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    Heroes are the stars in most novels right? They end up being heralded for triumphing over the evil villain. We love when heroes win and we devote most of our attention to them‚ but dare I say we should actually pay more attention to the villain. In Lord of the Flies‚ William Golding depicts for the reader the savagery that is concealed inside even the most civilized of all human beings‚ British schoolboys. The British schoolboys in the novel are stranded on a tropical island and they try to imitate

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    Home > Secondary Resources > KS4 English Teaching Resources > KS4 Reading - Prose HEROES (ROBERT CORMIER) Heroes (Robert Cormier) Teaching Resources includes a 127 slide PowerPoint‚ 35 worksheets and a scheme of work overview. Heroes (Robert Cormier) is a detailed unit of work featuring a series of 15 lessons designed to develop pupil knowledge and understanding of the novel Heroes by Robert Cormier at GCSE. Our Heroes teaching resource includes a range of activities for pupils of all abilities: -A

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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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    The Odyssey by Homer is an epic poem about Odysseus’ journey to his homeland Ithaca and beloved family‚ after being gone for ten long years because of the Trojan war. Odysseus is faced with many obstacles‚ including his encounters with Poseidon‚ the god of the sea‚ the witch goddess‚ Circe‚ and the scandalous suitors of Ithaca. On the other hand‚ DC Comic’s Superman is the hero in a story about Clark Kent‚ who grows up on Earth with human parents and soon  discovers his true identity and must find

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    Appearances can be deceptive. How does Cormier assert this view in his novel? ‘Heroes’ by Robert Cormier presents the view that appearances can be deceptive‚ asserting that how an individual may appear does not reflect his or her raw nature. Cormier explores this view by developing multiple characters and their outer personas through the slow deliberate unveiling of their true nature. Cormier develops his characters Francis Cassavant‚ Larry LaSalle and Nicole Renard to portray this duality. The

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    Greek Heroes are common in mythology stories and they have many similar characteristics. In the story the “Quest of the Golden Fleece‚” Jason is shown as a hero and fits into the criteria of what makes a Greek hero. First of all‚ Jason was born into royalty‚ as his dad was a king in Greece. In addition‚ he was sent away at a young age to live elsewhere so that he would be safe (158‚159). These are characteristics of Greek heroes. He was also part of a prophecy in which he was to overthrow Pelias

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    catching any fish he does not stop fishing and eventually he catches an 18 foot marlin that put up a three day fight with him. Santiago’s actions have proven to be courageous‚ brave‚ and a good friend. Each of these are qualities of a “Code Hero”. “Code Heroes” are Hemingway’s main characters in each of his stories. Hemingway uses these characters to express the same theme in each of his stories. This theme is that man is capable of endurance and dignity in the face of pain. These characters faced the

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    Sahar Abdulkarim‚ Grade 10 Ms. Almonte Wednesday‚ April 16 2014 Ordinary That Does The Extraordinary “Heroes are made by the paths they choose‚ not the powers they are graced with.” Everyone in the world has a different opinion about what a hero is. They come in many shapes and sizes and have different characteristics‚ values‚ and beliefs. In my opinion‚ a hero is someone who is willing to put a hundred percent effort into helping you and the society they live in. This person doesn’t have to

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    The Importance of Respect Throughout Society There are many forces at work that keep organizations‚ society‚ and mankind in general operating. These can range from the moral basis of the said organization or civilization‚ to logistic and financial structure‚ to the motivation and views of the people in it‚ the policies of the leader or leaders‚ as well as their finesse and charisma‚ all the way to the traditions and customs that make the organization stand out uniquely and its people proud

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    Americas Heroes The first thing I would like to say is the definition of a hero "Someone who behaves selflessly‚ usually at considerable personal risk and sacrifice‚ to comfort or empower others and to make the world a better place." The reason that I am writing about this is that it has been brought to my attention about military personnel‚ firefighters‚ and police officers being considered hero’s. One of the main reasons that they are viewed as heroes is that all of the jobs that they participate

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