AshleyPanem

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1. Whataresomedefinitionsofahero/heroism?
TheMerriamWebsterdictionarydefinesheroismasgreatcourageandaheroasapersonwhois
greatlyadmiredforbraveactsorfinequalitiesand/oristhemaincharacterinastory.

Source:
http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/hero

2. Inyouropinion,whataresomecharacteristicsofahero?
Inmyopinion,somecharacteristicsofaheroissomeonewhoactsbravelyandselflesslytohelp
someoneorsomethinginanyway,shape,orform.

3. Whoisaherotoyou?Why?
Ithinktherearemanypeoplewhoareheroes.SomemorepopularexamplesofpeoplewhoI
thinkareheroesareMartinLutherKing,Jr.,NelsonMandela,andSusanB.Anthonybecause
whiletheyalldidnotfitthestereotypicalhero,theyallfoughtforequalityandfairnessandwere
allverybraveandstrong.

4. WhatistheHerosJourney?
TheHerosJourney,createdbyJosephCampbell,isabasicpatternofjourneythatmanyheroes,
especiallyinliteratureandstories,follow.

5. Whatarethestagesofthisjourney?
I.Separation/departure:
a.TheCalltoAdventure
b.RefusaltotheCall
c.AcceptanceoftheCall
d.SupernaturalAid
e.CrossingoftheFirstThreshold
f.EnteringtheBellyoftheWhale
II.Initiation
a.RoadofTrials
b.TheMeetingwiththeGoddess
c.WomanasTemptress
d.AtonementwiththeFather
e.Apotheosis
f.TheUltimateBoon
III.Return

a.RefusaloftheReturn
b.MagicFlight
c.RescuefromWithout
d.CrossingoftheReturnThreshold
e.MasteroftheTwoWorlds
f.FreedomtoLive

6. Whatstorieshaveyouread/watchedthatfollowedtheHerosJourney?
Most,ifnotallofthestoriesthatIhavereadandwatchedfollowtheHerosJourney.For
example,HarryPotter,theHungerGames,MazeRunner,Matched,andmanyotherstories
followthetemplateoftheHerosJourney.

7. Whatisdestiny?
Destinyiseventsthatwilloccurinthefuturethathappentoapersonorthing.

8. Doyoubelieveinthecontrolofyourowndestiny?Why?
IbelievethatIcancontrolandnotcontrolmyowndestiny.Ithinkthatsomethingsaresetin
stoneandwillalwayshappentoyou,buttherearethingsthatyoucantryhardtochangeormake
decisionsthatwillalsoaffectyourdestiny.

9. WhatdoyouthinkaretheessentialvaluesandbeliefsofAncientGreekculture?
IthinkthatsomeoftheessentialvaluesandbeliefsinAncientGreekculturearepoliticaltheory,
philosophy,communitythearts,andlogic.

10. WhatdoyouthinkaretheessentialvaluesandbeliefsofcontemporaryAmerican
culture?
IthinkthatsomeoftheessentialvaluesandbeliefsofcontemporaryAmericancultureare
individualachievement,selfreliance,mobility,andmoney.

11. WhatisaHomericsimile?
AHomericsimileisadetailedcomparisonthathasthesamepatternsofasimilebutismany
linesinlength.