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    The archetypal hero journeyJoseph Campbell states‚ is a typical series of heroic actions. Four stages form the hero journey: departure‚ trials‚ epiphany‚ and return (the stages do not necessarily occur consecutive with the listing). Death and resurrection of lifestyle and beliefs‚ spiritual journey‚ and finally rebirth form hero journey’s motif. An archetypal hero pattern is the transformation of the character’s conscience through trials and revelations. Lust‚ fear‚ and social duties tend

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    Have you ever given the word hero a second thought? Everyone has a different hero‚ some might be family‚ friends‚ or famous people. Are these heroes the right heroes to look up to‚ or are they even true heroes. The concept of the hero and the hero’s journey is useful to the individual trying to understand their own life by helping others in need‚ doing what they love‚ and having a reason to live for. First‚ heroes and their journey are useful to the individual trying to understand their own life

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    Eddie Abilez Period 3 English 4 Mr. McQueary 8/17/15 Part One- The Adventure of the Hero Prologue Joseph Campbell writes about his theory that through every culture‚ their myths‚ about the trials the hero faces‚ are universal. He states‚ “…it will be always the one‚ shape-shifting yet marvelously constant story that we find…” referring to the myths he is very non-lenient with his theory. He also states‚ "... myth is the secret opening through which the inexhaustible energies of the cosmos pour into

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    Khalil’s Journey: Not the Tail of an Average Man Our story of our protagonist opens in 1983 when the elderly Khalil is lying in Groote Schuur Hospital‚ trying to gather his memories to “make a good yarn”‚ or story although no one is there to hear it (p.2). We soon find that his end in this life is imminent‚ and what follows is his journey from birth to childhood‚ adolescence and adulthood in the Cape Muslim community‚ and returning in the end to the scene at his demise in the hospital. After this

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    The heroes’ journey teaches us to appreciate the beginning‚ middle and end of a person seeking to change‚ grow‚ sacrifice‚ kill your old self and transform. Finding their own‚ ambitious person by learning their strengths and weaknesses. Personally I loved this book because it helped me understand my own characteristics that have led me to come up with the concept I am introducing today. My journey has guided me through the ordinary world to coming full circle and reaching the special world in coordination

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    identity six times through out the book in the challenges that he faces. Third is how he wanted to seek revenge against the people that had him put into jail in the revelation and actions. And finally‚ Edmonds final stages of his rough and traitorous journey throughout his time of trying to seek revenge. Danteś knows that there will be a big adventure ahead of him. “‘Edmond Danteś‚ you are under arrest‚’ ‘Under arrest‚’ cried Danteś‚ ‘But why’”? Danteś must have been very mad and confused when this

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    Joseph McCarthy was a known senator who accused innocent people of being communists which at the time being communists made you a threat to the whole country. Joseph McCarthy was a man who had financial problems when he was young and he had to work all his way up from nothing to being a wealthy man. He was a hardworking man who sometimes did good things but other times didn’t.     In his early years Joseph McCarthy had financial problems which meant he basically had no real income to feed himself

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    the story is about hero journey and has archetype as the mythical elements that modern media have been creating. The researchers have not doing research yet about what is the director’s point of view while making this film. Thus‚ this analysis is based on our point of view (based on Joseph Campbell theory) only. There is no intervention from the director’s point of view in this work. Hero Journey In this study‚ the researchers apply hero’s journey theory by Joseph Campbell in regarding to analyze

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    Seventh Assignment Task 1: Review the Assignment 7 Lecture. Restate its lesson. Use no fewer than 50 words. Joseph Campbell‚ a cultural anthropologist‚ recognizes an arrowhead as the oldest piece of art created by humans since it preserves beauty. It is reduced to one point‚ “Its material composition is harmonized‚ singularized‚ and elegantly articulated towards a purpose” (Hicks L7). While writing you should follow the form of an arrowhead‚ you should start on a wide path that slowly tapers

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    Odysseus ’ Journey as an Epic Hero In the epic poem The Odyssey‚ the main character Odysseus displays the epic hero. An epic hero is given certain qualities. These qualities make the person (usually male) seem larger than life‚ he or she embodies the values from their culture‚ he usually goes on a journey that consist of a series of trials‚ has an ego‚ and is able to persuade people with his conversation. This description describes Odysseus exactly‚ but leaves out one major detail‚ which are his

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