Is Sherlock Holmes A Hero?

The Dark Knight directed by Christopher Nolan plays around the theme heroism in which the characters take roles of being the hero in their own distinct ways. Some continue to play the hero because of their morals and good character. Others become deemed to evil due to the horrible experiences they face. In the film The Dark Night, Batman takes the primary role of the hero because he continuously strives to achieve the well being of the city, while the joker chooses to cause havoc among the people of Arkham city.

There are many interpretations of Oliver Cromwell as he lived in the 17th century, he was seen differently at that time than he is seen today. There are different interpretations because historians might have been biased because they were on one side at that time and unbiased now. Another reason could be that people at that time knew more about him then people do now. However, religion and nationality changed people’s minds too.

Two characters can possess the same personality traits even if they are the antithesis of each other. In the fictional work, The Red-Headed League by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, an intellectual grown man detective, Sherlock Holmes is the protagonist. In the novel, Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie, the detective part is designated to Flavia de Luce, an eleven year old fictitious girl. Despite them being opposite genders, and distant in age, they both have arrogant, yet genius mannerisms which makes them so enticing, and uniform.

James Dewey Watson was born on April 6, 1927, in Chicago Illinois. In all of Watson's childhood, he stayed in Chicago. In James early years, he attended an elementary school called Horace Mann Grammar School. One of James’s favorite hobbies was studying birds, and watching birds fly by. After Elementary school, Watson went to a high school called south shore high school in Chicago. After going to high school for two years, he received a tuition scholarship to the university of Chicago. Then in the summer of 1943 Watson entered the university of Chicago's experimental four year college. At a young age until his adult years James Watson always dreamed of being a “hero”. Then, in 1947, James Watson earned a B.Sc. degree in Zoology.

What makes a true American hero? A hero is someone admired for their achievements and qualities, or one who shows great courage. Heroes are looked up to by many for their selflessness or actions in situations. In Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Huck Finn is a true hero. His actions throughout the story help define him as such. Huckleberry Finn is a hero because he is clever, loyal, and moral.

A Streetcar Named Desire, written by Tennessee Williams in 1947 is a play that is perceived with the variance between a man and his sister-in-law. Stanley Kowalski immediately captures the attention of the audience through Williams’ excellent portrayal of the intensely strong willed character, furthermore Williams forms Stanley into an exceedingly masculine character who will always have his way or no way and makes his opinions vey clear to those around him “why don’t you women go up and sit with Eunice” this declaration from Stanley shows that he his very sexist, this was very typical of men’s attitudes to women in the 1940’s because the patriarchal society at the time meant that men wanted

Sometimes compared to her hero Steve Jobs, Elizabeth Holmes is well known as one of the most successful and youngest female entrepreneurs in America. The company she is building and the work she is revolutionizing is fascinating. Her company, Theranos, is developing a hardware, called a nanotainer that can carry out the exact same blood tests as diagnostic-labs do, and actually in a much faster time of just a few minutes, with only a pinprick of blood instead of three to four tubes of blood. By doing so, she will be able to eliminate one major cause of avoiding blood tests requested by doctors for the 40-60% of patients in America- the fear of big needles.

There are many interpretations of Oliver Cromwell as he lived in the 17th century, he was seen differently at that time than he is seen today. There are different interpretations because historians might have been biased because they were on one side at that time and unbiased now. Another reason could be that people at that time knew more about him then people do now. However, religion and nationality changed people’s minds too.

Oliver Cromwell, one of England's greatest military commanders brought England closer than ever to a democracy. He was the lord protector of England for close to five years, before he passed away. Oliver Cromwell was a hero because he fought for the rights of commoners, brought England closer to a democracy, and overthrew a tyrant.

A modern hero is not just someone with powers or that can jump tall buildings. Be that as it may, somebody who has defects. Kate Beckett is numerous things detective, daughter, partner and a friend. She might be a fictional character from Castle but at the same time she’s  a hero. Her bravery goes more profounding than saving her dad from alcoholism, saving her partner Castle from a numerous life threatening situations or saving countless of others through her job as a Homicide  Detective. Beckett is her own savior and in a society where so many “romances” still feature men saving women from forces both outside and within themselves, Beckett’s c and ability to spare herself matter colossally.

J.K. Rowling is widely known for her magical series, Harry Potter. Her creations of spells, use of mythical creatures, and the imaginary world she was able to bring to life were all rather impressive, but the most intriguing aspect of her series was perhaps the characters she created. The relationships and tension that existed between all of them gave such a great depth to the stories that it drew readers in and kept them on the edge and wanting more. Of all of her characters, the most mysterious and interesting is seen by most to be Severus Snape. Through most of the series, the main protagonists believed him to be the enemy, but his role was not quite as it seemed.

There are many athletes and celebrities today who have suffered from substance abuse and/or addiction. An example is an amazing actor called Heath Ledger. Heath Ledger was born as Heathcliff Andrew Ledger in April 4, 1979. His place of birth was Perth, Western Australia, Australia and started his career playing supporting roles and recurring roles in Australian TV shows like Sweat, while also starring in the 1997 drama thriller movie called Blackrock, which was inspired by the real-life event that was the murder of Leigh Leigh. He then decided to pursue his acting career in the United States of America. The USA is what gave him the recognition of an actor he deserved starting with his starrer-role in the romantic comedy film 10 Things I Hate About You, which was a breakthrough role for him. Since then, he would give performances in movies like the epic historical war film The Patriot, the drama movie Monster's Ball, and the neo-western romantic drama film Brokeback Mountain. Heath Ledger has also been critically raved as an actor for his performance as the Joker in the superhero film The Dark Knight which stars the comic book character Batman, and is declared by some to be the greatest comic book film of all time. Heath's performance was so acclaimed that he won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in the 81st Academy Awards. However, he is another famous personality who suffered

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle an acquisitive man of talents as well as a man of achievements. To demonstrate, he started his career as a medical health practitioner,there was more. To enumerate, Doyle was a multi-gifted sportsman, a man of spiritualism, prolific, eager patriot plus a loyal imperialist, alone with being a campaigner in opposition to miscarriages of justice, an adventurer, as well as a superb storyteller., Doyle was a multi-gifted sportsman, a man of spiritualism, prolific, eager patriot plus a loyal imperialist, alone with being a campaigner in opposition to miscarriages of justice, an adventurer, as well as a superb

Unlike other famous actors, Leonardo DiCaprio uses his fame to fight poverty. Being involved in many organizations, foundations and charities including Feeding America, is what keeps the world turning. These privileges provide the world with more peace and better stability. With all of his heroic actions, I would say Lenardo is a Hero.

In the story “A Scandal in Bohemia,” we get a glimpse of Holmes’s character, a natural mastermind, through John Watson's narration. As with any narrated scene, our perception of Holmes