cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar fifth on a list of 30 people compiled after a poll in 13 countries‚ including India. The ’World’s most admired people poll’ was conducted by YouGov for Times by surveying almost 14‚000 people in Great Britain‚ France‚ Germany‚ Russia‚ the US‚ Australia‚ Pakistan‚ Indonesia‚ India‚ China‚ Egypt‚ Nigeria and Brazil. There were four Indians in the top ten and seven overall in the list of 30 most-admired people. Sachin‚ 40‚ was fifth with six other Indians featuring
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Where are the heroes of today? Where are the leaders‚ the warriors‚ the pioneers? These are different times‚ much more difficult times: times of discretion traveling away from the light of the sun. When I think of American heroes‚ I think of Harriet Tubman‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ Martin Luther King‚ Susan B. Anthony‚ Rosa Parks‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt‚ and Jackie Robinson. My question remains; where are the heroes of today? The American heroes of the past did their duty with guts and talent‚
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Heroes Today Todays heroes look different from those of the past. It does not matter where you are from‚ how old you are‚ or even your age. In the ancient time a hero was known for killing and conquering. On page 269 it says “A nod to girl power was made in the form of Catwomen”. This shows that there are heroes as women in fiction and nonfiction. Having this versatility in heros shows that everyone can be a hero no matter what race‚ size‚ or gender. Heroes have changed from the ancient times. It
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“Heroes are ordinary people‚ they just have the endurance to go one moment more”. Anybody can be a hero. The difference is a hero has the guts and determination to go into the chaotic situation and save the day even if that means risking their own life. Heroes are willing to do incredible things and they never think of going back and are not worrying about themselves. Ordinary people may want to save the world and make it a better place‚ but heroes are the ones who take action and go the extra mile
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Epic Heroes: From the Past and Today In the world today there are many people we view as heroes. Ordinary people‚ who stand out in the middle of a crowd‚ the kind of people we set out a day of the year as a national holiday in honor of them. Our heroes today are very similar to epic heroes in ancient epic poetry‚ they also are very different. In today’s society‚ Heroes have qualities that resemble epic heroes in Greek culture. Epic heroes have very lucid qualities that make them an epic hero
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Builders of Today‚ Heroes of Tomorrow I. Project Title: “Builders of Today‚ Heroes of Tomorrow” II. Project Proponent: Thomasian Youth Builders (TYB) III. Project Rationale: In line with the organization’s mission and vision‚ the Thomasian Youth Builders‚ in partnership with is Habitat for Humanity‚ is planning to have a youth build together with its members. This activity aims to lend a helping hand to the partner community. It also seeks to make the youth of today be aware regarding the
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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
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ironic how people idolize celebrities just because they are sexy‚ rich or just because they are “amazing” at acting or singing. Now individuals are discrediting the real and valuable qualities of a person‚ it is why America will not longer have heroes. In the article “The End of Admiration the Media and the Loss of Heroes‚” by Peter H. Gibbon‚ a senior research fellow at Boston University’s school of education‚ argues about the lack of notable people and the bad impact that media does today. In addition
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People in today’s culture have turned from the use of the old way of communication to the more advanced and hi-tech ways of communicating. Technology has made it easier for people to communicate in a faster‚ well-organized and cost efficient means through the introduction of the communication channels. The world has turned out to be the center for technology with different technologies emerging daily as the people continue to develop from time to time to cope with the growing technology. The benefits
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1.0 The Media and its Role Today The media has always been playing the main role in providing information to us. Whether it covers on education‚ information or entertainment‚ gaining the latest news on these topics has been made easier nowadays with the help of the media. There are a number of the types of media that could be obtained nowadays. This includes television‚ radio‚ newspapers‚ magazines and internet. Although the main idea of the media is to educate people on the latest happenings‚
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