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    Heroes of Julius Caesar What defines a hero? Once upon a time‚ in another essay‚ a hero was decided to be a person possessing bravery‚ selflessness‚ and strength. In Shakespeare’s famous play Julius Caesar‚ a group of Roman nobles conspire against the title character when it appears inevitable that he will destroy their current way of life. Unfortunately‚ while the assassination attempt is successful‚ the result is not what the plotters hoped for. A brief civil war ensues and the conspirators

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    ideas and support his administration. Churchill was able to do this so effectively by using longstanding Victorian values in his speeches that civilians could identify with. The British people’s values were rooted in empire‚ tradition‚ duty‚ bravery and liberty. Throughout Churchill’s wartime speeches‚ he managed to consistently touch upon at least a few of these values. We first see this in one of his pre-World War II speeches‚ “We are Vulnerable” delivered at the House of Commons on February

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    thinks of a hero‚ bravery is often a common quality‚ but there are many examples of bravery. good TS In Beowulf‚ he displays countless actions of bravery‚ but one that really stands out in the text is when he is old and has to face the dragon that is terrorisufficatingzing his kingdom; “I won’t shift a foot when I meet the cave-guard: what occurs on the walls between the two of us will turn out as fate‚ overseer of men‚ decides” (283-286). Martin Luther King Jr. displayed bravery in a different way

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    attributes‚ but which one is the more heroic one? Hector does things for his hometown and not for himself. Some would argue that Antigone doesn’t do many “heroic” things. Hector is more heroic due to 3 key attributes; bravery‚ loyalty‚ and coolness. Bravery‚ both heros demonstrate a lot of bravery. Antigone does what the gods say to do even when other people tell her it is not right. In the end‚ it was the right thing to do. Hector leads great armies into war. Hector has to face his enemy Achilles‚ the greatest

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    What is American Voice? What comes to your mind when people mention “american voice”? Do Bad or good things cross your mind? When I hear the term‚ “American Voice‚” Words like Pride‚ hard work‚ and bravery. In the following paragraphs‚ i will explain to you why i think that American voice is those three words. I will also give you evidence from famous american speeches proving the meaning of american voice. Evidence of hard work is mentioned in Walt Whitman’s speech in various places. For example

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    smart they both are. Body#1 The characteristic of Bravery is readily apparent in both Thomas and Buck. Bucks bravery towards John Thornton when he got shot by an arrow and “Buck Sprang at the foremost man(it was chief of the Yeehats); ripping the throat wide open til the rent jugular spout a fountain of blood.” (p.60) The bravery it took for buck to confront an indian with a weapon to try and save John Thornton. Also Thomas had shown a lot of bravery. He was getting bullied and put in places he didn’t

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    feeling‚ it also shows his progress in his writing and vocabulary usage. Charlie Gordon is both brave and persistent and shows it in many forms. Charlie exudes bravery during “Flowers for Algernon.” Charlie is undergoing a mind altering procedure where he is the first human undergoing the treatment. This can be an example of extreme bravery because he does not know what the

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    Spiderman differ in many categories‚ their level of bravery is truly matched. In The Odyssey‚ Odysseus’ bravery reaches new heights when he starts a controversy with the Cyclops‚ which is a primordial race of giants. The Cyclops that Odysseus gets face to face with is named Polyphemus. This demonstrates bravery because most humans don’t talk back to a creature that can finish you off with one finger. In the screenplay Spiderman‚ Spiderman exemplifies bravery when he fires off a thin strand that sticks to

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    Bravery‚ determination‚ leadership‚ who do you think of when you hear these words? Joan of Arc had all of these qualities‚ and many more. By the end of this journey through Joan’s life‚ you will know all about Joan‚ from the day she was born‚ to the day her ashes were thrown into the river Semile. In 1412‚ in the village of Dormery‚ a girl was born who would change the world forever. Jeanne d’ Arc‚ translated to Joan d’ Arc‚ was born into a slightly poor family in this farming village‚ and Joan

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    Guadalcanal leading UP to the Naval battle. Paraphrase your words from this source (it’s fairly easy to follow): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Battle_of_Guadalcanal II. Next Talk about the Allied leaders of the war efforts and how they showed bravery in the battle and helped to change the course of the war. PARAPHRASE! Good source is here: http://www.historynet.com/second-naval-battle-of-guadalcanal-turning-point-in-the-pacific-war.htm Focus on Vice Admiral Halsey‚ Rear Admiral Willis Lee‚

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