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    Everyone has a hero. Heros don’t have to be superheros like Superman or Wonder Woman, but someone who treats others well everyday. A hero doesn’t have to save the world or fight crime. An everyday hero who maybe helps others with your everyday needs. Heros can be anyone like your mom, dad, brother, sister, dog, monkey, even a blanket that has helped you through cold, frosty nights. My hero is my mom. She is the one who guides me and helps me. My mom cooks, cleans, drives us everywhere, and is…

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    In Beowulf and The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne, one can see many similarities between Beowulf and the Baron, Osbert. Along with this, they do have their differences, although some of these might only be slight differences. Nevertheless, these two virtuous characters were two looked up to throughout history, and one can definitely see why their values soon became that of the society's depiction of a good king. One could definitely see the comparative and contrasting traits of the historical…

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    Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglas are very different, yet they are both heroic because of the acts they performed and their impact on slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the United States president during the Civil War. But what makes him heroic? He was not heroic because of an everyday things he did to help the society. In other words, he was not heroic because he picked up trash at the park. True heroism comes with, struggles, self sacrifice, and in the end, coming through for someone who needs it…

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    These last couple weeks in English we have been reading “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” and “Beowulf”. These two poems who characters share similar characteristics but mostly hitting on the fact of being a epic hero. Beowulf is one of the most outstanding and courages characters because he stands up for his people. Similar to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight because the characters show the true example of honor and the code of chivalry. The characters in both poems area lot similar then most…

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    Would you think that any human being in this earth would have super hero strength and represent leadership? Well I would agree because in a Old English poem “Beowulf” He was an epic heroic man who sacrifice and protect his life for strangers. This would make him as an example of a perfect leader. The two authors Dr. Thomas Loughman and Dr. John Finley discuss various ways of how Beowulf how charismatic leadership. In the abstract they discuss the “Beowulf contains timely insights…

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    Firefighters There are a lot of heroes and superheroes in this world. Each one of them have his or her own power to do their job. Heroes has less power than superheroes. Superheroes have an unbelievable power which is hard for a hero to get that power. The majority of superheroes have supernatural phenomena, extraordinary talents and this power is used for a moral goal which is counter day by day crimes and protecting the public. Every day, fires takes many people’s lives and destroy many…

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    Pat Tillman Sacrifice

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    great guy. I looked up to him and I never wanted to disappoint him” (“The Tillman Story”). Despite his celebrity position and strength, Pat did not use his advantages in order to bully those weaker than him. This presents one of the marks of a true hero. Qualities such as these illustrate why heroes are esteemed and Pat fits this bill. His family, friends and fellow soldiers regarded him highly. This regard made the actions of the government after his death so abhorring. The highest level of the…

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    lives, to talk people out of making bad decisions and to stand up to people and keep the earth safe. We need heroes today because can they keep us safe. We need heroes today to save lives. Some people could still be alive if there would have been a hero at a car accident. Someone could have got out of the car instead of staring .They could have taken the person out of the car before the car got on fire on and killed the person. For example the man in the water, he risks his life to save five…

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    not showing any heroic actions. A hero is someone who is a whole person, who is capable of understanding their surroundings. A hero is usually someone is places a big role in another person's life. Fuckhead isn't capable of this because he doesn't have a sober mind to understand what acts he should take to deal with the events the play throughout the story. He also doesn't have any connections with a person to be considered important enough to be a hero. A hero is someone that can make a clear…

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    Beowulf the great fighter, and great hero was very special and dear to people in some people's heart they all have fought a high troll that scavenged the land on they have lived on for a great while, many of they people died so they called in the great hero beowulf! The anglo-saxon superhero was with swords and brones the guy you think would be great at fighting and everything you could think about but the modern day superhero is the guy you do not want to mess with they really do have…

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