Process Essay: Who Are Heroes?
Jaylen Brooks
Professor Leath
WRC 1023.004
1 March 2014
Essay 2
Who Are Heroes Nowadays? “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” (“Christopher”). According to Merriam-Webster’s, a hero is “a legendary or mythological figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or abilities” (“hero”). The criterion of a hero is quite clear cut. The person must show courage, special attributes, is highly praised and respected, and has a high influence on others. There are plenty of everyday heroes in today’s society that society encounters and interacts with on a daily basis; different professions like police officers, teachers, even parents are heroes in some sort of way. …show more content…
They all are leaders in some kind of way, authority figures to someone, well-respected, and also experienced in what they do. For example, the majority of the public looks at police officers as heroic icons because of how they risk their lives to protect and serve everyone else. They are well respected because of how much courage these men and women have to go out each and every day to save others. To have courage means to “have the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain etc., without showing much fear”, and it takes courageous people to put their own lives in jeopardy in order to rescue someone else (“courage”). These authority figures lead by example to make sure everyone lives as safely and as comfortable as possible. They clearly have the qualifications of being considered
Professor Leath
WRC 1023.004
1 March 2014
Essay 2
Who Are Heroes Nowadays? “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles” (“Christopher”). According to Merriam-Webster’s, a hero is “a legendary or mythological figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or abilities” (“hero”). The criterion of a hero is quite clear cut. The person must show courage, special attributes, is highly praised and respected, and has a high influence on others. There are plenty of everyday heroes in today’s society that society encounters and interacts with on a daily basis; different professions like police officers, teachers, even parents are heroes in some sort of way. …show more content…
They all are leaders in some kind of way, authority figures to someone, well-respected, and also experienced in what they do. For example, the majority of the public looks at police officers as heroic icons because of how they risk their lives to protect and serve everyone else. They are well respected because of how much courage these men and women have to go out each and every day to save others. To have courage means to “have the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain etc., without showing much fear”, and it takes courageous people to put their own lives in jeopardy in order to rescue someone else (“courage”). These authority figures lead by example to make sure everyone lives as safely and as comfortable as possible. They clearly have the qualifications of being considered