main character from Homer’s epic poems‚ symbolized all of the following traits as an epic hero. The hero is also‚ in many ways‚ similar to an ordinary person and must undertake the journey and obstacles along the way. In the modern day‚ Malala Yousafzai is considered a modern day hero with the same qualities as Odysseus. They were both identified as brave leaders‚ undertake extraordinary journeys‚ and embodies the highest value of a culture. Firstly‚ Malala has the trait of great leadership which helped
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LITR221 December 15th‚ 2013 A Modern Tragedy – The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill Inside Eugene O’Neill’s “The Hairy Ape” the main character‚ Yank‚ embodies the beleaguered working class of a capitalist culture. As Mr. O’Neill’s was understood to be a zealous socialist himself believing that a society should and can work together‚ as a whole‚ towards a better world; the reader of “the Hairy Ape” can see and understand his views. Eugene O ’Neill ’s supreme creation “The Hairy Ape” has the drama
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fly‚ or use super strength. Heroes in the modern day are expected of a lot. They need to resist the bad things that are constantly surrounding them‚ and show that they care about their surroundings. They should choose good‚ even when everybody else is doing the wrong thing. There are heroes around us everyday. A hero can save the world‚ and do amazing things. But we tend to overlook the heroes that walk around with us everyday. A hero in the modern day should be able to make good choices in the
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“It’s a bird...it’s a plane...no! It’s Superman!” When people say a modern day superhero‚ the names “Spiderman”‚ “Superman”‚ and “Catwoman” flash into mind. However‚ we forget about one of the most influential superheroes of today’s time; a soldier. Despite the differences‚ there are many similarities between Beowulf and a soldier because the two have more in common than we realize. As much as two great humans could have so much in common‚ Beowulf and a soldier have differences as most people
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intent to sell labor. As humanity progressed‚ slavery became a growing concern against the ideals of human rights. Deemed unethical and thought vanquished by most individuals‚ slavery still remains an underground market in the modern world. Referred to as human trafficking‚ modern day slavery exists as a brutal and abusive kidnapping scheme with all intents to traumatize its victims into slave-like obedience. Human trafficking stands as a living violation of human rights. Victims of the human trafficking
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Beowulf and modern day heroes share the same traits by doing good for the sake of good‚ having courage‚ and having supernatural powers. “ A prince of the Geats‚ had killed grendel”. (404) Through his battle with Grendel it truly showed the courage he had. Due to the fact that the monster reigned terror throughout the city. After 12 years; Beowulf was called to save the people. Throughout the series of Spider Man‚ Peter Parker plays a huge in protecting the city of New York‚ fight the bad guys trying
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Courtney Mosley English 213-12:00 June 4‚ 2013 Phoenix Jackson and the Modern Day Woman A phoenix is a mythical bird of great beauty fabled to live 500 or 600 years in the Arabian wilderness‚ to burn itself on a funeral pyre‚ and to rise from its ashes in the freshness of youth and live through another cycle of years: often an emblem of immortality or of reborn idealism or hope; a person or thing of peerless beauty or excellence; a person or thing that has become renewed or restored
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The United States has a modern day epidemic – Obesity. Over the years‚ the United States has been scrutinized about its growing obesity problem. According to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association‚ “more than one-third of adults and 17% of youth in the United States are obese.” With the rise on kidnapping and distracted driving‚ most parents elect to keep their children inside. This has created a younger generation denied of exercise unless under close supervision. Social media
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the first civilizations to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in 476 A.D. Ancient history discusses great civilizations of the world that have had a profound effect on the world and society to this day such as the Mesopotamians‚ Egyptians‚ the Greek Empire‚ and the Roman Empire. Modern Day Iraq‚ a Middle Eastern country‚ is now located in the region formerly known as Mesopotamia. My paper will give an insightful
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selling slaves became a way of living. Some people sold their kids or even sold themselves into slavery so that they could survive and not die of starvation. Throughout this paper I will explain the difference and similarities of slavery in Egypt and modern day slavery. Also is there slavery still going on in Egypt today? “Slavery in the Americas was justified by racist ideology. Many scholars as well as the wider public believe that black Africans were enslaved because they viewed by whites as inferiors”
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