Michael Jackson Hero

Bo Jackson is known for his ability to be successful in both football and baseball, a feat no other professional athlete was able to attempt. As a young adult, Bo Jackson thrived at whatever he did; from baseball to football to track, and he was able to give it his best effort and naturally excel at these sports. As a college athlete, Bo Jackson retained his ability to achieve greatness in both football and baseball, a feat that would set the precedent for his adult life and careers. As an adult, Bo Jackson became famous for his ability to alternate between football and baseball at the same time, and excel at both sports, without any time to rest. Bo’s ability to jump from one sport to the next was seen as an impressive show of his skill and natural talent for the sports. Though Bo Jackson’s life is a real-life story, many see him as an epic hero like Odysseus or Hercules. According to the Characteristics of Epic Heroes, Bo Jackson displayed great strength and courage through performance of incredible deeds, accepted his capabilities with great humility, and was seen as a national hero.

Growing up colored in the late 19 hundreds was rough, with countless restrictions and criterium on young Jackson. He grew up in a small town and never was really exposed to much racism ,but as he grew older it became more of an issue. In collage Jackson says in an interview with New York Times "There was a lot of hidden discrimination based on the color of my skin and I just knew I had the strength to stand up and so I went on to achieve this dream" (2) Being that he did experience these traumatizing events he set out to change Americas racist issue. The problem was getting bigger and this is about when  activist such as Mather Luther King Jr started speaking out against the issue. During the late 1930s African Americans

Maybe Jackson has done some things that have had a positive effect on our nation today but for me I can’t

To elaborate on the positives of Jackson’s life, though he was disliked and his opinions were not agreed with, he had some good aspects throughout his presidency. For

Andrew Jackson was one of the most peculiar presidents of the United States. Jackson had a different past then most of the presidents because he was born in poverty and had to work for his wealth. Other presidents were born into wealth and had every opportunity handed to them. Although this played a big part on Jackson's presidency this did not play as big of a part as you would think. He had a military background, serving as a general in the war of 1812, along with experience with being an attorney, and his own private practice. Sadly, his wife died a year into his presidency causing him to become what this country knows as one of our worst presidents. The people started to view Jackson differently after this incident, he was seen as someone

The lack of ability of creating friendships when he was a child could explain why he always surrounded himself with children, and preferred to be in the presence of children than adults. He always stated that children were pure in the heart and less manipulative than adults. The Id of Michael struggled with the ego. The ego was never able to keep under control his desires and pleasures, allowing his Id to take over. His creation of the amusement park shows how the Id overpowered his ego. The amusement park wasn’t only for children to enjoy, but for him to enjoy and relive his childhood. Freud would analyze this gratification as becoming a core aspect of Michael’s personality.

Michael Jackson was not only an artists but a human being who had his struggles. One of them was the insecurity about his appearance which he had tried to correct and then perfect for most of his life. Another was his insistence on preserving his childhood dreams which resulted in the creation of the Neverland Ranch complete with an amusement park and a zoo. Michael was also known for understanding and loving children and on several occasions was accused of child molestation. The shadow of these accusations did

I believe he had put in his time because when he was five he was in the widely known group called The Jackson 5. His dad came up with the idea and put all his children in the group. Then at age thirteen Michael left the group and began his solo career. Jackson then created an album called Thriller in 1982 and was the best-selling album. Michael Jackson throughout his years as a singer created many best-selling songs and albums and in total got 172 awards throughout his lifetime. Gladwell stated “People don't rise from nothing… But in fact they are invariably opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot” (19). This means that Michael’s didn't rise from nothing since he had an opportunity when he was young which was being in the Jackson 5 which his father pushed him and his siblings to do. Jackson could've been really successful if he still wasn't in Jackson 5, but most likely wouldn't be as successful as he was and wouldn't be named “The King of Pop”.Michael Jackson did put in his 10,000 hours and deserved all the success he got for working so

In all of the hype about Bo Jackson, he stayed true to his morals and remained humble. Growing up in poverty taught Jackson how to value things and not take it for granted. When the Buccaneers lied to Jackson, then picked him number one overall he could’ve gave into the money, but he stuck to his values. The biggest advertisement of his generation was “Bo Knows” that led to millions of fans. Although his favorite sport was football and he would have been more successful in football, he stuck to his morals.

An epic hero: “a brave and noble character, admired for great achievements or affected by grand events.” In the epic of life, many characters could be considered heroic, whether it be for their particularly brave and noble deeds, Oscar Schindler for example, or for what could be deemed superhuman actions and abilities. These modern day heros may not battle dragons or sail across the ocean to save a city, but they are worthy of the title in their own respect. Bo Jackson, an otherwise normal man, earned this title through means all his own. With no supernatural assistance, one could argue that such actions supersede the heroism of the famous epic heroes Odysseus or Beowulf. With his humility, success in “battle,” and the national recognition of his heroism, Jackson proves that to be a hero in this epic of life, all that’s required is some grit and maybe a little bit of what “Bo knows.”

Michael Jackson was the king of pop which was a big part of the 1980s fashion world his dancing seemed to surprise everyone. Everyone wanted to be like him and dress like him. He dressed in leather jackets and some dress shoes and suits he was mesmerizing in the public eye he influenced a lot of the

Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw region between North and South Carolina. He was a lawyer, American soldier, and statesman who later became a national war hero after defeating the British in New Orleans during the War of 1812. Andrew Jackson served as the seventh President of the United States from 1829-1837 and was known as the "people's president." He founded the Democratic Party, and even had an era and democracy named after him! He died on June 8, 1845 when he was 78 years old. Andrew Jackson is a hero because he served as the seventh president in the United States and was also a war hero.

He may have done some things that have been looked down upon, but at the same time it helped us become where we are now in both a society and as a country. This is why I believe Andrew Jackson is a complicated man. I may not have listed every thing he has done in order to object it with a positive in order to prove my point, but it just comes to say Andrew Jackson is of course, a complicated subject. So if you were to ask me “Was Jackson a good or bad president?” My answer would be neither, Andrew Jackson is the president who truly showed that there’s always a good with a bad. Andrew Jackson is a complicated common

Andrew Jackson was not, by the common meaning of the word, a good person. Jackson was the clear cause of the Trail of Tears, but it was for a good reason. Jackson was a slaveowner that didn’t free a single one of his slaves, but he fought for equality. Jackson is often looked upon as a horrible blemish dotting America’s history, but he was truly a shining light. Jackson is so widely hated today that he was recently moved to the back of the $20 bill over someone who wasn’t even a president. Luckily for Andrew Jackson, being a subpar person doesn’t mean that you won’t be one of the greatest presidents this country has ever seen, and this is one of those cases. Andrew Jackson was the only president to leave the country debt-free, and he was the first president to fight for the people’s rights. He stuck to his ideals, followed through on his promises, and had an incredible way of managing his relations with other countries. For these reasons: his economic improvements, his foreign policy, his outstanding popularity at the time, and his unwavering ideals, Jackson was by far the most successful president in United States History.

Michael Jackson, a man that changed the music world forever. Jackson made his professional singing debut in 1964 with his siblings in a band called the Jackson 5. Jackson made it big with Jackson 5 having many singles reach the top 100 in the United States. But, when Jackson decided to start his own solo career in 1971 we were seeing a side of Michael Jackson that we have never seen before. Most importantly Jackson 1982, mulit-platinum selling album Thriller. Michael Jackson broke music barriers and made a change for racial equality in the music industry.