For this paper, you will consider what traits the heroes we studied had in common (Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Eowyn, Merry, Sundiata, Odysseus) - and which heroes did not quite fit the mold.Remember that epic heroes embody the values of the culture that created them, and so heroes vary as widely as cultures do. However, there are certainly common threads and themes while discussing what makes a hero. For your paper, you will be exploring one trait of a hero in a complex and nuanced way. You will build this complexity by discussing two heroes who possess it - and one hero who does not.Below is what your outline should include: Introduction:Tell your reader what the purpose of your paper is. Propose to define an epic hero by exploring one aspect of heroism.Provide background. What is an epic?Choose a trait of an epic hero. This trait should be shared by several heroes we read about (Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Eowyn, Merry, Sundiata, and Odysseus), but should not be so broad that it can apply to all of them.Paragraph 1:Describe the unique way that one hero displays the heroic trait that you are focusing on.Use 2-3 examples from the story excerpts to support your point.Paragraph 2:Describe the unique way that a different hero displays the heroic trait that you are focusing on.Use 2-3 examples from the story excerpts to support your point.Focus specifically on describing the way the heroes you chose display the same trait differently.Paragraph 3:Begin this paragraph by discussing how epics reflect the values of the culture that created them.Next, introduce one of the heroes we studied in this Unit who does not possess the heroic trait. Describe the ways in which the hero differs from the previous two.Then, dig in: Does the hero truly express this trait, but in a unique way? Or, what trait seems to replace that one? Use 2-3 examples from the story excerpts to support your point.Conclusion:Come to a meaningful insight about what heroism truly means.This essay structure might be new to you. Usually, academic essays ask you to choose a thesis and prove it thoroughly, while this essay asks you to break away from your thesis to create a deeper definition of heroism. Because it might be confusing, I have included a summary of a sample essay below. (Note: This summary shows you the progression of thought I am looking for. Your essay should follow a similar logical path, but should be a full five paragraphs, include quotations from the story, etc.) Sample Topic:Epic heroes behead their enemies. Beowulf beheads Grendel, Gilgamesh removes Humbaba's head and hangs it on a tree branch, and Eowyn slices off the large, scaly head of her enemy with a sword. This act of decapitating your enemies seems to be a consistent trend among epic heroes and tells us a good deal about what kind of hero they are. A hero must be confronting their enemy face-to-face and dominates them completely by decapitating them - this shows bravery, capability, and thus seems to be the "noble" way to kill your enemy. However, the hobbit, Merry, destroys the Black Rider he faces by stabbing it in the back; this is an underhanded method, relying on the element of surprise rather than the physical power of the hero. Thus, Merry certainly seems to lack the "nobility" of the grand, armored heroes of the other tales. While this distinction sets Merry apart as a unique hero among the others, the end is the same: he defeats the threat he faces.Your paper must discuss three heroes out of the ones we studied in the Unit (Beowulf, Gilgamesh, Eowyn, Merry, Sundiata, Odysseus). You must use quotes from the text for at least two of the three heroes, and a total of at least four quotes throughout the paper. This essay should be between two and five pages (500-1500 words) in length. Your final draft should be saved and submitted as .doc or .pdf file. It should be in 12-point font in Times New Roman.

Imagery is so important in poetry. Poems are like stories but are not always as long or have as many words. The more ways they can show you what they are trying to say, the better. A poet will use a METAPHOR in order to try and paint a photo in your mind. In the poem, “far memory,” Lucille Clifton states “their sweet music the voice of the universe at peace.” That paints vivid picture of a peaceful melody, calming and sweet. Something that would put you at ease. She painted a whole photo in your brain with a few simple words. They were carefully put together, in a specific way for you to understand how the sisters were able to sing together. Anne Sexton uses PARADOX in her poem “you, Doctor Martin.” She states “ “prince of all the foxes,” this is a paradox because, a person cannot be a price of all the foxes. However, this to me is talking about someone who is able to have it all. She makes shoes for a living and sews fur into the inside of the shoe. She’s saying that the person who is in charge of her is the prince of all the foxes because he owns all the fox fur that she has to sew into these shoes. Even if her hands hurt and she feels lost. This paints such a powerful picture in your mind. In “A Bride in the Thirties” by W. H. Auden, he states “When hatred would proffer her immediate pleasure,” this specifically states that anger is what fueled her and gave her joy. He was didn’t really have to use any special way to paint this photo because each word gave you what you need to know. Each of these authors uses something different to their advantage. Each poem has its own personality, but each get its point across. Just because you use less words, or use them in a different way, does not mean you lose meaning or impact. All three of these were a good read and made me feel something. As well as picture what they were talking about. This is one!“Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne.The short story Young Goodman Brown, set during the Salem Witch Trials, sheds light on the disillusionment of Young Goodman Brown, as he parts from his young wife and on a journey through the forest. The story is told from the narrative perspective of a third person omniscient point-of-view; a Historical allegory that ultimately tells the story of a man and his meeting with the devil. During the walk through the forest and amongst fellow travelers/sinners, Goodman states:"My father never went into the woods on such an errand, nor his father before him. We have been a race of honest men and good Christians, since the days of the martyrs. And shall I be the first of the name of Brown, that ever took this path and kept--" (Hawthorne).In a strange twist situational irony, it was the devil who helped the Brown family commit their sins of burning an Indian (indigenous) village and lashing a woman in Salem. He discovered that the good Christian men of his family have walked the same path with the devil, and Goodman begins to take interest. I believe the author is suggesting a form of religious conformity.Secondly, I believe the evil forest is interchangeably a metaphor for Hell. As it was described as “…dreary road, darkened by all the gloomiest trees of the forest, which barely stood aside to let the narrow path creep through, and closed immediately behind.” (Hawthorne). Furthermore, he began to gaze at the sky above seeing an arch of the firmament (vault of the heavens), while below in hell. In the same moment, Hawthorne attributed a pathetic fallacy, by stating: “sometimes the wind tolled like a distant church-bell, and sometimes gave a broad roar around the traveler as if all Nature were laughing…” (Hawthorne). However, it was not until Goodman was proselytized that he became comfortable with the forest.In conclusion, I think the story of Young Goodman Brown is an allegory of suspected corruptions during the Salem Witch trials and the murder of innocent women in the view of villagers. Also, the author is potentially giving a realistic depiction of his opinion of his great-great-grandfather, John Hawthorne. The elder Hawthorne was a judge that oversaw the trials (Britannica). Nathaniel later changed the spelling of his last name to dissociate from the lineage. This is two!

Discuss the role and significance of the slave narrative in early civil rights organization.resources.https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/bradford/bradford.htm...