Something Wicked This Way Come

Part I of Essay
Will the Real Heroes Please Stand Up The world today is filled with great heroes. Unfortunately, our culture has a tendency to confuse hero worship with the character of a true hero. How then, is a hero defined? Is it someone who is brave, honest and who’s attribut ....

Part II of Essay
.... him into this hero? Yes, he was a great baseball player but is that enough? Is it sufficient enough to say that because he could smack a 90 mile an hour fast ball into left field and run the bases in record time that he’s a hero? Is it sufficient enough to say then that because Mark McGwire can hit 70 home runs in one single season that he’s now a hero? According to who? The truth is that yes, these athletes, pre madonnas, whatever you wish to call them are all talented. But is this talent worthy of the hero statues they a ....