Batman Hero

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Everything happens for a reason, some of the most amazing things come out of the worst situations. “Bruce Wayne was just a kid when he watched his parents get gunned down during a mugging in Gotham city. The crime would define his life, as he decided himself to becoming the world’s greatest weapon against crime… the Batman.” Batman is the most spectacular hero because of his constant motivation, humanity and his independence. Batman is a superhero any community would be lucky to have.
Batman has constant rivals. Some may think that because of this, he is weak, but in reality, having a constant rival could make an individual stronger. Everyone could use a little push in their lives. Having that kind of push could cause an individual to strive
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Some could argue that one of Batman’s weaknesses is that he has no ‘real power’; however, Batman’s humanity gives him the power to connect with the people around him. Batman understands the vulnerability of humans and appreciates how much they need his protection. People have great potential and strength. Humans are also capable of doing amazing things, even though they have no ‘superpowers’. In their book, Naisbitt and Cracknell explain how the Human Potential Movement was their response to high technology developing all around them. The Human Potential Movement emphasizes the development of an individual’s unique skills and techniques throughout their lives. Human power can create amazing things in the world. Batman defends his fellow humans without any supernatural powers. This goes to show how powerful a human individual could be without any real powers. Regardless of his lack of powers, Batman is able to conquer all different types of obstacles. This is only one reason that Batman is the superhero we …show more content…
Some people may think that Batman has the weaknesses of having no family. As a result of having no family and no ‘strings’ attached to him, Batman has nobody holding him back from improving his own personal strength and self-reliance. Independence and personal strength are valuable traits in every individual's life; even a superheroes. Building and adding onto these qualities may be difficult to achieve, but, once you have achieved them, you will be able to do incredible things. In his book, Gary Hansen states that independence is a factor in excelling in performance. Gary’s statement is true: in being independent, all credit is yours whether you succeed or not. This kind of freedom is a great thing; you cannot blame anything on anyone else. Having personal independence is an important factor in leading to your success. Having no family is unfortunate; however, Batman has a high amount of independence because of this awful event. Independence is an important factor in excelling in performance. Batman is achieving excellence with the help of his own personal

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