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    When a person says "timeless"‚ it could mean a variety of things. According to the Merriam Webster New Collegiate Dictionary‚ "timeless" means "to have no beginning or end‚ eternal; not restricted to a particular time or date; not affected by time‚ ageless." (Merriam 1222). When a person says the word "timeless"‚ it could mean existing through the ages‚ relating to all. In J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden Caulfield relates to all people and their experiences. With Holden’s vocabulary

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    The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer is a group of stories where pilgrims tell tales during their journey to a holy shrine in Canterbury. There are 29 pilgrims but the first two pilgrims to tell tales are the knight and the miller. The miller practically mirrors the knight’s story. The miller’s tale uses elements similar to the knight’s tale but it corrupts those same elements by mimicking them. The miller’s tale and the knight’s tales are very different although they have some similarities.

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    War Without Heroes

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    Hamilton’s work defines the rise of the consumer society in the mid to late 1950s and is also iconic Pop art. David Douglas Duncan’s War Without Heroes was published in 1970‚ War Without Heroes shows what war was like for the men who fight it. The book features some of the most moving‚ and powerful battle photographs of its time. In 2004 till 2006 Between Past and Future: New Photography and Video from China was exhibited

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    Compare & Contrast of Heroes in the Bible and Iliad Both the Iliad and the Bible have defining moments that have shaped both the Christian and Greek culture in almost similar ways. Two heroes‚ Jesus and Achilles are quite similar with some minor differences. First off‚ both Jesus and Achilles’ mothers were mortal‚ while having a divine connection through their fathers. This meant that they were born more than just man‚ but also part God. This would make them stand out‚ especially since both had

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    1 Ethan Drury ID: 2680832 AST-240-01 4/12/13 Remove the spaces after each line here. The Timeless Warrior How Time and Popular Culture Distorted the Samurai This title not specific- could be I have made book a point of pointing out The samurai are understood to be master swordsmen of great power. Mysterious‚ certain words that do enigmatic characters that wander the mountains and villages of feudal Japan searching for not flow corr- something once lost to them‚ cutting down everything in their

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    Rizal and Other Heroes

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    SUMMARY: RIZAL AND THE OTHER HEROES: José Rizal was a Filipino polymath‚ nationalist and the most prominent advocate for reforms in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial era and its eventual independence from Spain. He is considered a national hero and the anniversary of Rizal’s death is commemorated as a Philippine holiday called Rizal Day. Rizal’s 1896 military trial and execution made him a martyr of the Philippine Revolution. He is the seventh of eleven children born to a middle class

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    or figure with its own function or purpose. The son of the great god Zeus‚ was the most famous heroes of all Greek mythology. Hercules is a memorable character known for his strength‚ bravery‚ and adventurous personality. Hercules was the strongest of all heroes‚ and possessed a superhuman strength. As an undefeated wrestler‚ Hercules once wrestled his father Zeus‚ and also defeated Poseidon (the god of the sea)‚ and Ares (the god of war) in battle. Hercules could lift massive objects with minimum

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    Epic Heroes Essay Based on the epic adventures of The Iliad by Homer‚ Gilgamesh from the Mesopotamians‚ and Beowulf from the Anglo-Saxons‚ physical strength and leadership are both traits that are valued in epic heroes. Physical strength is vital to the existence and success of an epic hero during these times. Gilgmesh is two-thirds God‚ Achilles is the mightiest of Greek warriors‚ and Beowulf is completely invincible to the attacks of his enemies. All these characters use the strength that they

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    Epic vs. Modern Heroes

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    exceedingly‚ people have relied on scores of heroes. The United States is deemed the "melting pot" of the world due to the vast number of cultures she houses. Should she not‚ then‚ have a vast number of heroes‚ each one serving an essential role in society? Though modern culture does not choose one hero to exemplify cultural perfection; instead‚ there are many‚ each responding to a different call from each people. <br> <br>Well documented ancient epic heroes include: Beowulf‚ King Arthur‚ and Sir Gawain

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    Heroes and heroism in Renaissance literature Marie van Caster 01309942 Master Vergelijkende Moderne Letterkunde Faculteit Letteren & Wijsbegeerte Academiejaar 2013-2014 0 Heroes and heroism in Renaissance literature Marie van Caster Heroes and heroism in Renaissance literature What makes a good hero? How do we define heroism and how is it linked to the period and social climate we live in? These questions shed an interesting light on the history of literature and how we identify

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