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    kids in the movie IT (Lieberher). An unknown character is taunting and mentally tourtering the kids and town of Derry. In the movie IT‚ based on the novel by Stephen King‚ the kids are characterized as the heros because they save the day. When Bill’s little brother named Georgie was taken by IT‚ Bill was brave and determined to find him. Billy is characterized as intelligent through his speech‚ actions‚ and looks. Bill is characterized as heroic through his speech. Bill’s speech isn’t the best and

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    Honor and bravery are character traits that people around the world aspire for. Authors also attempt to capture these assets with characters in their books. These qualities are what make a hero‚ and Robert Nye captured that spirit with Beowulf‚ in the book Beowulf: a New Telling. Throughout the book‚ Beowulf demonstrates his honorable behavior on his adventures. He exhibits honor when he decides that an evil-doing man should still get a proper burial‚ and “[Buries] Unferth’s head.

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    Beowulf existed to readers as an epic poem in various ways. First‚ Beowulf’s loyalty displays himself and other characters associated with Beowulf. Secondly‚ the Elevated Language that gives dignity to the hero‚ and lastly the history of Beowulf. For example‚ the fact that it is the oldest known poem. All of these examples of how Beowulf is an epic poem clearly fits the credentials of an epic poem. Beowulf demonstrates his loyalty by his three battles‚ the battle with Grendel‚ the battle with

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    The poem Beowulf‚ believed to be written between 650 and 800 by a group of monks‚ contains several complex characters that have sparked discussions throughout the years. Scholars still continue to ponder over the unanswered questions about characters‚ such as whether Grendel is monster or human‚ whether Grendel is evil or not‚ and what the monsters in Beowulf signify. Other important‚ though less accepted questions include whether Beowulf is really a hero‚ or is in actuality a monster‚ and what

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    “A hero is someone who‚ in spite of weakness‚ doubt or not always knowing the answers‚ goes ahead and overcomes anyways.” Based on this heroes can come from anywhere and can achieve almost anything if they put the willpower to it. Heroes can put others beforehand‚ they have patience‚ and most importantly make differences. Without a doubt any hero will put others‚ no matter who‚ before themselves. In the book i’m reading the main character Sam saves a full school bus kids by stepping up. The bus

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    Troy ’s characters as a tragic hero in Fences Troy is one of the main character in the play Fences by August Wilson. He is the provider for the family‚ a fatherly figure‚ a husband‚ and a hard worker among other things. However he is also a cheat‚ a womanizer‚ a strict man‚ an unloving father and an unreasonable man. The question is despite the characters pros and cons‚ how is he a hero‚ especially a tragic one. The play is sad in a sense that there is a sad past‚ sad present and perhaps a

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    I remember thinking that my hero was Kevin Hart as a kid because he was humorous‚ smart‚ and just a plain good person‚ but those aren’t qualities of my hero. My true hero Is Martin Luther King Jr. now he is truly hero worthy am I right. Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15‚ 1929 and in those times there was segregation involved meaning people of different skin tones couldn’t interact with each other. Everything was separated between if you were black or white. Sadly black people couldn’t do

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    Jane Chance’s critical essay on Beowulf gives the reader an in depth view of women roles and views from another angle. A lot of critical essays pertaining to Beowulf focus more on the man or men and Christian symbolic meaning. Chance gives us another side to Beowulf through the view of the women. She sees Wealtheow as the strength of the community as well as a peace keeper. At this time the women were supposed to be seen as a peace maker or an initiator of cultural rituals such as passing the cup

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    Beowulf Society The earliest known manuscript of Beowulf is thought to have been written in the tenth century‚ however‚ the poem had most likely been told as an oral tradition for centuries before that. In fact‚ the poem’s events date back to the sixth century. However‚ because there is only one manuscript of Beowulf still in tact very little is known about the poem or its author. The poem does‚ however‚ give us great insight into the culture of the people who composed and told this epic tale. Because

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    Flaws are the Best Teachers Nobody in life or in stories is perfect. Each character has their own flaws and there are lessons to be learned from watching them. In John Steinbeck’s The Pearl‚ Kino‚ a young pearl diver from La Paz‚ Mexico‚ finds a huge pearl finds a huge pearl one day while diving. After finding the pearl demonstrates some major character flaws that lead to problems afterwards. Flaws such as being greedy‚ having his judgment impaired and being ruthless and violent. Kino learns his

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