Re: Re: Mythic Russia, and Pyrrhic Victories

From: Jane Williams <janewilliams20_at_...>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 22:33:25 +0100 (BST)

> Great example. I think the "he tried so hard it
> killed him" is pretty
> common - doing something superhuman at the cost of
> one's life.

Common in literature and other Heroic tales, yes, probably less so in reality.

"Fly, you fools!" and so on.

But why not? We're Heroes! (And we're only Dying, not Dead, so we can reappear in the sequel).



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