of skyscrapers. What grasped the viewers’ attention more than anything was the authors choice of the main character or the hero of the film. The hero of this specific story doesn’t have super strength‚ super speed‚ or even the ability to fly. Our hero is a small robot named Wall-e‚ designed to clean up the mess humans left behind. Although Wall-e seems like a very unlikely hero‚ his story still has many similarities to Josepha
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Old-English epic poem‚ is characteristic of its Nordic-Germanic roots as a tale of a great Scandinavian hero Beowulf‚ who saves a neighboring kingdom from the wrath of the destructive‚ blood-thirsty monster‚ Grendel‚ and eventually becomes the king of his own people‚ the Geats. Closely related to modern day tribal and gang customs‚ it is questioned as to whether Beowulf should be considered a hero. He proves to be a great warrior and protector by killing three terrorizing beasts‚ a provider by bringing
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A hero is someone who is known for his or her outstanding achievements‚ challenges‚ and courage (Oxford Dictionary). According to (Dictionary Reference)‚ a hero is a person who consummated an intrepid act and deemed as a model or ideal‚ example: risking their own life or saving someone’s life. There are numbers of synonyms of hero such as: “champion”‚ “idol”‚ and “conqueror”. Antonyms such as: “afraid”‚ “weak”‚ and “timid”. To me‚ a hero is an individual who showed practices and choices that are
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Hercules is considered a great hero in Greek myth. This is because he overcame a lot of obstacles in his 12 labors. These labors where tasks made to punish him for murdering his wife in children when he was in a trance bestowed upon him by Hera. Even though he is considered to be a hero‚ Hercules killed multiple people and creatures during his adventures. Most of these beings did not deserve to die. Hercules got carried away in his journey and killed anything that opposed him. Some of the creatures
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A hero is a person who has super powers or can do things normal people could not do. A hero is strong‚ smart and ladies call them “attractive”. A long time ago‚ a poet named Homer had written an epic poem called “The Odyssey”. In “The Odyssey”‚ there is a person with these traits named Odysseus. Odysseus goes through adventures for a long time trying to get home. Odysseus is an epic hero Odysseus and his men land on a Cyclopes island‚ Polyphemus. Polyphemus gets mad at Odysseus and his men so
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Harry Potter: Traditional Hero When one is asked how they describe a hero‚ they state a muscular physique and a colourful costume. What one remains oblivious to is the characteristics a hero possesses. In ancient times‚ Greek Gods had to display certain characteristics to be classified as heroes‚ the following are solid examples. Harry Potter has an obscure origin‚ he is supplied with companions throughout his journey‚ and the young wizard seeks an object‚ which turns out to be no more than a symbol
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strength upon numbers. It is the strongest way of fighting because of the unity it forms. In his nonviolence address to the world‚ Cesar Chavez applies strong diction‚ uses logos ethos and pathos‚ and portrays imagery to expresses his message of the strength that grows through nonviolence. First‚ he utilizes diction to emphasize the importance of nonviolence protest. Cesar Chavez convinces the audience of the cruel aftermath of violence through his use of diction. “If we resort to violence then one of
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he was the perfect ideal hero. He was destined and sent down from The Gods to protect and serve. As he is serving or fought in a war he understood if he dies in battle‚ he knew it was just fate. Beowulf was
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battle of Chavez ravine. Located near California Highway‚ Chavez ravine was the home for many Mexican-Americans and some Chinese who worked in Los Angeles City. This ideological battle raged for a complete decade that is‚ from 1951 to 1961 (Hines‚ 1982). The first stage in this battle was the land acquirement by the government to build a viable public housing in the area after the establishment of the Public Housing Act in 1949. As the growth rate of Los Angeles was fast‚ the area of Chavez ravine
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What comes to mind when envisioning the aspects of a hero? An innovator? A fearless fighter? While those elements can be true‚ loyal‚ dauntless and determined are more suitable to describe Norman Bethune. This Canadian doctor was born in Gravenhurst Ontario. He was idolized by citizens all over the country for his dedication and endless commitment towards his patients. During the Spanish Civil War‚ nearly 2000 Canadians travelled to Spain to fight for the Republic‚ and as a result‚ almost half didn’t
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