Why I Have No Hero Essay Example
Why I Have No Hero
American Literature Matt Robbins October 7, 1996
What is a hero? Does one have to have superpowers, special abilities or incredible talent to be considered one? Well, some of us seem to think so.
Then there is the everyday teacher or local figure that is considered a hero to selected individuals in their community. To me a hero has to have a few selected qualities, and I haven't met anyone who can fulfill all three.
First, a hero must be good at heart. A hero has to know how to give and take accordingly. When he/she is needed to make a great sacrifice to help the community, their closest friends, or even their greatest enemies, they need to know that it is okay to make that sacrifice and know they did the right thing.
That person also needs to go out and make a difference in their community and not need any more motivation than the good feeling they feel when they've made a positive impact on the few people they met with and helped. A person that is to be considered a hero must be naturally good and work for good and be there when they are needed most. They should not have to feel guilty about the negative effects of something they have done if the good it causes out weighs the bad.
Honesty is a good trait to have if you want to be a hero. A hero needs to be honest with the public so that he/she will get the public's support to retain that hero status among them, and possibly gain that status with more individuals. Being honest is a quality that is never usually overlooked in naming someone a hero. This includes being honest with one's self. Honesty with yourself is a very important virtue. It is hard to get through life, especially as a hero, lying or fooling yourself into believing something about yourself or others that you really know is not true. For example; you are seen as a hero to many people, but you know that you did something to wrong many of your followers to better yourself. Even though
American Literature Matt Robbins October 7, 1996
What is a hero? Does one have to have superpowers, special abilities or incredible talent to be considered one? Well, some of us seem to think so.
Then there is the everyday teacher or local figure that is considered a hero to selected individuals in their community. To me a hero has to have a few selected qualities, and I haven't met anyone who can fulfill all three.
First, a hero must be good at heart. A hero has to know how to give and take accordingly. When he/she is needed to make a great sacrifice to help the community, their closest friends, or even their greatest enemies, they need to know that it is okay to make that sacrifice and know they did the right thing.
That person also needs to go out and make a difference in their community and not need any more motivation than the good feeling they feel when they've made a positive impact on the few people they met with and helped. A person that is to be considered a hero must be naturally good and work for good and be there when they are needed most. They should not have to feel guilty about the negative effects of something they have done if the good it causes out weighs the bad.
Honesty is a good trait to have if you want to be a hero. A hero needs to be honest with the public so that he/she will get the public's support to retain that hero status among them, and possibly gain that status with more individuals. Being honest is a quality that is never usually overlooked in naming someone a hero. This includes being honest with one's self. Honesty with yourself is a very important virtue. It is hard to get through life, especially as a hero, lying or fooling yourself into believing something about yourself or others that you really know is not true. For example; you are seen as a hero to many people, but you know that you did something to wrong many of your followers to better yourself. Even though