The Crosby Connection
Crosby's freshmen are talking about heroes and I thought her questions about heroes is a good one for us to explore as well. Take a look and feel free to comment appropriately...
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Look at us, we're building bridges here between the freshmen and seniors.
posted by annes at 11:28 AM
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Crosby's class came to some conclusions that I had not thought of before, and I actually agree with most of them. While I have yet to see a definite definition of what makes a hero, I do agree that what makes a hero is relative to your perspective. The best example I saw was that if you were a Lebanese citizen and your house was bombed out, you would probably view a Hezbollah militant as a hero if they offered you protection and offered to rebuild your house. From that perspective, the militant would be viewed as a hero. From our perspective, we see them as terrorists and not heroes. I also pose this viewpoint: We consider the patriots that helped form this nation to be heroes. However, Britain considered them to be terrorists and sought to eliminate them. Today, we would never consider that some of the world's most famous "terrorists" were Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, etc. We consider them heroes today. At what point did they become heroes in our minds? What do all of you think?
I think that it depends on who's perspective you see this from. On one hand they would be seen as traitors by the British because they broke with the crown and fought them quite vehemently. However, to every American, alive or dead, they are heroes, they saved us from an oppresive government and fought valiantly for what they truly believed in. Yet America, a nation basically built on treason, still punishes traitors by death (I believe they use shooting squads for it as well), this seems a little hypocritical on our part. But I don't know, personally I consider them both, heroic trators if you will. On the one hand, yes they did commit treason, but they also freed us and started a new form of government, the most perfect one they could, and created a new nation. This was basically an experiment, one that would create the powerful nation the world has ever seen.
Since everyone can view people in a different way almost anyone could be considered a hero at some point by someone. Even in the case of Oedipus he was viewed as a hero by the citizens he saved. At the same time though the gods were seeing him as a traitor to them because he saw himself equal or above them.
Asking someone what is a hero? they are going to answer differently than you would! Everyone has a different idea/perspective of a hero. Santa could be a hero to them. He brings presents and the family together. He could be a hero in someones eyes. What Ms. Crosby's class is saying about a hero is very impressive.
I think there is no "right" or "wrong" answer to the question what is a hero? It is all about opinion.
What are your thoughts?
Crosby's class had some really interesting things to say, though most seemed to think the founding fathers were both traitors and heroes. In my mind, a hero is someone who will fight, even unto death, for what he/she knows is right in their eyes. For instance, many peole might not consider the founding fathers heroes because they betrayed their home country; however, they believed in the rights of their people, and felt that that bond was stronger than the bond of allegiance to their Mother country. If a person is willing always to fight for what they believe, I think they will be held as heroes by those who believe in a similar idea.
It really does amaze me how intelligent freshmen are. No really it does. A hero can be anything from a friend,to a family member, to a celebrity. When someones thinks about who their hero is, they automatically think of who they look up to, or who they inspire to be. So in my opinion a her is someone that inspires others and is a mentor to people older and younger than them. Guys, watch what you do and say, we could turn out to be a hero to one of her freshmen.
It seems like everyone these days has a hero. Whether it happens to be a teacher, a family member, a friend, or even a celebrity, everyone seems to have someone they look up to. But what are the qualifications someone needs to live up to to be a hero in someone else's eyes? Is the term "hero" something we take lightly or do we use this phrase to describe the person we hold the upmost respect for? Have we really started calling celebrities our heroes?? WHY???!! and is your mom/dad your "hero" or the person that has been the biggest part of your life?? (not saying that is bad at all..my mom is my hero for many different reasons)...but do we really mean "hero" when we say it??
Just in general I really liked what some of the freshman were doing by asking each other questions and finding quotes in relation to what was going on. I think that the more controversial opinionated stuff that happens in a blog makes for a livlier intelligent discussion.
I haven't really generated my definition of a hero yet just because I kidn of wanted to see what other people were saying but I do think that a hero is someone that I can personally connect with and respect. I don't think that they have to save the world or do something that affects the entire world necessarily. I just think that they have to affect me. But I wanted to ask the same question that I asked to the freshman: With our society focusing on media through Musicians, actors, and sports stars: Do we give young children the wrong impression of who we should value as heroes?
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