“What is a hero….” she thought as she looked to the world,she gripped a green,black and blue fabric,tears falling from her black eyes “fight with honor….” she yelled,her back eyes ablaze with a dark yellow flame,she was enraged,noone could stop her now…”why did you give up soldier...WHY DID YOU STOP THE FIGHT!?...we….i...i loved you...why did you have to die…” she fell to her knees,the dark yellow flame disappearing,now replaced with dark yellow tears,her body racked with sobs and hics “please i don’t know what i did...why..w-why...this is all i have of you now…a mere goddamn scarf...I WANT ALL OF YOU BACK PLEASE!” a light wind blew through the battle field,blowing dust around,a bloody massacre,the battle of humans and monsters took the general’s …show more content…
she yelled looking up to the sky,dark yellow tears falling from her face onto the ground,she got up,wrapped the scarf around her arm,into a bow,she wiped her eyes,her tail waved back and forth in sadness,she was a humanoid snake with arms and legs,she had a snake tongue and a snake tail,her tail was green and scaly and her tongue was red and slender ,”i,general Mallory Marilyn Dragonheart,promise not to love another for as long as i live….i would kill any humans i see,but...heh….i know you wouldn’t want that…” she says and she felt a pair a wings wrap around her and a hand caressed her cheek,with a blow of the wind,the feeling was gone,she walked to the castle,she walked to her old training room,she stayed there,and trained and trained until she went to asleep,this went on day in and day out,the same routine,she would wake up,eat breakfast the servants in the castle made for her,train until midnight and go to sleep,she kept her promise and Irises scarf around her arm,in that little bow,every now and then,Mallory would feel Irises touch and kiss,how much she’d missed her,every night she would have that same nightmare/flashback of her love,iris,and her friend’s dying on the battlefield,but one night,she had one about seeing irises terrified face,blood on mallory's arms and face,the corpse of their child,dust,in front of them,tears falling down irises face from her beautiful green eyes,her scarf wrapped around her neck,Iris was special,she was a fallen angel from heaven,she had
Heroes are goals for our own aspirations. Humanity is assembled around the necessity for role models and the transference down of information, this is how we learn. A hero is defined as someone with admirable traits or people who, in the face of danger or from a position of weakness, display courage or the will for self-sacrifice, whether it be moral in a literal or figurative approach. These notions of heroism are portrayed directly through the collection of relating texts, ‘The Epic of Gilgamesh,’ and ‘The Ballad of Mulan,’ and the film ‘Saving Private Ryan.’
What is a hero? Many people think instantly about, police officers, fire fighters, or perhaps a person that saves the day such as “Batman” or “superman”, but in reality a hero are not just people that save the day or other from harm. A hero can also be your parent, or parents that are there for you through your good and bad or even right and wrong days; or your brother or sister that perhaps worry about you and is determine to teach you well, this way you do not commit the same mistake they once did or saw growing up. The novel “In the time of the butterflies” the three sisters are known to be hero’s for standing up and sticking to their beliefs. But a hero is not only those that die for their country or others, it takes a
After an event of large magnitude, it still began to take its toll on the protagonist as they often “carried all the emotional baggage of men who might die” during the war (O’Brien 1187). The travesties that occurred with the brutality of war did not subside and began to affect those involved in a deeply emotional way. The multitude of disastrous happenings influenced the narrator to develop a psychological handicap to death by being “afraid of dying” although being “even more afraid to show it” (O’Brien 1187). The burden caused by the war creates fear inside the protagonist’s mind, yet if he were to display his sense of distress it would cause a deeper fear for those around him, thus making the thought of exposing the fear even more frightening. The emotional battle taking place in the psyche of the narrator is directly repressed by the war.
1. The façade of the Palace of the Legion of Honor is a great example of classical revival architecture. Architects from the Renaissance to the present have borrowed architectural elements from ancient Greece and Rome for church façades, banks, museums, and government buildings.
