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    My Hero

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    Keishanna Scarborough Mrs. Williams English IV February 7‚ 2014 If I had to select a person as my hero‚ I would say my best friend’s mother‚ Elaine Stokes. I would say her because I have known her for a long time now and since I don’t have my biological mother in my life‚ she has been there for my sister and I since I met her. There are a lot of reasons why I can say that she is my hero. My freshman year my sister and I met her daughter in our Biology class. From there we became best friends

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    Course Hero

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    Course Hero is a self-described social learning network for students to access study resources and study groups. Its educator portal is a micropublishing platform for educators to distribute their educational resources. Course Hero collects study resources like old exams‚ class notes and study guides from users who upload. Users upload documents in order to receive membership and access the other documents that are uploaded on the website.[1] Some liken the resource sharing to a high-tech twist on

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    Tragic Hero

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    assignment. Choose one of the prompts below to address in your paper: 1. Write an essay explaining how Sophocles’ Oedipus exemplifies or refutes Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Review Chapter 33 in your textbook for the background and overview of Aristotle’s concept of tragedy/the tragic hero and drama. This chapter also contains critical information on Sophocles and the play Oedipus. You may use any of the critical material as a secondary source‚ but remember to cite it correctly

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    Hero or Coward

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    Bryan Dietz Mrs. Collier 10/24/2011 Essay# 4 hero or coward It is sometimes difficult to distinguish between a hero‚ a coward or perhaps somewhere in between. A hero is someone whom goes above and beyond the actions of an ordinary citizen. On the other hand a coward is someone whom is presented the opportunity to do something great and be a hero and steps down instead of up. Norman Bowker can be justifiably called all of these at different times in his life. Norman Bowkar fought in a war which

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    tragic hero

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    1. By the definition a modern tragic hero "must be good but flawed‚ must be artistocratic‚ must be believable‚ and must behave consistantly." (Literature and Ourselves‚ 524). With that being said‚ I think Troy could be seen as a modern tragic hero. I believe that deep down Troy is a good man‚ but he is flawed in many ways Rose explains this when she said‚ "sometimes when he touched he bruised. And sometimes when he took me in his arms he cut." (Literature and outselves‚ 195). This alone explains

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    Epic Hero

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    Beowulf illustrates an ideal example of the desire to achieve fame. Beowulf is a young adventurer eager for fame and is also classified as an epic hero. An epic hero is someone who is on a quest‚ risks his or her life for glory or fame‚ and embodies the ideals or values of his or her culture. Clearly Beowulf possesses all of these essentials of an epic hero throughout the poem. One of the essentials that Beowulf possesses is the unquenchable desire for a quest. Beowulf is measured as an immense

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    Beowulf Is a Hero

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    Beowulf Essay Every epic hero possesses certain heroic characteristics. The epic poem Beowulf describes the most heroic man of the Anglo-Saxon times. Beowulf is the hero. He shows that he is a great man by always putting other things before his own needs. He is important and needed by his people and is known by many as a strong‚ courageous and a helpful person. He shows all of the qualities and traits that a true hero possesses. Beowulf‚ like other epic heroes‚ possesses the following heroic qualities:

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    What Is A Hero

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    What is a Hero? People have many different views on what a hero is. Some people’s heroes include Superman or fictional characters while others involve their family members or friends. When I think of a hero I think of someone who is strong‚ intelligent‚ and daring. Many children have fictional heroes‚ because they take on such great tasks and goals. They also endure much resistance‚ hardship‚ and danger. Often the hero learns valuable lessons about survival and self-reliance. There are many

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    UNSUNG HERO

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    *UNSUNG HERO* Talking about an unsung hero. In my opinion my unsung hero is a dustman who has known to be a very kind and diligent man working in the neighborhood of my house complex. I know his activity from my house-maid who is also the dustman’s wife‚ and she has been serving for 3 years in my house. The dustman’s name is Yanto‚ whose age is around 50. He owns 2 kids. The youngest one is a student at an intermediate school‚ while the elder one is a student of a senior high school  in Medan

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    Is Odysseus a Hero

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    Is Odysseus a hero? I feel that Odysseus‚ like any person‚ can be a hero at some times and very selfish at other times. During the war in Troy‚ Odysseus was surely a hero‚ thinking smartly and protecting his men well. However‚ in books nine through twelve‚ Odysseus is definitely not playing the role of a hero among his crew. On almost any page you turn to in the book‚ you can find some act of selfishness coming from Odysseus. During his journey‚ Odysseus performs many courageous acts

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