Becoming a Hero "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself" (Campbell 1). When we think of heroes most of us think of movie stars or professional athletes‚ but it’s not always about your popularity or talent it can also be about how you help society. What I think make a great hero is someone who is able to overcome his or her obstacles in life‚ is highly motivated‚ and has plenty of bravery. Overcoming obstacles may be one of the hardest parts of being
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My Hero It gets me through Last year‚ I went through the hardest things I ’ve ever been faced with in my life. I lost my grandpa and two months later I lost my aunt and soon after our home was foreclosed on. This left me thinking‚ " Is this the end of the beginning or the beginning of the end". What I needed was something to help get me through these traumas. That ’s where my hero‚ Ozzy Osbourne‚ comes in. In the essay "My Heroes"‚ Elizabeth Berg describes how her daughters hero is her
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Everywhere you turn society today seems to be keen on portraying African Americans as a 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
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not dehumanizing as Owen in his ’Dulce et Decorum Est’ has pointed out. The violence and destructiveness of war reduces men in the battlefield into something less than human; they are stripped of their dignity. Ultimately as Owen points out in his poem‚ war is senseless or futile. Whatever the reason for going to war‚ it’s not justification enough for the senseless slaughter of young lives. Owen‚ as you know‚ has great ability in challenging the responders senses‚ to experience the horror of
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opening lines. Owen’s aim to explore not only the reality of war‚ but to condemn those that support the age old lie‚ that it is ‘noble and honourable to die for one’s country’ – “Dulce et Decorum Est pro patria mori” – are reflected. The title of this poem which is ironically used also indicates Owen’s belief that war is barbaric and pointless. Along with the ironic title‚ Owen’s use of literary devices and techniques allows Owen to portray the suffering and pity caused by the war. Throughout‚ ‘Dulce
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Horses by Edwin Muir Homework to complete before class analysis of poem. Directions: select either question one or two to complete for homework. 1. Rhythm: read the poem aloud at least 3 times. As you read it the 3rd time‚ jot down the rhyme scheme. As you read it a forth time‚ record your voice. Listen to your recorded voice and write down your observations. What do you notice? 2. Activity: consider for a moment that the poem is written to reflect a fairy tale or bad dream. In the box below
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Today’s modern day hero has similarities and differences than the Anglo-Saxon hero. The two heroes each have different values they believe in. Also‚ they are motivated to fight for different reasons. An Anglo-Saxon hero also fights differently than a modern day hero. An example of this comparison is Bono from the band "U2" and Beowulf. Both modern day heroes‚ like Bono and Anglo-Saxon heroes‚ like Beowulf‚ try to improve their societies‚ but do it in different ways and for different reasons. Anglo-Saxon
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JFK’s boat got struck by a Japanese destroyer when he was a military‚ in that situation he stayed calm and saved a bunch of his army men and got awarded medal of heroism. John F. Kennedy displays the traits of a hero because he showed bravery on the battlefield‚ showed confidence throughout his life‚ and he achieved great things. John F. Kennedy was extremely brave. He joined the Navy in 1941 and a Japanese destroyer struck the craft in the Solomon Islands. He helped some of his marooned crew back
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Waking” by Theodore Roethke are two poems that relate directly to the speaker. Although both poems share this similarity‚ the way in which both works or literature are constructed are vastly different. Plath uses visual imagery and poetical tercets to show the pain and suffering of the speaker in her poem‚ while Roethke uses the musical Villanelle and synesthesia to create his picture of the speaker’s inner thoughts and a sense of awakening. When reading the poem “Lady Lazarus” for the first time
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WHAT MAKES A HERO The true definition of hero is a man of distinguished valor. Bravery‚ courage‚ intrepidity‚ boldness‚ daring‚ and prowess in war are a heroes characteristics. However a hero is understood to be different to everyone. To one person he may be the greatest being who ever lived‚ but to another he may just be a normal‚ average man. For example‚ a child who has lost his poor puppy may think of it’s rescuer as a savior. His hero could be none other than a mere gentlemen who saw the
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