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    Importance of a Hero

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    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines a hero in the following ways: a) a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability b) an illustrious warrior c) a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities d) one that shows great courage. Most of society considers a hero to be someone that saves another person’s life. The person doesn’t necessarily have great strength or ability. In mythology‚ a hero is a role model with extreme courage that does

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    Responsibility of a Hero

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    Responsibility of a Hero A hero is someone that has a sense of responsibility to protect the ones that they care about. With a true hero they will go to any length that’s possible to make sure their love ones are protected from harm and well taken care of. As a mom of two boys I go to any length that is possible to make sure that they are well taken care of and safe of any harm that is might come to them. There are some people that will get called a hero when they have done some things that are

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    Hero in a haystack.

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    HERO 1 HERO 2 Is the true meaning of the word hero being diluted in today’s media? In today’s world anyone who does anything good no matter how small is recognized as a hero‚ when in fact it should be chalked up to just doing the morally right thing. While the word “hero” should be reserved for the people who have truly made a difference and inspired greatness for others. The media is always looking for tomorrow’s hero‚ it brings in viewers and

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    K to 12 Program on the Go!

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    K to 12 Program on the go! There is no denying that the Philippines quality education has deteriorated in all aspects where our graduates are labeled as unfit‚ uncompetitive and inefficient if they will go abroad. Thus‚ our educational system for many years has been undergoing an unending change and implementation of variable curricula and programs almost every two years to uplift the quality of our education and produce graduates that are holistically developed Filipinos with 21st century

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    Johnny A Hero

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    A hero is someone that is admired for his braveness and outstanding achievements. Which refers to someone that behaves the same way as Superman or Spider Man. The Outsiders‚ is a novel by S.E. Hinton. It’s about the conflicts between the Socs and greasers. In the story‚ Johnny‚ is a fourteen year old boy who is always being nice to people. Throughout the story‚ he did a lot of heroic things that make him a hero. For example‚ he helped Ponyboy fought the Socs and saved the kids from the church. Therefore

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    The Tragic Hero

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    The Tragic Hero The tragic hero is one who experiences an inner struggle because of some flaw within his character. That struggle results in the fall of the hero. Aristotle defines the tragic hero in his work titled Poetics‚ which expands upon the definition of a tragic hero. The short story “Medea‚” written by Euripides‚ and the play “Hamlet‚” written by Shakespeare‚ both present the reader with a tragic hero. “Medea” is the ideal story in which one can see the tragic hero‚ and this can be contrasted

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    Death of the hero

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    MONDAY‚ 29 DECEMBER 2008 Death of a Hero by Richard Aldington Death of a Hero was published in 1929 but despite the time lag is very much a product of the First World War‚ in which Aldington fought‚ was wounded‚ and became recognised as a war poet. Incidentally‚ the distinction of becoming acknowledged both as a novelist and as a poet is a rare one. One thinks of Emily Bronte‚ Thomas Hardy and Lawrence Durrell (with whom Aldington would conduct a famous literary correspondence later in life)‚ but

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    K-9 Fleeing Skills

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    Acquire an understanding of the daily lifestyle And work as a k-9 handler An officer needs to understand the versatility of a dog and be aware of how he can best work with the team. Police dogs are an effective resource at the officer’s hands. Fleeing suspects‚ searching for stolen property‚ locating and recovering evidence of a crime scene‚ or apprehending armed and dangerous suspects. These are duties of a k-9 officer and the handler. Not only do the officers work together but they also live

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    Timeless Hero

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    man‚ but even though his qualities during that age made Beowulf a hero‚ some question whether his heroism is truly characteristic of a modern day hero. A hero in Beowulf’s age could be a hero in ours‚ if he/she had qualities like leadership‚ or courage. But‚ heroes could become quite the opposite if their intentions and motives come from corrupt or greedy thoughts. Beowulf is shown as a protector of his culture/ people. When the story Beowulf is told of read‚ he is always glamorized as a protector

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    A Hero Journey

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    A Journey That Needs To Be Known A jouenry to the unkown.A journey is an act of traveling from one place to another.A hero is a person‚ who is admired or‚ idealized forcourage ‚ outstanding achievments‚or noble qulites.Now let me introduce you to a Hero Journey. It is a fundemental peradigm of human experince that is frequently the basis for wrtiten stories‚drama‚ and film.This comes from the mythologist Joseph Campbell.The stages and archetypes of the jpourny have been developed and appiled to film

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