John Smith Mrs. Smith English 1-D‚ H 20 January 2013 What makes a hero? A hero‚ in society’s eyes‚ possesses supernatural powers and demonstrates his justification of good and evil. But what really makes a hero? The Greeks had a well-specified idea of what attributes a hero needs. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Homer provides insight in the Ancient Greek civilization’s concept of a hero as one who possesses bravery and intelligence‚ yet also flaws. Primarily‚ Homer does
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Every great leader starts with three great character traits. To be a good leader‚ you cannot major in minor things; you must be less distracted than your competition. Leaders need inspiration‚ they are not self-made; they are driven. A leader should be patient‚ open-minded‚ and present a positive attitude. No matter how successful your team becomes‚ a leader should guide you to do greater things than what you have already accomplished. A good leader does not do something because they feel it’s
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can fly. All heroes do not want to be famous for their impudent acts. Even Gilgamesh had portrayed imputed acts‚ he has not only considered himself a hero‚ and his people did too. Society believes that Gilgamesh’s values and beliefs affect what really makes him a hero. Especially‚ when it all had started with Enkidu’s Death‚ Gilgamesh’s Journey‚ and Return to Uruk. Among Gilgamesh’s obstacles and challenges‚ into bringing Enkidu back to life‚ Gilgamesh was not the man or god everyone thought
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In the novel The Hours by Michael Cunningham‚ the main characters of the novel are comparable in some ways. Some of them may not even bump into one another in their lives‚ though they can be closely related. In this novel‚ the characters of Laura Brown and Virginia Woolf choose different direction of life (one of them is a full-time housewife whereas another is a writer plus housewife)‚ however‚ they both have struggles in it. The likenesses and differences of them relates to the theme of mortality
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Walter Mitty is initially a character with a very regular routine‚ not participating in much activity out of work having not done or “been anywhere noteworthy or mentionable” a fact confirmed by his empty travel journal. He lives a routine lifestyle‚ striving to maintain his record of “no mistakes.” Another aspect of his character is his fearful nature: not even considering the prospect of asking his coworker Cheryl out on a date‚ being only think to himself “I can’t.” To escape his reality‚ Walter
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Kate Chopin’s characterization of Mrs. Mallard makes her a Protagonist (the main character that has to overcome the antagonist‚ in this case would be Mr. Mallard). “Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble‚ great care was taken to break to her as gently as possible the news of her husband’s death.” When she heard about the news she went up to her room crawled up into a ball and cried. When she finally got out of the ball she looked out the window and it was a sunny day‚ plenty
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American ethnic literature ENG301 2/4/2013 Tiffany Altvater What makes American literature American? America has long been fans of the superior writers‚ such as Hemingway and Fitzgerald for their various works including “The Great Gatsby” and “The Old Man in the Sea”‚ America has been known for its fondness of short stories. American literature aims to embody the values and morals of the American culture. The foundation of American values include the rights to liberty‚ justice‚ freedom
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and to understand not to take things for granted. For Izzy‚ it took a horrible car accident which resulted in the loss of half of her leg to realize how essential the things one thought were so small and unimportant truly are. Throughout the book Izzy‚ Willy Nilly‚ Cynthia Voigt confronted the main character‚ Izzy‚ with numerous unexpected incidences that she had to conquer. Izzy had always been known as the “nice girl” with an almost-perfect life until one foolish mistake changed everything and
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[pic]What Is Character? How Is It Formed? Character is who we really are. It’s what we do when no one is looking. It’ s the accumulation of thoughts‚ values‚ words and actions. These become the habits that comprise our character. That character determines our destiny. A person of character thinks right and does right according to core universal values that define the qualities of a good person: trustworthiness‚ respect‚ responsibility‚ fairness‚ caring and citizenship. The CHARACTER
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The facial expression he makes show his strong attitude and pride. He is married and just has one child. Denise‚ his wife‚ is a lady that expects a lot from John Q and always expects the best for her home. This begins the plot of the story and with it you are able to experience
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