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    My Super Hero

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    odd place‚ coming to some even odder conclusions‚ these leaders didn’t back down. Leader I admire Everyone has their own admired leader. And for me‚ that leader is a very famous superhero – Superman. This is simply because he is too much of a hero not to admire. First‚ his background is really extraordinary. Born into a family that lived on a farm‚ Superman had to disguise his talents. At a young age‚ he took an interest in many things‚ but could not par take due to his super power strength

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    Ponyboy: A True Hero

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    Most people think of Superman or Batman when they hear the word hero‚ but the true heroes are in our everyday lives. The Outsiders is a novel about the rivalry between the Socs and the Greasers‚ in one point of the book a cigarette catches a church on fire giving Johnny and Ponyboy a chance to be heroes. In the book The Outsiders there are many heroes‚ like Ponyboy‚ Johnny and Dally. Ponyboy‚ In his most obvious heroic act he saves multiple children from a burning church. This is heroic because

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    Hero Essay or Whatever

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    becomes ill. Unfortunately‚ she passes away‚ leaving Mr. Frederickson a lonely‚ depressed‚ old man. After analyzing the events that occur from this point of the movie to the ending credits‚ one realizes the movie may be applied to Joseph Campbell’s Epic Hero Cycle. Carl Frederickson now lives an organized‚ prosaic life in the same house he built with Ellie. His constant mundane routine has never been interrupted until the government enforced industrialization in his neighborhood. Construction workers

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    Who Is Beowulf A Hero

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    tore apart and eaten must be a hard tragedy but Beowulf stayed strong and continued on with his task. Beowulf displays his generosity just by coming to Denmark and risking his own life just to save the lives of others. Not only did the courageous hero fight the monster he “had killed Grendel/ ended the grief‚ the sorrow‚ the suffering/ forced on Hrothgars helpless people/ by a blood thirsty fiend” (34.511-514). Coming to the kingdom Beowulf was not even worried with what he might get in return

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    David Alvarado A Simple Superhero A hero? I like it which one? Batman. NO!!! Not them i’m talking of ordinary people heroes like Martin Luther King Jr he did wonderful things he did like Lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ he is a hero. Everyone could be a hero if they try and go outside and be one but to be a hero but you’re not likely going to be needing n super strength or strength‚ or work out and get strong muscles and

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    The meaning of a hero has changed a lot over time. A hero no longer has to wear a cape and lycra‚ as the texts ‘Tim Cahill’s a Hero? Definitely‚ Definitely …’ (The Cahill Article) by Michael Lynch‚ ‘Dr Stella Ameyo Adadevoh: Ebola victim’ (The Ebola Article) by Tolu Ogunlesi and ‘The mark of a true hero’ by Dmetri Kakmi all argue. In the text ‘Tim Cahill’s a Hero? Definitely‚ Definitely …’ Michael Lynch insists that Tim Cahill is a Hero‚ and that any good sports person can be a hero. The text by Dmetri

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    What is a hero? When confronted with this question‚ many people would answer with “Superman” or “Batman”. A hero isn’t always someone who wears a cape. A hero is someone who can believe in themselves; they are both selfless and courageous to help the ones in need. Even though it is not their responsibility‚ a hero will save the day because they care about the task at hand. When a hero has come upon a frightening situation‚ they stay brave and courageous. Even when soldiers are jumping out of an

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    Unintentionally Hero Umberto Eco once wrote‚ "A real hero is always a hero by mistake..." This quotation means that when a person doesn’t intentionally try to be a hero‚ but results in being the hero‚ is a true hero. I agree with this quotation‚ as it holds true in life and in literature. Both Lost In Yonkers by Neil Simon and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey‚ support that heros are those who act bravely upon themselves and not those who act the way to become the hero. Lost In Yonkers

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    Michael Jordan My Hero

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    My Hero Many people view a hero differently. A hero to some people may be someone who has many achievements‚ different outlooks on life‚ or just simply someone famous. I believe that I hero is someone that you simply admire. Whether it is your mom or dad‚ police officer‚ firefighter‚ teacher‚ or someone famous‚ heroes are people that you admire. Although to me‚ I admire someone that is determined and sets a good example for others. A hero to me is someone who is willing to work hard and be persistent

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    The elements of an epic poem contain a hero of legendary proportion‚ adventures of superhuman strength and valor‚ and involvement in the super natural. The story of Beowulf is a prime example because the main character‚ Beowulf‚ fulfills all the aspects necessary to identify an epic poem and hero. The qualities that an epic hero has are displayed in Beowulf by being a hero of great importance‚ having adventures of epic strength and valor‚ and being involved in defeating supernatural. There was

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