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Unsung Heroes of the Lord of the Rings: From the Page to the Screen

Book by Lynnette R. Porter; Praeger, 2005

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Fantasy Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Heroes In Literature, Heroes In Motion Pictures, Lord Of The Rings (Films)--History And Criticism, Middle Earth (Imaginary Place), Tolkien, J. R. R--(John Ronald Reuel)--1892-1973--Characters--Heroes, Tolkien, J. R. R--(John Ronald Reuel)--1892-1973--Film And Video Adaptations, Tolkien, J. R. R--(John Ronald Reuel)--1892-1973--Lord Of The Rings

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...definition of a weaponed hero can fit many Lord of the...In addition, weaponed heroes who act honorably and...charac- teristic in his heroes, and this trait is part of his larger definition of hero. All heroes in The Lord of the Rings...
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Everybody Is Sitting on the Curb: How and Why America's Heroes Disappeared

Book by Alan Edelstein; Praeger Publishers, 1996

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Heroes--United States, United States--Civilization--Philosophy

Collections: History, Philosophy, Entire Library

...longer be an American hero. The several forms the American hero has taken can be placed...categories: greater heroes, intermediate heroes...and a bit of flash in a hero is admirable if not necessary. The lesser heroes within American society...
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On Heroes

Book by Philostratus, Jennifer K. Berenson Maclean, Ellen Bradshaw Aitken; Brill, 2003

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Dialogues, Greek--Translations Into English, Heroes--Early Works To 1800, Trojan War--Early Works To 1800

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...to Philostratuss On Heroes xv The Heroes of Philostratuss On Heroes: Fiction, Epic, and Hero-Cult xv Initiation into the Mysteries of Heroes: Ancient Greek Hero Cult and On Heroes xxv Continuity and Tradition in Philostratuss On Heroes xxx...
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The Byronic Hero in Film, Fiction, and Television

Book by Atara Stein; Southern Illinois University Press, 2004

Subjects:

Heroes In Literature, Heroes In Motion Pictures

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...creators of Byronic heroes tend not to share...Adapting the Byronic hero to satisfy the desires...superhuman hero and the hero who more closely...argues that superhuman heroes are more geared for...and their ghost-heroes, absolutely epitomize...use of the Byronic hero. Chapter 2 concludes...
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Fighting Evil: Unsung Heroes in the Novels of Graham Greene

Book by Haim Gordon; Greenwood Press, 1997

Subjects:

Didactic Fiction, English--History And Criticism, Good And Evil In Literature, Greene, Graham--1904---Characters--Heroes, Greene, Graham--1904---Ethics, Heroes In Literature

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...situations in which many of Greenes unsung heroes fight evil that present an important insight...emanating from and attained by Greenes unsung heroes. Do these simple people who fight evil...their wisdom? Can we leam from these heroes about our personal lives and about the...

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Journal Articles on: heroes

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Heroes, Metanarratives, and the Paradox of Masculinity in Contemporary Western Culture

Journal article by Kevin Alexander Boon; The Journal of Men's Studies, Vol. 13, 2005

Subjects:

Civilization, Western--Criticism and interpretation, Civilization, Western--Social aspects, Heroes--Portrayals, Heroes--Social aspects, Masculinity--Portrayals, Masculinity--Social aspects, Western culture--Criticism and interpretation, Western culture--Social aspects

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...to those whom a culture labels heroes. The hero figure, as the ideal against...1841), whose lectures on heroes and hero worship partly inspired Emersons...T. (2002, December 25). Heroes and hero worship. London. GutenMark...
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Heroes: David Hipshon Regrets the Degree to Which Our History Syllabuses Have Censored the Roles of British Heroes

Journal article by David Hipshon; History Review, 2009

Subjects:

British history--Educational aspects, British history--Personalities, Heroes--Censorship, Heroes--Portrayals, Syllabi--Analysis

