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    Title: Choice Book Report I."Heroes" II. Robert Cormier III. Laurel-Leaf Books‚ 1998 IV. Personal library V. Pages: 135 pages VI. Fiction VII. Fiction is something told or written that is not fact: something made up. 2. A made up story about real or imaginary persons or events. VIII. Summary: A. Setting-The setting of "Heroes" is in a small town called Frenchtown. It is set in the early 1940s during the Second World War. Everyone knows each other in this town because it is so small. There

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    The Outsiders Heroes.     In the novel The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton‚ “A hero isn’t measured by the size of their strength‚ but by the size of their heart.” Anyone can be a hero. People judge others from the outside not the inside. They judge them by their looks and in the end they don’t really know who that person is deep down inside.     First of all‚ Johnny is an outstanding example of a hero. Johnny has a bumpy road relationship with his parents. Johnny is beat by his father and ignored by

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    form of seeking someone better‚ a person whose life and example gives us a clue about the answer to life’s questions” (Scheske). Society today‚ needs the modern day heroes we used to have. There have been changes made on how heroes were in the modern day‚ to how they are now. Technology has made a big impact on the differences from heroes now and the ones of the 20th century. Beowulf was an epic hero who was the king of the Greeks. He shows he’s an important hero by the actions he has shown his people

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    Heroes: Francis The Hero

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    Francis the Hero Francis demonstrates that he is a hero through his actions and words in the book Heroes by Robert Cormier. Francis is a hero because he earned a Silver Star. Francis jumped on a grenade to save his comrades. Francis knew that jumping on the grenade could kill him‚ yet Francis still jumped on it. For his actions Francis now has a Silver Star. Arthur realizes that Francis is the man with no face and tells him “You have your own Silver Star. You’re in the stranglers book‚ too.” (Cormier

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    Heroes: Ruben Castaneda

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    Everyday heroes are something often overlooked in today’s society. Most people think of a hero as someone who went to war‚ or runs around late at night in tights fighting crime. Through Ruben Castaneda’s personal narrative‚ he greatly expands upon the definition of who and what a hero is. Heroes are everyday people who make a difference in their community‚ regardless of how big or small their impact truly is. Of all the characters Ruben shares with us‚ Jim‚ represents true heroism. When Jim came

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    Is There a God?

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    Is there a God? The problem with this question is‚ there is no definition of God‚ the perception of God is different in everyone’s mind. This is the one question that every human being asks themselves. The ultimate question. A question with a million answers‚ therefore I cannot tell you the definition of God‚ as an Atheist I don’t have a definition of God because I don’t believe in any gods‚ every concept of God I’ve been presented with‚ I have rejected as baseless‚ if I make up my own definition

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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

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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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    Heroes and villains essay

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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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    Heroes Character Analysis

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    Who is Nicole Renard? Nicole Renard is an innocent young girl who is not only Francis’ first and only love but also the victim of Larry LaSalle. Can I critically respond to the text‚ ‘Heroes’? (AO1) I must generally refer to relevant aspects of Heroes I should discuss thoroughly and increasingly thoughtfully characters/relationships I could consider and suggest experimental ideas and judgements; Quotation ‘That would be nice.’ Means? When she agrees to go to the cinema with Francis she transforms

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