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    “In the face of pain there are no heroes” George Orwell’s 1984 is a brilliant commentary on the dangers of totalitarianism‚ mind control‚ technology and both physical and psychological manipulation. The novel’s protagonist‚ Winston Smith‚ is a very pensive and curious man. He is desperate to uncover the roots behind the twisted caste system that has been set in place by an organization called the Party. The Party demonstrates absolute control over every aspect of life in Oceania (formerly London)

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    important because it has helped humans survive. We know what hearing is‚ but what is hearing loss? Hearing loss happens when there is a problem with one or more parts of the ear or ears. People who have hearing loss might be able to hear some sounds or nothing at all. People also may use the words deaf‚ deafness and hard of hearing when they are talking about hearing loss. To understand how hearing loss happens‚ it helps to know how the ear works. The ear is made up of three different sections:

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    exceptional athletes heroes ? Heroics is used very broadly and can consist of many different aspects of ones= feats or achievements. While researching this topic‚ I have found that there are numerous ways to describe a hero. What makes a hero? I have determined in my opinion‚ that the word Ahero@ consists of ones accomplishments‚ actions or service that leads to the betterment of others. From my definition of the word‚ exceptional athletes do have the potential to be heroes. The word hero has

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    from a drive to do what he believes is right and just. According to Merriam-Webster online dictionary‚ he is “a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities” and adds‚ “He is one who shows great courage.” We come across different kinds of heroes in each story we read. Each hero character is unique‚ but somehow people relate to that character and become one with it. As the hero is the center of each story‚ one also sees himself as a hero in his own life story. Hamlet is a vengeful hero. He

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    Are They Heroes or Fanatics? “Give me liberty or give me death.” Patrick Henry. He stands for the freedom of the country like everyone else. Unlike where Samuel Adams and Paul Revere decide to go to war for freedom first Patrick Henry decided to go the political way first. The Boston massacre was the first battle of the american revolution. Paul Revere wanted to get more people to be on their side so that they could go to war with Britain to gain their freedom. So that they didn’t have to by

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    Roland and Lancelot: Heroes in Chivalry Since the dawn of time heroes have come and gone‚ some won battles and others lost wars but all have been remembered through the generations as lessons‚ for better or worse‚ of morality and timeless human themes. No period in history is more synonymous with hero worship as the Medieval ages. Throughout these times some of the most famous tales of knights‚ kings‚ and chivalry were penned‚ none more so than the stories of Roland‚ a great warrior under

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    Professor Swiridoff English 70 3 December 2010 Modern Day Tragic Heroes Tragedy‚ according to Aristotle‚ “is an imitation of an action that is serious‚ complete‚ and of a certain magnitude” and causes pity and fear to be felt by the audience. With this in mind‚ what qualifies a character to be considered the tragic hero in this type of literature? These qualifying characteristics are defined in Aristotle’s Poetics and Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man”. They believe that there

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    Digimon Heroes! is a match-3 Card Battle experience including a rock n’ roller cast of more than 1000 of your most loved DIGIMON characters in the palm of your hand. In the course of the most recent years‚ Digimon armed forces have been in an interminable battle‚ leaving File Island in remnants. This can no more proceed with and we must make a move! Take after Angewomon’s direction to help you digivolve your Digimon group and turn into a definitive Digimon Hero! • SIMPLE AND STRATEGIC ACTION

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    2016 The hero in which lies upon us! Many stories start off with a hero. Though there are many types of heroes in the world‚ the ones that stuck out the most would be epic heroes and the tragic heros. Epic heroes face many obstacles and they reach a low point‚ they quickly pick themselves up. In the end they usually return home from the journey they have been on and they end happy. Tragic heroes go on an emotional quest to find out more about themselves. They usually learn something about themselves

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    Loss of Innocence As we grow as a person to a part of society we learn about many different things‚ we learn how to cope with different situations in order to form into different individuals. We start seeing things from a different perspective and start forming our own opinions of people‚ situations and the world in general. As many would think that this is the process of growth; it is also a loss of innocence. It is an aspect of coming of age or an experience in a child or person’s life that makes

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