I felt that each video was helpful in its' own way. Personally, the 'What Makes A Hero' video was the most helpful/informative video for me. Basically, it explained the common Hero's journey archetype which takes place in many stories. Essentially, the hero in a story is the archetypal predecessor of all humankind in general. The modern day hero is a culmination our ancestors' experiences over many generations. All societies have similar hero stories not because they coincidentally decided to follow a successful storytelling pattern, but because heroes express a deep psychological aspect of human existence. Heroes can be seen as a metaphor for the human search of self-knowledge. The hero shows us the path to our own consciousness through his/her
