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    “kilig” is the most I really felt. I fell in love with what Penelope and Odysseus have a kind of love. Although it differs from reality‚ I must say that I’ve hoped that someday‚ I could still find my Odysseus in my life. Odysseus displays the essential traits of an epic hero: strength‚ nobility‚ confidence‚ courage‚ and the love of glory. He gains fame through his intellect and cunning. Same as with all other heroes‚ Odysseus possesses pride‚ which causes him to do really stupid things. He refused

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    For my history project I chose the Villain Adolf Hitler. I chose him because he was obviously a significant villain in history leading to the death of millions. He was born in 1889 in Branau‚ Austria. He moved to Vienna when he was young but failed to get into the Arts Academy. He remained in Vienna as a bit of a failed artist until 1913 when he moved to Germany after failing the medical for the Austrian army. In 1914 he volunteered for the German Army for World War 1. He fought on the Western front

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    explaining why he was an outlaw in his own time. For my penultimate point‚ I will explain how we are giving today’s youth a very bad role model! And for my last point‚ I will demonstrate how if Robin Hood were alive today‚ he would not be a revered hero‚ but an inmate in a maximum-security prison. Let me begin. Nobody is quite sure when Robin Hood existed. Every website‚ book‚ or reference paper tells a different story. The earliest he could have lived is the middle 1200s‚ and the latest is around

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    “The Oddessey” Hero Essay A hero can be anyone or anything. A hero always puts others lives before their own. They keep moving despite danger. A hero never gives up. A hero will do things for the good of everyone even if it means turning against those they care about. A hero will help with all things big and small because everything matters. In the Odyssey the main character is Odysseus. This is his backstory. After Odysseus sacked the

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    Odysseus: The Past’s Hero or Today’s Scoundrel? When one thinks of a hero‚ one thinks of a good hearted person. Someone who saves lives and is righteous. An epic hero like Odysseus is not the two dimensional character found in Grimm’s Fairy Tales. He exhibits both traits of a hero and a villain. While clever and determined‚ Odysseus is unfaithful and selfish. Although revered in the past‚ Odysseus is not so glorious today. Odysseus shows infidelity multiple times throughout the whole epic. First

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    Is Macbeth a Hero or Villain? Written by: Justine Johnston The play ‘Macbeth’ by William Shakespeare is about a fascinating character known as Macbeth. Do we consider him a hero or a villain? There has been much questioning over this. As the story goes on‚ Macbeth went down many changed turns‚ some for good‚ and some for bad. Macbeth goes from a nice hero to a mean villain all in a small period of time. Many actions made Macbeth into a good person at the opening of the play‚ which gave him

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    After reading Howard Zinn’s viewpoint on Columbus‚ the Indians‚ and the human progress I can now confirm/characterize that Columbus is‚ as historical figure‚ not a hero‚ but somewhere in between being a hero and a villain (being more towards a villain). Throughout the whole reading the reader can notice how Colombus’ mistake of finding a new route to Asia and mistakenly discovering an unknown land to the Europeans caused great pain for the natives who were forced into labor/made into slaves to go

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    Andrew Jackson a Hero or a Villain During Jackson’s presidency many would say that he was a hero while others would speak of him as a villain; it all depends on the point of view one perceives it. If someone was a farmer or a common man‚ they most likely would say he was a hero‚ but if an individual was a Native American or from South Carolina they would probably refer to him as a villain. Andrew Jackson was born poor in the border of North and South Carolina and raised by a single mother‚ which

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    History Essay Oliver Cromwell-Hero or Villain Oliver Cromwell was one of the leaders of the parliaments army in the Civil war. Some people think that Cromwell is a hero but others think he is a Villain. Puritans think Cromwell was a hero because Cromwell‚ Himself was a puritan. During the war the soldiers thought he was a hero so they made him cheaf-in-command. The Church of England and Catholics thought that Cromwell was a villain. When Cromwell brought the army into parliament‚ many

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    than most people in his class‚ until the Civil war began in 1642. There has been much debate over whether Cromwell was a hero who saved his country from a maniacal dictator‚ or a villain who simply became one. This will likely never be resolved‚ but I have attempted to put forward some reasons for each argument and my decision based on these reasons. Cromwell was a villain for many reasons including: • He closed Parliament‚ this was the reason he executed Charles 1st. • He executed the king

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