What Does Superman Mean To Me Essay

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¨The amazing can be created by facing fear, risk and failure during the process¨, (Joel Brown). Hes a strong man and a comic character, that has taught me to be strong, responsible for my actions, and to learn to give without expecting anything in return.
This man is known as Superman, he is also my hero. He has taught me that sometimes we have to be strong enough to face our own fears and risks. ¨You´re much stronger than you think you are, trust me¨, (Grant Morrison).there are any obstacle we cannot pass such as Superman that if he cannot do something he does not give up, he find a way to fix it , remember that being strong is not just physically is also mentally.
Another key point, Superman also showed me that not everything is a game that

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