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    Hero and Saint

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    is a significant difference between the kind of story that is told about heroes and the kind of story that is told about saints. The hero always makes a decisive intervention when things are looking like they could go wrong. The hero always steps up and makes everything right. The hero is always the center of attention by contrast the saint is not necessarily a crucial character. The saint may be almost invisible easily missed‚ quickly forgotten. The hero and the saint are always at the periphery

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    Hero In The Outsiders

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    The Outsiders is an adolescent book about a gang of young adults and teens in the 60’s. They encounter a lot problems along the way and almost all of the characters emerge as heroes at one point. Everyone’s definition of a hero is different‚ so everyone will have a different person who they think was the most heroic. My definition of a hero is someone who is selfless‚ kind‚ brave‚ someone who helps people‚ and someone who risks their lives for others. I think that Johnny best fits this description

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    Hero Honda

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    Introduction Hero Honda was established in 1984 in India as a joint venture between an Indian Company HERO GROUP and a Japanese Company HONDA MOTOR. For many years after the establishment‚ Hero Honda enjoyed sole motorcycle producer in India as it has got the first mover advantages. Later various other Indian brands entered the market with the name like Bajaj‚ TVS and Mahindra. Other foreign companies like Suzuki and Yamaha also entered market after visioning the growth potentiality of the market

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    Odysseus is not a Hero

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    A hero is "a man noted for his special achievements" according to the dictionary‚ but if you ask most people what a hero is‚ you will get the same general response. They will probably say "someone who does something for other people out of the goodness of his heart." Odysseus‚ who is the main character of the book "The Odyssey" written by Homer‚ would fit the dictionary¹s definition of a hero; but if you go deeper‚ looking at what people feel a hero is‚ he doesn¹t even come close. In the book‚ Odysseus

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    Ideal Hero

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    Ideal Hero Part 1: Qualities of a Hero A hero is competent and confident. A hero has abilities and talents however extraordinary or mundane they may be. A hero is conscious of the world he or she lives in‚ the society and the people around. A hero also has a strong moral compass. A hero is passionate and dedicated to a cause. He or she is also influential not only because of fame but because of the ability to encourage people to support an ideal. A hero is one who gives his or her life to a

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    The Heros Journey

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    4 October 2013 The Rise and Fall of The Great Athenian Hero: Theseus Theseus is often seen as the greatest hero in Athens‚ but is his story that much different than any other hero? The Greek myth “Theseus” is a perfect example of Joseph Campbell’s idea of the Hero’s Journey‚ also known as Monomyth. Monomyth is the idea that all stories follow a basic pattern‚ written in twelve stages. The three stages that best demonstrate this idea in Theseus are: Crossing the Threshold; Tests‚ Allies‚

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    Bilbo As A Hero Essay

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    story with a miraculous hero who dies in battle or when treasure is attained‚ but in Bilbo’s case I wouldn’t say he became a hero. Although he was faced with many dangers and is forced to go outside of his comfort zone and build up the confidence to save him comrades‚ he still returns to Rivendell an untried hero as he was when he left for his adventure. In contradiction‚ at the beginning of the book‚ Bilbo lives in his own little world in the Shire with his small hobbit home. But by the end of

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    Hero

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    Different writers use different techniques to create a sense of atmosphere and mystery in their stories. I have chosen two ghost stories‚ ’The Monkey’s Paw’ written by W W Jacobs and ’Who Goes Down This Dark Road?’ written by Joan Aiken. I am going to use these two stories to compare the techniques used by writers from different times. Using these two stories I am going to describe how the openings takes place‚ the characters‚ story structure‚ historical contexts and the settings used to describe

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    Hero Honda

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    Hero Honda Introduction: The Indian two-wheeler industry is experiencing a major shift in its shape and structure. The established players in the industry are taking a hard look at their portfolio of products and are in the process of reshuffling them to meet the expectations of customers. The beneficiary is of course the consumer‚ who has an increased array of products to choose from. The last four-five years have brought about a great change in the consumer preferences for two-wheelers

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    mythes and heros

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    Mythes et Héros I) Heroes def : in Latine and Greek mythology is a semi-god. A hero can have an important role an has to be brave. -> In the human being world‚ a hero is somebody who does remarkable actions with an exceptional courage. The poet C. Hoove has written « Trail » to denounce oppression in Zimbaboue. In that way he fought against censorship and for freedom. So‚ he is a kind of a hero because he is not afraid of the authoritarian regime of Robert Mugabe. -> The husband of

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