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    A Hero in Disguise

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    A Hero in Disguise A hero is one who often times has immense physical strength‚ romantic appeal‚ and has a great deal of strength in battle. A hero can be defined as "a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability" (Merriam-Webster). Many times one can find a hero possessing these qualities in fairy tales‚ mythological stories‚ or even in their own home. He may be the prince who wakes his Sleeping Beauty‚ Hercules who endures much turmoil‚ or a

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    my hero

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    My hero is my father he is a great role model very intelligent and respectful. I look up to him in many ways. I want my son to be like him when he grows up. Do good things but most of all be somebody in life. First I admire my father because he is a great role model for teenagers and adult young men. He is a working man that takes good care of his family. He has worked since he was sixteen years old. My dad has two boys and three girls. That he takes good care of since we were born. We always had

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    Swot of Hero

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    The Hero Group Hero is an Indian company making motorcycles and mopeds. They were able to understand the importance of operating internationally when other Indian company focused on domestic production. Hero was able to grow in the international market by understanding just in time or JIT‚ dealer networks with strategic alliances‚ employee policy. In each of these areas‚ Hero has created strategic alliances helping the company grow internationally. Hero was one of the first cycle companies

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    The Unlikely Hero

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    first have to ask ourselves what makes a hero. Is it always a big‚ strong alpha male with a square jaw and cocky attitude? I hardly think so. I feel that a hero is someone who puts others needs in front of their own to complete whatever task is set before them‚ even though they may have to give their life in the process‚ they keep going. Once in a while you come across a story where the hero not only does not fit into the stereotypical hero status but is as far away from what you expect as you can get

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    Is Sugihara A Hero

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    Sugihara was a hero in my eyes because of what he did. He helped so many people in need‚ despite whatever punishment he would face for doing so. He was selfless and brave‚ even if all he truly did was stamp and write on papers. Even so‚ he was a hero to many‚ and very important to those people and their families. To me‚ that is a hero. In my eyes‚ an example of a hero would be a Japanese man named Chinue Sugihara. He was a Japanese diplomat who served as Vice-consul for the Empire of Japan in

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    Modern Hero

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    be considered a modern hero. It’s insane because many of our modern day citizens have taken part in the community to serve and help others‚ other than those who serve in the military. The people have set standards for their modern hero such as‚ great ideas for the people‚ believe in your achievements prior to their task and‚ take full responsibility for all actions involved around them. A hero isn’t just named‚ a hero is a given the key to be followed by others. A herowhat does that mean to you

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    Hero and Beowulf

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    The Anglo-Saxon hero had to have a strong sense of duty‚ possess honor‚ be courageous and lastly they had to have incredible strength. In the case of Beowulf‚ even though he boasted of his feats and his ability to defeat anyone placed before him‚ he was still perceived as humble. A hero must be willing to sacrifice his or her own life without giving a second thought. An excellent example of a hero in Anglo-Saxon literature is Beowulf. The first heroic characteristic that Beowulf possesses is honor

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    antigone is not a hero

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    Sophocles‚ the main character Antigone faces difficult decisions that revolve around a foolish law created by her uncle‚ Creon. This law is the cause of the many hardships and tragedies Creon face. Although Creon makes this unjust law‚ he is still a hero. In the beginning of the play‚ Creon makes an unjust and unreasonable law. The law makes it a crime to bury the body of Polyneices because he “attacked” the city of Thebes. The law is condemned by the citizens of Thebes and angers them. This

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    Lost Hero

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    Book Talk Written Portion on the Lost Hero Plot As the book opens‚ Jason awakens on a school bus‚ unable to remember who or where he is‚ or anything about his past. He is sitting next to Piper McLean and Leo Valdez‚ who call him by name and say they are his girlfriend and best friend respectively. All three are part of a class field trip to the Grand Canyon‚ and after they arrive‚ a classmate Dylan turns into a Venti (Storm Spirit) and attacks the trio and their trip leader‚ Coach Gleeson Hedge

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    Byronic Hero

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    Byronic Hero – Romantic Hero – Tragic Hero – Anti-Hero During the Romantic Era‚ a hybrid of the Romantic Hero evolved out of the writings of Lord Byron and the combination tragic hero/romantic hero/anti hero characterization of many of the protagonists in Gothic Novels. Frankenstein is considered one of the Gothic Novels that developed out the the Romantic Era. The “heroes” in Frankenstein could fit into the Byronic Hero category or be classified as Romantic‚ Tragic‚ or Anti Heroes. Lady Caroline

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