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    Aeneas Hero

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    Aeneas‚ the Devoted Hero In Virgil’s Aenied‚ he illustrates the hero and central character‚ Aeneas‚ as a man who presents piety and duty. This human emotion piety‚ pietas in Latin‚ is duty towards family‚ country‚ and gods. Aeneas always fulfills his duty to his family‚ his fated city‚ and his gods. This piousness is what keeps him going through the grueling journeys and challenges‚ even when things are not going perfectly. Pietas is the characteristic that makes Aeneas stronger through

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    Jfk Hero

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    JFK’s boat got struck by a Japanese destroyer when he was a military‚ in that situation he stayed calm and saved a bunch of his army men and got awarded medal of heroism. John F. Kennedy displays the traits of a hero because he showed bravery on the battlefield‚ showed confidence throughout his life‚ and he achieved great things. John F. Kennedy was extremely brave. He joined the Navy in 1941 and a Japanese destroyer struck the craft in the Solomon Islands. He helped some of his marooned crew back

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    The Outsiders Hero

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    In the eyes of many‚ a hero is the embodiment of good; honest‚ giving‚ and humble. For two criminal teenagers to be considered heroic is strange‚ but for Dally Winston and Johnny Cade‚ sacrificing everything for their closest friends and community is a daily ordeal. Throughout H.E. Hinton’s fiction novel‚ The Outsiders‚ Dally and Johnny are constantly portrayed as dangerous and tough kids involved in illegal activity spouting from their street gang. Although this is true to an extent‚ they are simply

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    mythes and heros

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    Mythes et Héros I) Heroes def : in Latine and Greek mythology is a semi-god. A hero can have an important role an has to be brave. -> In the human being world‚ a hero is somebody who does remarkable actions with an exceptional courage. The poet C. Hoove has written « Trail » to denounce oppression in Zimbaboue. In that way he fought against censorship and for freedom. So‚ he is a kind of a hero because he is not afraid of the authoritarian regime of Robert Mugabe. -> The husband of

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    Super Hero

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    Being a Super Hero By being a super hero I adopted a great responsibility because I have to take care of this city and of every citizen‚ but it’s very tiring. Being a super hero requires a great responsibility because you help people with their problems in the city‚ you fight with bad people and help the authority. Using the super powers may be difficult‚ controlling the powers at the first time is very difficult because you are experimenting‚ you need to use them for good and learn to use

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    Odysseus as a Hero

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    Chenneal Hyman Ms.Posner English I April 7‚ 2013 Odysseus as a Hero When I was younger‚ I used to watch the figures on TV: athletes‚ singers‚ and actors trying to pick which one should be my hero. Granted they were fabulous‚ did being on TV make them a hero? From many sources that supply countless definitions‚ one can say that Homer’s Odysseus can fit the true ideal of a hero because he obtains self-control in rigorous situations‚ cleverness that outwits all mortals‚ and selfless that at many

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    The Hero Odysseus

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    The Hero Odysseus Homer’s Odyssey is an epic tale that shows us the struggle of one man who is known as Odysseus‚ and his ten-year struggle to return home to his wife after fighting in the Trojan War. Along the way he is faced with many challenges‚ and the decisions he makes shapes his fate‚ his life‚ and the lives of his crew aboard his ship. During his journey‚ he makes good and bad decisions such as blinding Cyclopes‚ leaving the mystical bag of winds unguarded‚ and building the Trojan horse

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    Shane as a Hero

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    murderer‚ that’s what he thought. Thus‚ he left. But the community found another definition for his mysterious departure. He was now known and remembered as a hero of the West. In the novel written by Jack Schaefer‚ there are several actions and attitudes that develop the prime example to the important characters in the book‚ and depict them as either a hero or a villain. Through his accomplishments and failures‚ Shane‚ the character of whom the book speaks‚ is represented as a hero. Shane embodies

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    Hero Essay

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    Hero Essay Does one have a hero? I do. Mine isn’t found in the comic section of the newspaper‚ he is found at home. Who could this hero be? It’s my dad‚ Todd Gladysiewski. I think my dad should be placed in the hero hall of fame. He is my hero because he works hard‚ is a family man‚ and has saved someone. First‚ heroes are diligent workers and they are hard to find. My dad is a very hard worker. He has worked his whole life to get where he is now. For many years my dad has been the sole provider

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    Shakespearean Hero

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    Write about the Shakespearean hero William Shakespeare is one of the leading dramatists in history and wrote the plays against which all later dramatic writing has been measured. Shakespeare’s tragedies generally follow the Aristotelian view of the tragic hero‚ though Shakespeare does bend some of the Aristotelian "rules" when he believes it is necessary to accomplish his purpose. An examination of several of his tragedies will show how he achieves his dramatic effects in terms of

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