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    “Alexander The Great Hero or Villain” By: Shelby Hammond-Helms I think that Alexander the Great is a hero because he had a lot of accomplishments and legacies that are important. Alexander the Great did do some bad things but most heroes do. I think that his accomplishments over ride his actions that were hurtful to other people. I think that his most important accomplishment is the Hellenistic culture. Alexander the Great founded the city Alexandria. Alexander was able to do all of this at the

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    John Brown: Hero? Villain?

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    Anthony Trabucco Coming of the Civil War Paper #2 Prof. Cimbala November 29‚ 2012 John Brown and Spider-Man: Hero? Villain? America Can’t Decide Students of history and those merely interested in casual inquiry will often explore a topic‚ find a legitimate opinion‚ accept it at face value‚ and move on. Too often with young or inexperienced historians this is the case. It does‚ in a way‚ make sense. Many topics an individual will study have been researched and written on countless times

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    How Is Hamlet A Hero

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    play‚ The Tragedy of Hamlet‚ Prince of Denmark‚ written by William Shakespeare‚ Hamlet is not only the main character‚ but also a character with many different attributes making him an intelligent‚ witty‚ and philosophical character. Hamlet is a character of many different personalities and qualities. One of Hamlet’s most evident qualities would be his ability to make quick decision

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    conflicting views can be seen through a number of historical texts and how they interpret events and areas of Muhammad Ali’s life. Through analysing these texts as well as the events in Ali’s life this essay discusses and decides whether Ali truly is a hero or villain. Muhammad Ali was born as Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. on January 17‚ 1942‚ in Louisville‚ Kentucky. As a young boy Clay was always more interested in boxing than his studies. This passion for boxing began when Ali’s bike was stolen as a young

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    In many instances the hero and the villain are easy to decipher‚ but in the novel Frankenstein these two identities tend to mend together to create confusion among readers. Many can debate that because Frankenstein’s creation viciously slaughtered so many people he is the perceptible “bad guy” in the story but‚ what those individuals must take into account are all of the variables in the creations life that caused him to behave as he did. Imagine being one of the hideous and repulsive beings on

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    Hamlet Hero Quotes

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    Furthermore‚ the epic of Beowulf is an additional great example of hero in literature‚ providing a hero who stands at the face of danger and his/her enemy with bravery and courage‚ and also various antagonists who act as boosts to the already increasing intensity of what will be the hero’s next move. Beowulf is what is expected of a hero‚ the key to the success of the epic in fact. In a quote found in Beowulf that states‚ “So times were pleasant for people there until finally one‚ a fiend out of

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    however isn’t a typical hero- in actual facts many people wouldn’t even consider him to be a hero at all. Cromwell is a controversial figure who still has people wondering. Even now in the new millennium‚ people are still contemplating his place in history- hero or villain? Cromwell proudly took his place in a documentary on the top ten best Britons‚ and ironically‚ also in the top ten worst Britons. In this essay I will assess whether these acts made him a hero or a villain‚ using contemporary views

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    Hamlet Tragic Hero

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    Tragic Hero; Hamlet Tragedy is a literary work dealing with serious and important themes in which a character of importance and status‚ through some personal flaw or error in judgment‚ meets destruction. A tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgement error that inevitably leads to their own destruction. These definitions completely describe Hamlet. The play Hamlet was a tragedy and Hamlet himself was a tragic hero. Throughout the play Hamlet showed many acts to believe he was a tragic

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    John Brown is a villain due to his acts with the slaves‚ his killings in Pottawatomie Creek‚ Kansas and Missouri. He got noticed for these acts but not in the way that you would think. John brown was born on May 9‚1800. He was a sympathizer to the North. This is not true. John Brown has a very dark past. He has murdered people who murdered other people. Some people might call that gallant. It was an antihero act. John Brown was a villain. John Brown had an idea that if he killed the slave owners

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    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero

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    Hamlet as a Tragic Hero The story Hamlet by William Shakespeare is a tale of a young prince of Denmark who seeks revenge. His father who was the king of Denmark was killed by Hamlet’s uncle Claudius. Hamlet was a good soul who just lost his father‚ so he didn’t quite know how to react. Hamlet attempts to be a hero and save Denmark from having a king who killed his own brother just to take the throne. But Hamlet’s hatefulness and indecisiveness leads to his downfall. But in the end‚

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