In our society there are certain individuals who we look up to as heroes. While these heroes may seem to represent admirable qualities on the surface‚ what they truly represent can often be something far worse. This is relevant in every aspect of our lives from athletes‚ to celebrities‚ to even politicians. While people may look up to them as role models or as heroes because of their actions‚ they may not be aware of what these "heroes" are concealing. In Tender is the Night‚ F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Allen Yun Ms. Chen English 1 Honors 16 April 2013 Oedipus Rex and Antigone Essay Prompt What would happen if one were to witness a wealthy‚ powerful leader who could wish for nothing more in his life? Sounds like everything a man could dream of‚ right? What if this mighty leader had flaws that brought him to commit a grave mistake that led him to a road of misery? How would that same witness feel towards him now? In Sophocles’ Greek tragedy‚ Antigone‚ the antagonist‚ King Creon‚ undergoes
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Odysseus: A Hero or a Flawed Hero? The epic poem‚ The Odyssey written by Homer near the end of the 8th century BC‚ focuses on a Grecian hero named Odysseus. Although after the falling of Troy Odysseus embarks upon a long‚ grueling journey home‚ it is through his travels that Homer is able to illustrate him as a hero. A hero is known as‚ “a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.” (Dictionary.com) Homer’s projection of Odysseus is essentially
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“To err from the right path is common to man.” (Sophocles) Generally speaking‚ a Greek tragic story is a term used to describe a character and their fall from greatness‚ where one who is intrinsically virtuous‚ ends up losing everything they have due to a fatal mistake. In Sophocles Antigone‚ the classic hero may be described as having the tragic Greek heroic personality‚ containing traits such as arête (excellence)‚ hubris (excessive pride)‚ ate (blind recklessness)‚ and nemesis (disastrous retribution)
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all their own‚ these real heroes are worthy of praise by people’s. Hero stands for different things to different kinds people. People always understand hero as a film or sports star. In article “Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich” the author Tollefson talks about what is a hero. The question “What is a hero?” is the main topic of this essay. “Eve’s daughters” from Polster‚ which is a article I want to compare with “Is a Hero Really Nothing but a Sandwich”. She talks the forbidden heroism of
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A hero is a person who leaves behind a legacy for many years to come. Abraham Lincoln is a hero because he defied all odds that were against him. He rose above the matter at hand to conquer what he believed was right and just. He abolished slavery‚ excelled in the licoln-douglus debates‚ and was a great leader making him an influential and trust person. In the 1800’s‚ slavery was abroad and the African Americans were perceived as property. To abolish slavery‚ Abraham Lincoln first issued the
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he thirsted for power and wasn’t doing much to help build Rome’s empire. I believe that Julius was a hero of Rome for his expansion of the empire‚ support of the poor‚ and help for the common people. Of course‚ Caesar did many things to help Rome. For example‚ he expanded Rome’s empire by winning countless wars and being a ruthless general. A major accomplishment of Caesar was when he took over Gaul in a bloody war. He also that helped Rome flourish was when he made himself dictator for life. After
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“The greatest heroes are those who do their duty in the daily grind of domestic affairs whilst the world whirls as a maddening dreidel.” -- Florence Nightingale. Heroes can be found in everyone and everywhere. Doctors‚ young children‚ and even teachers can be heroes. A teacher can be a role model‚ a source of support‚ and an inspiration. Erin Gruwell is an American teacher‚ an education activist‚ and the founder of the Freedom Writers Foundation. She changed countless lives‚ with one distinctive
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is about a tragic hero named Okonkwo living in the struggles of his changing Ibo culture. Okonkwo is a tragic hero with characteristics such as high social class‚ excessive pride‚ and most importantly‚ a tragic flaw. These characteristics described by Aristotle‚ a famous Greek philosopher‚ represents Okonkwo’s downfall that leads to his tragedy. Aristotle described that tragic heroes usually start off from a high position in society. This makes the hero’s downfall
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Without any doubt Napoleon was a hero because of improving the education system‚ growth of economy and approving laws to protect people in France and make people in the country equal to each other. France had a very hard time recovering from somewhat successful revolution which made a huge impact on the country. Napoleon - a man of his age‚ the mystery of his age: he shook the imagination of generations. To him‚ his fame and fate‚ to his rise and fall a lot of eyes are riveted. France after the
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