Collections: Education, History, Entire Library

...Thomas Carlyle (On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic...Durant. For her the hero is unusual, extraordinary...necessarily moral: Heroes are dynamic, seductive...A land without heroes may be fortunate in their absence, for a hero is a menace to any...
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The Making of Heroes: an Attributional Perspective

Journal article by Gregory C. Gibson, Richard Hogan, John Stahura, Eugene Jackson; Sociological Focus, Vol. 40, 2007

Subjects:

Awards & honors, Behavior, Cultural values, Heroism & heroes, Ideology, Research, Role models, Terrorism, Theory, War

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...3). The Carnegie Hero Fund Commission excludes...performed by uniformed heroes or paid persons, that...is perceived to be a hero. In examining the vignette...nonprofessional role for potential heroes, we draw upon the Carnegie Hero Fund Commissions longstanding...
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Vico's Age of Heroes and the Age of Men in John Ford's Film 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Journal article by Mark W. Roche, Vittorio Hosle; CLIO, Vol. 23, 1994

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Heroes in motion pictures--Analysis, Rationalism--Portrayals, depictions, etc., The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Vico, Giambattista--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...toward the age of heroes is shown by his...representatives: a good hero and an evil one...for the world of heroes. Tom is not just a stubborn hero of the past, a...that of the age of heroes. The myrmidons...Achilles is the hero-also for Vico...
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Signifying Passion: Angela Carter's Heroes and Villains as a Dystopian Romance

Journal article by Eva C. Karpinski; Utopian Studies, Vol. 11, 2000

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Carter, Angela--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Dystopias--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Heroes and Villains (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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...unfree" (1983, 71).(2) In Heroes and Villains, demythologizing...otherness, thematically central to Heroes and Villains, and to Carters...figure to the status of a mythic hero, foregrounds the theme of legend...post-apocalyptic world of Heroes and Villains.(9) After a...

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Magazine Articles on: heroes

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We've ABANDONED HEROES, but We Still NEED Them

Magazine article by Peter Gibbon; The American Enterprise, Vol. 11, September 2000

Subjects:

Americans--Public opinion, Celebrities--Public opinion, Heroes--Social aspects, Mass media--Social aspects

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...America we no longer have heroes in common; instead we...who wins the Carnegie Hero Medal, the Congressional...How did we lose our heroes? A number of elements...we understand valor. Heroes remind us of our better...you that wants to be a hero or a saint, but another...
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A Huge Helping of Heroes

Magazine article by Gerald F. Kreyche; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 136, July 2007

Subjects:

Heroes--Appreciation, Heroism--Standards

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...appellative. The need for heroes is such that mythic...ancient Greece, Hero was a priestess...For the Greeks, a hero was a famous person...Hercules and Hector were heroes. The Old Testament...lifetime. That of the hero, however, is for...Celebrities make news; heroes make history. For...
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Beyond Fear: The NBC Hit Heroes Is the Anti-24. Its Emergency-Powers President Is the Villian-And Viewers Love It

Magazine article by Garance Franke-Ruta; The American Prospect, Vol. 18, July 2007

Subjects:

24 (Television program), Heroes (Television program)--Evaluation, Maines, Natalie--Public relations, Singers--Public relations, Television programs--Comparative analysis

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Beyond Fear: The NBC Hit Heroes Is the Anti-24. Its Emergency...slot. The hit show is NBCs Heroes, a meandering sci-fi epic...all had to become soldiers, heroes. This is a battle that weve...Hes the shows vicious anti-hero, who, in the flash-forward...
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Where Are the Heroes of Iraq?

