Tuesday, April 19, 2011

In-Class Blog Writing Prompt #11 (Term 2)

In a paragraph of at least 5 sentences, dicuss the following: do we still need heroes?

I think we definitely still need heroes. Heroes have been present ever since the world began; heroes of war, heroes of peace. What make heroes so important is that they stand out; they can do things that normal people cannot, they can see things in a way that the average shallow person can't, and all this are coupled with their undertering sense of courage and bravery. We need heroes, everybody need heroes - even in this modern day and age, where war and bloodshed are not so common, so says the same for heroes. Some examples of heroes include Mahatma Ghandi, Martin Luther King Jr. etc. These 2 extraodinary humans pushed on with their beliefs even when their lives were put at risk, clearly showing their heroism. It is the nature of man to need to have someone to look upon as a 'guardian angel' or 'leader', and heroes serve as a role model to many people in the world. Without heroes - well now I can't complete the sentence because I simply cannot imagine what a world would be like without heroes! There will always be heroes, as long as mankind continues to exist. It is just the matter of the magnitude of the heroic act, but heroes are nevertheless important for the full functionality of this world, to continue to be a beacon of inspiration to those who are not.

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