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    Qualities of a Hero

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    QUALITIES OF A HERO Sacrifice - is the forfiture of something highly valued for the sake of one considered to have a greater value or claim. Determination - is a fixed intention or resolution; a firmness of purpose or resolve. Loyalty - is the feeling of allegiance or the act of binding oneself to a course of action. Courage - is that firmness of spirit and swell of soul which meets danger without fear. Dedication - is a selfless devotion; complete and whole hearted fidelity or the act of binding

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    Alexander: Hero or Not

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    Alexander the great‚ hero or villain? After learning about the history of Alexander’s conquest of the world and his engineering achievements from both the perspective of the conqueror and the conquered‚ I believe he should be remembered as a hero‚ because of these three reasons. The first reason is he showed respect for his enemies‚ next he was a brilliant commander and last but not least he invented very evolved things for his time. One reason he should be remembered as a hero is because he

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    Santiago Hero

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    Santiago Heroic? What is a hero? A hero is defined as‚ “a person who is admired or idealized” (Google). When thinking of the word “hero” mostly to everyone‚ a superhero comes to mind. Not all heroes are superheros. To me‚ a hero is someone who is courageous and never gives up no matter the circumstances. Speaking of someone heroic‚ Santiago is an old fisherman in The Old Man and The Sea written by Ernest Hemingway. Although Hemingway did not exactly state that Santiago is a hero‚ he displays that he is

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    Paris in Not a Hero

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    Paris is Not a Hero In Eth Clifford’s Greek myth "Paris and the Golden Apple"‚ the character of Paris does not demonstrate the qualities of a hero. A hero is someone that shows loyalty‚ respect and is very courageous. In this Greek myth‚ Paris does not represent a hero when he does not show his love for Oenone when he gratefully leaves her to go seek out the most beautiful woman in all the world. Once Paris gives Aphrodite the golden apple claiming her to be the most beautiful among the three‚

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    My Hero

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    My Hero Jacquie Smith ENG 121 Ms. Erin Nelson February 4th‚ 2013 My hero‚ ever since I was a little girl and to this day‚ my daddy. I have the most awesome daddy and in the next few paragraphs you will learn just a few of the reasons why my daddy is my hero. There are many reasons why my daddy is my hero but the most important four reasons are he’s a Christian‚ he’s caring‚ he’s non-judgmental‚ and his strength. The first reason my daddy is my hero is because he is a Christian and he lives

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    Hero Honda

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    Bibliography: www.corporate.honda.com/innovation/  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda http://a.parsons.edu/~limam240/thesis/documents/Diffusion_of_Innovations.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/51726190/Micro-and-macro-environment-of-hero-Honda http://www.managementparadise.com/forums/marketing-management/1369-marketing-strategies-honda.html

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    Is Rikki A Hero

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    Earth could sometimes misuse the word hero because for them‚ they think heroes are only the people with capes or people within the high society and make a massive impact on Earth but in reality anyone could be a hero to someone. The Dictionary states a hero is “someone admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities”. Rikki is a mongoose that defines what a hero is and there should be no argument. First‚ I think Rikki is a hero because Rikki followed Nagina into the

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    Epic Hero

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    Richa 29 April 2013 Epic Hero A hero can be delivered to the world in numerous ways. One may be that they do something that represents them as a hero. Another could be that they serve as a role model for millions of people. However way they appear to the public they are a hero. One hero in particular is Oprah Gail Winfrey‚ also known as Oprah Winfrey and “one of the most powerful and wealthy people in show business‚” (bio.). She exemplifies the characteristics of an epic hero because of meeting and

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    Beowulf the Hero

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    Beowulf The Hero “… A fiend out of hell”(Heaney 100). These words describe the monster Grendel‚ who is truly an evil entity. Only an epic hero with strength‚ courage and confidence is able to defeat this mighty foe. This hero’s name is Beowulf. He displays all of these throughout the epic. Beowulf’s first epic hero trait is confidence. Beowulf displays confidence when he talked to Unferth in the great hall Heorot. Beowulf said‚ “…but he will find me different. I will show him how Geats shape

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    A Hero Within

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    scapegoat to white societal issues and inadequacies. Ernest Gaines exemplifies this idea in the novel A Lesson Before Dying in which a young black man‚ Jefferson‚ is sentenced to trial and execution for what can be considered a “wrong place and wrong time” incident. Grant‚ who is an educator in the community‚ plays the role of a cynic and buffer between Jefferson and the rest of the community. He begins this novel as a somewhat worn out empty husk of what his full potential can fully allow. In a society

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