Robin Williams: A True Hero

Robin Williams was a famous actor and comedian who died at the age of 63. On August 11, 2014, he was found dead in his home by his assistant. His assistant found him hanging in his stepson’s room. Robin Williams was having trouble sleeping due to his insomnia, anxiety, and Parkinson’s disease, so he had been sleeping in his step-sons room. He was last seen by spouse Susan Williams the night prior to his death. Susan said Robin was looking for his watches the night before because he was worried that something would happen to them. Susan also said that she thought Robin was in a good mood that night because he grabbed his iPad before bed. She thought this was a good sign since Robin hadn’t watched TV or read a book in six months.

His father took early retirement when Robin Williams was 16. That is when they moved to California where he finished his education at Redwood High School. Up to this point, he had already been noticed for his flair in entertaining people, a natural talent.

“Heroes and victims are the product of the mood they were in when opportunity came or when circumstances were at their worst” said Orson Scott Card. In every movie or television show has a hero and victim but which one is going to have the fans and watchers vote? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. As an anti-heroic is one who doesn 't act like a typical hero but often is a little villainous. Heroes are from many different cultures for example superman and batman. Chuck Bass is an anti-heroic main character, from the novel and television show Gossip Girls, where he is noted for his financial ambition, hedonism, and personal style. Bass is a huge

Throughout Shakespeare’s plays, a vital aspect in his writing is similarity to classic Greek tragedy; specifically including a tragic hero, who is identified by a detrimental flaw ingrained in their character, eventually causing their demise. Bill Cosby, a beloved family comedian, prominent figure in American television, and an imperative influence on American’s view of black families, depicts a modern day tragic hero. However, like all tragic heroes, Bill Cosby had a downfall, as Mark Seal states in his article, “The One Accuser who might bring Bill Cosby down for Good,” he allegedly committed over 60 sexual assaults and rapes. Therefore, it is apparent that Bill Cosby portrays a tragic hero because he was an outstanding figure in the civil rights movement. He was beloved; nevertheless, he destroyed his life work, reputation, and family by sexually assaulting young women throughout his life.

His family said in an announcement: "We celebrate in the phenomenal life he was favored to live, and we feel thankful and favored to have been cherished by such an astounding person."

Born September 17, 1883 to Williams George Williams and Raquel Helene Hoheb, William Carlos Williams was destined to become one of the most influential poets of the 20th Century. Williams was greatly influenced by his family. Although he lived in a house full of men, the two women in his life, mother and grandmother, were the most important adults to him (Baym

When asked how did he feel when he was sentenced to and additional 10 years ? He responded and said “ I felt crushed inside I felt like my life was over , I was angry at my self for allowing my self to become so angry. I knew that that would be something that would become a reputation for who I would now become. I didn’t want to live that life I sold drugs because I wanted to survive that was a stupid choice but I couldn’t get a job as quick as I wanted and my life was already going downstream . I Seen fast money in selling drugs I thought I could do it and I wasn’t hurting nobody and I could survive and make fast money as long as I didn’t get Caught” . He then continue on saying “ Mentally I knew it was going to be a hard time for me I don’t know how I got that knife , I mean I knew it was giving to me but I don’t know how the other guy got it and while I was laying on that floor getting stab it

When news of Sonny’s addiction to drugs has first made its way to his older brother, there is a part where his brother discusses the news with one of Sonny’s old junkie friends. His brother, in talking to the junkie friend, says, “‘You mean--they’ll let him out. And then he’ll just start working his way back in again. You mean he’ll never kick the habit.’” (Baldwin 126).

A hero is defined as, “a person, typically a man, who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities,” (Dictionary.com) There is two different types of heroes, there is the type that has super powers and flies around fighting crime, and then there just regular people doing outrageous things that benefit tons of people and their surroundings. There is Superman, Batman, and Cat Women, and then there is regular old, William Penn. Today we know him as the man on the Quaker’s oat meal box, but he is not the one who made oatmeal. Who is William Penn some might ask? William Penn is the founder of the province of Pennsylvania. William Penn should be considered a hero because he saved a bunch of people from being treated

SONNY’S BLUES Mykel Gordon ENC 1102 7/11/2016   People face trying times throughout their life. They are presented with obstacles to overcome, and when faced with these obstructions, they look for something to assist them in overcoming. Unfortunately, overcoming them is not the goal for some. They would rather find something to relieve the problem, instead of something to remove the problem. In the city of Harlem, there are not too many positive outlets to relieve one of their stress.

As a musician, Sonny speaks through his music the pain and suffering of the people around him. Also, just by listening to other singers Sonny felt the pain of there suffering as well. For instance, as he stood “listening to that woman sing, it struck me [Sonny] all the sudden how much suffering she must have had to go through-to sing like that” (Baldwin 190). Therefore, extremely sensitive to the pain of others, Sonny falls an addict to trying to dull his view of it. He felt it gave him a sense of control of his life but to find out it was controlling him. Sonny believed that heroin helped him not to play well, but “to stand it, be able to make it all”(Baldwin 190) the way. However, knowing the path to stay clean and kick the addiction was going to be difficult. He knew that he has hit rock bottom, Sonny tries to escape and “to get out of Harlem” (Baldwin 185). Thinking that getting out of Harlem will help him get away from the drugs. Although, coming back to Harlem from the Navy didn’t change him. “Nothing changed. I [he] hadn’t changed, I [he] was just-older” (Baldwin 193). However, through music Sonny found it easier to talk about his pain and struggles that he has encountered in his

Talk about Sonny from the story Sonny’s blues, it is mention so many families who are experiencing situations where drugs takes kids out of their families, and then, parents don’t know how to bring them back, or how to recover them. Unfortunately we are living in a blind society, where we rather give money to young people instead for help them to find a path for a better life, it is why the take money as granted, because they are not working for it, they do not really appreciate the real value, and use it buying drugs is really simple. Great young minds locked themselves in an addition from where they cannot escape and many of them have given up to their dreams, and completely waste their talent just because nobody could give them a hand

Hank Williams Jr. was born on May 26, 1949, in Shreveport, Louisiana. His father was country music star Hank Williams, now known as Hank Williams Sr., who unfortunately died when Hank was merely three years old. In his youth, Hank was expected to live up to his father’s legacy, which put a lot of pressure on him. His mother tried to mold him into a younger version of his father, but though he wanted to be in the country music business he did not like his father’s style and sound. Hank wanted to have his own style and music, for some this was difficult, they preferred for him to continue the legacy of his father by playing Hank Sr’s music. For twenty three years he endured the pressure of being just like his father until he attempted suicide,

Robin’s mother, Laurie Williams, wasn’t always around, but on the days she was, she was watching Robin do his crazy performances. She never got tired of his jokes and performances. Williams grew up in isolation with no friends; therefore, school was an interesting world for him. Many recall Williams as being a disruptive child. Miss Granice was so fed up with his distraction, like making strange sounds while everyone was doing school work, she kept moving William's desk farther away from the others until finally he was put into the hall. Williams´ isolation made him shy and unsocial; therefore, he got bullied. The bullying started verbally and turned physical quickly, leaving Williams finding different entrances into the school. He started

As I was browsing sites looking for my evening Internet fix, I found this great video, posted by HBO on January 28, 2015. I instantly knew there was no better way for me to relate my true frustration to the society ignorance than to share this with you all. John Oliver is my true hero, when it comes to news reporting and I hope HBO continues the crusade paving the way for the TRUE journalism such is "VICE", a "Brillent" John Oliver's "Last Week Tonight" and even the media show "Newsroom", which I secretly hope becomes a reality in my lifetime.