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    mato Dauntless followed made more sense now. “We believe in ordinary acts of bravery‚ in the courage that drives a person to stand up for another.” She understands that bravery can be seen through courage and courage comes from facing your fears. Fear is always keeping you from being what you want to become so being brave enough to stand up to your fears is changing who you are on the inside and out. She is showing that bravery is a symbol that allows her to be someone she always knew she could

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    generation of heroes such as the Dark Knight to still possess these values and qualities that were founded at an earlier date. I have found six qualities among the three heroes which they all happen to possess which include strength‚ loyalty‚ courage‚ bravery‚ confidence and honor. These six qualities have shown that no matter how new or old the hero is‚ they have all stayed true and evolved starting with the Anglo-Saxon era. One of the qualities that the three characters possess is strength. Strength

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    Silver Donkey

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    hidings‚ the three children learn the truth behind the silver donkey‚ and what the precious object means: honesty‚ loyalty and bravery. Bravery was a very important theme in the novel‚ The Silver Donkey‚ by Sonya Hartnett. It was shown all the way through‚ not only in the Lieutenant but also in the sisters as well as the donkey in the many tales told. The first display of bravery was from the Lieutenant himself‚ when he decides to run away from the war despite of the consequences and his temporary blindness

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    Masculinity in the Bible

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    Masculinity in the Bible Masculinity is defined by Susan Haddox to have four major characteristics. “1) Strength and skill as a warrior‚ 2) honor‚ including generosity and protecting ones family and clan‚ 3) bravery‚ and 4) persuasiveness‚ honesty and forthrightness.”1 These four characteristics of masculinity can be applied to many of the characters in the biblical stories including Gideon‚ David‚ and Jesus. The masculine traits mentioned are examples of hegemonic masculinity which means the dominant

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    novel Montag’s interest for books reveals his true feelings towards his society. Throughout Fahrenheit 451‚ Montag shows his struggle and hatred for the society he lives in through his growing love for literature‚ bravery‚ and rebellion. In the novel‚ Montag shows a large amount of bravery to feed his growing curiosity for literature. One night while in the process of burning down a woman’s house with other firemen‚ Montag took a major risk. Bradbury writes‚ “His

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    the outcome‚ win or lose‚ that person has courage. Not every person is willing to have such bravery‚ it takes an individual who has a passionate feeling about something and takes action‚ despite the difficulty. It is hard to have courage in this world‚ but three characters in novel “To Kill a Mockingbird‚” never back down or show signs of cowardice. First‚ Atticus Finch shows a generous amount of bravery throughout the story by defending a person who was unable to do it alone. Secondly‚ Boo Radley

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    In the Iliad‚ the characters of Hector and Achilles carry similar traits‚ although a deeper investigation into each character will show some stark contrasts between the two. Victory and defeat is not the most telling sign as to which is the greater hero of the two. There are flaws within each character and each one fights to overcome them throughout the story. By the end‚ it is clear which one emerges as the most appropriate symbol of a hero. The character of Achilles is greater than the character

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    Beowulf is considered a heroic figure in the story because he protected the Danes from the beasts and in the movie he is portrayed more as a liar than a hero. Beowulf is described in different ways. He represents strength‚ bravery‚ loyalty and bravery. One kind of theory was written as a story for a book‚ another was a video version. Even though both theories relate to the same way describing him‚ they have some major differences. Well for one Grendel’s mother was not an attractive woman‚ she was

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    This is evident when he fights the god Poseidon‚ telling him he is unstoppable. Another sign of bravery in Odysseus is when he risks his life to save his crew when Circe turned them into pigs‚ by going back to save them‚ when he could have easily left them. One scene from book 11 really puts meaning to this trait that Odysseus has when he says: “From

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    sister Tram in a suburb in Sydney. He is now famous as a comedian and is happily married with 3 children. There are many good examples of positive character traits shown through Anh Do’s Life. Some of these include the kindness from Anh’s mother‚ bravery from Anh’s father‚ forgiveness from Anh and generosity from two nuns from St Vincent de Paul. There are many positive character traits demonstrated in The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do. “Kindness” was one of the main character traits shown throughout

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