“Hero worship never died and never will” (Carlyle‚ 208).The dreams of becoming a superhero‚ the desire for success‚ and the worship of heroic figures are deeply rooted in our hearts. My feelings about heroes are always triggered by the most pervasive form of modern art—films. Every time I watch a heroic film‚ I feel deeply moved by the strong personalities of the hero. In different films‚ he can either be a cowboy riding a horse‚ a warrior who fights for the independence of a country‚ a policeman
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In the eyes of many‚ a hero is the embodiment of good; honest‚ giving‚ and humble. For two criminal teenagers to be considered heroic is strange‚ but for Dally Winston and Johnny Cade‚ sacrificing everything for their closest friends and community is a daily ordeal. Throughout H.E. Hinton’s fiction novel‚ The Outsiders‚ Dally and Johnny are constantly portrayed as dangerous and tough kids involved in illegal activity spouting from their street gang. Although this is true to an extent‚ they are simply
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Odysseus: A Hero Heroism was not an invention of the Greeks. Yet‚ through the first hundreds years of their civilization‚ the Greek literature has already given birth to highly polished and complex long epics that revolved around heroes. These literature works gave many possibilities of definition of heroism. The Greeks illustrated heroism to obey the rules laid down by the gods and goddesses‚ and those who obey the rules would gain honor and fame. The Greeks regarded intelligence as one of
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story. He also claims that even though stories are different on the outside that they still use the three stages that I’m going to explain in my paper and how my hero I choose accomplished all three stages. The movie coach Carter is a coach who led disrespectful men to respectful men that put academic first before sports. I believe that my hero followed the hero’s journey perfect he went through some ups and downs to accomplish the journey he accepted when he took on such a hard task that no one was
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and semiotic construction‚ subconsciously tailored to differing ends. Case: I do not contend that the heroes of epic and novel are synonymous‚ but instead that they rise from a singular and ubiquitous construction. The embryonic format for all heroism is inherently embedded in the human mind. Realizing that there is great discontinuity between the structure‚ and indeed the very nature of epic and novel hero; I contend that any such disruption is rooted in alterations of both societal expectation
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When people hear the word “hero”‚ they usually think one who has superpower. Not always. Usually people know heroes from reading books or watching movies. I read a literary history “Homer and the Odysseus”‚ which is an amazing epic story that can give you some inspirations for your life. The character “Odysseus” is a hero in the story who isn’t a god but a human-being. He is a brave‚ wise‚ noble‚ responsible‚ loyal‚ and tough man. In the story‚Odysseus was the Greek king of the country “Ithaca”.
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exclaims‚ “Before my body‚ / I throw my warlike shield. Lay on‚ Macduff‚ / and damn’d be him that first cries‚ ‘Hold‚ enough!’” (5.8.32-34). Rather than retreat to his castle‚ Macbeth stands his ground. This shows that Macbeth still retains some of the soldierly qualities present at the beginning of the play‚ but it is this last act of bravery that causes his death—once and for all‚ ripping away all power he possessed. Though Macbeth’s bravery is what once made him a hero‚ it also enabled him to commit
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A hero is someone that is admired for his braveness and outstanding achievements. Which refers to someone that behaves the same way as Superman or Spider Man. The Outsiders‚ is a novel by S.E. Hinton. It’s about the conflicts between the Socs and greasers. In the story‚ Johnny‚ is a fourteen year old boy who is always being nice to people. Throughout the story‚ he did a lot of heroic things that make him a hero. For example‚ he helped Ponyboy fought the Socs and saved the kids from the church. Therefore
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Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes it a crime to bury the body of Polyneices because he “attacked” the city of Thebes. The law is condemned by the citizens of Thebes and angers them. This
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Odysseus A hero? When we think of someone who is a hero‚ we think of someone who is idolized for their bravery or amazing achievements; is Odysseus one of these heroes? “ The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked-that’s very clear to me not only in war but in peace” (source 2). Heroism can mean different things to different people and some people are heroes‚ but don’t get recognized. They can do many small acts of heroism and never become acknowledged as a hero‚ yet when they do something
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