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    Hero Worship

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    Hero worship never died and never will” (Carlyle‚ 208).The dreams of becoming a superhero‚ the desire for success‚ and the worship of heroic figures are deeply rooted in our hearts. My feelings about heroes are always triggered by the most pervasive form of modern art—films. Every time I watch a heroic film‚ I feel deeply moved by the strong personalities of the hero. In different films‚ he can either be a cowboy riding a horse‚ a warrior who fights for the independence of a country‚ a policeman

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    Paris in Not a Hero

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    Paris is Not a Hero In Eth Clifford’s Greek myth "Paris and the Golden Apple"‚ the character of Paris does not demonstrate the qualities of a hero. A hero is someone that shows loyalty‚ respect and is very courageous. In this Greek myth‚ Paris does not represent a hero when he does not show his love for Oenone when he gratefully leaves her to go seek out the most beautiful woman in all the world. Once Paris gives Aphrodite the golden apple claiming her to be the most beautiful among the three‚

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    Flawed Hero

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    The term Byronic hero originated from the life and writings of Lord Byron of the early 1800s. A Byronic hero is defined as a person as perfect as a hero but flawed like a human. Edward Rochester‚ a Byronic hero‚ is capable of loving an outspoken feminist like Jane Eyre‚ because Rochester’s imperfect attributes make the two equal. Rochester imperfections that make him a Byronic hero primarily revolves around his troubled past‚ outcast like personality‚ and complexity as a character. It is Rochester’s

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    Super Hero

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    Being a Super Hero By being a super hero I adopted a great responsibility because I have to take care of this city and of every citizen‚ but it’s very tiring. Being a super hero requires a great responsibility because you help people with their problems in the city‚ you fight with bad people and help the authority. Using the super powers may be difficult‚ controlling the powers at the first time is very difficult because you are experimenting‚ you need to use them for good and learn to use

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    Jfk Hero

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    John F. Kennedy displays the traits of a hero because he showed bravery on the battlefield‚ showed confidence throughout his life‚ and he achieved great things. John F. Kennedy was extremely brave. He joined the Navy in 1941 and a Japanese destroyer struck the craft in the Solomon Islands. He helped some of his marooned crew back to safety‚ and was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps medal for heroism. Although there are many military personnel who would do the same in that situation‚ JFK was tested

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    What is a Hero?

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    What is a hero? What do you consider to be a heroic act? A good-looking‚ smart‚ strong and a person with supernatural and abnormal powers. That is the image of a hero is most of our minds if someone were to ask what a hero is. In reality‚ a real hero is so much more diverse from the usual cliché though he or she might appear to be strong‚ smart and good-looking. By definition‚ a hero is a person who is adored or glorified for doing something extremely brave‚ outstanding achievements or noble

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    Qualities of a Hero

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    What does qualities of a hero mean? Its simple qualities of a hero are what make a hero to become a special person for someone out there in the world. Stockton’s “The Griffin & The Minor Canon” & Stone’s “Where I Find My Heroes” provide what are the qualities of a hero. Also does Mariah Carey’s “Hero” and Bulfinch’s “The Quest of the golden fleece”. The qualities of a great hero are bravery‚ courage‚ & strongness. An excellent hero needs bravery to accomplish things they want to succeed

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    Hero and Novel

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    ideological and semiotic construction‚ subconsciously tailored to differing ends. Case: I do not contend that the heroes of epic and novel are synonymous‚ but instead that they rise from a singular and ubiquitous construction. The embryonic format for all heroism is inherently embedded in the human mind. Realizing that there is great discontinuity between the structure‚ and indeed the very nature of epic and novel hero; I contend that any such disruption is rooted in alterations of both societal expectation

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    Odysseus A Hero

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    The Odyssey Hero Paper We all know who a hero is‚ right? The person who saves the day and is willing to risk their life and does nothing but good in the world. The Odyssey is about a man named Odysseus who encounters many mythical creatures on his way home to Ithaca‚ and those creatures try to stop and kill Odysseus from getting home. He then lands on Calypso’s island where she keeps him captive for 7 years until Hermes orders Calypso to let him go. When Odysseus finally gets home‚ he and his son

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    My Hero

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    Southern California. We do bucket brigades and much more activities with hoses and water. Being in Fire Explorers showed me integrity‚ dedication‚ and self sacrifice. Firefighters made an impact on my life and showed me what it takes to be a hero. Firefighters taught me integrity a quality that a hero should have. Integrity is honesty and truthfulness in one’s actions. Trust is one of the most important things in public safety. Any firefighters who misbehave do not only hurt their department

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