My Hero My hero is one that is very close to me. My hero is the person that gave birth to me. My hero is my mother. I chose my mom as my hero because to me that is what she is and more. My mom is literally the backbone in the family. She takes care of everything in the family and around the house. Before I began to drive my mom would take me everywhere. My mother like many others has been to the moon and back just to help me. She is such a kind person‚ she gives me advice about anything‚ she is
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Each and every day‚ he reaches one step towards death‚ “but when he [knows] he [hears] Odysseus’ voice nearby he did his best to wag his tail‚ nose down‚ with flattened ears‚ having no strength to move nearer his master” (1176-1179). Since he was a little pup‚ Odysseus trained him well raising Argus. Training and nurturing his pup represents how Argus obeys and respects Odysseus and Odysseus towers over Argus as his master. Odysseus‚ a true leader‚ embodies the shadow of an epic hero by being in charge
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about it. She fought against the Taliban‚ and sadly they thought the only way to stop her was to shoot her. Luckily‚ she survived. Because of her peaceful protesting‚ standing up for her beliefs‚ and persistence in education‚ Malala proved herself a hero. Malala shows how she can
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A Hero or a Fool John Proctor: A Hero or a Fool? In Arthur Miller’s famous allegorical play The Crucible‚ the main character John Proctor‚ a young defiant yet respected farmer‚ shows heroic characteristics through intricate situations of theocratic injustice. Set in hysteria and chaos‚ the witch trials of Salem village as the trials unfold Proctor finds himself in difficult situation in which his decision and actions decide not only his fate but the fate of many innocent people like himself.
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Beowulf (described as the hero) comes from a different country to save people for the evil monster (Grendel). After defeating Grendel he is later called to defeat Grendel’s mother who has started to attack the village to avenge her son’s death. Which of course he does with ease‚ then ends up going back to his country to rule the Geats. The real question that every reader needs to ponder is‚ “If Beowulf is really a hero?” Personally I believe that
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A Hero Within Albert Camus’ The Stranger follows the life of Meursault‚ an Algerian man‚ who is also the protagonist and narrator of the novel. Divided into two parts‚ the narrative offers a comprehensive‚ albeit detached‚ account of Meursault’s life before and after he commits a senseless‚ apparently unprovoked slaying. As Meursault starts off as removed‚ emotionless man without a care for his friends and family aspects of Camus’s philosophy of the “absurd” can be uncovered. On the surface
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My hero is my father he is a great role model very intelligent and respectful. I look up to him in many ways. I want my son to be like him when he grows up. Do good things but most of all be somebody in life. First I admire my father because he is a great role model for teenagers and adult young men. He is a working man that takes good care of his family. He has worked since he was sixteen years old. My dad has two boys and three girls. That he takes good care of since we were born. We always had
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Anyone with the right qualities can be a hero. They just have to be brave‚ strong‚ and inspiring to others. Nicole Moore is one example of a hero. Odysseus‚ from Homer’s The Odyssey is also a hero. Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird is a hero as well. Nicole‚ Odysseus‚ and Atticus are courageous people who inspire others to do good. Nicole Moore is just a regular person‚ but she is a hero. Having courage means stepping out of your comfort zone‚ which Nicole has definitely done
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book about a gang of young adults and teens in the 60’s. They encounter a lot problems along the way and almost all of the characters emerge as heroes at one point. Everyone’s definition of a hero is different‚ so everyone will have a different person who they think was the most heroic. My definition of a hero is someone who is selfless‚ kind‚ brave‚ someone who helps people‚ and someone who risks their lives for others. I think that Johnny best fits this description perfectly. Johnny displays his
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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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