The Medici; Heroes of the Renaissance In the year 2004‚ PBS broadcasted the series‚ “Medici; Godfathers of the Renaissance”. This four-part documentary‚ in attempt to gain viewer interest‚ compared the Medici to the mobsters found in Francis Ford’s “The Godfather”. The relation of the Medici to Italian mobsters in the PBS Medici series is in no way accurate‚ for they were not villains of the renaissance‚ but heroes. The Medici were very connected with the church‚ and used their extensive
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2010 Tragic Hero Usually when reading‚ tragedy and conflict is the most popular way to catch the readers eye. People are attracted to the suffering of the main character who is most of the time the hero in Greek plays. To begin with‚ the audience develops an emotional attachment to the hero‚ people fear what may occur to the hero and end up feeling sorry for him or her. In the Theban Plays the author Sophocles uses the character of Oedipus to demonstrate the qualities of a tragic hero.
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The monument to the people’s heroes is located in the center of Beijing’s tiananmen square. On September 30‚ 1949‚ the first plenary session of the Chinese people’s political consultative conference decided that in order to commemorate their lives in the people’s war of liberation and the people’s revolution in the people’s heroes‚ set up the monument to the people’s heroes in the capital‚ Beijing. 6 PM in the day‚ all of the delegates to the Chinese people’s political consultative conference‚ held
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A tragic hero is someone who experiences misfortune‚ evokes pity and fear in the audience‚ and possesses a personal flaw. The Iliad showcases a tragic hero during the Trojan War. Trojans and Greeks fight in the war‚ which begins because Paris steals the beautiful Helen away from Menelaos. This angers Menelaos and sparks a war. During the battle‚ the demigod Achilles will eventually kill the Trojan leader Hector. Achilles is the real tragic hero of The Iliad for several reasons. Achilles’s ignorance
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Criteria for National Heroes (Adopted by the Technical Committee of the National Heroes Committee on June 3‚ 1993 ‚ Manila . Members of the Committee included Drs. Onofre D. Corpuz‚ Samuel K. Tan‚ Marcelino Foronda‚ Alfredo Lagmay‚ Bernardita R. Churchill‚ Serafin D. Quiason‚ Ambeth Ocampo‚ then known as Dom Ignacio Maria‚ Prof. Minerva Gonzales and Mrs. Carmen Guerrero-Nakpil) 1. Heroes are those who have a concept of nation and thereafter aspire and struggle for the nation’s freedom. Our
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Unsung Heroes At 8:46 A.M. on September 11th 2001‚ flight 11 hit the North Tower in New York City. The plane hit between the 93rd and the 99th floor killing over 1‚300 people instantaneously. Unfortunately‚ there was still a struggle for those under the initial point of impact; on the 88th floor Frank DeMartini and Pablo Ortiz‚ both just your average Port Authority workers‚ decided‚ without even thinking about their own lives‚ to gather and locate the remaining survivors on their floor. As they
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Asians aren’t cool enough? Some people believe that Asians resemble (got rid of to-be verb) nerds‚ they aren’t great drivers‚ they are cheap and all they eat is fried rice and eggrolls. Today‚ heroes are known to show power‚ wear tights with their underwear outside of their pants and use superpowers to fight crime. (Reworded for concision and got rid of to-be verb) Nobody would believe that Kevin Wu could be the dominant epic hero over Odysseus‚ but while Kevin and Odysseus share certain traits
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The Outsiders Heroes. In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ “A hero isn’t measured by the size of their strength‚ but by the size of their heart.” Anyone can be a hero. People judge others from the outside not the inside. They judge them by their looks and in the end they don’t really know who that person is deep down inside. First of all‚ Johnny is an outstanding example of a hero. Johnny has a bumpy road relationship with his parents. Johnny is beat by his father and ignored by
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When we come across the word ’hero’‚ we often think about people who influence others‚ as well as individuals whose efforts change situations. Ancient heroes are people of semi-divine origins such as beings from Greek mythology such as Hercules and Perseus. However‚ modern day heroes are still human beings. They tend not to be fictional and instead‚ are derived from the world of popular culture‚ such as sports and entertainment. I feel that the attention and money devoted to the sponsorship of
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numerous things over the years‚ but a broadened term has defined them for what they truly are: Heroes. Heroes have been around since the beginning of time; from Beowulf in the 5th Century‚ to Sir Gawain in the late 14th Century‚ to Superman in the 21st Century. Whether it being scops‚ professional poets in Anglo-Saxon times‚ or in media and literature today‚ we have honored and commemorated these heroes in many different ways. First of all‚ Beowulf in the Anglo-Saxon Times was immortalized as an
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