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    Epic Hero Essay

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    Katniss from The Hunger Games‚ by Suzanne Collins‚ establish themselves as superior epic heroes through their intelligent utilization of the twenty-five epic hero steps‚ along with their astounding courage‚ bravery‚ and endurance which ultimately transforms them into three epic heroes that will never be forgotten. As an epic hero the first hero journey step‚ The Call to Adventure‚ acts as one of most important steps‚ as it begins ones strenuous expedition towards victory and triumph.

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    the word hero as “a person who is admired or idealized for courage‚ outstanding achievements‚ or noble qualities.” Society has certain standards set for how someone can become a hero‚ and the qualities they must possess to be considered one. In the epic poem The Odyssey‚ the main heroic figure Odysseus embarks on an epic journey through the known world‚ making him the epic hero of this story. Odysseus is an example of a controversy character when it comes to determining if he is a hero or not. While

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    Qualifications of a Hero

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    along with spiders attributes‚ allow Peter to defeat the Green Goblin and successfully to become the hero of the story‚ Spiderman. Traditionally‚ characters who carry attributes such as strength and distinguished super-natural powers/abilities and are successful in the end are automatically known as the heroes of the stories. However‚ what requirements does a character literally need to be an absolute hero? In most novels today‚ heroes do not often hold such traditional qualities. Many have to put in

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    Odysseus: A True Hero

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    Many people have debated whether or not Odysseus was a hero. In The Odyssey of Homer‚ Odysseus faced many trials on his journey from Troy to Ithaca. He seemed to have the traits of a hero‚ but with a closer look‚ Odysseus actually caused most of the problems he himself faced. Had Odysseus traveled directly home after the Trojan War‚ all his trials could have been avoided‚ and he could have been welcomed home as a real hero. Odysseus was not a hero because he was not faithful to his wife‚ he was self-centered

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    Tragic Hero

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    Africa during the worst of times over the buying of diamonds for big jewelry companies. The movie uses donors or helpers for each other throughout the scenes. Solomon Vandy is one of the heroes who fill out half of the traits it takes to be called a hero in most situations. Solomon Vandy is a Mende fisherman who is captured by the Revolutionary United Front RUF rebels during a raid in his village in Shenge. Instead of cutting off his hands the rebels put him to work as a miner in the diamond fields

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    Budget Hero

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    My plan to balance the budget was to lower spending on defense‚ cut programs that I felt were unnecessary or wasteful and raise taxes on non-green industries. I did this while protecting science and education because the only way to keep the next generation out of poverty is to give them the knowledge they need to succeed. I managed to delay the budget bust from 2031 to 2035 and lowered the national debt from $16.5 trillion to $13.1 trillion. I also shrank government by about two percentage points

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    Tup The Hero

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    The hero once more Mako got married to Julie and they had two kids Hannah and Aidan. Every night they went to sleep to their dad telling the stories his grandfather told him when he was younger and how he killed Tupa. But what no one knew was that Tupa had a family of his own. But after Tupa was killed they decided to leave before someone else was hurt. Every day Hannah and Aidan played in the lagoon and their parents didn’t have to worry about them. Since Mako had gotten 30 acres of land and a sailing

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    The Qualities of Hero

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    Chris McClendon 12/11/09 3rd Hour The Qualities of Hero What makes Annie Sullivan significant? The traits that she showed in The Miracle Worker by William Gibson made her significant. In this story she showed many characteristics that make her unique in comparison to other teachers. Being half blind herself‚ she could relate to Helen in some ways. Annie Sullivan exemplified many heroic qualities such as patience‚ perseverance‚ and self-determination. First

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    Flawed Hero

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    story contains archetypes and these archetypes have been the same throughout history. These archetypes help the reader in many ways. The heroic archetype reflects human nature in the characters Ralph and Sir Gawain through their reluctance to become a hero and the acknowledgement of their faults.                         People do not always get to choose the bearings they go through in life. Both Sir Gawain and Ralph did not originally set out to be heroes. The situations they were put into both triggered

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    Who Is Achilles A Hero

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    Achilles is a man who is greatly respected by his people. He is the leader of Myrmidons‚ the son of a goddess‚ and a prominent friend. He gets told is fate that during the war in Troy he will die. Throughout the Iliad‚ Homer builds Achilles’ personality and also portrays events that lead to extreme changes. Achilles is a hero because he shows bravery‚ he is also loyal to those he loves and he is sensitive‚ but also filled with courage‚ strength‚ and power. Achilles is someone who stands up for what

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