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    There is a huge difference between Modern Heroes and Ancient Greek Heroes. Modern Heroes usually have some sort of super ability‚ while Ancient Greeks are more of hand-to-hand combat. In The Odyssey; Odysseus has no superpowers‚ but he faced many dangerous obstacles on his way home. In the DC Comics‚ most of their Heroes have powers‚ like Superman flying‚ having super strength‚ and laser eyes to save people. Just because they are different‚ it does not mean they both can’t be called a Hero. The

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    or “dharma.” Their gods and/or goddesses are valued‚ but duty—not will—is valued above all. In addition‚ the properties of heroes are also upheld though differently from

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    People and Revolutionary Heroes: Some of the people and revolutionary heroes in the war were women‚ George Washington‚ Paul Revere‚ and slaves. There were many other people‚ but that is what I am going to focus about. When men had left to fight‚ women had new roles and jobs to do. Some of the wives followed their husbands in the war and did new jobs in it. Some women would dress in men’s clothes to fight in the battle. George Washington is a revolutionary hero who led the Americans to win the American

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    Epic and Modern Heroes          Epic and modern heroes have many similarities and differences. Their personalities‚ characteristics‚ and physical abilities vary. These similarities and differences make heroes unique and memorable for years to come.         Epic heroes have a lot of personality. Most people would call them braggarts because they always boast about their adventures‚ treasures‚ or battles. Now‚ heroes are more like ordinary people. A firefighter is a modern day hero and could reside

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    minding his own business‚ no one could have suspected he was a soon-to-be villain. But people must remember that these are martyrs for their cause. They feel they are doing the right thing by killing people and their people idolize and label them as heroes. Another example of this is ’chopper’ Reed. He went around the streets killing many people who he labeled ’bad’ people (mainly drug dealers...). Chopper thought he was doing the world a favour by killing these people‚ but as society states - anyone

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    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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    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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    Man and K-pop Idol Groups

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    K-Pop‚which stands for Korean-Pop have influenced the whole world.The famous idol groups such as Girl Generations’(SNSD)‚Super Junior(SJ)‚SHINee‚Big Bang(BB)‚2NE1 and much more have taken down a lot of people’s heart and these people have became their FANS.The reasons that made these groups so famous are because they have attractive appearances‚excellent dancing and singing skills‚funny characteristics and others. The groups that I love the most are SNSD‚SHINee‚B.A.P and Nu’est.So‚ladies and gentlemen

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    For many years scientists have doubted and tried proving if Atlantis was real or not‚ and Atlantis is real. Atlantis is real because of the evidence that cutting-edge technology has found such as satellite photographs and new discoveries‚ Plato’s writings‚ and the fact that Atlantis is a logical myth. Atlantis is real due to the new evidence just found. This evidence was found due to the advanced technology of today. Satellite photographs found by Richard Freund recently identified what looked to

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    What is the role of Larry LaSalle in the novel? Throughout the novel ’Heroes’ Larry LaSalle is used to highlight the ordinariness of evil and the premise that you cannot judge a person purely on their physical appearance. He is also crucial to plot of the novel as he determines Francis’ motivations. Larry LaSalle is also what fuels the main questions that arise in the novel such as what is a hero? LaSalle is also used to show heroism. For example one could argue that by killing himself it was a

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