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    The Edo period consisted of a variety of different heroes. Samurai class were the typical heroes in the Edo Period. When samurai leaders were defeated in battle, they would perform a ritual called sudoku. These samurai were always to be loyal to their master. Heroes during Edo period were mostly male, strategic and fierce in battle. Heroes were smart and fool-proof. Musashi was a young boy whose mother died and had a father that abandoned him. He was left in a monastery to be taught…

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    characteristics of Icelandic heroes in general. To go unflinchingly to their doom with full foreknowledge of it was the only way of proving themselves superior to it. They defied their fate by accepting it” (qtd. In Tolkien’s Cauldron). In much the same way, the characters of Tolkien’s book accept the fate that has been bequeathed to them despite the apparent doom which they would deem unavoidable. Tolkien seemed to be drawn into writing about the same romanticized notions as that of Beowulf;…

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    Beowulf displays actions of selflessness through out the poem. His first action was by coming over to Heorot and defeating Grendel. After peace is achieved he walks into certain death to stop the terror of the Dragon that has been destroying his kingdom. Instead of having his men join him in battle he sends them off so that he may fight the Dragon alone and not risk other’s lives. After the Dragon is defeated he asks that all the spoils go to all those in the kingdom so that could prosper.…

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    Pop Culture? Children’s Heroes and Role Models.” Childhood Education, vol. 78, no. 3, 2002, pp.161-. Academic OneFile, hgo.galegroup.com.db02.linccweb.org/ps. Anderson and Cavallaro explain the importance and influence that role models have as children begin to find their identity. They also discuss the different areas adolescents are exposed to, such as television and movies, and how they play a critical role in their lives. Although parents and family members become role models to children,…

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    As I sit there on my leather couch watching batman I wondered what kind of heroes I have in real life not the ones in tights and a cape with cool weapons. I believe a hero is someone who is selfless courageous can be a man or woman not mattering what he or she looks like. A hero never gives up when the going gets tough a hero helps others with the ability to save an other person in need of help. A hero can be anyone willing to grow bigger then their self, man, woman, black, or white, tall or…

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    The three heroes unmasked, but one seen as indifferent. The Outsiders, written by S.E Hinton, is about two different social groups, who are always at each other's throat. In this story, there are 3 people who really show what a hero is. A hero is a person who would persevere even through the toughest time, and does what is right; the three following heroes from the Outsiders are Dally, Ponyboy, and Johnny. Dally, at first, is noticed as a person who is far from being a hero. But as the story…

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    Greek Heroes and Bad Mistakes Do Not Mix All throughout time heros have been saving the day but they have also made some bad decisions. In “Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes” Rick Riordan uses Percy Jackson to narrate a collection of stories about heroes who have made good and bad choices. Percy tells twelve stories about ancient greek heroes who although made some good decisions also had obstacles or fatal flaws to face which led to them making bad decisions. Through Psyche's mistrust, Daedalus’s…

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    Wright differently. The men see the Wright's relationship from an outsider's stance; they know Mr. Wright to be a hard man, but have no cause to believe he was out of line in his treatment of his wife. Thus, they don't even consider Mrs. Wright's living conditions or spousal abuse as a motive. Probably, if abuse were even considered as a motive, it would be thrown out in the sexist farm society of this play. Meanwhile, the women look at Mrs. Wright's plight and what it must have been like…

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    How have you chosen to title your lore modification?: Clarification on history and expanding on Demon Hunter knowledge. What is your lore application doing?: This change would expand on the lore behind The Dark Embrace and Demon Hunters as a whole. Illidan Stormrage became an icon during the War of the Ancients and then on through history. A powerful sorcerer and skilled warrior; he was gifted talents to best demons by The Dark Titan himself. His influence and name spread like fire as the…

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    I became interested with an Information Security Analyst because my father is one. Every take your child to work day I would wake up early with my dad and run to his car excited to go to his office for the day. The building is a plain, brown brick building, but every time I saw it, I instantly got excited. Walking into the office everyone knew my name, I would always wave at everyone I saw. The secretary always gave me a lollipop and called me her “Little bundle of sunlight”. I would then go…

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