considered a great hero however in today’s standards Beowulf would only be considered a great warrior because a hero should value the lives of the people and not seek to be rewarded. Instead‚ Beowulf committed heroic acts for his own selfish reasons and never shows to values the lives of the people. From fighting Grendel to slaying the dragon‚ Beowulf only fought because he value the fame and fortune that comes along with those accomplishments. In the beginning‚ Beowulf was introduced as a young
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EMolly Hackling‚ 7th Period 10/29/11 Epically Heroic Epic Hero- (n.) a brave and noble character in an epic poem‚ admired for great achievements. Odysseus and Spiderman both fit this description. The characteristics they displayed in their daily lives make them deserving of this title. In the novel The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character Odysseus must learn how to take special gifts given to him by a goddess and use them to keep him alive. By comparison‚ in the screenplay Spiderman by David
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on to eighth grade I reflect on the many great memories I have shared at this school. Seventh grade was a fresh new year‚ not like sixth grade‚ or fifth‚ or fourth. You do not have high school next year like the eighth graders‚ you are not the young new ones like the sixth graders. You are the seventh graders or as many refer to the “middle class.” At this school I have done everything from fun field trips to studying for hard tests. From kindergarten to now going into eighth grade. Sometimes I
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Sergeant First Class Paul Smith and Why He is a Hero Some have asked why hakes a hero and why does the US Military only award a Soldier the Medal of Honor after he or she has made the greatest sacrifice. Sergeant first class Smith knowingly put himself into danger to save his Soldiers. A good leader like him would not tell his Soldier to do anything he would not do himself. As a leader in the U.S. Army‚ leaders should always put your Soldiers well-being before your own. Many of Sergeant First
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this name is hero. What is a hero? A hero is a person who does something special or out of the ordinary in order to help others. And what have these "superheroes" done for us? They have played a very important role in American history since the 1930’s. It all began when two Jewish teenagers‚ Jerry Siegal and Joe Shuster‚ created this amazing character we all know and love as Superman. Jerry and Joe were picked on as teens and didn’t really fit in. When Jerry was younger‚ his father was murdered during
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In a time of devastation when all hope seems to be lost‚ a hero emerges to fight against the tide of depravity‚ firmly standing their ground to oppose injustice and restore order. In the past few years‚ heroes have grown increasingly common within popular culture. The celebration of superheroes has flooded nearly all forms of media. From television‚ to films‚ to graphic novels heroes are everywhere. Despite the general enjoyment‚ the abundance of these heroes does beg the question of their presence
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a perfect morning. This subjective idea parallels both LeGuin’s and Vonnegut’s warped examples of constant happiness and equality in a society. Ursula K. LeGuin’s short story “The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas” and Kurt Vonnegut’s short story “Harrison Bergergon” both illustrate a blinded utopia where a seemingly good idea results in an undesirable outcome. Though only a few characters grasp this concept‚ these stories clearly show the ideology of extremes—good and bad—imposing a negative impact
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What is a hero? On Dictonary.com it states thats its “ a brave and noble character in an epic poem‚ admired for great achievements or affected by grand events ” Now the real questios is. Is Odysseus a hero? In the Odyssey by Homer‚ it’s an epic poem about a man is stuck in a war for many years. He finally escapes the war to go home but instead is faced with many adventures to come along the way. On his adventures he goes through terrible storms‚ Wicked creatures‚ he also had to face gods and goddesses
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A true hero does not fear death but instead risks all that he is for what he believes to be right‚ moral‚ and just. Revered by many‚ Beowulf is considered to be one of the most renowned Anglo-Saxon poems of all time. Beowulf faces death defying feats that no ordinary man would be able to complete‚ thus earning the hero status. Beowulf encountered many battles‚ where he selflessly put his own life on the line to stop evil from tormenting the people of the Danes. He traveled across the sea‚ killing
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Some say a hero is defined as somebody who does something dangerous to help somebody else. Others would disagree and state that a hero is a large‚ muscular being who flys around in flamboyant spandex costumes. What is a hero to you? Over time there have been many epic heroes. Theses heroes show traits of strength‚ courage‚ nobility‚ a thirst for glory‚ confidence in authority‚ and intellect. Both Odysseus from The Odyssey and Katnis from The Hunger games are alike in their heroic qualities‚ but
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