Qualities of a Hero “What is a hero without love for mankind.” (Doris Lessing). That meaningful saying expresses only one important quality that a real hero should have‚ but there are other qualities to be considered. Most people believe that superheroes share some common characteristics and qualities that embody human’s deep hopes and wishes. Some of the qualities that most people believe make a real hero are wisdom and humanness. First of all‚ wisdom is the most desired quality that every hero should
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*UNSUNG HERO* Talking about an unsung hero. In my opinion my unsung hero is a dustman who has known to be a very kind and diligent man working in the neighborhood of my house complex. I know his activity from my house-maid who is also the dustman’s wife‚ and she has been serving for 3 years in my house. The dustman’s name is Yanto‚ whose age is around 50. He owns 2 kids. The youngest one is a student at an intermediate school‚ while the elder one is a student of a senior high school in Medan
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to the imaginary friend. As we grow from children to young adults our heroes change to those more tangible‚ movie stars or athletes. When we reach adulthood‚ the definition of hero becomes clear and our heroes become those that we love and can look up to. It took me a while to realize it but my hero is an 83 year old woman. In 1986‚ at the ripe age of 6‚ I was given the news that a big storm was coming. As a child the news of a big storm frightened me‚ I was paralyzed by
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Norman Mailer once said‚ “For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself‚” to be a hero means adequately confront forces and obstacles greater than yourself. In William Shakespeare’s play‚ The Tragedy of Macbeth‚ Macbeth is not a hero because he does not overcome forces that are greater than him. The three witches foresee Macbeth’s future as Thane of Cawdor and king. Once he becomes Thane of Cawdor‚ he also becomes ruthless and ambitious
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A Roman Hero Aeneas can truly be considered a Roman hero in Virgil’s poem The Aeneid. Not only does Aeneas represent a true Roman hero‚ but he also represents what every Roman citizen is called to be. Each Roman citizen must posses two major virtues‚ he must remain pious‚ and he must remain loyal to the Roman race. In the poem‚ Aeneas encompasses both of these virtues‚ and must deal with both the rewards and costs of them. In the poem‚ Virgil says that all Romans ought to have two certain virtues:
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structure‚ and indeed the very nature of epic and novel hero; I contend that any such disruption is rooted in alterations of both societal expectation and construction–heroism is universal‚ its manifestation is not. Epic hero is one of worship‚ one which embodies societal ideals. The epic hero embodies the power dynamic outlined by Patterson. Epic hero has the power to create‚ to destroy‚ to define and to name‚ powers embodied by Odysseus. “My name is Nobody” (Homer‚ book 9‚ line 366); with such a
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battlefield‚ it’s pure politics.” A pleasant afternoon to each and everyone‚ Ma’am‚ classmates‚ to our worthy opponents‚ and to my group mates‚ once again a pleasant afternoon to all of us. I‚ with my group mates‚ is going to defend that Dr. Jose Rizal deserves to be the National Hero of the Philippines. Let me give you the criteria in choosing a National Hero as set by the Philippine National Heroes Committee in 1993-1995 which follows: 1. Heroes are those who have a concept of nation
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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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maintaining his power. After Macbeth meets with the witches‚ of whom he demands answers to his greatest fears‚ he decides‚ “The flighty purpose never is o’ertook / Unless the deed go with it. From this moment / The very firstlings of my heart shall be / The firstlings of my hand.” (4.1.144-147). Macbeth then proceeds to murder Macduff’s family in order to rid any threat to his throne‚ which demonstrates the reckless behaviour he has developed. The bravery for which Macbeth was once praised‚ now only
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in significant ways their values are different. Atticus is a family man while Ethan is not. Atticus fights for what he believes in and wants racial equality. Ethan on the other hand is full of hate against the Native Americans. The greater hero of these two in my opinion is Atticus Finch‚ This is because Atticus’ values are still held today and have relation to today’s issues. In the film the searchers Ethan Edwards values was hard work and humility‚ he is also a very prejudice character with strong
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