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    The Heroes Journey Outline 1. The Ordinary World Agent Kay identifies the only alien from the line of illegals. This shows this is an ordinary day for Kay. Also when we say Jay and an NYPD officer doing his job. 2. The Call to Adventure Kay’s partner retires‚ he needs a new one. He meets Jay after an encounter with an illegal alien. He then deletes his memory and assigns him for testing. 3. Refusal to the Call Jay is confused and doesn’t believe what he is hearing. He says to Kay ‘show

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    Heroes of Capitalism- Oprah Winfrey We all know the name ‘Oprah’. It is a name that has been in millions of households for twenty-five years. Oprah Winfrey is an internationally recognized‚ award winning talk show host‚ actress‚ producer‚ and humanitarian. She has helped lives of less fortunate in many selfless ways; what many don’t know is that Oprah was once poverty stricken as well‚ and rose to overcome many obstacles that came her way. Oprah was born on January 9‚ 1954 in an underprivileged

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    Tragic Heroes Essay ! ! F. Scott Fitzgerald once said “Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy.” The quote is relevant to mankind because it shows that everyone has faults. Aristotle enjoyed writing about people with these faults and created the idea of a tragic hero. The characters must complete four phases to be considered a tragic hero. They must start off in an envied position with wealth or power. These characters are also cursed with a tragic flaw that leads to their downfall

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    The film ‘We can be heroes: Australian of the Year’ demonstrates languages people use which show a lot about who they are. Languages can reveal about a person’s gender‚ their educational level and their social status. In this film it gives examples of characters that use their own language to show who they are. For example Daniel Sims‚ Ja’mie King and Ricky Wong all have their own way of speaking and communicating with others. Daniel Sims lives in South Australia with his mother‚ little brothers

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    Characterization of Main Characters in Two Short Stories by Robert Lipsyte „Future Tense“ and Robert Cormier “ In the heat This essay analyzes two characters in short stories written by Robert Lipsyte and Robert Cormier. The first story “Future Tense” is about a young boy‚ named Gary‚ who is stressing about writing an assignment which was given the first day in school by teacher. Another one “In the Heat” tells about youngster Rishy who suffers from

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    On the morning of January 31st‚ 1943‚ the Soviet soldiers marched into the Square of Fallen Heroes. A thick cloud of pale-grey dust pervaded the dead city as the sun crept above the horizon. Decrepit buildings surrounded the square‚ partially concealed by dust and scarred from weeks of bombardment‚ urban warfare‚ and fires. Helmets and weapons were dispersed among smashed ammunition‚ papers‚ and pocketbooks in the icy snow. Corpses littered the square. Victory was in the air for the Soviets. The

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    a hero as someone who is admired for his deeds‚ abilities or noble qualities. This could include anyone for anything! Today there are so many people that are considered heroes – though many of them do not deserve the title for one reason or another. Some believe sports players like famous football and baseball players to be heroes because they can play their sport well and they want to be just like them. But‚ this person that is their “hero” could be using steroids‚ beating their children or fighting

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    realize one’s beliefs. Especially in spite of all the odds the world thrusts against them. It takes courage‚ tenacity‚ and even a bit of brains but that’s not a necessityneeded. These three traits are at the core of all conflict. The old saying goes “Heroes are made‚ not born.” But for every rule‚ there is always an exception. Even when he was a baby‚ Micah Soledad has never known the true meaning of fear. It didn’t matter

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    Hannah Bucciferro Tragic Heroes- Friar Lawrence A tragic hero is a character who‚ although has good intentions‚ brings doom upon himself because of a flaw in character or error in judgment‚ and they must be a more honorable person in defeat. In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet‚ this character is Friar Lawrence because he marries Romeo and Juliet in order to bring the families together and make the couple happy‚ but brings doom upon them when the two take their own lives. The Friar was a respected

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    American Founders: Heroes or Hypocrites? The founders of America are often viewed as legends that paved a way for the liberty and freedoms of future civilizations‚ rebelling for a right cause due to the unjust laws Britain inflicted on the colonies. They protested and risked their lives to establish a nation based on the purest of ideals. However‚ behind the idealistic facade of the American colonies‚ only the white males achieved an adequate level of equality. Although some Americans spoke out

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