how you must face your fears to be a more perfect and productive person. A perfect hero must face al their fears‚ which allows them to become a perfect hero. In the Odyssey by Homer‚ Odysseus is portrayed as a perfect hero because he shows traits such as strength‚ bravery‚ and wisdom. There are many traits a perfect hero must have‚ the most important one may be strength. Strength is so vital to be a perfect hero because you can accomplish so much with it. Perfect heroes need both mental and physical
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can allow for true heroes to arise and act in a way that benefits the greater good. Adversity brings out the best and worst in all people this means that there is a very thin line between a hero and a villain. An individual’s involvement in conflict is a matter of perspective; this means that one man’s hero could be another man’s villain. Although these individuals may be heroes during a time of conflict‚ the emotional suffering that they may have to endure in the aftermath may mean that their actions
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Marcus Fukutomi 5/1/14 LA‚ P.7 Heroic essay The Meaning of a Hero “True heroism consists in being superior to the ills of life‚ in whatever shape they may challenge us to combat.” – Napoleon Bonaparte. Not all heroes are defined by their costume or super powers. We encounter heroism in all forms and all ages on a daily basis. The only characteristic that defines heroes is their choice to act on the right thing for the betterment of the greater good‚ which comes to be known as sacrifice or selflessness
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“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Everyone wants to be that one person who saves the day‚ but most do not have the guts to do anything heroic. Some individuals might get pushed into an adventure‚ and maybe that ordinary individual might find out who they were really meant to be. Just like a little ordinary hobbit‚ Bilbo Baggins‚ who did extraordinary things‚ became a true hero. In “The Hobbit”‚ Bilbo Baggins goes
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to be a true epic hero? Questions like this often appear in discussions about Homer’s The Odyssey. This epic poem chronicles the warrior Odysseus return to the kingdom of Ithaca. Parts of Homer’s work helped display the protagonist’s capabilities as a heroic leader. However‚ critics argue that Homer did not portray Odysseus properly to claim he was a hero. Despite the disrespect and arrogance Odysseus possessed‚ he overcame impossible odds and proved himself as the true epic hero by being courageous
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During the Anglo-Saxon time period‚ Beowulf was known as a phenomenal epic poem written by the beowulf poet. The characteristics of an epic hero are super-human-strength‚ devotion to duty‚ loyalty and bravery which are envisioned in the protagonist‚ Beowulf. Beowulf proves his is an epic hero by having a supernatural ability which is extraordinary strength. To demonstrate‚ “the best of all weapons but so massive that no ordinary man could lift its carved and decorated length‚” (515-521 ln 59 p).
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Why Would Greaser Be Hero Greaser are not considered hero at all they considered us a hood or no good lieing dirty rat. Greaser like dally wouldn’t be considered friendly because he been to jail he could walk out with half of the store he and a buddy of his would fight each other almost every time they meet dally would trick the cop and convince them to help help him at time when he in trouble. What dally did that day made people change what they thought about him when he went in to help get the
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American writer Joseph Campbell once stated “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself”. The writer was implying that any person can become a hero easily when dedicated their lives to an idea they believe is bigger than them‚ yet this trait can only go so far. In the novel‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ by the author Harper Lee‚ Atticus is the father of the protagonist and is seen as a hero to many readers. Atticus Finch resides in 1930s Maycomb‚ Alabama while taking
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What defines a hero? Well there are many ways that a hero can be defined. A hero can be defined as a self sacrificer; they can be the friends at any cost‚ heroes are the first people to reach out a helping hand. Heroes are not defined as what many people think when they hear the word hero like super heroes for example super man; yes he is a hero but not a real life hero in the real world. Heroes function or operate in the real world by caring for others and not them self’s they are not considered
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An epic hero is a character that possesses courage‚ strength‚ and a desire to achieve immortality through heroic actions. A person is considered a hero if they have a problem in their journey and had the strength and courage to solve or address the problem. Odysseus is an epic hero because he possesses the traits of that of a hero. He had the intelligent idea of the Trojan horse and made the Greeks win the Trojan war. After all‚ he survived the likes of Poseidon‚ the cyclops‚ the lotus eaters etc
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