Heroes

when they answer the call of duty, they become extraordinary by sacrificing without fear to protect others. A hero has a plethora of values. Courage, selflessness, honor, righteousness, integrity, and endless sacrifice. The men and women we consider heroes are not…

Heroism Lives in Us I have come to view all people as having the potential to exhibit heroic quality, but this has not always been the case throughout my life. I predominantly used to identify heroism as only being attainable by men. Personal experience and fictional television molded who I believed displayed authentic, genuine acts of heroism. I came to realize my oblivious beliefs as a child would not serve me well in the real world. The expectations of what it means to demonstrate such…

There are many types heroes some are strong, some are kind, and others are intelligent. However, all heroes are based on an idea, from hope to inspiration and this allows a group of people to be heroes when they work towards a common goal. That is what I experienced with the nursing staff at Iowa City as they were heroes to me. They went above and beyond what their jobs called for. Making an unfortunate situation a bit more bearable. On December 2, 2014 I woke up with sharp stabbing pain in the…

be described as tragic heroes. Some memorable tragic heroes and characters throughout history are King Kong, Romeo and Juliet, and even Batman. Each tragic hero or character is normally a good person or thing, who is normally troubled or put against almost all odds. Batman is troubled and consistently in danger of being killed, Romeo and Juliet were forced to be torn apart from each other because of their last names and families. They are just a few examples of tragic heroes. Now this begs the…

This semester we read both The Epic of Gilgamesh and Beowulf. These epic poems portray epic heroes and the stories brought hope, faith, and bravery to people. Epic heroes were and are considered legends to people in the past and in the present. These two stories main characters both are considered epic heroes who set out on quests and also have similarities to their characteristics. The Epic of Gilgamesh’s main character is Gilgamesh. Gilgamesh is the king of his city Uruk and is two-thirds…

and no, none of these make someone into a hero. People all say that heroes have to do something major to be a hero but that isn’t true. You can go out and see that someone needs help and you go help them, does that make you a hero? I say yes it does. Even though the world taught us that heroes run around in capes and costumes, the true heroes are the ones who go out of their way to do something good for someone else. Not all heroes go and save people who are in life or death instances;…

has been an article published of how to act heroically. In this article you are able to get into the minds of 51 heroes. With being a hero there is always a cost you have to pay, but does the safety of others always outweigh the costs? This is determined by the “envelope game” researchers have come up with to test if helping someone is an unconscious or conscious decision. The heroes that were interviewed emphasized that their reactions were more like instincts. One stated, “It was just a gut…

In history, there have been many war heroes and animal heroes, but there are heroes who walk our streets and live in our cities. They are what you call an everyday hero. An everyday hero is someone who is brave and willing to die to save lives and help other no matter the risk. A hero is not someone in a tight spandex suit with a cape. They look normal, just like you or me. They are people who choose to get involved in an emergency like running into a disaster like an earthquake or burning…

times of Ancient Egypt, where the Pharaohs are considered divine Kings for as long as the Nile and the land surrounding it prospers. Should a calamity persist (i.e. drought), the Pharaoh is overtaken and replaced. Similarly, in the context of sports heroes, it is as if humanity has forgotten that to be human is to make mistakes. As seen in the case of Armstrong who is labelled…

Heroes in society are there for people to look up to, and believe in as something bigger than normal people. Heroes can be anyone in the society, not only ones as strong and mighty as Beowulf or Batman. Heroes like Beowulf and Batman are not needed in society because they come from books that are based on fiction. In the real world, heroes tend to be more like soldiers, firefighters, policemen, teachers, parents or even sports players. These people are more realistic heroes that we look up to…