because of the characters mainly Odysseus‚ before I learned what an epic hero was I already knew that Odysseus was one.On his journey throughout this book he was courageous‚ wise‚ intelligent‚ loyal and many more. He is also a father and a husband‚ he showed so much loyalty to them by never giving up on them and never betraying them. I know loyalty is not one of the qualities to be an epic hero but to me it is. Odysseus is a hero in many ways whether it’s an epic one or a spiritual one he will always
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My Michigan Hero A hero according to dictionary.com is a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deed sand noble qualities. These things basically describe my grandpa. My grandpa’s name is Frank Giesen and he has a wife named Harriet Giesen and they have 7 kids and 21 grand kids. He is a Korean War veteran but he didn’t fight‚ he was an interpreter. I picked my grandpa as my inspiration not only because I love him‚ because of his strength on the inside and the outside. My
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My hero is Jonas Edward Salk. He was born on October 28‚ 1914. One of Jonas Salk’s famous quotes is “I have had dreams and I have had nightmares‚ but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.” Jonas Salk was a hero to the american public. Yet before Jonas Salk became an american hero he was a regular child like us. Growing up in the 1900’s‚Jonas Salk witnessed first hand the ravages of polio.Jonas Salk has two brothers‚Herman Salk and Lee Salk.Jonas Salk decided that he would like to
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A hero can be anyone from a mom or dad‚ aunt or uncle‚ grandma or grandpa‚ super heroes‚famous stars‚ and athletes. My hero is somebody who isn’t as famous as I suggest she should be‚ but she is working her way up. My hero is a writer of fictional novels that are possible today. In that I mean that my hero writes stories that aren’t real‚ but they can happen everyday. Her style in writing is a point of view from the main character telling each other’s side. She gives fantastic description on the
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Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela‚ a true hero in this controversial world or just another politician? Was his 27 years of imprisonment for standing up against his nations government‚ which did not support human rights‚ equality and world poverty‚ something the country of Africa should be proud about? As disappointing as it might seem‚ the answer is a straight and simple‚ no. Nelson Mandela‚ my hero‚ the man that everyone knows‚ that conquered black domination in Africa‚ that healed his countries
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My Personal Strategic VMGO as an Accountancy Student “…I want to be an accountant because my parents want me to be one and of course‚ want the to be happy that’s why I take BS Accountancy”‚ this was the answer that always comes out of my mouth when I respond to the people asking me what course I took for college‚ why I took accountancy and what I want to be. The board‚ lesson plans‚ class records and a simple room‚ these are some of the things I dreamed to have in the future. I really wish to
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Jake Kisner English-126 Professor Harris April 12th‚ 2015 My Personal Worldview Humans have struggled throughout the centuries with the complexity and ambiguity of our humanity. The question of what we are as humans is a difficult one and does not have an easy answer. Our first understanding of humanity is based within the framework of the worldview in which we were raised within. A worldview is not something that comes over night; it is something that surrounds you for your whole life‚ outlining
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eyes in the movies. The real kinds of heros are the ones that make you view the world differently. My grandmother grew up in a very strict home. She has 2 sisters‚ a mother and a father. Even though‚She got married at a very young age‚ she was happy. During her marriage‚ her husband had some problems with drinking. Slowly‚ her marriage went downhill. I’m not going to get into much detail‚ as that’s not my story to tell. My grandmother Susan Wallace‚ is my hero becuase she learned to forgive who hurt
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Audie Murphy Audie Murphy was the most decorated warrior in American history. He is my hero from the fact of how heroic his actions were in almost every battle and how he lost his best friend from a group of Germans fake surrendering and then killing him responding. He was born on June‚20.1925 in Texas. His early life was mainly just farming and hunting he had explosive mood swings and a bad temper. He joined the service in 1942 after normal boot camp he went to advanced rifle training.His first
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My Personal Statement and Future Plans My name is Ployroong Phanmeechaow. I’m a junior at Thammasat Business School. My actual major is accounting‚ and now I’m studying financing for my minor too. Although studying major and minor is very difficult and needs more effort‚ I think I have many abilities that can help me doing it very well. My grade point average (GPA) now is very satisfied to me and my family‚ but in the first semester of the first year‚ my grade point average isn’t good enough
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