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    What is a hero? What comes to your mind when someone speaks of heroes and or heroines or Super Heroes and Heroines for that matter? Well lets see‚ Webster defines a super hero as a benevolent fictional character with superhuman powers and a hero as a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for their courage and outstanding achievements‚ and is typically identified as a person of noble qualities. A person who people will sympathize with. A man of the people. Or‚ the people’s champion

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    era to rise to greatness and the title of hero. but these heroes are made not born and therefore it is a process. Battle Royale and Rebel Without A Cause show the audiance a glimpse of this process. Shakespeare once said that some people are born great‚ others are made great and some have greatness thrust upon them. This may be true but not always are the to-be heroes entirely willing to partisipate in the processes involved. The heroes‚ Jim Stark and Nanahara Shuya from Rebel Without A Cause

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    Heroes of 9/11

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    Unsung Heroes At 8:46 A.M. on September 11th 2001‚ flight 11 hit the North Tower in New York City. The plane hit between the 93rd and the 99th floor killing over 1‚300 people instantaneously. Unfortunately‚ there was still a struggle for those under the initial point of impact; on the 88th floor Frank DeMartini and Pablo Ortiz‚ both just your average Port Authority workers‚ decided‚ without even thinking about their own lives‚ to gather and locate the remaining survivors on their floor. As they

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    Wright Brothers Heroes

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    The Wright Brothers American Heroes Imagine a life where air travel is non existent. A world without flight. The time it would take to travel. Or how different wars would be fought. But thanks to the genius minds of Orville and Wilbur wright we have the ability to fly. The Wright brother are heroes in our history because of them we have airplanes. They changed the world for the better. The wright brothers are heroes. Without the Wright brothers air travel would not be as advanced as it is in this

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    Are Heroes Born or Made?

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    hero can be someone who gave up his or her life so another could live. A hero can be anyone; they can be the girl next door or the strange man across the street. But how do these “heroes” become this way are they born with their so called powers or are they made into heroes by those surrounding them? One of the main heroes in the book The Outsiders in my opinion is Johnny Cade. Johnny is brought up by his father who does not appreciate him‚ does not pay attention to him and barley notices that he

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    Why Heroes Are Made

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    “Yeah‚ it’s like they say. Heroes aren’t born‚ they’re made!” Influential in its simplicity‚ this quote from the Dreamworks movie Megamind‚ supposes a truth that has implications for real people. That simple truth is‚ “Are people born to do great things and to change events around them‚ or do the events in a person’s life propel them to interfere in historical events?” This simple‚ yet insightful question can reveal that people are indeed made by the actions of others. Consequently‚ you can look

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    Heroes Through The Ages

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    numerous things over the years‚ but a broadened term has defined them for what they truly are: Heroes. Heroes have been around since the beginning of time; from Beowulf in the 5th Century‚ to Sir Gawain in the late 14th Century‚ to Superman in the 21st Century. Whether it being scops‚ professional poets in Anglo-Saxon times‚ or in media and literature today‚ we have honored and commemorated these heroes in many different ways. First of all‚ Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon Times was immortalized as an

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    David Copperfield's Heroes

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    observer but unwilling or unable to solve these problems. So who are the heroes within David Copperfield‚ and what attributes create a Dickensian hero? Every household has a tragedy and a villain. And from each conflict a hero emerges; Aunt Betsey rescues David from the Murdstones‚ Mr. Micawber exposes Uriah Heep to the Wickfields‚ and Martha finds Emily and returns her to the Peggotys. All of them are also unexpected heroes; they have some of the largest faults in the book but turn out to be others’

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    | Jamaica’s National Heroes Published Nov 20‚ 1995 | Jamaica’s National Heroes dared to challenge the institution of colonialism and in so doing changed the course of Jamaica’s history giving social and political freedom to its people. Today‚ the statues of Jamaica’s seven National Heroes stand in proud acknowledgment‚ in the National Heroes Park in Kingston where they are viewed with inspiring pride‚ unforgettable symbols of Jamaica’s enduring strength.PAUL BOGLE birth date uncertain-died

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    that remains strong when faced with the trials of adversity. A person with an impressive strength of character can be measured as a hero. Heroes are admired for their bravery‚ and for their great courage they show others. I ’d argue it ’s the willingness to make a personal sacrifice for the benefit of others. Yes‚ we all know of celebrated legendary heroes spoken of in History books‚ but one can also be defined as an everyday hero. An everyday hero is a person of integrity with a will of

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