a hero? What is a hero? A hero is someone who would give up everything to save or protect people around him. After reading the myth “The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog” I saw an actual hero come from‚ literally‚ the bottom of the pack. The character rose up from the bottom‚ to the top for himself and his people. In “The Orphan Boy and the Elk Dog”‚ the main character‚ Long Arrow was deaf. He had no

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