The number one thing that comes to mind when I think of a war story is American Sniper. It would be the perfect example of what someone would think of. It shows the things that Chris Kyle went through while he was fighting in the war and the adjustment that he had when he returned home from the war. Even before the movie came out when I heard of someone returning home from being away at war the thing that came to mind was them dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Not everyone that come home from serving in the war does not deal with PTSD, but media makes you think that it affects everyone. According to Tim O’Brien’s “How to Tell a True War Story” the things that our minds go to are not even true war stories. He says that when you hear
When recalling one’s most idolized childhood heroes, figures like Batman, Michael Jordan, and Daniel from The Karate Kid usually arise. These individuals do fit the vague definition of a hero, being person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. But not all heros can fit into the “cookie-cutter” definition. Hardly does one recognize the more unsung heroes that really make a difference in the background like Georgie Smith, The Avenger’s Black Widow, and Lucie Manette. Although Lucie does not fit the stereotypical image of a hero, she is the driving force behind the heroic actions executed by others, making her the real hero.
Where does heroism lay? Does it belong in the purity of one’s heart and soul as we come together as a whole, or does it stay printed in the comic books? Heroism can be found by connecting a point of view to certain concepts. The concepts used to describe heroism throughout this essay are sacrifice, belief, and support.
Going to War The arrival of winter is well on its way. Colorful leaves had turned to brown and fallen from the branches of the trees. The sky opened to a new brightness with the disappearance of the leaves. As John drove down the country road, he was much more aware of all his surroundings.
He runs a few steps more, while the blood gushes from his neck like oil from a well” (Remarque 51). Out of the books read in this world, All Quiet On The Western Front covers the horrors of war one Soldier himself suffers. A civilian cries over a spider, but Soldiers keep in their tears for the one thing that betrayed this world, living. Hell itself cannot describe the damage a soldier suffers for the luxurious freedom America has been given and peacefully enjoy to this day. “You just do what You gotta do to defend Your own” (For You). Thoughts themselves could kill a Hero. Soldiers don’t process their horrors, they see them and only see more. Men are not heros. Women are not Heros. Soldiers alone live up the right to be called a
I’m running late again. This time for sure Chief Bisbee is going to reboot my ass or worse. I know that the moment I walk through those precinct doors he’s going to yell, “Detective AI Franklin in my office now!” The Chief sounds mighty unhappy. He only uses my full name and title when I royally screw up. This really doesn’t happen as often as you might think. At least that’s what I keep telling myself.
“Dibs on the last bowl” I said. Zach looked at me and said, “Sure man but lay it on me, what’s wrong?”, “Last time I saw you this stoned was at your 18th”. I thought about it for a while, felt like an eternity, I sat there for a good ten minutes. I almost forgot what I was supposed to say. I stood up to clear my head. Upon standing I decided to sit back down, I was really stoned, and standing was a chore. “The stars are so pretty, makes me feel so small in this vast world”, Zach looked at me and laughed, responding with “Your loaded, now answer my question man.” Adjusting my position so I could face him, I admitted to getting a letter in the mail for the draft. He looked at me and stayed silent for a few minutes, when he finally gathered his
Growing up my dad would re-watch the Dukes of Hazard and I usually would be on the couch right beside him. It influenced me to grow up as a rebel. The Dukes of Hazard showed me an 8 year old kid that sometimes the culturally wrong thing it the right thing to do. The general Lee and the confederate flag represent that but now it’s seen as racist. In the thirty years that show has been around it was never called out once for being racist.
“Get down!” says Sean as he tackles me to the ground. “we’re surrounded we’re the last two left!’ He says in panic “we have to mo-“cut short by the sound of him hitting the ground.
Gordonn struggled to support his family from a young age, especially given the circumstances of his father's condition.
Many of the heroic acts done by heroes end up either dying or wound from the hazard event that the hero took place in. Every act of heroism plays a significant part to the society because it adds to the quality of each person in humanity and as a whole. Also, the acts of heroism are always inspiring and remembered due to their courageous actions and selflessness. Works Cited The Children’s March. Dir.