Evaluation:
Published: 01.12.1996.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'What Makes a Hero in Our Society?', 1.
  • Essays 'What Makes a Hero in Our Society?', 2.
Extract

If you ask a teenager who their hero is, chances are names such as Fifty Cent, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt are going to come up. In today's media driven world, people have a
hard time telling the difference between celebrities and real-life heroes. It is not that some of these celebrities are not heroes; celebrities can definitely be real-life heroes. It is that some people claim celebrities as their heroes for superficial reasons. In order to see what it takes for a celebrity to cross over to hero status, one must take a look at Lance Armstrong who has already crossed that line. …

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