Greetland: Views Of A Real Life Hero

Today in society there are many individuals who can be described as heroic because of their courageous actions towards helping others. People who do not believe in heroes today do not see the change happening around the world for the benefits of future generations. However, in reality many individuals are risking their own lives to fight for what they believe in and for the change they wish to see in this world. Alfred de Vigny asserts that there are no heroes in this world, but even ancient stories like Beowulf provide examples of heroes who risk their lives to save others while we do still have heroes during modern-day times.

The concept of a hero has been around for many generations, and the meaning of a hero is defined in ways people grasp its idea. A hero can be a person who has a superpower and is willing to make a personal sacrifice for the benefit of others or can be an ordinary everyday person who just wants to help people out of his or her own heart. Linda Seger’s article, “Creating the Myth,” tackles the idea of a “Hero 's Myth,” and shows the ten steps of how heroes are transformed from an ordinary person to the Savior. On the other hand, Robert B. Ray piece titled, “The Thematic Paradigm,” emphasizes that in modern films, it is either having an “Outlaw Hero or an Official Hero,” which he uses three stages to demonstrates how they are different each other in the way they perform in the society. Further, the article, “Out of Character: Wonder Woman’s Strength Is Her Compassion - What Happened?” by Stevie St. John, explains how Wonder Woman was viewed as a compassionate woman in the 1940s and 1950s, and in the 2000s she changes into a more violent person. In this essay, I argue that a hero is subjective, and is defined by the villain or event that they had to adapt to suddenly.

When people think of a hero, they do not understand you don't need to be just like superman, you don't need to be able to fly, or be immortal and never die. There is no need to wear a mask, save the world, or have special powers. To me, any regular person can become a hero in their own way. I believe a hero can be found in any piece of literature, most main characters are all heroes, but they are all heroes in a different way. To me, in order to be a hero, all you need to do is put someone else's life in front of your own, if you can change someone else's life you can then call yourself a hero. Aristotle once said that a tragic hero is "one who does not fall into misfortune though vice or depravity, but falls because of some mistake".

In poetry and in song, literature, and action movies, the hero embodies the qualities of bravery, strength, and honor. According to Merriam-Webster, a hero is a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability: a warrior: a person admired for achievements and noble qualities: one who shows great courage. While others define this concept as a trustworthy cause a selfish or unselfish act. On the other hand, a hero is someone who stands for integrity and justice for all mankind and willingly put his life in peril for that belief. As noted there will always be different definitions of a hero as of the diverse perspective on the issue.

You have to have clearness to get out out of tough situations or to problem solve, being brave is another example of a hero, and being persistent is a another great quality of a hero because you need to always be trying to do something great for others and not stop even if you want to. In the book The Odyssey, by Homer, he proclaims '"friends, were hardly strangers at meeting danger--and this danger is no worse than what we have faced when Cyclops penned us up in his vaulted cave with crushing force."(Homer 277) when facing hard times Odysseus and his men kept fighting through it. When facing difficult times you have to learn how to problem solve and make yourself learn to be a smarter person from doing this. When you keep going after you goal there is a higher percentage of accomplishing it. Being brave is a harder quality to do but when you put your needs before other that makes you a better version of yourself. People in the world don't need to have the word hero as a able to do something great for people, if you are brave for someone else then you're putting your needs before theres and you're classified as a hero for example in the arrival The Psychology of Heroism, Kendra Cherry states “...During the summer of 2012, three women who survived the shooting revealed that they had been saved by their boyfriends, The three men had shielded their girlfriends

When we hear the word 'hero,' more than one idea comes to mind. Not only do we think of people that we look up to in our world, but we also think of heroes in the fictional world. To be a hero can mean a variety of different things. Leaders, singers, and even parents can be a hero that someone looks up too. But in the fictional world, a hero is someone who has learned from his or hers journey to come out a changed person. Some characters complete the journey, while others do not quite make it to the end. In The Odyssey, Odysseus takes more than one leap of faith on his journey to become a hero by learning from his mistakes, making personal sacrifices, and becoming a better man.

