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    Today's modern day hero has similarities and differences than the Anglo-Saxon hero. The two heroes each have different values they believe in. Also, they are motivated to fight for different reasons. An Anglo-Saxon hero also fights differently than a modern day hero. An example of this comparison is Bono from the band "U2" and Beowulf. Both modern day heroes, like Bono and Anglo-Saxon heroes, like Beowulf, try to improve their societies, but do it in different ways and for different reasons. Anglo-Saxon

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    What are modern day and classical heroes? There are many differences between modern day and classical heroes based on their behavior and characteristics they show. A modern hero chooses to save others over themselves, and to to risk their lives to save strangers. A classical hero is someone chose to show bravery and skill in a battle. First off, a modern hero is someone who risks their lives to save someone else's even of they don't know them. In the article, “ How Have Our Heros Changed” by Mark

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    example about a modern day hero is the Flash. Barry Allen, The Flash, protect central city for the security of other people fighting against a lot of metahumans that terrorizes the city. He is a good person and a powerful hero. Hero is the person that help the others to do better things, protecting if is it necessary. A modern-day hero is a person that brings security for the population and fight for resolve the actual problem that affect his city. The classical hero is a type of hero who has positive

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    A hero is seen as a selfless and courageous individual who saves the day. Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist, once said “the hero is the man of self achieved submission.” A hero must also go through the twelve stages which include: call to adventure, assistance/departure, trials, approach, crisis, treasure, result, returning to their ordinary world, new life, resolution and returning to status quo. Heroes such as Beowulf, The Green Knight and Oedipus, are all seen as heroes for different reasons

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    me, my modern day hero is my dad, Daniel. My dad is 45 years old, he has four children: me, Bruno, Carolina, and Pedro, and he is a doctor who has a medical clinic. Nowadays, being a hero is being someone who, in the opinion of others, has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model or ideal. I choose my father as my modern day hero because for me, for my hole family and for all his patients, he is all of that. My dad is worth this title of hero because

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    On our everyday, we are surrounded by heroes. A hero is a person who has special abilities in helping others and in thinking about others priorities before their own. Classical heroes are super humans that are brave, that use their abilities to help other, that go on a journey, and in some point of their life they have a revelation about their true identity as a hero. Modern-day heroes are average people, that face challenges and have problems to which people can relate. They don't go on the classical

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    strived for. A true hero is scarce to come by because to become a true hero, everyone must believe the person is benevolent. However, very few people in the world tend to agree on any given topic. These people have their own personal heroes, a title granted to a local whom they personally admire. In theory, this means heroes are everywhere. However, evolving from personal beliefs, monsters and heroes exist only in imagination. In the epic poem, Beowulf, it speaks of an epic hero who saves the world

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    Essay On Being A Hero

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    A hero is not something that anyone can be. A hero stands for what is right in the world and fights agents what is wrong. They will always be there to stand up for those who cannot. The path that is taken to become a hero is not a path that can be taken by most. You cannot simply wake up and become a hero, you are born with it and raised to be one. They have to fight to fully become their full hero. The path to become a hero is a long and taxing task to be taken. A hero is someone who had a very

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    Epic Hero Dbq

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    There are many different definitions of a hero. The Iliad presents two of those many definitions. In 750 B.C. Homer wrote this epic poem. This poem involves two characters known as hector and Achilles. Even though both hector and Achilles have there own notable strengths, one is more heroic than the other according to the traits of an epic hero, and the other is more heroic in the terms of the modern standards of a hero. Of course both Hector and Achilles have there own notable strengths. Achilles

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    A hero is a strong, brave character that is always the protagonist in a story and always saves the day when there is danger. Superhero’s today like Superman, Iron-man, Spider-man ect. all share qualities that make them heroic. Whether they have a special ability or they are just strong and brave people. Epic heroes and Medieval heroes are two heroes that have qualities that are different. Medieval heroes are brave, loyal, and gentlemanly while epic heroes are strong, brave, they possess non-human

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