Hero What is a hero? While there is no exact definition of a hero there are a few traits a hero could possess. Such as loyalty‚ courage‚ and determination. Or even something as simple as wisdom. A hero doesn’t have to be someone who goes around saving the world. A hero can just be a person who takes the time to help someone out or someone that people look up to and are inspired by. The heroic traits Mr.Hassler possesses helps Sean change his ways throughout the novel. In the book Hero Sean
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Dally is a hero because he looked after his friends when they needed him. In a way‚ all of the Greasers are pioneers in their individual ways‚ but some more than others. People are also heroes for different reasons. To some people it might be if someone does something courageous‚ for another person they might think that it is standing up for what they believe in‚ or even someone who stands up for their friends and will stick by them no matter what. All three of these views of what a hero is defined
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Odysseus A hero? When we think of someone who is a hero‚ we think of someone who is idolized for their bravery or amazing achievements; is Odysseus one of these heroes? “ The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked-that’s very clear to me not only in war but in peace” (source 2). Heroism can mean different things to different people and some people are heroes‚ but don’t get recognized. They can do many small acts of heroism and never become acknowledged as a hero‚ yet when they do something
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Alexander the great‚ hero or villain? After learning about the history of Alexander’s conquest of the world and his engineering achievements from both the perspective of the conqueror and the conquered‚ I believe he should be remembered as a hero‚ because of these three reasons. The first reason is he showed respect for his enemies‚ next he was a brilliant commander and last but not least he invented very evolved things for his time. One reason he should be remembered as a hero is because he
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A hero is someone that is admired for his braveness and outstanding achievements. Which refers to someone that behaves the same way as Superman or Spider Man. The Outsiders‚ is a novel by S.E. Hinton. It’s about the conflicts between the Socs and greasers. In the story‚ Johnny‚ is a fourteen year old boy who is always being nice to people. Throughout the story‚ he did a lot of heroic things that make him a hero. For example‚ he helped Ponyboy fought the Socs and saved the kids from the church. Therefore
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Cole Bloom Paulson English 2- Period 4 21 September‚ 2015 Comics Vs. Myth The word hero comes from the Greek word hērōs. Not only that‚ but so much of ancient mythology from all over the world is evident in comic books.The role of myths are to validate the things around us. Myths reflect our world‚ they not only tell us about our societies ideals and morals. They tell us about the ideals and morals of ancient societies. Even though our current heroes are not the heroes of the distant past they still
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article‚ Berg told us that real heroes were ordinary people around us. Because Berg’s daughter chose her friend as a hero who saved her from drowning in a creek‚ Berg realized a hero wouldn’t have to be a famous person. When Mrs. Zinz‚ an eighth-grade English teacher‚ was harassed by Berg and her friend‚ she wasn’t angry. Mrs. Zinz didn’t lower herself and become mean. Another hero in Berg’s mind was her grandfather who was kind‚ warm and friendly. He liked to make his grandchild laugh. Sylvia‚ Berg’s
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PROTECTO (KID HERO) BY D. M. LARSON I’ve always dreamed of being a hero. I’ve tried everything to become super. I let a spider bite me... no spider powers; just lots of itching. I tried standing too close to the microwave oven hoping the radiation would change me. Nothing. And I got in trouble for making so many bags of popcorn. But I took it all to school and had a popcorn party. I was a hero that day. So I guess it kinda worked. I love being a hero. I love helping people. I love
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‘We only need heroes in times of war or catastrophe’. Discuss with reference to a film or text of your choice. The film ‘Hero’ (2002)‚ directed by Yimou Zhang‚ is set during the ‘Warring States Period’ of Chinese Antiquity‚ prior to the unification of these states by the ‘first’ Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang ‚ the historic model for the film’s King of Qin . In a climate of terror and ruthless violence‚ minorities defend their right to exist as independent people‚ with separate linguistic and
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performing a heroic act‚ not required of them. Yet today‚ many heroes are the results of certain public servants duties being inflated‚ because they are for the most‚ part of their job duties. This is the case developed by the writer Nicholas Thompson in “Hero Inflation”. It appeasers he has taken the view that innocent casualties of the 911 attack were victims and not heroes. With regards of the public servants of the September 911 tragedy‚ he stated their acts were not outside of their required duties
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