Controversial Topics of Racism, Sexism, and Transvestitism in the Book, True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey

What is a hero? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. In the novel October Sky by Homer Hickam, a teenager named Homer “Sonny” Hickam grew up in a coal town in West Virginia where a boy’s usual fate was to end up in the mines. Although his mine-foreman father contemplated him in dismay, Homer still had his eyes on the sky and a love for flying rockets. Throughout the course of the story Homer proves to be heroic by remaining devoted to building the rockets, disregarding his father’s approval and facing the challenge of his stolen belongings.

Most people have someone they consider a hero. Heros can be anyone with astounding courage and strength. Individuals who chose to risk their own lives to increase fairness in others’ lives are heros. A hero is someone who is daring, cunning, and humble. Many heroes have done extraordinary deeds and Welles Crowther was one of the many great heros.

Hero: comic book characters saving the world, firefighters, policemen, military personnel we call heros but makes them a hero? A true hero continues to fight a battle even when it is hard, they are brave in the face of fear, but heroes are not always confident.

Heroes are leaders who are brave, strong-willed, and bold. Ordinary people can be heroes if they have the perseverance to extraordinary actions. Heroes are people who put others’ needs before their own. These individuals sacrifice themselves for others. They rise up from rock bottom to do ground-breaking actions that no one believed that they could. To many, Joe Rantz is considered a true hero for never giving up when others gave up on him.

Meaning that his were poor, this lead to Ned having to drop out of school to help his family to get money after his father (John Kelly) had died. This made life a bigger struggle for the Kellys. Growing up Ned Kelly had horrible male role models to look up too for example both his Dad and Step Dad. This would not be such a great Childhood now would

The word hero describes a person who is confident, brave, and determined. A person who dedicates their lives to others and are renowned for their outstanding achievements. Their actions improve the world and people around them. Chris Kyle possessed all the qualities of a hero: he was selfless, influential, and willing to do anything for the benefit of others.

Heroes are the individuals who come to exemplify an organization’s values. These heroes become known through the stories and myths of an organization.

A hero is a person who is admired for his/her qualities or achievements. Heroes are brave and influential figures who perform selfless deeds to others. These role models give everything and expect nothing in return. An extraordinary/courageous hero named Jackie Robinson is an important individual/leader who has left a positive effect on the world.

A person whom is looked up to and inspires just by possessing the overwhelmingly powerful personality that so many desire, yet can never achieve; it’s similar to a gift given when born that graces them from that moment forward. Heroism can be based off something of a personality trait, or something that makes a person the naturally whole type of person they are. The word ‘hero’ can have many different types of meanings and connotations that can come with it but the best definition to fit the legacy of the late Kurt Caselli is as follows: “A man who is idealized for possessing superior qualities in any field” which defines Caselli in all ways and directions; backwards, forwards, sideways, and upside down (dictionary.com). Kurt Caselli was one that hung his head high no matter what the circumstances and always emerged on top, and in the process was affecting the lives of thousands of young and old followers alike with inspiration to be the best and “be remembered as a person, not a racer” (personal quote from Kurt Caselli). Caselli should be considered a hero because of his determination to perform, appeal to crowds, and just be an all-around good friend to lend out a helping hand when needed. He has touched the hearts and souls of many, even though still believed he was a little guy, just like every other ‘average joe,’ but for those he left behind, whether on the trail or in life, he left an effect that would never be lost.

This was the second time he had attempted to steal. While Ned Kelly’s father was away Ned decided to take charge and become the man of the house. One day Ned was walking down the street when he noticed a boy drop his hat in the river and jump in after it. He was being taken by a current and screaming for help so Ned jumped in after him and saved his life. Ned was known as a hero.

Gregory Boyle, the author, said, “A spacious and undefended heart finds room for everything you are and carves space for everybody else.” In the novel, actual accounts from gang members evoke heartfelt and sincere feelings. Additionally, their life experiences widen my outlook on the gang members. The harsh circumstances each individual experienced was heartbreaking and miserable. Men and women are unable to escape their past incidents without Gregory Boyle’s help. Gregory Boyle, a courageous and sincere person, was able to transform people’s lives dramatically. The gang member’s realization to change evokes blissful and content feelings. Overall, the factual stories of the gang members were genuine and cordial.

Ned Kelly was almost destined to turn to bank hold ups with his family cruelly misjudged by the Victorian police. Ned’s mother was wrongly accused of assaulting a police officer. Than she was sentenced to 3 years of jail and hard labour. Ned went around breaking the law to create a fairer law. With the money, he had stolen, he gave to friends and family such as his mother who he paid bail for. He never stole from the poor but as such gave back to the poor. “No doubt I am now placed in very peculiar circumstances and you might blame me for it but if you knew how I have been wronged and persecuted you would say I cannot be blamed” Ned Kelly. In fact, Ned made sure his

Gangs of New York is considered by most scholars to be a historical narrative that reflects on the influence of class politics in the molding of the U.S. Amsterdam, the protagonist in the film, comments on how New York City, “wasn’t a city really. It was more a furnace where a city someday might be forged,” reflects on this argument that Gangs of New York is illustrative of how America came to be what it is today (Gangs of New York, 00:16:46-52). I agree with this interpretation of the film and will discuss how gang warfare and political corruption in the film are used to illuminate this message of class politics and how they helped to shape modern day America.

There are many types of heroes (such as the ones in comic books, myths, movies, or even just everyday life heroes) but all of them have perseverance when they’re going through a conflict. Heroes are role models and they’re people that we look up too. They all have unique and special qualities that make one another different from each other. For example policemen battle crime everyday and when they’re overcoming a conflict they have determination, courage and other traits that people admire them for and that make them as a hero. Typically a hero is admired for their achievement/actions and qualities.

With the introduction into gang life comes opportunities for wealth, women, status and power all with the convenient diffusion of any criminal or moral responsibility. Like any society, the secret world of criminal gangs has its own set of stringent expectations and rules that must be followed. In E. L. Doctorow’s Billy Bathgate, the secret world of Schultz’s New York gang empire is revealed through the eyes of the young protagonist, Billy Bathgate. During a time when the grave effects of the depression had trickled down into nearly every community, the opportunity to partake in the privy, elite, prosperous network posed by Schultz was the manifestation of all that Billy could hope for. In his short