“I’ve got a pretty good idea what children are‚ and we’re not children. Children can lose sometimes‚ and nobody cares. Children aren’t in armies‚ they aren’t commanders‚ they don’t rule over forty other kids‚ it’s more than anybody can take and not get crazy" (Card‚ 8.134). This shows the immense pressure put on children to behave more like adults throughout Ender’s Game. Ender’s Game has an action pact plot that focuses on the main character‚ Ender‚ maturing into a commander to save the human race
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Johnny is a brave hero. From his brave demeanour to his humble actions and extreme loyalty he was definitely gallant. Hero is defined as "a person who is idolized or admired for his/her actions. Johnny was known as a hero after and shortly before his death. He had his hardships but still stayed brave. Once Johnny saw the Church engulfed in flames‚ he didn’t think twice about going in to save the kids. Some believe it was out of guilt considering it was possible that Ponyboy’s and his cigarette
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Outline the roles‚ powers and deeds of three major Norse gods or goddesses Odin: Odin was the king of Asgard and the ruler of Aesir he was also the lord of war‚ death and knowledge. Odin had two ravens Hugin and Munin‚ everyday he sent them to gather information. Whenever Odin travelled he rode on an eight-legged horse named Sleipnir and two wolves Geri and Freki also accompanied him. Odin had a throne in the hall of Asgard; here he observed all that happened in the nine realms. Odin had great
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In the Anglo-Saxon culture‚ no desire for an afterlife was offered; however‚ warriors could be granted immortality through poems or songs which were told by bards to the King. The only story to survive from the Anglo-Saxon culture is the epic poem Beowulf. According to Anglo-Saxon society‚ a definition which is still valid today‚ is that a hero is generally defined by certain qualities: one who is recognized for inspiring everyone or simply for saving the lives of others. Heroes inspire because when
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“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself‚” (Joseph Campbell). According to Dictionary.com a hero is a person noted for courageous acts or nobillty of character. On the contrary‚ my definition of a hero is an individual with a humongous soul who wants to make a difference in the world. There are many examples of a heroes in our modern day society. For instance‚ a hero can be the brave‚ courageous‚ and valiant men and women that serve in our military. A hero
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It is easy to see why Beowulf was an epic hero. He posed an extreme boastful personality‚ to the people at the time this was a very good trait to have. He was always seeking fame. The one particular event happened when he bragged about killing nine sea monsters out in the sea. He was always boastful to Hygelac about his victories of killing Grendel and his Mother which took place while he was in the land of Dane’s. With so many victories to speak of one could easily label him as an epic hero.
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During the Anglo-Saxon time period‚ Beowulf was known as a phenomenal epic poem written by the beowulf poet. The characteristics of an epic hero are super-human-strength‚ devotion to duty‚ loyalty and bravery which are envisioned in the protagonist‚ Beowulf. Beowulf proves his is an epic hero by having a supernatural ability which is extraordinary strength. To demonstrate‚ “the best of all weapons but so massive that no ordinary man could lift its carved and decorated length‚” (515-521 ln 59 p).
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Beowulf is described by the British museum as an epic poem – “the longest epic poem in Old English.” Written in Anglo-Saxon‚ it is more the 3‚000 lines and tells of the hero Beowulf‚ his defeat of monsters‚ and his rule over the Geats. No information exists to date Beowulf’s composition or its author. These are lost to history. However‚ the story‚ a classic tale of good versus evil set in 6th century‚ and the manuscript‚ commonly believed to have been copied sometime in the 10th or 11th century‚
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The story of Beowulf has three challenges of the Anglo-Saxon life that is represented by the monsters Beowulf faces. The first challenge is between Beowulf and the hell-brute monster Grendel. The second challenge is between Beowulf and the hell-bride Grendel’s mother. The last challenge is between Beowulf and the poison-breathing dragon. The first challenge starts out on a dark cold night when Beowulf’s men are asleep in King Hrothgar’s hall also called the Mead Hall. Mead Hall symbolizes a home
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"Are ’heroes’ more likely to have military background or be normal citizens?" I personally believe that heroes are more likely to have a military background than normal citizens. I think this because both Beowulf and Autrey had training in the military. By having this training they can analyse stressful and tense situations faster than people who haven’t dealt with the type of events military groups have. In the story of Autrey rescuing Hollopeter on the subway tracks‚ Autrey said‚ "I had to make
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