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    An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow-Les Murray. In Les Murray’s ’An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow’‚ there is a clear unconventional portrayal of the hero‚ and he shows many heroic concepts as a result of the dramatic techniques used to convey the notion of the weeping man not being society’s ’conventional perception’ of a hero. The poems persona is simply an un-named ’observer’ who tells the story‚ in a third person present tense narrative form ("they") which assists in portraying the notion that a weeping

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    connection to. Most people would have given up and “sold out” to get their freedom back‚ she didn’t because she simply took it back! Shakur’s life changed dramatically on the night of May 2‚ 1973 on the New Jersey Turnpike when Zayd Malik Shakur‚ Sundiata Acoli and her car was stopped because “of a taillight.” After an altercation between Zayd Shakur and Trooper Harper‚ shots were fired which left Trooper Foerster and Zayd Shakur dead‚ Assata Shakur and Trooper Harper wounded. Shakur’s autobiography

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    Haroun’s Heroic Feat A tale of adventure can pertain to an individual’s journey‚ whether it is a story in which the character physically journeys from one place to another‚ or a story encompassing a journey within the character. Salman Rushdie’s Haroun and The Sea of Stories takes readers on a journey of their own as they experience the enchanting tale of a young boy‚ Haroun‚ and his heroic journey from one realm to another. In a way‚ this story amounts to the structure of the standard hero’s

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    Orwell constructs Winston Smith as a protagonist that does not embody the traditional characteristics of a heroic character. He is heartfelt about his resistance‚ but Orwell creates a hero that fails. This is not the Quixotic hero‚ but rather one who is withered and weakened by the external reality. Unlike Quixote‚ the readers does not fully remember all that Winston set out to do‚ but rather recognizes in his failure likes the flawed condition of human beings. Winston is perfectly ordinary‚

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    the gods. There are various versions of the story. For instance‚ the film “The Odyssey” from Andrey Koncholovsky portrays the story differently in compared to Homer’s original story. The film changes some of the events in order to make Odysseus more heroic‚ a good leader‚ while the original story depicts him differently. For example‚ Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey‚ Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him

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    heroes but have not stopped to see which ones we admire and value. If we had to define a hero‚ one definition would be‚ “A hero is a person who‚ in the opinion of others‚ has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal” (Dictionary.com‚ 2013). There are extraordinary people who preform heroic acts and go unnoticed. These heroes are firefighters‚ police officers‚ war heroes‚ teachers‚ and even a child. Many of these heroes do not ask for any type of recognition

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    Atonement”‚ a goddess or a temptress (189)‚ although these are the main roles of women in underworld myths there are also women who portray a heroic role closer to that of a man. The first myth is the story of Psyche; Psyche loses her husband Cupid and must perform a series of tasks to win him back. The role of Psyche is similar to that of a male role in a traditional heroic archetype because she must complete a series of tasks in order to test her‚ and show her worthiness to Cupid. It is different because

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    without him this story wouldn’t have ended in the way it should. Finn showed up for a reason‚ to continue Poe’s quest to find Luke Skywalker. Poe Dameron appears to be heroic as well‚ even though he only appears some of the time throughout the Journey: But when he does appear‚ he’s always performing heroic actions. Finn is very heroic throughout the story because of the amount of courage and

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    Draft No One Has Ever Been Able To Outline the DNA of a Hero Heroism is now and has always been a complex and controversial subject because man has never been able to figure out why humans do heroic acts. What makes a hero a hero? How and why some people become heroes‚ and others live merely simple unmoved lives. There have been hundreds of studies throughout history in an effort to uncover the signs and behavior traits associated with heroes. What makes an individual take action‚ risking their

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    many parallels‚ including the character’s traits. Beowulf and Achilles are both leading characters with an intense plot that circles around them‚ displaying their heroic traits and themes that they show throughout the two epics. The epic Beowulf centers and focuses almost solely on Beowulf’s heroic traits. One of the first heroic traits shown through Beowulf is his generosity‚ faithfulness‚ and loyalty. Once he receives news of Grendel’s aggression on the Danes‚ he immediately volunteers to

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