Police Officers: Heroes of the 21st Century It is the bad things that the media highlights in the news when it comes to law enforcement and the bad things that people remember when it comes to police officers. The job of an officer changes daily and from one circumstance to another; they must use their best judgment to make the best decision in the most critical of times ensure the safety of everyone. With the advancement of technology and weapons of all sorts‚ law enforcement has come a long way
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The Two Heroes of Industrialization During the late 1800s‚ many people began to start their own companies. Two of the most famous entrepreneurs‚ Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller‚ were the most renown of these people. Their success is seen through all the things that are named after them - the Carnegie Library‚ Carnegie Hall‚ Carnegie Mellon University‚ Rockefeller Foundation‚ Rockefeller Center‚ and many more. Though they may seem very much alike‚ these two businessmen share differences
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For individuals to be seen as heroes in ancient world they had to meet specific criteria. Above all‚ a man needed to be a skilled warrior‚ who had to respect authority‚ both governmental and religious. Heroes were given no room for pride‚ they were to be modest‚ not only giving credit to their culture and the gods for any great deeds they had done‚ but also accepting everything that happened as fate‚ not scenarios they had created for themselves. In other words‚ they did not make themselves who they
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“Made in China” Lonny “Made in China” is one of the most common labels one encounters in a shopping mall in the United States and Europe. If you take your bag out and look up the labels of all your stuff‚ you will find in fact that at least one-half of your belongings are made in China or assembled in China. Nowadays‚ some people experience the conveniences that Chinese merchandise brings and complain about
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Heroes are given their titles according to their bravery‚ but their traits have an impact on that. In the epic poem‚ the Odyssey‚ the hero undergoes several trials and loses many friends along the way. Homer used the Odyssey to tell the tale of an epic hero‚ and Odysseus’s traits prove him to be a hero. Odysseus was brave‚ so he was not selfish and saved his men from Polyphemus. “As luck would have it‚ the men I would have chosen won the tossーfour strong men‚ and I made five as captain.” This shows
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Bravery in heroes can also be shown through defeating the odds by going against the norms and changing the course of history. In an article by Greenhaven Press many athletes prove that anything is possible‚ even if it is not the norm‚ “Courageous athletes are challenging social boundaries and giving hope: female auto racer Danica Patrick has risen to prominence in a traditionally male-dominated sport‚ and NBA player Jason Collins became the first male athlete gay.” These athletes did not care what
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church! God sees my name; God knows how black my sins are! It is enough! (Proctor 1166). Proctor then gets hanged for not letting the court hang his name. He wanted to leave a good name for his children‚ he did not want to admit to false accusations. Heroes do something that positively affects others‚ John did this by protecting his family. Who knows the power of a villain gone
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Greek heroes‚ our present-day heroes cannot throw thunderbolts‚ nor can they kill a half human‚ half bull monster with their bare hands however‚ they do share many characteristics with Greek heroes. The characteristics that both modern and Greek heroes possess are a large reason why these Greek heroes are considered heroic by the Greeks. Two common characteristics of both modern and Greek heroes is they are mentally strong and selfless. It is not far-fetched to say because modern day heroes carry
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Macbeth is not the most dynamic tragic heroes because Macbeth is a murder. The reason why Macbeth is a murder because he kill king Duncan because Macbeth want to become king so he can take over the kingdom. When king Duncan was murder by Macbeth with his dagger Macbeth call Lady Macbeth and king Duncan two sons Malcolm & Banquo. So when Macbeth call everyone to tell the bad news about king Duncan Macbeth told Malcolm to see what had happen to his father but everybody don’t know that Macbeth is the
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Bilbo was one you would never expect to do anything unexpected. He was well respected and renowned in the land of the Shire‚ being one who scoffed and crinkled his nose at the thought of adventure. But once tangled into the fate of a wizard‚ one named Gandalf the Grey‚ and a company of dwarves‚ Bilbo’s opinion changed within the span of a single night. But he does more than that‚ he transforms into a hero. This story very closely follows the heroe’s journey beginning to end except where a few
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