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    he only fights crime at night. How can a superhero only work at night? The last time I checked is that crime happens 24/7. Superman is a better hero than Batman‚ but isn’t as good as Spiderman. Unlike Batman‚ Superman has superpowers‚ has a great headquarters and fights crime 24/7. Superman is a terrible hero and should be arrested. What type of hero changes in a phone booth‚ that’s indecent exposure and just plain wrong. Phone booth doors are glass and every one can see what he’s doing in there

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    Beowulf A Hero

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    In “Beowulf”‚ written by an author unknown‚ many people consider Beowulf to be the hero‚ because of its epic poem status‚ I would disagree with this statement. Some characteristics that can be attributed to heroes are: educated‚ just‚ humble‚ strong‚ and selfless. While this is only a short list some of these characteristics hold true for Beowulf. Unfortunately‚ a hero must have all of these adjectives‚ and many of these do not apply to Beowulf. Throughout the novel‚ there were many instances of

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    English Pre-romanticism: The Ancient Mariner: Anti-Hero or Romantic Hero Student: Benjamin Čišić R CONTENT 1. Introduction ………………………………………………………………….. 3 1. Foreword ……………………………………………………… 3 2. The Romantic Hero ……………………………………………… 3 3. The Anti-Hero ……………………………………………… 4 2. Anti-Hero or Romantic Hero? ……………………………………… 6 1. The Ancient Mariner as a Romantic Hero …………………….... 6 2. The Ancient Mariner as an Anti-Hero ……………………… 7 3. Conclusion ………………………………………………………………

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    Hero and Beowulf

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    Beowulf Essay Epic heroes possess many traits that other characters lack. Beowulf has many traits that make him an epic hero. Beowulf has strength‚ intelligence‚ and courage. He does many brave deeds and is strong and responsible leader. These traits are what make Beowulf the hero he is now. Beowulf has strength‚ intelligence‚ and courage. He has strength because he focuses on the bad and turns it into good. Another of his traits is intelligence because he uses his smarts to fight Grendel and his

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    Emerson A Hero

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    “It will never make any difference to a hero what the laws are. His greatness will shine and accomplish itself unto the end‚ whether they second him or not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson has a very interesting claim. Is a hero still a hero even if he or she breaks the law? While there may be many people that will disagree; I agree with Emerson. A hero is still a hero even if he disregards the law‚ and in my essay I will be giving two reasons why. A heroic should be justified if it is in the interest of helping

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    Tragic Hero

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    Nolan Nye Ms. Smith CP English 10 1 March 2014 Tragic Hero In Shakespeare’s play "Julius Caesar"‚ there are deaths‚ tragedies‚ and of course‚ a tragic hero. A tragic hero is a person of noble birth with heroic or potentially heroic qualities. In order to be identified as a tragic hero‚ a character must have at least one fatal flaw. Throughout the play a few main characters present themselves as possibilities for being the tragic hero‚ like Ceasar for example‚ but there really is only one person

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    My Hero

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    Keishanna Scarborough Mrs. Williams English IV February 7‚ 2014 If I had to select a person as my hero‚ I would say my best friend’s mother‚ Elaine Stokes. I would say her because I have known her for a long time now and since I don’t have my biological mother in my life‚ she has been there for my sister and I since I met her. There are a lot of reasons why I can say that she is my hero. My freshman year my sister and I met her daughter in our Biology class. From there we became best friends

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    Course Hero

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    Course Hero is a self-described social learning network for students to access study resources and study groups. Its educator portal is a micropublishing platform for educators to distribute their educational resources. Course Hero collects study resources like old exams‚ class notes and study guides from users who upload. Users upload documents in order to receive membership and access the other documents that are uploaded on the website.[1] Some liken the resource sharing to a high-tech twist on

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    Tragic Hero

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    assignment. Choose one of the prompts below to address in your paper: 1. Write an essay explaining how Sophocles’ Oedipus exemplifies or refutes Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Review Chapter 33 in your textbook for the background and overview of Aristotle’s concept of tragedy/the tragic hero and drama. This chapter also contains critical information on Sophocles and the play Oedipus. You may use any of the critical material as a secondary source‚ but remember to cite it correctly

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    Tragic Hero – Okonkwo Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe A tragic hero is a character that performs courageous actions but develops a tragic flaw as they move on with their lives. The effects of the flaw begin to increase and the character usually makes unwise choices. It often leads to his downfall or even death. In Things Fall Apart‚ Okonkwo is depicted as a tragic hero. He lived a life full of contradiction. He desired to be successful and achieve everything he wanted but he ended up committing

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