Magazine article by Mark Yost; The American Spectator, Vol. 39, July 2006

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Awards & honors, Heroism & heroes, Iraq War-2003, Military personnel, Press releases, Role models, Terrorism

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Where Are the Heroes of Iraq? by Mark Yost EVER HEARD OF SGT...These men, by any measure, are all heroes. But you couldnt find their stones in...CAPTAIN CHONTOSH, and others are the heroes of the war on terror. But unlike World...
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Just Who Qualifies as a 'Hero' Today

Magazine article by Paul M. Rodriguez; Insight on the News, Vol. 15, November 29, 1999

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Heroes--Evaluation

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...thinking about my own heroes and the qualities of character...something I look for in a hero or even a friend, and...doesnt mind if we share his hero. Mike Reagan is lucky to be able to call his hero "Dad." The older I...And my mother. They are heroes to me on the smaller playing...

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Newspaper Articles on: heroes

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Hogan's Heroes

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), October 13, 2005

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Hogan's Heroes (Television program)

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Hogans Heroes. Byline: By ROBIN TURNER Western Mail...a sitcom in a Nazi POW camp but Hogans Heroes paid off for CBS. It was a huge hit between...talked- about film versions of Hogans Heroes. The show centred on a bunch of sly...
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Where Have All the Guitar Heroes Gone? 'One Minute, There Was Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Now Aerosmith's Steve Tyler Is Sitting Next to J-Lo on the Judging Panel of American Idol'

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 15, 2011

Subjects:

Guitar Hero (Video game), Video games

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Where Have All the Guitar Heroes Gone? One Minute, There Was Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Now Aerosmiths...being a real-life guitar hero is going out of fashion...minute, there was Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Now Aerosmiths...where are the new guitar heroes in the charts? Only three...
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Iconic 'Guitar Hero' Video Game Gets the Ax

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, February 10, 2011

Subjects:

Broadcasting industry, Guitar Hero (Video game), Investment companies, Viacom Inc., Video game industry, Video games, Video games industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Iconic Guitar Hero Video Game Gets the Ax. NEW YORK (AP...video games. The company behind "Guitar Hero" said Wednesday that it is pulling the...Duty" series, is ending the "Guitar Hero" franchise after a run of more than five...
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Bizarre Owner Wields Axe to End the Guitar Hero Series

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), February 11, 2011

Subjects:

Guitar Hero (Video game)--Appreciation, Video game industry, Video games, Video games industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Bizarre Owner Wields Axe to End the Guitar Hero Series. Byline: Alistair Houghton THE...known games of recent years, Guitar Hero. Activision Blizzard announced last month...disband Activision Publishings Guitar Hero business unit and discontinue development...
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Who Are Children's Heroes? Relatives Most Admired Even after September 11

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, September 8, 2002

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Airlines, Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States, United Air Lines Inc.

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Theyre sort of heroes to me, but not really...Jacks definition of "hero" has remained steady...dont know who my heroes are. Can it be a...she wonders. "My hero would probably be...my parents are my heroes. My other hero would be my brother...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: heroes

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Hero , in Greek Religion

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HERO , in Greek religion...divine. The heroes might be actual...but many Homeric heroes, such as Hector...objects of worship. Hero cults were distinctly...the cult of some heroes, notably Hercules...Farnell, Greek Hero Cults and Ideas...
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Anti-Hero

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

ANTI-HERO principal character of a modern literary...attributes of the traditional protagonist or hero. The anti-heros lack of courage, honesty...characters that can be considered anti-heroes are: Leopold Bloom in James Joyces novel...
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Hercules , Greek Hero

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HERCULES , Greek hero , Heracles, or Herakles both...most popular of all Greek heroes, famous for extraordinary...Hercules was properly a hero, frequently appealed to for...Museum in Naples. He is the hero of plays by Sophocles, Euripides...
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Hero , in Greek Mythology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HERO , in Greek mythology in Greek mythology, priestess...which she guided him blew out, and he drowned. Hero, in despair, then threw herself into the sea. Christopher Marlowes poem Hero and Leander is based on the story...
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Hero , Greek Mathematician

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

HERO , Greek mathematician Greek mathematician: see Heron of Alexandria . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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