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Processing of Findings What is a hero? According to the Stanford Philosophy Department a hero is someone who goes “beyond the call of duty” to do things which are morally good, whilst not necessary for them to do. Heroes act for the greater good, not necessary just for their own moral good or their own duty. There are troubling and potentially conflicting idea embedded in the idea of heroism - potentially conflicting ideas such as “What is one’s duty?” and “What are one’s morals?” Stanford’s Philosophy

“A TRUE HERO IS NOT MEASURED BY THE SIZE OF HIS STRENGTH, BUT BY THE STRENGTH OF HIS HEART.” - Hercules. Ho Feng Shan demonstrates the traits of a hero because he was known as a very kind-hearted man; Ho was very humble and had many great achievements in his lifetime. Ho has achieved many things, but what makes him a hero? Point #1: Ho Feng Shan was known as a very kind-hearted man. Lilith-Silvia Doron bumped into Ho when Hitler was making his triumphal entry into Vienna on March 11, 1938. She

As the history of mankind continues, so follows the storied tale of its heroes. Every society seems to have its key individuals who influence others through their feats of strength, knowledge, or other superior qualities. In considering how these heroes come to be, we have to wonder whether they rise to the top simply because they are extraordinary or if they are the products of their time. In his essay “On Heroes, Hero Worship, and the Heroic in History,” Thomas Carlyle uses Norse mythology to argue

The feature distinguishing man most from animals would probably be the ability to create stories, with the help of our imagination. These stories, with the passage of time can change depending on how they were transmitted and lose some key factors they had had. If they had been transmitted orally, every new orator would add their own narrative or metaphorical twist to them, or just tell the stories in a new light. These stories are one of the oldest mechanisms which keep us connected to our past

Myth history is a very interesting subtopic in the study of history. One of the most famous examples of myth history is the Children’s Crusade. The story of the Children’s Crusade has had a lot of different interpretations over the years and is truly a child of this myth history idea. It takes some of the parts that everyone wants to hear about, the gore, the death, and the anti-religious message that the common people want to hear and twists it from fact to fiction. That’s what brings people into

Heroism: A Mystery “A Mystery of Heroism” by Stephen Crane is in the name itself. What is heroism? For starters, heroism is a noble act. You are selfless and have compassion. Most importantly, you risk your own life for the good of others. Situated in the American civil war from 1861-1865, “A Mystery of Heroism” is about a soldier named Fred Collins and his experiences in the infantry. Is he a hero? Fred Collins is not a hero. It all starts with a fierce battle in the infantry. People are dying

The alternative to a moral order that is socially determined would be a unified cosmic order based on mythology. Homeric poems suggest the superiority of such an order. But myths are not external phenomena divorced from social life, but rather are expressions of an underlying social structure. Thus the changes in Greek society are reflected in the exposition of myths as well. Thus myths which may have reigned in Homer’s time lose their credence, except perhaps in reflecting how the society used to

Explanatory Essay A hero is defined as someone of great strength and courage, a figure who played an admirable role in any important event or period. A hero can be defined in so many ways along with being seen in so many ways. For example heros can be either conventional or unconventional, this is one of the most common ways heros are classified. A hero has to first overcome many challenges before receiving a reward. Their reward can be anything from being reunited with their family to physical

The Choctaw have many myths, in which are important to any their religious, cultural, and tradition lifestyle. The Choctaw have many different types of myths and stories. There are creation myths, supernatural legends, joke stories, and animal stories just to name a few of the types. The definition for myths is “a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon or a popular belief

In today’s culture, people may say that a belief in some phenomenon is a myth because it is not based on facts or anything provable or verifiable. Ultimately, when we say something is a myth, we mean it is not true and we should not take it seriously. We use myths to explain the unknown, warn people against unwise actions, provide inspiration and for entertainment. In academia, however, the word myth is used to describe and trace those stories of the origins of a civilization’s values, history and