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    Odysseus as a Tragic Hero

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    simply be a tale in which the hero was trying to accomplish a certain task‚ such as returning home or rescuing a lover from Hades. In every case‚ these heroic tales would always end with tragedy; the hero would be killed by a jealous lover‚ go mad‚ or have a loved one taken away from him. However‚ one Greek hero existed whose story did not end with tragedy: Odysseus. Homer’s The Odyssey is unique among all other Greek myths in that it is the only story in which the hero does not meet a tragic end;

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    with these traditions. While these heroes might seem to have little in common when it comes to origin‚ “The Hero’s Journey” by Joseph Campbell demonstrates that all heroes have “similar patterns” (Campbell). However by examining the non-western hero‚ Mulan‚ in “The Ballad of Mulan” demonstrates how this figure is different than the hero outlined in Joseph Campbell’s “The Hero’s Journey” in the following ways‚ Mulan does not have any kind of “supernatural aid”‚ “tests that lead to the final showdown”

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    Journey of Lyrics

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    JOURNEY OF LYRICS ELIZABETHAN ERA ELIZABETHAN LYRIC : Elizabethan lyric is sweet and musical‚ but is characterized by artificiality. As the lyrics were composed because it was the fashion to write lyrics‚ and not because the poet really had any urge for self expression. Allitration and the other verbal devices are frequently used to make the lyric musical. LYRIC IN 17 CENTURY : ( Age of JOHN DONNE) The METAPHYSICAL LYRIC is more ellaborate than an ordinary lyric‚ and is hard ‚intellectual

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    Emerson A Hero

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    “It will never make any difference to a hero what the laws are. His greatness will shine and accomplish itself unto the end‚ whether they second him or not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson has a very interesting claim. Is a hero still a hero even if he or she breaks the law? While there may be many people that will disagree; I agree with Emerson. A hero is still a hero even if he disregards the law‚ and in my essay I will be giving two reasons why. A heroic should be justified if it is in the interest of helping

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    Brave Hero's Journey

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    There are many hero stories around us and lots in the movies and shows we watch every day. In each of these stores you can find what is called a heroes journey. There are sultan things a hero does in a story that fallow a path that most every other story and hero can fallow. One hero story that I find very interesting and entertaining is Brave. It has a very interesting tails with meany ups and downs and a very strong and brave hero that happens to be a fiery young girl with just as fiery of red

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    Coaching Journey

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    help create a pool of internal certified coaches. 24 senior leaders were chosen to go through this journey along with CFI. I was chosen as one of them. The journey started with a 4 days classroom training facilitated by CFI. Post this training and education (which helped us to clear our Level 1 requirements towards becoming a certified coach); the group assigned two coachees to me for my internship journey as a coach. The first few meetings were in large groups where the concerns and questions of all

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    Hero Paper

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    Hero A hero is someone that inspire someone else and make an impact on someone’s life and showing the right thing to do. Like Beowulf he was a great dragon slayer and he had no super powers‚ and didn’t even use a weapon. The towns people worshiped him and later crowning him king of the village for his heroic deed. Heroes are all around and many people are defined heroes to different people of different beliefs some people think that a hero is someone with super powers and others think that a

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    Journeys End

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    Response to Journeys End Workshop One – Scene Entrances & Exits/ Physical Levels In the novel Stanhope has the most physical status‚ not just because of his rank but also because people look up to him. Stanhope may rank the social hierarchy level amongst his fellow comrades but inside he is emotionally distraught‚ he does not show this and somehow stays head strong‚ on the other hand there is Hilbert who is tired and has lost all hope and hates the war and then decides he would like to pull out

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    A Journey to Spain

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    A Journey To The Kingdom of Spain In the summer of 2010 when final exams were over and the holiday had just started‚ my friends and I planned a ten-day-trip to Spain‚ which we were all excited about. A dream was finally fulfilled after having such a wonderful trip; however‚ we also encountered some terrible and scary phases. This adventure was the most memorable‚ for me‚ and one which we all learned from. I think everyone could learn from our bad experiences to prevent experiencing what we faced

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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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