thing that comes to mind when you think of the word hero? Maybe the thought of comic book heroes like Batman or Spiderman comes to mind. However‚ this modern era has many heroes that come in different shapes and sizes. Malala Yousafzai is a hero to many young modern girls. Yousafzai‚ born 1997 in Pakistan‚ is known for being an activist in women’s right for education and‚ in 2014‚ winning the Nobel Peace Prize (Wallace). Malala Yousafzai is a hero because she went against the system of Pakistan to
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ESL246 Montana 3/25/2012 Reflection Paper Over spring break‚ I watched a documentary film named Super-Size Me. This film was produced in 2004‚ in America. It talks about how fast food influences people’s health and body. Morgan Spurlock is the producer of this film. From this film‚ I learned the reasons why American people like to choose fast food restaurants and how fast food affects their health. There are about 1/4 Americans who eat in fast food restaurants‚ like McDonalds‚ KFC and Burger King
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makes a person a hero? A hero is a person who puts others lives in front of theirs and treats those people as the main priority. In the book‚ The Odyssey‚ the protagonist‚ Odysseus‚ does not fit into this definition of a hero‚ although I consider him a leader. The reasons behind my disagreement with Odysseus not being a hero is because he drove his crew into a lot of trouble that was caused by his selfishness and care of his own reputation. Some might argue that Odysseus is a hero and I have an understanding
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In Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s short story “If I Were a Man” she successfully shows the subconscious thinking of a young woman who wishes with her heart and soul she would become a man. The story is based on a young woman named Mollie Mathewson‚ who ends up becoming her husband due to her wishes to be a man. She then goes throughout the day as her husband‚ Gerald. “She was Gerald‚ walking down the path so erect and square-shouldered‚ in a hurry for his morning train‚ as usual‚ and‚ it must be confessed
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saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However‚ there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters‚ the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero‚ for that said
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villain and not the hero. The very thing he fights so hard to discover is at leads to his self-destruction. Therefore‚ we tend to feel sorrow for Oedipus seeing that was only the fate of the God and the oracles. Oedipus is a tragic hero who fails to achieve happiness in such a way that it brings upon fear and pity by everyone. First we look at Oedipus behaviors at the beginning‚ we can see that he was an amazing person‚ worrying for his people. “Tell me‚ and never doubt that I will help you in
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Super Bowl Sunday is getting closer and closer‚ and we all know what that means: football‚ ads and lots of foods. We understand that the best part of the Super Bowl is choosing which snack food to eat‚ that’s why we bring you a list of homemade snacks perfect for the super bowl. 1. Chicken Wings- Baked or fried‚ smothered in Buffalo or BBQ sauce‚ these crispy snacks are key at any Super Bowl party. 2. Guacamole- Listen. If you don’t have guacamole at your Super Bowl party‚ do not pass go and
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tragic hero. According to the philosopher and scientist‚ Aristotle‚ a tragic hero is a literary character who makes a judgment error that inevitably leads to his/her own destruction. Along with his theory‚ he also states that "in order for a character to be a tragic hero‚ the character must not be a saint nor a villain‚ he should have some virtues‚ have a tragic flaw‚ and have excessive self-pride. Similarly‚ in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt textbook‚ the characteristics of a tragic hero is that
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Othello is not the hero in the play Othello Shakespeare’s Othello gives the resounding idea that Othello is the protagonist. Critics such as A.C Bradley and F.R Leavis are divided on considering Othello a “tragic hero” ‚ whereas my opinion is that he is not. F.R Leavis makes the argument that‚ “Othello is overly aware of his nobility‚ and thus lacking in the requirements of a true tragic hero” reasoning that Othello isn’t the hero or the protagonist in the play. He goes on to say that “Othello’s
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky captures the life of the protagonist Charlie in a series of diaries written to an anonymous friend. The novel explores many of the issues teenagers face as they progress through the freshman year of high school. Charlie struggles to find his identity as he first begins to experience relationship problems‚ peer influences and communal drug use. Throughout the stages of Charlie’s adolescence‚ his reckless decisions and lack of knowledge towards society
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