Word Hero

Author : Jay Heinrichs
Publisher : Crown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780307716361

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Word Hero by Jay Heinrichs Pdf

Yes, it’s true: you can learn how to be a verbal wizard! Ever hear someone utter an unforgettable phrase and feel yourself reacting with with…well, awe? Ever read a great quote and think I could never come up with anything that clever? Daunting as it may seem, there’s nothing mystical about witcraft. Crafting memorable lines doesn’t require DNA-encoded brilliance. What it does require is some knowledge of the tricks and techniques that make words stick. In Word Hero, Jay Heinrichs rescues the how-to of verbal artistry from cobwebbed textbooks and makes it entirely fresh– even a little mischievous. Fear not: on offer here are not dry, abstract ideas couched in academic jargon. Rather, Heinrichs takes you on an amusing – and amazingly helpful – tour of the mechanisms that make powerful language work. You’ll learn how to slyly plant your words in people’s heads and draw indelible verbal pictures by employing such tools as “crashing symbols,” “rapid repeaters,” “Russian Dolls” and even the powers of Mr. Potato Head. With those tools and others tucked in your utility belt, you might not immediately achieve “wordsmith immortality” but you will become a better speaker, writer, and raconteur…and long after people have forgotten everything else, they’ll remember your priceless lines.

Author : Brian Murdoch
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1996-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781441174659

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The Germanic Hero by Brian Murdoch Pdf

In this study, the author looks at the role the warrior-hero plays within a set of predetermined political and social constraints. The hero if not a sword-wielding barbarian, bent only upon establishing his own fame; such fame-seekers (including some famous medieval literary figures) might even fall outside the definition of the Germanic hero, the real value of whose deeds are given meaning only within the political construct. Individual prowess is not enough. The hero must conquer the blows of fate because he is committed to the conquest of chaos, and over all to the need for social stability. Even the warrior-hero's concern with his reputation is usually expressed negatively: that the wrong songs are not sung about him. The author discusses works in Old English, Old and Middle High German, Old Norse, Latin and Old French, deliberately going beyond what is normally thought of as "heroic poetry" to include the German so-called "minstrel epic" and a work by a writer who is normally classified as a late medieval chivalric poet, Konrad von Wurzburg, the comparison of which with "Beowulf" allows us to span half a millennium.

Author : Sharif Khan
Publisher : Hero Soul
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2004-07-09
Category : Heroes
ISBN : 0973192208

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Psychology of the Hero Soul by Sharif Khan Pdf

An inspirational book on awakening the hero within and developing people's leadership potential. Based on author, Sharif Khan's over ten years research to the field of human development, the book is designed to help people connect with their inner hero and be inspired to achieve success in a big way.

Author : Dean A. Miller
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 529 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2003-05-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780801877926

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The Epic Hero by Dean A. Miller Pdf

Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title From Odysseus to Aeneas, from Beowulf to King Arthur, from the Mahâbhârata to the Ossetian "Nart" tales, epic heroes and their stories have symbolized the power of the human imagination. Drawing on diverse disciplines including classics, anthropology, psychology, and literary studies, this product of twenty years' scholarship provides a detailed typology of the hero in Western myth: birth, parentage, familial ties, sexuality, character, deeds, death, and afterlife. Dean A. Miller examines the place of the hero in the physical world (wilderness, castle, prison cell) and in society (among monarchs, fools, shamans, rivals, and gods). He looks at the hero in battle and quest; at his political status; and at his relationship to established religion. The book spans Western epic traditions, including Greek, Roman, Nordic, and Celtic, as well as the Indian and Persian legacies. A large section of the book also examines the figures who modify or accompany the hero: partners, helpers (animals and sometimes monsters), foes, foils, and even antitypes. The Epic Hero provides a comprehensive and provocative guide to epic heroes, and to the richly imaginative tales they inhabit.

Author : Andy Fisher
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-03
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781326954703

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The Hero Forge by Andy Fisher Pdf

Part philosophy, part practical handbook, 'The Hero Forge' is designed to empower those who want to make a difference in the world. Andy Fisher guides you, chapter by chapter, through the tools, attributes and skills needed to be of service, at a time when we are more in need of heroes than ever before. You do not need a cape, a mask or any superpower to become an 'everyday hero', just a growth mindset and the desire to be part of something bigger than yourself. Heroes are not born, they are forged and this is your call to adventure. Will you shy away or embrace the challenge?

Author : Wynne Marie Lacey
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9781504348713

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Find the Hero in You by Wynne Marie Lacey Pdf

This book contains self-development tools that will guide you toward realizing the totality of who you really are. You are always greater and wiser than you appear to be, and the Hero’s Journey is a wonderful pathway toward seeing that in yourself.

