Heroes
Heroes today are merely media creations rather than truly admirable people.
The question of what makes a hero is one that has been debated upon for ages. There has never really been any consensus on what makes a person a hero or what attributes a hero must necessarily have. There are silent heroes who receive no honor, recognition or glory but move about their daily lives without even a news article written about them On the hand, there are the heroes who are larger than life and whose pictures are shown everywhere . Yet the question on whether or not these people are actually heroes remain. It must be remembered that in coming to terms with the concept of being a hero the attributes of both these types of heroes must be examined
The first and most commonly known hero is the person who is glorified and immortalized by the media. These are heroes because they are glorified and portrayed by the media as such. While their deeds may not seem as heroic as some, with enough media exposure they seem to be the godsend of humanity. This is not, of course, to discount the fact that they have in fact contributed some good to their community or society
The pattern that can be seen among these types of heroes is the fact that they are selected by the media. It seems therefore these days that every act of generosity when magnified through media exposure seems to actually larger than it actually is. While it is argued that their heroism comes from the fact that no matter how small the magnanimous act is it has served to inspire the rest of mankind, it still does not suffice to count as something truly heroic
A perfect example of this would be the so called charity and generosity of media icons such as the celebrities and athletes who endorse products but are also spokespersons for the human race. While it is not to say that some of them possess truly heroic attributes, one must also examine the circumstances surrounding their so called heroic deeds. Battling adversity and
The question of what makes a hero is one that has been debated upon for ages. There has never really been any consensus on what makes a person a hero or what attributes a hero must necessarily have. There are silent heroes who receive no honor, recognition or glory but move about their daily lives without even a news article written about them On the hand, there are the heroes who are larger than life and whose pictures are shown everywhere . Yet the question on whether or not these people are actually heroes remain. It must be remembered that in coming to terms with the concept of being a hero the attributes of both these types of heroes must be examined
The first and most commonly known hero is the person who is glorified and immortalized by the media. These are heroes because they are glorified and portrayed by the media as such. While their deeds may not seem as heroic as some, with enough media exposure they seem to be the godsend of humanity. This is not, of course, to discount the fact that they have in fact contributed some good to their community or society
The pattern that can be seen among these types of heroes is the fact that they are selected by the media. It seems therefore these days that every act of generosity when magnified through media exposure seems to actually larger than it actually is. While it is argued that their heroism comes from the fact that no matter how small the magnanimous act is it has served to inspire the rest of mankind, it still does not suffice to count as something truly heroic
A perfect example of this would be the so called charity and generosity of media icons such as the celebrities and athletes who endorse products but are also spokespersons for the human race. While it is not to say that some of them possess truly heroic attributes, one must also examine the circumstances surrounding their so called heroic deeds. Battling adversity and