Many people see themselves as average. However‚ some who believe this are actually heroic. One such hero is John Smith. He has gone above “average” by committing part of his life to making other people’s lives better. His two year service during the Vietnam war impacted many orphans in Korea. Because of the war and his courage‚ John is a hero. John’s Involvement in the army started during the Vietnam war‚ when he was drafted at the age of 20. He went into the army branch and was trained at Fort
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Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is seen as a tragic hero because he is able to overcome his tragic flaw of hubris‚ but still the circumstances led to his death. A tragic hero is a person who has sacrificed their lives for a principle. It is shown in the play that ordinary people can be tragic heroes. They believed so passionately in an idea that they were willing to make the ultimate sacrifice‚ their lives‚ for it. There are four main aspects that represent a tragic hero. They are hubris‚ hamartia
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In the short story “A&P”‚ John Updike makes the character Sammy fail in the end unlike a typical hero to show how heroes are irrelevant in society. When Sammy announces that he quits‚ he hopes the girls are watching and thinks of himself as “their unsuspected hero” (4). In Sammy’s eyes‚ he is a hero to the girls because he is the one standing up to the dragon and saving the three princesses from his wrath. He is doing the noble thing by quitting his job and fighting the dragon so the princesses can
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Freedom Fighter or Terrorist which is John Brown. I believe John Brown is a terrorist. From the violence he did. John Brown should have thought out his plain to help with slavery in a different way. He did violence because his dad did not like slavery but John Brown cared about the slaves. He thought God wanted him to free the slaves with violence so he did. Main reason of terrorism is defined- “the unlawful use of force and violence against persons or property intimidate or coerce government‚
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In the play‚ “The Crucible‚” by Arthur Miller‚ John Proctor is portrayed as a tormented individual whose flaws inevitably lead him to his own destruction. Proctor’s lust for Abigail Williams is the instigator of the hysteria surrounding the witch trails. During the Salem Witch trials‚ Proctor tries to convince the court that the trial are fraudulent‚ he is then thrown into the mix of a corrupt society with greedy preachers‚ landowners trying to steal land‚ and a young girl infatuated with him and
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Fahrenheit 451’s Guy Montag: A Hero or a Villain? Unquestionably‚ all novels can convey multiple meanings depending on a variety of factors with the most important being the manner in which the audience interprets the author’s words. More importantly‚ to professionally draw conclusions concerning the message the author demonstrates throughout a text‚ it is essential to discuss and apply the five literary elements of literature to the text. In greater detail‚ when a work itself is criticized or evaluated
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John Brown: Terrorist or Freedom Fighter There are many people that think of Brown as a terrorist or freedom fighter. A lot of stuff he did was a freedom fighting kinds of things‚ while other people say he’s a terrorist. So what I am really trying to find out id weather or not he’s a freedom fighter or terrorist. John Brown fighting for a cause or not? He once said that God deemed him to free slaves. He’s had people help him organize things and to get stuff to fight for what he believes in. Some
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but who I have in my life that counts” (Community Family). In The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ Kino is man who is satisfied with his life and family; in “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers‚ Greg is a boy who is disrespectful toward his father. As the stories continued‚ Kino because unsatisfied when he found a pearl and began dreaming about a better future; Greg started to respect his father because Lemon Brown showed him the treasure and Greg understood his father is trying to do what
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John Brown is a terrorist‚ a person who uses violence in the pursuit of political aims. Such include criminal acts against civilians’ committed with the intent to cause death or injury. He fought against a rightful reason in a terrible way‚ initiating fear in the people around him. Raiding peaceful town‚ murdering innocent families and Such He was no freedom fighter‚ more an outlaw. October 16‚ 1859‚ Brown revealed his plan to raid Harper’s Ferry‚ Virginia‚ a relatively peaceful area. First to move
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In the History Court’s trial of John Brown‚ the jury found him to be guilty. John Brown was deemed guilty of being morally unjustified for an insurrection. This insurrection was the killing of several slave owners and their families‚ and the starting of a slave uprising. The Prosecution made several key points. Their first witness‚ William Wilberforce‚ was able to nonviolently stop the slave trade in Britain. Through his use of nonviolence‚ many people followed him. William stated that it was worth
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