Heroism In Eve's Daughter

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In (Eve’s Daughter), (Miriam Polster, 2001) writes Heroism takes many forms. Out of the roster of qualities ascribed to heroes over the ages, I would like to focus on five. The first one is, the impulse all heroes is profound respect for people life. Second, Heroes have strong feeling of choice and effectiveness. Third, they are thinking above the others thinking. Fourth, they have good body and mind, they have enough bravery to do anything. Fifth, Difference between famous heroes who always people saw him in the media, and with hero whose people don’t know about him because he is not famous.

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