Maya Hero Twins

Hero. The first thing that one thinks of when they hear the word is most likely a person with the superhuman abilities of being able to fly, read minds, or easily crush anything in their path. While, most heroes do not possess all of these traits, they do exhibit some. In Beowulf by unknown, the main character, Beowulf, is a great hero to the Danes. He demonstrates his heroic qualities when he defeats a strong monster named Grendel with just his bare hands and saves the Danes from more pain and…

Road of Trails” is a series of trails the hero must overcome in the hero’s quest. These trails can be slaying dragons or freeing people from a tyrant. The trails take place from the moment the Hero transverses a threshold into a “dream like landscape” full of “the unknow” and “ambiguous forms”. Campbell explains that for the hero to complete his quest he must overcome several tough trails. According to Campbell, “Once having traversed the threshold, the hero moves into a dream landscape of…

The Crucible “The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and ability to affect those around him positively”(Bob Marley). John proctor was not a wealthy man, nor was he perfect, but he fought against the corruption within the court system. Proctor achieved moral integrity by admitting to his mistakes, and his refusal to confessing a crime he did not commit, he found self-respect when he did that, he would of rather died than be tortured his whole life based…

Heroism, patriotism, honor, and valor are all words commonly associated with the battlefield. But, what do they truly mean to the boys on the frontline? For most, these words are empty and mean nothing. In his masterful work of literature All Quiet on the Western Front, Remarque offers a critique of society and its tendency to romanticize the baselessness of war including the heroism supposedly found within it. The Theory of Progress is a holdover from Enlightenment thinkers who were hopeful…

2o English Each and every single person has his or her own adventure, and behind each story is a Hero's Journey. In our Hero's Journey, Erandi, Raymond, and I, The Oreos, will be competing our way to the Ultimate Slam, a grand tournament that everyone, across the entire bay area, is fighting to get into. For this reason, the three of us will have to combat a rigorous and intense battle to the top. As we prepare for the upcoming tournament, our shihan, or head instructor, will be mentoring us…

In Plutarch’s Lives, four men were introduced: Romulus, Numa Pompilius, Coriolanus, and Caesar. However, out of these four, Numa proved to be a superior leader. Unlike the other three rulers, Numa Pompilius was a virtuous, moral, and humble man who led a life free of luxury. He was devoted to piety and philosophy and was a religious man who made worship of the gods his priority. The people also found him to be an excellent counselor and an honest judge who showed intelligence in his decisions…

What does an Epic Hero look like? What is an epic hero? An epic hero is someone who is helpful, Brave and loyal just like Beowulf. The author was an anonymous Anglo saxon poet, he was known as the “Beowulf poet”. In the story, Beowulf is a warrior from Geats he goes and helps Hrothgar, The king of the Danes who is being attacked by a monster who was known as Grendel. Young Beowulf is being compared to Old Beowulf. Young and old Beowulf have different, yet similar traits in how they show…

Beowulf's death is arguably the most important scene in this epic poem; however, his development up to that point is paramount. Each of his three battles was a crucial turning points in his life acting as rites of passage leading up to and foreshadowing his untimely demise. In the first battle he gained the people's admiration, in the second battle he gained their confidence, and in the final battle he passed from this world. The differences between these three battles are the effect they…

Joseph Campbell, was an American mythological researcher, who is most famous for this book, “The Hero with a Thousand Faces.” In this widely known book, he discovered that there are many common patterns that hero myths have. This hero story telling phenomenon was present in myths from all over the world and from different cultures. The heroes in these stories go through several steps to get victory in the end. Campbell called this the Hero’s Journey. From one of the most popular movie series,…

alone in their own world. In Homer’s ancient Greek epic tragedy, The Iliad, while there is no doubt that the main heroes Achilles, Agamemnon, Hector, and Patroclus all exhibit the qualities of heroes worthy of praise, the individual actions of each hero, driven by certain emotions to the extreme, causes one to question their title as heroes. However,…