Author : Amar Singh,Shipra Tholia,Pravin K Patel
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781000462586

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The Hero and Hero-Making Across Genres by Amar Singh,Shipra Tholia,Pravin K Patel Pdf

This book critically examines how a Hero is made, sustained, and even deformed, in contemporary cultures. It brings together diverse ideas from philosophy, mythology, religion, literature, cinema, and social media to explore how heroes are constructed across genres, mediums, and traditions. The essays in this volume present fresh perspectives for readers to conceptualize the myriad possibilities the term ‘Hero’ brings with itself. They examine the making and unmaking of the heroes across literary, visual and social cultures —in religious spaces and in classical texts; in folk tales and fairy tales; in literature, as seen in Heinrich Böll’s Und Sagte Kein Einziges Wort, Thomas Brüssig’s Heroes like Us, and in movies, like Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and in the short film like Dean Potter's When Dogs Fly. The volume also features nuanced takes on intersectional feminist representations in hero movies; masculinity in sports biopics; taking everyday heroes from the real to the reel, among others key themes. A stimulating work that explores the mechanisms that ‘manufacture’ heroes, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of English literature, postcolonial studies, cultural studies, film studies, media studies, literary and critical theory, arts and aesthetics, political sociology and political philosophy.

Author : Alex Stirling
Publisher : Mental Health Publishing
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-10
Category : Computers
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Increasing Productivity with Prompt Engineering by Alex Stirling Pdf

Increasing Productivity with Prompt Engineering

Author : Frederick Sherlock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Temperance
ISBN : OXFORD:600023315

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Heroes in the Strife; Or, The Temperance Testimonies of Some Eminent Men by Frederick Sherlock Pdf

Author : T. Schult
Publisher : Springer
Page : 425 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 9780230236998

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A Hero’s Many Faces by T. Schult Pdf

Raoul Wallenberg is remembered for his humanitarian activity on behalf of the Hungarian Jews at the end of World War II, and as the Swedish diplomat who disappeared into the Soviet Gulag in 1945. This book examines how thirty-one Wallenberg monuments, in twelve countries on five continents commemorate the man.

Author : Michael Faust
Publisher : Magus Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-18
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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How to Become a Hero by Michael Faust Pdf

Everyone can become a hero. We have an inbuilt program for it, but few choose to activate it or know where to begin. Learn about your inner hero in terms of Jungian and Freudian psychology, creative writing theory, sympathetic magic, NLP, Nietzsche and existentialism. En route, you will discover the horrors of the ultimate jail - the Panopticon. You will stumble through Derrida's method of deconstruction and learn if you are living in bad faith. Is "The Matrix" the ultimate hero tale, and Neo the supreme hero? How does Bicameralism, Julian Jaynes's theory that gods once "lived" in the right hemisphere of the human brain fit in with the hero archetype? What is the tragic tale of the Lady of Shalott?

Author : Jacquelin Thomas
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369714619

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Her Hometown Hero by Jacquelin Thomas Pdf

Can a wounded hero Let go of the past? Wounded marine Trey Rothchild has returned to Polk Island. People call him a hero, but will he ever feel that way after losing his team? Reuniting with high school crush Gia Harris buoys his spirits. Though she’s focused on making her physical therapy clinic a success—and avoiding romance with patients—Gia can’t bear watching the former athlete sit on the sidelines of life. Could helping Trey recover include loving him fearlessly? From Harlequin Heartwarming: Wholesome stories of love, compassion and belonging. Polk Island Book 1: A Family for the Firefighter Book 2: Her Hometown Hero

Author : Tamara Neal
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Courage in literature
ISBN : 3039108794

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The Wounded Hero by Tamara Neal Pdf

This book is an investigation of non-fatal injury and bloodspill in Homer's Iliad and demonstrates the crucial significance of these motifs in the epic. They are shown to be fundamental to defining heroic status and a powerful means for developing the narrative and thematic structures of the poem. The study offers a nuanced definition of the nature of mortality and immortality and shows how the motifs of injury and bloodspill explicate the plot of the poem and its ethical values. This work is the first to examine these motifs in a systematic and comprehensive investigation. Focusing exclusively on the Iliad, the book sheds new light on ideals of heroic conduct.

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1897
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105004444845

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The Works of Thomas Carlyle: On heroes, hero-worship and the heroic in history by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Cathleen Beachboard,Marynn Dause
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780429581410

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10 Keys to Student Empowerment by Cathleen Beachboard,Marynn Dause Pdf

Discover how to work alongside your students to unlock their potential. This powerful book reveals 10 keys to creating a classroom where your students can take ownership of their learning and become heroes in their own lives. You’ll learn how to build relationships, support, strength, willpower, soft skills, service, agency, curiosity, innovation, and productive failure. Each key is illustrated in a narrative format, designed with tips and notes to help you make practical changes immediately. By the end of the book, you’ll have the foundational pieces you need to create a student-powered classroom where students can learn about themselves, fail forward, and gain courage to face challenges head on.