John Smith Mrs. Smith English 1-D‚ H 20 January 2013 What makes a hero? A hero‚ in society’s eyes‚ possesses supernatural powers and demonstrates his justification of good and evil. But what really makes a hero? The Greeks had a well-specified idea of what attributes a hero needs. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Homer provides insight in the Ancient Greek civilization’s concept of a hero as one who possesses bravery and intelligence‚ yet also flaws. Primarily‚ Homer does
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as being able to think critically and mindfully and make reasoned choices. A competent communicator is also an effective code-switcher‚ skillful‚ culturally aware and sensitive‚ and ethical. By being able to think critically and mindfully‚ a person is able to communicate without being impeded by prejudices he or she may have towards the listeners. By being able to make reasoned choices‚ a speaker is able to communicate effectively within the context of the situation he or she is in. By being an effective
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Say of ‘Hong Kong Media Good; Mainland Media Bad’ Completely True? Although the rank of freedom of Hong Kong media is much higher than that of China‚ there are some exceptions to the general rule which states Hong Kong media are free whereas the mainland media are not free. On 6 June 12‚ a Tianamen Square dissident‚ Li Wangyang was found to commit suicide by hanging himself in the Hunan hospital without leaving any note. The suspect of Li’s death evokes all Hong Kong media to report the news
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Human‚ Which of the two? What does the word “alien” mean? To me‚ aliens refer to extraterrestrial beings who live in outer space. The idea of saying alien to another person is very unappealing and disrespectable as we are disregarding them as a person who does not belong in this world. Author Francie Diep of “Why did we ever call undocumented immigrants ‘aliens’?”‚ questions the idea himself on why immigrants who come illegally are to be defined as these terms. Certains words can leave a great impact
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Outsiders’ for her book even though the word “outsider” was never recorded in the book itself making it the title was an intelligent move on her part. However‚ an outsider‚ in my opinion‚ is someone who doesn’t follow the flow that everyone else follows. For instance‚ many things could make you an outsider‚ including your appearance‚ your family‚ the way you live‚ and how you perform with other people. But why was it so critical for Hinton to use the word “outsider” when she could’ve used “greasers”
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(Name) (Teacher) (Class Period) (Date) Being a Hero The human need for heroes is an important part of our social makeup. They range from the firemen who risked their lives to save others during the 9/11 incident to civil rights activists such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Each hero is distinct but they share the common goal of showing courage‚ where others fail to. Heroes are rare and remarkable‚ invaluable and important. They shape the mold of what is good. Heroes must show just‚ determined
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Lincoln believed in the Greek meaning of Democracy. Lincoln was a lifelong Whig‚ anti-Jacksonian‚ and anti-proslavery democratic party. To Lincoln there was a difference in definitions. This would explains why Lincoln used the word fairly seldom. Wilentz clarifies Lincoln’s usage expounding‚ “Democracy and not democracy . . . ‘Allow ALL the governed an equal voice in the government’. . . “And that‚ and that only‚ is self-government’” (Wilentz 53). Here we see Lincoln using terms such as “self-government
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Mockingbird‚ she expressed the challenges of racism during the 1930’s‚ as well as Scout‚ the main character’s ways to deal with racism. Although racism is still prominent in today it has been deplenished greatly. Racism has been improved by the higher numbers of interracial marriages‚ a decline in segregated churches‚ as well as judicial amendments passed. It can be seen in today’s world the difference between today and in the 1930’s dealing with interracial marriages. When Scout was a kid seeing an
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How are women portrayed in the society today? What are the roles of women in Things Fall Apart and today’s world. Living in the society today there are 100 women for every 105 men. From back in the days‚ it is wise to say that men are actually dominating over the country. Out of 195 countries in the world‚ according to the internet‚ there are currently 16 women who are the president and prime ministers of their countries. That is only 8% of women controlling over the countries. From this result
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“Harriet Tubman” Biography Strong is a phenomenal word to describe Mrs. Harriet Tubman: she fought through all of her challenges even though some brought her down. Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. She was extremely committed to reaching Canada and helping others to flee out of the slave states they were sold into. Harriet Tubman had many obstacles she had to overcome‚ this pushed her even more to move north. She was given a numerous amount of blessings as well. Along her journey there
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