Many heroes are courageous; they overcome any obstacle that comes in their way, but not all them were heroes in the beginning of their adventures. For example, Bilbo, from the novel The Hobbit, started out like a regular hobbit, simple, quite, and liked the company of his own home. But as the adventure progressed, Bilbo was no longer a regular hobbit, he was a hero. Bilbo went from a hobbit to a hero going through many obstacles in his adventure, when he escapes from Gollum, kills the spider that trapped him, and when he goes into the mountains by himself.

Tom Hanks, an american actor, once said “ A hero is someone who voluntarily walks into the unknown.” but what’s the true definition of a hero? Are they stronger than everyone else, or are they just your average human beings?(Hanks). Beowulf, the epic hero who defeated Grendel, the hideous beast, that was slain because of this, Beowulf was worshipped for his strength and bravery for facing the monster. Michael P. Murphy, a U.S Navy officer who fought for his country in Afghanistan and is remembered because of his valor, are two different people from different eras. Although Beowulf and Michael P. Murphy are different people, they actually share a few traits such as courage, bravery, and leadership abilities.

Because someone is brave does not make him or her a hero. Beowulf is strong willed, and fearless. He defeated Grendel and his mother. Beowulf went into battle with Grendel and fought without a weapon and defeated the monster and then later on battled his grieving mother and defeated her as well. Beowulf cut off Grendel’s arm and Grendel’s mothers head as a trophy to show off that he had defeated the monsters. Near

First and foremost, a hero needs to be courageous enough to take action, even against impossible odds; although, the form that that courageousness takes are often different between heroes. Take Beowulf and Shahrazad for example. Beowulf is a famous and powerful Geat leader, a “man whose name was known for courage” (Beowulf 120), especially in the field of battle, where he best demonstrates his courageousness. When Beowulf hears of the attacks on Hereot, he quickly comes to offer Hrothgar his services, and in his first battle with Grendel, Beowulf displayed immense bravery and courage fighting the demon, knowing that he may well perish, and even more so in deciding to do battle bare-handed and naked

Many books that have a hero in it tend to have this common trait called “bravery”. The definition of bravery includes these words: valor, courage, splendor and magnificence. Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Knight from the Knights tale, all displayed bravery in many of ways. First off, Beowulf the elderly man fought and conquered a disastrous deadly dragon with simply using a sword, no super powers, just raw human talent.

The hero i am talking about is Luffy from One Piece. Him and his friends are pirates that sail on the grande line and throughout his adventures he helps people but also gets on the governments bad side and gets a bounty on his head. Duffy goes around doing what he likes but always help a friend or person in need. So he is a care free hero that helps out people in need. I think a hero has to be courageous because if they are they can help themselves or anyone else

Heroes are prevalent in everyone’s life. Whether someone’s hero is a living person or a fabled character from a movie, everybody has come into contact with some sort of hero. In fact, the concept of heroes has existed for hundreds of years, dating all the way back to Ancient Greece. Over time, heroes have drastically changed. As society has evolved, our heroes have evolved with it. Their goals and motivations have changed to coincide with the views of modern society. Modern day heroes have less selfish motives, better qualities, and are portrayed differently than ancient heroes.

     Bravery is a great trait for a hero to posses. I think bravery is a key quality because you don’t always know what lies ahead of you and you have to be brave to continue. A good example of this is Charles Lindburgh. He was the first person to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. I believe that took a great amount of bravery because no one had ever made it across, so he didn’t know what lie ahead of him. One of his many good quotes he said, “The most effective way to do it, is to just do it”, (Lindburgh 1).

Bravery would fall into about every category of defining a super hero. Not all heros accomplish brave or overcoming fears the same way. McGregor is a world class MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). He displayed a tremendous amount of bravery on his first UFC fight. Conor had never fought out in as big of crowd as he did in his first fight and on top of that, his competitor across from him was a top contender in the world at their weight class. But that did not stop Conor from doing what he came to do. He knocked out his opponent in just a whopping minute and seven seconds in the very first round. Dana White, the CEO and manager of the UFC, was ecstatic as he told