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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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    the balcony to rescue the poor victim who was being attacked. He flew through the air with the help of his cape and landed on his two feet in front of a frightened female. Heroism. You may think this word includes wearing a cape‚ a costume‚ or a pretty face‚ but that isn’t the case.For example‚ heroes are aware of other people’s thoughts‚ feelings‚ and needs‚ heroes don’t expect fame or money‚ and heroes inspire communities. } done First and foremost‚ heroes are conscious of other people’s needs

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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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    HEROES ESSAY Hero stands for different things to different people. Some people understand hero as a film or sports star. In some societies‚ a hero is someone who is handsome‚ rich and powerful. Are these requirements‚ rich‚ handsome and powerful really a hero? All these may help make a hero‚ but it is not necessary one should be rich‚ handsome and or educated to be a hero. What is hero and what makes person a hero? Heroes are role models of society because they have several important characteristics

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    Classical and modern-day heroes are both two very different things. A classical hero is somebody who slays something to benefit just themselves or others. A modern day hero is somebody that does something to benefit others just because they are kind. They are very different. A classical hero is somebody who slayed something to benefit themselves and others. Most classical heroes fit the hero’s journey. That is the journey that a classical hero takes. They start off in the ordinary world and then

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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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    5 Modern day heroes    As children we all had our favorite superheroes. We loved them‚ worshipped them‚  pretended to be them‚ dressed like them and even talked like them. Now that we’re adults‚  we are all too well aware that heroes are in high demand but can rarely be found. The  overwhelming ugliness found everywhere in the world today‚ has desensitized us to the  point where hardly anything seems shocking or repulsive anymore. Luckily we don’t need  superpowers or a cape to make a difference in the world

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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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    things throughout our lives and the learning phase never ends. In my opinion‚ the best way of learning about life is through personal experience. Some people‚ on the contrary‚ believe that we can learn about life by listening to the advice of family and friends. Below are the reasons that support my point of view. To begin with‚ I think learning and experience are intertwined with each other. We learn by our past experiences which help us making the right decisions. The end results of our actions always

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    imagine what it’s like to be someone else.” This is the Canada we know now‚ diverse and multicultural‚ however it took over a century to get to this point. Before becoming a nation‚ Canada was a province‚ consisting of Canada West‚ mainly Anglophones who were at the time minorities‚ and Canada East‚ mainly Francophones‚ and ruled by the British. The early vision for Canada was for it to be an Anglophone country‚ therefore the British tried assimilate Francophones into Anglophone culture by‚ firstly

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