Culture hero

Survival for the Fittes The end of the world is here! I’ll be the survivor, the one who lives through it all and comes out stronger for it. The difference between survival and being a survival are slim but important. Survival is simply the ability to stay alive and use your surrounding to help you. Being a survivor however, means multiple things to multiple people because survivor is unique; they were able to stay alive, they survived and threatening attack, or they lived through a life-…

A hero is someone who is admired by the quality of their work, contributions to society and their achievements. A hero is normally a genuine person who cares for the wellbeing and welfare of others without seeking any attention for fame or redemption. In Australia there are a number of heroes, who come from different walks of life, but there is one, very important hero who once mentioned; ‘Every eye is an eye, when you are doing the surgery there that is just as important as if you were doing…

Smaug, killed by local hero, Bard last night after a surprise attack on Lake-Town. Smaug the dragon, had been living on a pile of wealth beyond any man’s wildest dreams for a very long while, until a local resident named Bard, stood his ground and killed the dragon just as people were starting to give up hope after the beast invaded at dusk. “I had a moment of clarity” Bard said “I knew that I couldn’t abandon my people so I shot my last arrow, and by luck it hit and killed Smaug.” A witness…

When she realizes her son is in need of her help, Thetis does everything she can to provide Achilles with what he needs. In this instance, it includes traveling to Hephaestus to have custom armour made. Thetis comments, “I am on my way to Olympus heights, to the famous Smith Hephaestus- I pray he’ll give my son some fabulous armor full of the god’s great fire!” (P. 472) As a loving mother, Thetis wants only what is best for Achilles; however, helping her son is also a consolation prize for…

When we think of a hero we usually think of Superman, Wonder Woman, and Batman because these are modern versions of power, strength, and justice that we see today. Heroes are often characterized as huge, strong people that help you when you are in need. The epic poem Beowulf describes an Anglo-Saxon hero with all of the qualities that a true hero has: strength, courage and determination. The language, ideas and traditions of the poem do belong in the middles ages, but as a work of art it's still…

A hero is a person who is recognized for their words or actions. They are the people who create moments in history where the world is fundamentally changed from the way it was before they stepped up to make a difference. Heroes live on even after they die and leave a legacy for others to follow. Some heroes aren’t even discovered until after their death because often society is not ready to see the power of what they have done! Jesse Owens was born into a poverty-stricken family on September…

Being a heroic person is not just about being brave, it's also about being a great leader who is willing to do anything for others. In both the book and the movie “The Odyssey”, the main character; Odysseus Shows true leadership and determination. He shows this numerous times throughout the text and movie. The epic “The Illustrated Odyssey” by Joel Skidmore and the “Odyssey 1997” directed by Andrey Konchalovskiy both focus on, Odysseus 20 year long journey to battle in the Trojan War and return…

for his rockets to launch in space (Dodds). This demonstrates Elon Musk is trying to succeed to launch the rockets into space, but did not have the cash to do it, instead he came up with a plan to save the bankruptcy. This show Elon Musk is a true hero because he thought of a plan to save the company instead of trying to give up. While Odysseus and Elon Musk faces difficulty, they do not give up and tries to resolve…

Commitment is to be dedicated to a cause. That you are always doing the best you can to your full potential for someone you really care about. Tante Lou, Emma, and Grant goal is to make Jefferson a man before he dies after unfairly sentenced to death. In this novel you can discover that there will be people that you love who will do whatever you can for you. In Ernest J. Gaines’ novel, A Lesson Before Dying a moment in which we see character development is after the court decision, which was…

“The thing about a hero is even when it doesn't look like there's a light at the end of the tunnel, they keep on moving, they are going to keep trying to get to their resolution because that's important to who they are”. Being able to keep going even when it gets tough is ideal to who they are and what they value. In the story, ¨The Odyssey¨, Odysseus is a victorious Greek hero who wants to return to his homeland of Ithaca to see his wife Penelope. To get to Ithaca he needs to go on a long…