What is a Hero? What is a hero? What makes him or her different from everyone else? In Phillip Zimbardo’s article “What Makes a Hero?” he states that heroes surround us. One in five or 20 percent of people qualify as heroes. Seventy-two percent of people report helping another person in a dangerous emergency. Sixteen percent report whistle blowing on an injustice. Six percent report sacrificing for a non-relative or stranger and fifteen percent report defying an unjust authority (1). Although
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A hero is someone whose only fear is what will happen if he runs away. I believe that anyone can be a hero; all it takes is a little bravery. Heroes come in all different shapes and sizes‚ and they are not a certain type of person. They can be mothers‚ fathers‚ homeless people‚ pastors‚ alcoholics‚ anyone. Some people’s heroes are celebrities‚ mentors‚ or a hero can even be your role model. There are of course differences and similarities in all of those people though. I believe that a celebrity
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My topic is about what makes a hero. What makes a hero is ability to help out in their community. Heroes are those who put their life on the line in 911. Those people where true heroes. If I ask you to list some heroes in your heart‚ I bet you can list a lot. Yes‚ there are many heroes near or distant from us. But if I ask you what a “hero” is‚ what will you say? It’s a kind of hard to give a definition‚ isn’t it? When I check on the dictionary‚ it says a hero is a person who distinguished by courage
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WHAT MAKES SOMEONE A HERO? Heroes of today lie in ones beliefs. It doesn’t take super powers to be a Hero. The common recognition of heroes in our day to day lives can be anyone starting from the firefighters‚ police‚ military‚ ambulance crews‚ teachers‚ doctors‚ parents and more. A person cannot be considered a Hero based on their profession. Many people think that all the soldiers or firefighters are Heroes. But it is not always true. Heroism lies within a person and rises to the occasion. If
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1. Alan Moore’s‚ Watchmen Rorschach: Hero or Villain? Leslie O’Sullivan 2. The conflict between good and evil has been a prominent aspect of literature‚ and society itself‚ for ages. Many popular stories are based around the hero succeeding in their endeavours by defeating the arch nemesis; good conquers evil by performing in a manner that is deemed morally right. However‚ in Alan Moore’s‚ Watchmen‚ the notion
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“A hero [is] a person who isn’t just there‚ but is there living‚ breathing‚ and surviving: Not a human being but a human doing.” -Zipporah Zipporah’s quote describes it perfectly. A human doing. Doing all they can to make an impact. Change the world’s perspective. Danielle Hernandez‚ a senior at Iowa State‚ is definitely one of those kinds of people. Dedicating her life to helping others‚ Danielle constantly makes a difference and touches the lives of everyone she meets. So what is it that makes
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I think Odysseus fits the title of a hero very well. Odysseus fits the description of a hero because he’s done a few things that are heroic. The first heroic thing he has done is go fight in a war with the trojans. Odysseus had come up with a plan for his men during the war. That plan was to build a big wooden horse as a gift for the trojans‚ the trojans accepted it and brought it inside their village. The trojans didn’t know Odysseus and his men were inside the big wooden horse‚ Odysseus and his
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[Who can be a hero? And why? A soldier who fights diligently for his country. A man fixing a woman’s car. on his free time. A doctor caring for his/her patients. And strong leader who is physically and mentally ready to lead a country. Or a hero can be anyone willing to help people knowing that they can’t help all."And there you go‚ a hero can be every day‚ common people. Most of what they do go unappreciated or unheard of."(pg73)] [To start‚ a hero unlike a superhero though have many similarities
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“A true hero isn’t measured by the size of his strength but by the strength of his heart” (Zeus from Hercules). When heroes do whatever it takes to get the problem or challenge done‚ it makes them much more heroic. A hero needs to be a selfless risk-taker. A hero affects a person’s life. A hero doesn’t always have to wear a cape. For example‚ firefighters extinguish dangerous fires every day. Some of them even die‚ but they do it to protect the world. Parents can’t satisfy their children all
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John Smith Mrs. Smith English 1-D‚ H 20 January 2013 What makes a hero? A hero‚ in society’s eyes‚ possesses supernatural powers and demonstrates his justification of good and evil. But what really makes a hero? The Greeks had a well-specified idea of what attributes a hero needs. In the epic poem‚ The Odyssey‚ Homer provides insight in the Ancient Greek civilization’s concept of a hero as one who possesses bravery and intelligence‚ yet also flaws. Primarily‚ Homer does
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