When people think of a ‘hero’‚ most people think of Batman‚ Superman or Wonder Woman. True heroes make an appearance in greek mythology in the form of these three people- Meleager‚ Heracles‚ and Theseus. There are many other greek heroes that fit what we call the “archetype of a hero”. The archetype of a hero is what we consider to be qualities that most heroes have. Meleager‚ Heracles‚ and Theseus all fit a majority of these qualities and that is what makes them a hero. Meleager is not usually the
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Odysseus has many character traits that are accentuated by his adventures and travels. The main ones are his curiosity‚ his intelligence or deceitfulness‚ and his amazing self control. His cunning and self control help him to survive throughout his journeys but his curiosity sometimes hurts him. Throughout the story it is evident that one of Odysseus’ major character traits is curiosity. One example of his curiosity was when he visited the land of the Cyclops. He said that he wanted to go see what
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How do you know when you’ve seen a hero before your eyes? Most likely in real life they won’t be wearing a cape or suit that identifies themselves as this well known hero. Realistically you’ve never or even possibly ever will see that kind of hero. Why is it that that kind of hero always seems to be the first thing that pops into one’s mind when the word “hero” is said; that stereotypical hero that always features in movies? We often forget that we’re actually surrounded every single day by heroes
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PARAGRAPH BY ANALOGY A paragraph by analogy compares two different things on the basis of their similarities in certain aspects. This kind of paragraph development premises its explanation on the familiar or known‚ so that the logical order (from the familiar to the unfamiliar) is presumed to be the best paragraph order.\ PARAGRAPH OF ANALOGY A.FALLING IN LOVE AND SKYDIVING Falling in love is like skydiving. Skydiving is a risk because you are never 100% certain that you will survive the fall
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Is Santiago A Hero? - The Old Man and the Sea A hero is defined as someone who is perceived to be a great person who’s actions have shown triumph and/or bravery. In The Old Man And The Sea‚ Santiago is believed to be a hero by many due to his strength and hard work. Liza Wiemer once said‚ “Perseverance is the act of true role models and heroes” (goodreads.com). Santiago most definitely shows perseverance throughout the story because of his passion of fishing. His knowledge and skills make him superior
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foe indeed- could dare bring death’s pain on him and darkness in his eyes? (Homer‚ line 1412‚ page 1009) Over a period of time‚ Odysseus develops a hatred for the most obnoxious suitor named Antinous. Antinous believes that he couldn’t be killed because he amongst his friends and he has become hubris. Ignorantly‚ he thinks that no man would dare to kill him‚ but Odysseus proves him wrong by shooting
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in battle his armor remains and is going to be given to either ajax or Odysseus whoever gives a good speech on why they think they deserve Achilles armor. After each one giving their speech Odysseus is the one who seems more intellectual and can give a good speech on the other hand
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exposition 4.) anecdote 5.) process 6.) character sketch 7.) definition 8.) classification 9.) exemplification 10.) cause and effect 11.) comparison and contrast 12.) details 13.) analogy Examples 1.)Descriptive paragraphs are often used to describe what a person looks and acts like. Read this example descriptive paragraph‚ notice how descriptive paragraphs are arranged by putting together all the sentences about the same thing. Here is an example of a descriptive paragraph: I am forty years
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Medea: Hero with Estrogen A Greek hero is someone descended from divinity with an incredible talent who is favored by the gods. Such heroes that are brought to mind are Heracles with his brute strength‚ Odysseus with his craftiness‚ and Jason with his leadership. Often not viewed‚ however‚ as a hero is Jason’s scorned wife‚ Medea. Medea’s backstory involves fratricide and witchcraft for Jason’s love. However‚ in their return to Corinth‚ Jason leaves her. This fractured promise allows Euripides to
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1.) What is a paragraph? Etymology: From the greek word paragraphos which means‚ line used to mark change of persons in a dialogue‚ from paragraphein to write alongside‚ from para- + graphein to write. * A Paragraph is a distinct section of a piece of writing‚ usually dealing with a single theme and indicated by a new line‚ indentation‚ or numbering. * A collection of related sentences dealing with one topic. 2.) What is overloaded paragraphing? * Overloaded paragraphing
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