Nick Shuster Dr. Lindley Rhetoric and the Great Books March 5‚ 2013 Satan: The Unsung Hero? Having the title of a hero has changed substantially over the centuries‚ but throughout all of the changes a few things have stood strong. Passion‚ strength‚ determination‚ leadership‚ and cunning all have passed the test of time‚ and oddly enough John Milton’s character of Satan in Paradise Lost has all of these attributes. Is it possible that Satan may be viewed as a hero? Throughout the story‚ Satan
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Abstract: - An unsung hero of World War II was born on June 23‚ 1912 in London‚ Alan Mathison Turing was an innovative thinker‚ computer scientist and mathematician. He was not recognized for his contributions to our society until after his death and many pardons later. He was especially prominent in the development of theoretical computer science. He is widely known for his 1936 paper which introduced the “Turing Machine.” His work also made substantial contributions in the area of artificial
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Alexander Crummel:unsung hero As we look back on the history of African-Americans we all can recall the names of Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. Also in our history are the unsung heroes that don’t get talked about much. That’s why I decided to take a moment to look back at Alexander Crummell. During his lifetime Alexander Crummell was noted for his active role in the Black community. In his younger years Crummell had planned and realized his vision of the church
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Heroes today are merely media creations rather than truly admirable people. The question of what makes a hero is one that has been debated upon for ages. There has never really been any consensus on what makes a person a hero or what attributes a hero must necessarily have. There are silent heroes who receive no honor‚ recognition or glory but move about their daily lives without even a news article written about them On the hand‚ there are the heroes who are larger than life and whose pictures
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Ajha McMillian H.1 12/9/12 Heroes A hero is typically someone legendary or someone of great strength or ability. In my opinion a hero is not just a person you see every day or a celebrity in which you think is cool. A hero is someone who works hard for everything! In some cases a hero to some people‚ is someone who loves them‚ and won’t stop loving them. My hero is‚ my mom‚ in my eyes she is extraordinary because she stands out. My mom is the role model‚ in my life and in my mind worthy of
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” To me‚ this couldn’t be more true. People in today’s society love stories of heroism and bravery in difficult and fearsome situations such as war. A plethora of people died in World War II; within the fighting‚ there were millions of heros and plenty of opportunities to demonstrate heroism. World War II heroes include Lyudmila Pavlichenko‚ Van T. Barfoot‚ Audie Murphy‚ George Ham Cannon‚ and Maximilian Kolbe. The Soviet Union recruited many female warriors into their army‚ and later trained
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Heroes (1998) is a short novel by American author Robert Cormier aimed at teenagers. The book is set in Frenchtown‚ Massachusetts during World War II. The novel focuses on the protagonist‚ Francis Joseph Cassavant’s return to Frenchtown after coming back disfigured from the war‚ and wears a scarf covering his face to save others from seeing the horror of his injuries and wanting to be anonymous. We learn that Francis has specifically returned to Frenchtown for a purpose‚ which is to kill Larry LaSalle
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Heroes In the next few paragraphs I will be talking about the Gilgamesh and Beowulf. I will be explaining a little about both their backgrounds‚ were the stories came from and how they became heroes. Lastly I will compare and contrast on both characters. First I would like to talk about were the story of Gilgamesh and where it came from. This story is considered to be one of the greatest pieces of literature in about 2000 B.C. (Pg. 98) the story of Gilgamesh “Written in the Old Babylonian dialect
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What is an unsung hero? Vivien Thomas would know because he is one. An unsung hero is a person who does something but doesn’t get credit for it. Vivien Thomas was an African American man who developed a procedure to cure blue baby syndrome. Blue baby syndrome was very common in the 1940’s when Vivien developed the procedure. It caused the flow of blood from the heart to the lungs to stop and had taken the lives of many babies. Vivien Thomas was not alone in the making of the cure. The man who got
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The Unsung Hero Stephen Crane’s Own Story‚ is a survival story which follows 4 men: the Captain‚ the Cook‚ the Correspondent (Crane himself)‚ and the Oiler named Billie who had just escaped from their sinking boat the Steamer Commodore. As the 4 men escape in a small lifeboat‚ they are faced with harsh reality as the ocean reassures them that this survival was not going to be an excursion. Despite not having slept for two days‚ each man works tirelessly to keep the boat afloat. Struggling together
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