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    Flawed Hero

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    The term Byronic hero originated from the life and writings of Lord Byron of the early 1800s. A Byronic hero is defined as a person as perfect as a hero but flawed like a human. Edward Rochester‚ a Byronic hero‚ is capable of loving an outspoken feminist like Jane Eyre‚ because Rochester’s imperfect attributes make the two equal. Rochester imperfections that make him a Byronic hero primarily revolves around his troubled past‚ outcast like personality‚ and complexity as a character. It is Rochester’s

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    Kevin Chan Everyone wants to play an important role on life‚ like a hero. But history told us only a part of people could be a hero. Obviously‚ hero is unique. Do they have what quality is wroth we learn? My hero is Benjamin Franklin. I learned many good qualities from him. Benjamin Franklin is a great person in American history. He was born in 1706. He’s father was a tallow chandler and had seventeen children. Benjamin was last son. Benjamin has an extraordinary life. He attended school in Boston

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    Archetypal Heroes Batman Bruce Wayne‚ also known as Batman The World’s Greatest Detective or The Dark Knight‚ is best described as an archetypal hero. Batman‚ the common favorite of comic book nerds‚ depicts many of the characteristics of an archetypal hero. Unusual circumstances of birth; sometimes in danger or born into royalty: Bruce Wayne was born to Thomas and Martha Wayne‚ Thomas being the owner and founder of Wayne Enterprises. Thus Bruce was born into a rather large sum of money. When

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    of Beowulf all evil are descendants of Cain;evilness might be very strong but in the world of good their stands a man named Beowulf that helps defeat all evil.Beowulf is a typical hero because he is strong‚brave and loyal. Beowulf is a very strong person‚he contains very important traits that make him who he is a hero. Even though he has all the ability and strength that he needs to defeat anything he puts people before himself.He travels across the sea and puts himself in danger just to help the

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    about what a hero is. They come in many shapes‚ sizes‚ have different characteristics‚ values‚ and beliefs. For me‚ a hero is someone who is willing to put a hundred percent effort into protecting you from pain. They will stop at nothing to provide you with the security of safety; and will share with you the knowledge required for survival. A hero doesn’t have to have impeccable character‚ high importance in society‚ or have a classic sandwich named after them in the local pub. A hero just needs to

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    Odysseus: a Hero

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    Odysseus: A Hero Heroism was not an invention of the Greeks. Yet‚ through the first hundreds years of their civilization‚ the Greek literature has already given birth to highly polished and complex long epics that revolved around heroes. These literature works gave many possibilities of definition of heroism. The Greeks illustrated heroism to obey the rules laid down by the gods and goddesses‚ and those who obey the rules would gain honor and fame. The Greeks regarded intelligence as one of

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    Characteristics of Jesus in the Hellenistic Culture vs. Beowulf in the Anglo Saxon Culture How would one define a person as a “hero”? Those from different time periods have different cultural beliefs that could contribute to their definition of a hero. Those from the Anglo-Saxon culture‚ from which the character Beowulf comes‚ may have different views on various heroic attributes compared to those who were raised in the Hellenistic culture from which Jesus comes. Although Beowulf‚ from the epic

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    The Iliad by Homer is about characteristics of human greatness. In this epic poem‚ characters vie for greatness and the thought of being remembered by all. By encountering many different warriors‚ kings‚ gods and goddess’‚ the reader becomes familiar with both vice and virtue. In The Iliad there are many characteristics that could distinguish a warrior. The three most important of these traits are courage‚ honor‚ and determination‚ none of which may be lacking in a person who is ‘great.’ Courage

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    Tragic Hero

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    Othello as a Tragic Hero William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy Othello‚ the Moor of Venice (c.1604‚ as reprinted in Laurence Perrine and Thomas R. Arp‚ Literature: Structure Sound and Sense‚ 6th ed. [Fort Worth: Harcourt‚ 1993]1060-1148) is arguably one of the finest‚ if not the finest‚ tragedies in the literary history of Western civilization. This paper discusses Othello as a tragic hero and compares him to the great Aristotle’s concept of what a tragic hero actually is. First‚ we need to understand

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    My Hero

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    You’re my Hero It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No‚ it’s superman! Is this what you think of as a hero? Of ten times in today’s modern fictional stories‚ a hero is depicted as someone with super human strength‚ can shoot lasers out of his/her eyes‚ or has the balance‚ agility and multiple lives like a cat. This image of a hero comes from years of comic books‚ television shows and movies portraying people with unusual abilities as heroes. The mere mention of the word “hero” and a person’s mind tends

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