Definition Essay
I believe that a hero is a person who participates in this society, leaving a good impact on the world. When I was younger I was my own hero. I would always get hurt or injured in someway and I would always help myself. There was one instance where I was sledding on a icy steep hill and I ran into a tree. I blacked out for a couple minutes and then woke up. I knew my neck hurt a lot and I had to get home; which was like half a mile away. I climbed two icy hills and then went through a field and, got myself home later finding out I broke my collar bone. About 100% of the examples that are read in class about heroism were about men or had men in it. Several teenagers participate in the culture of heroism. Usually from the ages 14-18 everyday teenagers participate in heroic actions. Also the formal/traditional portrait of a hero is a male figure. Back during the days before I was borne there were these …show more content…
One adjective that does not describe a hero is a manipulator. A hero is not a person who lies or hurts others. A hero is not selfish. In an short story called the man in thewell. This short story is about a bunch of kids who find out there is a person stuck in a well and they do not help the man. Instead they manipulate him by making him talk and lie to him by saying that someone is going to come and help him even though there was no one coming. This man who is dying and is probably in pain needs help and these children, these potential heros don't do anything about him. There is a line between being a hero and being somewhat a villain and instead of going to the side of the hero the cross over that line into the darkness. This story describes the exact opposite of what a hero is and should be. “At first afraid to disobey the voice from the man in the well, we turned around and actually began to walk toward the nearest house, which was
I believe that a hero is a person who participates in this society, leaving a good impact on the world. When I was younger I was my own hero. I would always get hurt or injured in someway and I would always help myself. There was one instance where I was sledding on a icy steep hill and I ran into a tree. I blacked out for a couple minutes and then woke up. I knew my neck hurt a lot and I had to get home; which was like half a mile away. I climbed two icy hills and then went through a field and, got myself home later finding out I broke my collar bone. About 100% of the examples that are read in class about heroism were about men or had men in it. Several teenagers participate in the culture of heroism. Usually from the ages 14-18 everyday teenagers participate in heroic actions. Also the formal/traditional portrait of a hero is a male figure. Back during the days before I was borne there were these …show more content…
One adjective that does not describe a hero is a manipulator. A hero is not a person who lies or hurts others. A hero is not selfish. In an short story called the man in thewell. This short story is about a bunch of kids who find out there is a person stuck in a well and they do not help the man. Instead they manipulate him by making him talk and lie to him by saying that someone is going to come and help him even though there was no one coming. This man who is dying and is probably in pain needs help and these children, these potential heros don't do anything about him. There is a line between being a hero and being somewhat a villain and instead of going to the side of the hero the cross over that line into the darkness. This story describes the exact opposite of what a hero is and should be. “At first afraid to disobey the voice from the man in the well, we turned around and actually began to walk toward the nearest house, which was