A Humble Hero A hero: a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities. A hero is someone who saves the lives of others‚ physically or mentally. A hero does what is right‚ not what is popular. A hero is someone like Boo Radley: a man who was attacked with words and rumored about with appalling misbeliefs‚ but remained mild through his misery. There are many Heros in To Kill A Mockingbird‚ but he stood out. Boo Radley taught Jem and Scout to do the right
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In the novel Red Badge of Courage‚ Crane depicted the main character Henry as a callow youth who recently joined the Union army for the sake of his naive conception of heroism plus the quest for honor. Thus‚ in the beginning‚ Henry fought along with other comrades during the first battle. Although he bosomed the sentiments as fear and uneasiness‚ everything was still new to him and it left him no time to react on his guts. However‚ after the early round of brutality‚ Henry savvied right enough that
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In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s‚ The Great Gatsby‚ Jay Gatsby isn’t like any other New Yorker‚ he is from the West‚ and gives respect to everyone that comes upon his presence because he has one goal he focused on as he went to the war and one common goal that every American wants to achieve. He was friendly to many people‚ not by talking or knowing them‚ but by the use of his money. He threw enormous parties every weekend for one reason‚ they were all for his one dream‚ to fall in love with Daisy Buchanan
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The Mystery of Emily Grierson As remarkable a story as A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner was‚ the irony presented about Miss Emily’s life was truly remarkable. The life and death of Emily Grierson drew a lot of attention from the entire town. Faulkner’s description of the women in the town seemed to make the audience feel as if they were curious about her way of life. This short story was set in the town of Jefferson where for many years Miss Emily lived with her father. When her father passed
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Updike wrote a story called "A+P". In this story there is a very complex character‚ his name is Sammy. This story was written in 1961. It is currently the year of 2015‚ and people are still debating whether Sammy is a heroic character or not. I believe that Sammy is a heroic character because he stands up for the girls‚ he stands up against Lengel‚ and cares for the girls. Sammy stood up for the three girls that Lengel threw out of the A+P. After Lengel told the girls to leave‚ Sammy could
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A Tragic hero can best be defined as a significant person who has a tragic flaw that eventually leads to his downfall‚ which he faces with dignity and courage. Jay Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby is a great example of a tragic hero. He is a romantic dreamer who wishes to fulfill his ideal by amassing wealth in hopes of impressing and eventually winning the heart of the love of his life‚ Daisy. Gatsby’s tragic flaw lies in his inability to see that the real and the ideal cannot
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In the dictionary a Hero is defined as “a person‚ typically a man‚ who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities.” Jim the Runaway Slave perfectly fits this definition. He showed grave courage when he risks his life running away from the land; in which he was enslaved. Along the way he meets Huckleberry and Jim takes Huckleberry along with him on his journey‚ during this long vigorous journey Jim helps Huck to find himself‚ and Huck is exposed to Jims admiration
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CULTUREIFY Halloween dates back to Celtic rituals thousands of years ago and has long been associated with images of witches‚ ghosts‚ vampires‚ and other frighteningly mysterious objects‚ identities‚ places‚ and deeds. In America‚ today‚ while Halloween has evolved into a celebration mainly characterized by child-friendly activities‚ such as costumes‚ trick-or-treating fun and fall holiday activities to carving pumpkins into jack-o’-lanterns‚ and apple bobbing….there is still a spooky edge to the
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Review on the movie “The mysteries of Hieronymus Bosch’’ This film is based on the research of Nicholas Baum‚ a man who once saw Bosch’s painting called “The Garden of pleasures” and since then couldn’t live without not trying to find the meaning of the great amount of symbols in the painting. When he started researching he found that interpreting Bosch’s works is a very difficult task‚ because there were too many opposite opinions on this topic. So‚ he needed to come up with his own ideas
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THE POWER OF MYSTERY IN JACQUES JOSEPH TISSOT’S WAITING FOR THE TRAIN (WILLESDEN JUNCTION) When creating a new work an artist carefully considers each decision they make. From the positioning of objects and the composition and framing to the hues of their colours‚ no decision is too small as each not only contributes to the overall meaning of the work but has great effect on how the work is received by the viewer. Closer inspection of the tools which an artist deploys to achieve their goals such
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