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    Sundiata the Hero

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    belongs to all. Each time that you run short of condiments come to stock up here without fear‚ (p.25).” Instead of taking acts of witchcraft against Sundiata‚ the witches say‚ “nothing can be done against a heart full of kindness‚ (p.26).” He becomes a hero in the eyes of those that tried to harm him. His selflessness is on even greater display when he speaks with Fakoli‚ “I defend the weak‚ I defend the innocent Fakoli. You have suffered an injustice so I will render you justice‚ but I have lieutenants

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    Arthur Miller and influence of his life Arthur Miller has been one of Americas best known play writers who emerged in the United States since World War II. He has been writing since the age of seventeen and bases his work on personal experiences while attacking political views. One of his best known works is The Death of a Salesman which is about a man named Willy Loman who tries to emerge in the business industry and present a better image of him in society. Another important play is The Crucible

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    A Tragic Hero

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    rather than narrative form; with incidents arousing pity and fear‚ wherewith to accomplish a catharsis of these emotions.” This literary theory is used as a tool for analyzing Greek tragedy. The drama Oedipus the King by Sophocles could be considered a tragedy and Oedipus considered a tragic hero by Aristotle’s definition‚ for it follows all five steps. The first aspect of Aristotle’s definition of tragedy is “the imitation of an action that is serious and also‚ as having magnitude‚ complete in itself”

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    Carnegie, Hero?

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    Two men who helped save six people from drowning in New York City during Superstorm Sandy are among 20 being honored with medals for heroism by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission. The awards announced Friday include recognition for Michael T. McDonnell and Dylan Patrick Smith‚ who worked together to save people in Rockaway Beach in Queens during the October 2012 storm. As their neighborhood flooded with more than 5 feet of water‚ the 51-year-old McDonnell and 22-year-old Smith created a rescue

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    Was King John A Good King

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    KING JOHN AND ELEANOR If there had not been a King John‚ there would not have been a Magna Carta. John was such a bad king‚ he was considered to be a serious threat to the very existence of England as a free nation. Back when the hated William Rufus was king‚ he was assassinated‚ and nobody mourned his passing. A similar solution was also possible when it came to John‚ but because of the previous history England had experienced‚ and because of the wise leadership of Stephen Langton‚ the Barons

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    Simba the Hero

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    Szatkowski English 101 29 August 2014 Simba Simba‚ a lion prince born in Africa to King Mufasa‚ is welcomed into the Pride Lands by almost all of the animals. Scar‚ Simba’s jealous uncle‚ refuses to attend the birthday ceremony because with Simba’s birth‚ he no longer is next in line to be King. While Simba grows into a high-spirited lion cub who often boasts about the fact that he “just can’t wait to be king” Scar secretly plots against him. He uses the hyenas to cause a stampede through the canyon

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    Shakespearean Hero

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    Write about the Shakespearean hero William Shakespeare is one of the leading dramatists in history and wrote the plays against which all later dramatic writing has been measured. Shakespeare’s tragedies generally follow the Aristotelian view of the tragic hero‚ though Shakespeare does bend some of the Aristotelian "rules" when he believes it is necessary to accomplish his purpose. An examination of several of his tragedies will show how he achieves his dramatic effects in terms of

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    Beowulf As A Hero

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    helped me become known as a hero by all. Upon you is both Grendel’s arm and head whom I defeated bare-handed. My fellow Hrothgar was in need as this monster destroyed the great hall of Herot. I lay awake‚ waiting for this gruesome monster to enter the hall. Grendel could not stand a chance as I had ripped his arm out of his socket. To show proof of my victory‚ Grendel’s arm hung above on the wall of Herot. In honor of the great Beowulf‚ thy name was recognized as a hero by all in a song‚ shared by

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    Is Hamlet A Hero

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    Valentina Herrera Block 1 English February 12‚ 2009 Prince of Denmark: A Hero? William’s Shakespeare’s famous drama Hamlet‚ is filled with treachery‚ revenge‚ and corruption. The play unfolds as the protagonist‚ a troubled young prince‚ looses his father to the hand of his uncle. At the same time‚ his recently widowed mother marries this uncle becomes new king of Denmark. After encountering his father’s ghost‚ young Hamlet dedicates himself to avenge his father’s murder. But although at

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    Odysseus Is A Hero

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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”. He

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