Merriam-Webster defines hero as a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities‚ a person who is greatly admired‚ and the chief male character in a story‚ play ‚ or movie. I define hero as someone to look up to and someone that you think highly of. Thomas Edison was a great man. He invented the lightbulb and imagined many things that are honorable. His inventions are too many to mention in the space and time allowed. His contribution to science has forever changed the subject
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family west across the country from Oklahoma to California‚ Tom encounters many hardships which he must prove strong throughout to keep his family on their feet. Tom also being the leader develops a better sense of maturity in his decision making. Sometimes the hero has to make decisions based on what’s best for the people around him‚ rather than what’s best for himself. When the Wilsons car encounters problems with the conrod bearing‚ Tom and the preacher stay back to fix the car. Risking the possibility that the scrap yard may not be
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A hero is someone idolized by others for their outstanding achievements and qualities. Everyone has their own meanings of the word hero; some people might think a hero is someone who wears costumes and fights crime where as someone else might think of a hero as someone who fights for a country for example‚ a soldier. Peter Brownrigg‚ of the novel Cue for Treason by Geoffrey Trease is the most heroic characters in my opinion. His persistent‚ selfless‚ and courageous personality exemplified their heroism
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A hero does not always have to be someone who fights bears or cures disease. In fact‚ you are probably someone’s hero too. Elaine Parker is a regular person like you and me‚ but that does not keep her from the little things that make everything else a bit better. Inspiring me everywhere I go‚ spreading open mindedness and showing kindness everyone and anyone. My grandmother‚ Elaine Parker‚ inspires me in a way that few others can. She is inspiring to me is when speaks about dance‚ I myself am a
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What is a “Hero”? We’ve heard this question so many times‚ but yet everyone seems to have a different outlook. Beowulf is by far one of the best epic heroes of all time. The story of Beowulf was written back in 700 C.E by an unknown author. The original style of the writing was old English‚ and currently only one of the original copies of the story remains. Beowulf is such a good example of an epic hero because he adheres to many of the common qualities of an epic hero. He was determined‚ courageous
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Amanda Schnur ENG3U1 Ms. Kidd y-03-18 A Female Anti-Hero In the movie “Divergent” directed by Neil Burger‚ the central character Beatrice‚ shows many different characteristics of being an anti-hero. Beatrice Prior otherwise known as Tris is the main protagonist character and the narrator of the film. She is a strong willed 16 year old who lives in a society divided into groups called factions‚ based on individual human virtues. With her coming of age‚ she must now choose one of the factions to
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Mulan can be compared and contrasted to the epic hero Beowulf. Both Mulan and Beowulf are very brave and successful in battle‚ but on the other hand‚ their motivations and their status in society are different. In the end‚ they both accomplished a greater goal by gathering the courage to fight. Mulan is a young female from China who has no real status in her society. She is restricted in what she can or cant do and how she should and shouldn’t act. She tries to be what society wants a young women
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to describe a hero‚ but the real question is “What defines a hero?” A hero is an average entity who finds the will to sustain and endure in spite of staggering obstacles. First and foremost heroes have specific qualities that set them apart from the rest‚ the selflessness of their actions speak volumes to those in need‚ and lastly there are many traits and attributes that a hero does not possess. First of all to know what defines a hero‚ a person must first know what a hero is. A hero can be anyone
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day superheroes. Anglo-Saxon superheroes are brave‚ honourable‚ intelligent‚ loyal to their lord‚ and possess unearthly strength. I believe that Beowulf‚ the eponymous character from the Anglo-Saxon poem‚ is the perfect embodiment of an Anglo-Saxon hero because of these several qualities that he possesses. One characteristic that Beowulf displays is loyalty to Lord. On lines 116-119 of the poem‚ it says that Beowulf “Won’t go to fight Grendel without the Lord’s consent...”. This shows that Beowulf
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Epic Hero In the book The Odyssey by Homer‚ the main character‚ Odysseus‚ is depicted as being similar an epic hero. There is a question‚ though‚ as to whether or not he actually was an epic hero. I believe that‚ while he did have a major difference‚ he had more similarities than differences to the characteristics of an epic hero and therefore was one. An epic hero is someone who is strong‚ intelligent and bold. First of all‚ an epic hero must have physical strength. Strength enables the hero to
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