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    instances where we were asked to write about and describe who we felt our ‘hero’ was. The common and cliche answer amongst many people is “my mom.” Under the dictionary definition I don’t know that all of my classmates moms‚ including my own‚ are heroes. The first responders that were at the scene of 911 are often referred to as heros. Additionally‚

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    “In the face of pain there are no heroes” George Orwell’s 1984 is a brilliant commentary on the dangers of totalitarianism‚ mind control‚ technology and both physical and psychological manipulation. The novel’s protagonist‚ Winston Smith‚ is a very pensive and curious man. He is desperate to uncover the roots behind the twisted caste system that has been set in place by an organization called the Party. The Party demonstrates absolute control over every aspect of life in Oceania (formerly London)

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    knowing the actions taken in the past. They do remember past mistakes therefore they repeat them. The dreamers don’t remember that their ancestors we’re spat upon‚ talked about‚ and mistreated so that they could have a good education. Rather than honoring the ones that paved the way by taking advantage of free education‚ they misbehave‚ act out‚ and skip classes in school. He or she may be talented and intelligent but they choose not to use the resources afforded them by their past. They are satisfied

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    brave‚ courageous‚ and strong. The qualities of a hero are based from epics written thousands of years ago. Epic heroes have many of the same character traits. Beowulf from Beowulf‚ Achilles from The Iliad‚ and Gilgamesh from Gilgamesh all share three common traits‚ their strength‚ their bravery‚ and a weakness. All epic heroes also have something that motivates them. Epic heroes tend to have some kind of god-like strength they use to beat their enemies. Beowulf used his strength to beat

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    Roland and Lancelot: Heroes in Chivalry Since the dawn of time heroes have come and gone‚ some won battles and others lost wars but all have been remembered through the generations as lessons‚ for better or worse‚ of morality and timeless human themes. No period in history is more synonymous with hero worship as the Medieval ages. Throughout these times some of the most famous tales of knights‚ kings‚ and chivalry were penned‚ none more so than the stories of Roland‚ a great warrior under

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    Professor Swiridoff English 70 3 December 2010 Modern Day Tragic Heroes Tragedy‚ according to Aristotle‚ “is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude” and causes pity and fear to be felt by the audience. With this in mind‚ what qualifies a character to be considered the tragic hero in this type of literature? These qualifying characteristics are defined in Aristotle’s Poetics and Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man”. They believe that there

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    Do not install "Company of Heroes" before installing the "Opposing Fronts" expansion. "Opposing Fronts" has "Company of Heroes" built in. However‚ you still have to download "Company.of.Heroes-LOADiNG"‚ as you will need it‚ to install both games. If you already have "Company of Heroes" installed. Backup any saved games and uninstall it - including removing any "CoH" or "OF" folders in "My Documents" (doing so is the only way to make sure the patches to be installed‚ will see your installation

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    Digimon Heroes! is a match-3 Card Battle experience including a rock n’ roller cast of more than 1000 of your most loved DIGIMON characters in the palm of your hand. In the course of the most recent years‚ Digimon armed forces have been in an interminable battle‚ leaving File Island in remnants. This can no more proceed with and we must make a move! Take after Angewomon’s direction to help you digivolve your Digimon group and turn into a definitive Digimon Hero! • SIMPLE AND STRATEGIC ACTION

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    2016 The hero in which lies upon us! Many stories start off with a hero. Though there are many types of heroes in the world‚ the ones that stuck out the most would be epic heroes and the tragic heros. Epic heroes face many obstacles and they reach a low point‚ they quickly pick themselves up. In the end they usually return home from the journey they have been on and they end happy. Tragic heroes go on an emotional quest to find out more about themselves. They usually learn something about themselves

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    suitable place for their loved one and make certain that it’s a place where they will be happy. Heroes are no one special or with any special powers. They do not need to run into a burning building and save lives. A hero is courageous and is brave. A hero can also be defined as a compassionate person or people that show love and care to strangers during an unfortunate situation. Two unlikely heroes came to the rescue of residents in a California nursing home and to take care of their needs while

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