New Heroes During World War 1

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Affirmation- “A new kind of modern-day hero had been born. Poets and artists alike now identified the aviator with a list of familiar flying personalities, including Arabian princes on flying carpets, Perseus and his winged sandals, Wagner's flying Valkyries, Icarus, and countless angels and archangels.” The idea of aviation and pilots as the new heroes during World War 1 resonated me. In the current world, aviation is not big of a deal anymore and many of us don’t appreciate it as much as it was first created. Air travel had made travelling so much convenient and pilots are definitely a hero. Transporting people from one place to another is a life risking task but many pilots are doing a great job at that. Another idea that resonated me

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