“Heroes are ordinary people‚ they just have the endurance to go one moment more”. Anybody can be a hero. The difference is a hero has the guts and determination to go into the chaotic situation and save the day even if that means risking their own life. Heroes are willing to do incredible things and they never think of going back and are not worrying about themselves. Ordinary people may want to save the world and make it a better place‚ but heroes are the ones who take action and go the extra mile
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strength and/or courage‚ making them heroes as they are able to accomplish the impossible. This is makes them seem undefeatable‚ making them the protagonists. However‚ the flaw that they possess is they still die one way or another. The antagonists Grendel and his mother (of Beowulf)‚ Hector of Troy (from the Iliad) and Ravana the demon (of Ramayana) also share traits. An example is that‚ apart from Hector‚ they aren’t fully human‚ as they not only use weapons like heroes but they also might even use
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offer his body to be burned just to become a hero. Touching lives and making a big difference is enough. Such are teachers. Teachers are our modern day yet unsung heroes. They are surrogate parents‚ molders of young minds‚ and the epitome of integrity. The school is our second home and within the portals of this institution are unsung heroes who spend their time‚ effort‚ and even money to make our educational journey worthwhile. Our teachers‚ like real moms and dads‚ shower us with love and understanding
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Myths And Heroes in A Lesson Before Dying A Lesson Before Dying During the time of the Enlightenment Period‚ a major issue mentioned by philosophers was that every man is born with natural rights. A hero is someone that does something that no other man can do; he does things for others‚ and is willing to face reality and any thing else that stands in the way. In the novel A Lesson Before Dying the author Ernest J. Gaines shows how a black man had to fight to have these
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become accustomed with what they believe a hero should be but as each generation passes‚ this thought has shifted. Whether an immortal God with superhuman abilities or an average person who is giving everything they have to defend his or her people‚ heroes will rise when needed. The stories of Beowulf‚ Achilles‚ and Aeneas provide the reader with an example of what society of that time viewed a hero as and how they can compare with one another. Homer’s Iliad shows the reader whom ancient society believed
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Lopez 1 Eng 1301.01 Professor Blakemore 22 October 2010 Comparing “Heroes” Heroes are people who do well with their lives. Heroes are people society looks up to; people who make a difference. In Losing Private Dwyer by Lawrence Downes and In Chronicle of an American Execution by Dan Barry‚ Daryl Holton and Joseph Dwyer were both “Heroes‚” they were men who were at one point looked up to but then everything changed. An army man is what they were. Within the two narratives‚ veterans Daryl Holton
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Stereotypes and misconceptions do not define female firefighters and do not prevent them from protecting the the public. In an interview conducted about female firefighters‚ the interviewer‚ a long time reporter of female careers‚ asked Danita Mickens a firefighter in the state of Maryland‚ if females go through a different physical training than males. Mickens responds‚ “All training is through a University in Manfrey. We have to go through the same training hours as the others.” In addition‚ Mickens
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Fighter Being a Firefighter today is a demanding and dangerous job. From mixed views of the profession from the public‚ all should respect what danger a firefighter faces day in and day out. Being a firefighter is more than just putting out fires. They have many more calls such as EMS and car accidents not including all the false calls. What possibly could drive this writer to risk his life day in and day out for people he doesn’t even know? Well this writer will be a future firefighter and this dream
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Being a firefighter is no easy job‚ but somebody has to do it. The job is both mentally and physically challenging and it requires extreme dedication. Fire fighters put their life in danger every single day to help and save the public. Fire fighters must be prepared for the dangers they encounter and be able to respond immediately to a fire or any other emergencies that arises. Because fighting fires is so complex‚ it requires organization and teamwork. Fire fighters have one of the most
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Dystopian Heroes A dystopian society mainly asks one question and that is‚ “What if?” Typically‚ their government‚ beliefs‚ and way of life are different from what we would find normal. All the literary works demonstrate a society unlike ours including: To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ Brave New World by Aldous Huxley‚ “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson‚ “Harrison Bergeron” by Harrison Vonnegut‚ “The Pedestrian” by Ray Bradbury‚ Anthem by Ayn Rand‚ 1984 by George Orwell‚ and Life As We Knew It
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