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    My Hero

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    Heroes are often thought of as those who save lives‚ but I think those who inspire us to greatness are heroes too. The person that I look to as my greatest hero is Tun Dr Mahathir. As the fourth and most dynamic Prime Minister of Malaysia‚ Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad will indelible impression on the sands of Malaysia for many years to come. He held the post for 22 years from 1981 to 2003‚ making him Malaysia’s longest-serving Prime Minister‚ and one of the longest-serving leaders in

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    In the Tragedy and the Common Man‚ Arthur Miller describes many key aspects that contribute to a tragedy‚ including the characteristics of a modern tragic hero. Miller describes a modern tragic hero as someone who struggles to obtain what they perceive as their rightful position in their life. Miller writes‚ “The flaw‚ or crack in the characters‚ is really nothing-and need be nothing‚ but his inherent unwillingness to remain passive in the face of what he conceives to be a challenge to his dignity

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    Hero and Beowulf

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    Beowulf was an epic hero. His story was passed down and remembered generation to generation. He fought to protect his people and what he beloved in. he was a wise man who had defeated a lot of evil monsters. Just like any great hero‚ rewards come with fame and fortune. Beowulf was epic because of all the great things he had accomplished. Beowulf’s first heroic traits were his use of strtength and courage. With his courage he was able to stand up and protect his fellow people and with his strength

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    Hero Speech

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    Prof. Martin SPC1017 16 February 2011 My Hero - It was almost automatic as soon as I saw the topic that my Mom is the hero of my life. - Dictionary.com’s definition of the word hero is “a person who‚ in the opinion of others‚ has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child.” - She was the most amazing person I’ve ever had in my life. - I’ve never looked up to someone and adored being with

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    The Hero Archetype

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    The Hero Archetype The hero archetype according to Carl Jung can be defined as road map that leads to “a successful assimilation of the conscious rational mind with the unconscious”. In the story Gilgamesh this hero has all of the aspects that makes a hero according to Jung. He has the support of supernatural beings‚ proves himself many times‚ leaves his land‚ and he also has a unusual circumstance of birth. These are all of the elements of a hero archetype. Gilgamesh is told not to be 100

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    Superman Is A Hero

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    Superman is a hero right? Superman saves people’s lives so I guess Johnny is like a Superman. So my definition of a hero is a person who cares about others‚ a person who cares about people’s safety‚ a person who is always happy well a lot of the time. I think Johnny a lot of the time is a happy person. Even tho he killed Bob doesn’t mean he a bad person right? He may think he is and some other people may think he is‚ but in my opinion he’s not he killed bob for Ponyboy and himself. The socs were

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    pourus hero

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    English III September 29‚ 2013 Porous Hero The term role model generally means any "person who serves as an example‚ whose behaviour is emulated by others". The individual that I chose from a young age to emulate my behavior off of is Spongebob Squarepants.He is a sponge that lives at the bottom of the ocean in a town called Bikini Bottom‚ where he works at a local burger restaurant called the Krusty Krab. He’s not my hero in the idea that he lives alone and works in fast food for his

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    A Philippine Hero

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    have lived so long. He outlived many of his friends‚ but he also outlived all of his enemies. He was reviled during his lifetime -in some cases‚ because he involved himself in politics and thus made himself fair game- but he lived to see independence day moved to June 12. Isn’t having lived long enough to be told of that change an exquisite achievement? And throughout his life‚ he had the loyalty and devotion of the those who belonged to the League of the Veterans of the Revolution. The things held

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    Snowden Hero

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    Oliver Stone’s Snowden Explores a Reticent Hero in an Age of Surveillance Oliver Stone’s latest iconoclastic biopic‚ Snowden‚ is a stunning exploration of personal liberties‚ journalistic integrity‚ and demonization of the whistleblower. Stone minces no words and makes his position clear: for revealing the extent to which the US government was spying on its own citizenry at great personal risk‚ Edward Snowden is a hero. Hence‚ Stone is primarily occupied with humanizing Snowden‚ and his casting

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    Hero of Malaysia

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    Hero of Malaysia! Well‚ since u all hv seen the matches btwn DLCW and Lin Dan‚ what do you think about the results? Disappointed? Angry? We should hv no such feelings because he is the hero of Malysia! Here‚ I’m going to tell u all about today’s main character- Datuk Lee Chong Wei’s biography. Datuk lee is a professional badminton player from Malaysia who resides in Bukit Mertajam. He won the silver medal in the 2008 and current 2012 Olympic Games. This achievement earned him the title Datuk‚

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