Sentences with phrase «national war hero»

Assuming he becomes a national war hero the editors may wish to adjust the look on his face to something more bold, more convincing, than the unfortunate truth.

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The CCP stirs the nationalistic emotions of the people by contesting Japan over issues such as: the disputed territorial claims with China: its writing of history that omits Japanese atrocities in its invasion of China, and in recent visits by its leaders to Japan's Yasukuni shrine which honors national heroes including convicted war criminals.2

When we think of heroes we think of brave war heroes, people acting in moments of adrenalin to save others etc. these might be national or community wide heroes We also use the word hero to mean someone we hold in extremely high esteem and look up to for any reason we see fit.

If Britain's heroes were people who lived in sixties terraces, people who don't know all six verses of the national anthem, people who had opposed Apartheid in the 80s, and the Iraq war in the noughties, maybe a society with that kind of a hero would be a decent one?

Paulette Jiles brings the landscape of late 19th century Texas to life in this novel long - listed for the National Book Award about an unlikely friendship that is formed between a former Civil War hero and a young abducted girl.

The Battle of New Orleans, which made Andrew Jackson a national hero, was fought two weeks after the War of 1812 had ended and more than a month before the news of the war's end had reached LouisiaWar of 1812 had ended and more than a month before the news of the war's end had reached Louisiawar's end had reached Louisiana.