Raw Material on : " Heroes in Our Society "
1. Poem - by Nathan Kraft
My Hero is Many,
My Hero is One.
My Hero Proudly Holds a Gun.
My Hero Fights,
My Hero Kills,
My Hero Falls Out in the Field.
My Hero Laughs,
My Hero Cries,
My Hero Tries and Tries and Dies.
My Hero is Dirty,
My Hero is Smart,
My Hero Charges Towards the Front.
My Hero's a Soldier,
My Hero's a Marine,
My Hero's A Sailor Riding Across the Seas.
My Hero's an Airman,
My Hero Sacrifices,
My Hero Loves.
My Hero is Mine, Yours and Anyone Who Cares.
2. Poem - by Nicola Burkett
A hero thinks of others before they think of themselves
A hero will die to protect
A hero can be of any age, any colour
A hero can be man, woman or child
A hero is courageous, loving and brave
A hero will never complain
A hero can be made in one act of compassion
Or years of tender loving care
Some hero's are remembered, whilst many are left forgotten
Hero's are angels in disguise, saving precious innocent lives
3. Picture - From Google - http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/images/2007/08/08/hero_2.jpg
(Kid with cape. Picture above)
4. Kid Hero Story - "Kid Hero Saves Teacher" - From - http://ballastexistenz.autistics.org/?p=453
Brendon quickly came to Kenser’s rescue.
“I just ran over when she passed out,” said Brendon. He got to her purse and grabbed her inhaler, gave it to his groggy teacher and saved her life. He says he knew what to do from a scene in the movie “Are We There Yet.”
“If I didn’t see that movie, I wouldn’t know what to do,” said Brendon.
“After the event he said ”You know Mrs. Kenser, TV’s not so badhuh?’” said Kenser.
5. Kid Hero Video - "Kid Hero Uses Sat-Nav to Save Dad" - from LiveLeak.com
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=73f_1199309050
Categorized Themes for : "Heroes in Our Society"
Theme #1 - Rescue - The raw materials that are placed in this category refer to some sort of rescue being done, implying that a hero is someone who "rescues", or saves someone, any help being given to another by this person or these people are heroes.
Raw Materials for this category - "Kid Hero Uses Sat-Nav to Save Dad", "Kid Hero Saves Teacher".
Theme #2 - Providing Support - The raw materials that are placed in this category refer to the idea that a hero is someone who lends support to someone in need of it.
Raw Materials for this category - "Kid with Cape", Hero poem by Nicola Burkett.
Theme #3 - Acting better than normal/average - The raw material that is placed in this category refers to the idea that a hero is a normal person, who has characteristics that are above that of an average person.
Raw Materials for this category - Poem by Nathan Kraft
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Paragraphs describing relation of "Themes" to "Raw Materials" for "Heroes in Our Society"
Paragraph 1 - Theme 1 :
To start off, the theme relating to the idea of "rescue", is meant to inform the audience that a hero, is someone who provides or lends help to those in need, or in other words, "rescue" someone who needs it. The first example that was chosen to describe this was the "Kid Hero Uses Sat-Nav to Save Dad" video. This example shows us the meaning of "rescue"; the boy's father collapses on the road and the boy dials 9-1-1 to save his father. It's a simple story to show a broad concept such as "rescue". In addition, the second example that was used to describe this theme was the "Kid Hero Saves Teacher" story. Again, a common situation where a child saves his teacher from an asthma attack. To tie it all together, the idea of "rescue" is not only simply the idea or act of "rescuing" someone literally like in the examples used, but can also be showed through other examples of helping or giving help to someone in need.
Paragraph 2 - Theme 2 :
Next, the theme, "Providing Support", is refering to the idea that a hero is defined as someone who lends a helping hand, so to speak. The instances where this was seen or showed, was first shown in the picture of "Kid with Cape". This is just a picture of a child wearing a simple cape, but if you look further into the picture for it's meaning, you can come up with several reasons for why he is wearing that cape. In my opinion, I believe he is wearing that cape to signify that he wants to be helpful, or needed, by those who require help. Also, another example that showed this theme was the poem created by Nicola Burkett. This poem is a powerful piece of literature that shows the authors feelings on what makes a hero. His reasoning ties into the theme of "providing support" because in his work, an ideal hero is one that can indeed provide a person with help. From his poem, "A hero thinks of others before they think of themselves
A hero will die to protect", from this passage readers can see how he personally feels a hero should be able to act upon, and it definately ties in with the theme, "providing support".
Paragraph 3 - Theme 3
Lastly, the theme of "Acting above average", is commonly thought of as someone who wants to be superior to others, or a perfectionist point of view. Although it has other implications, the idea of acting above average applies to being a hero. The piece of raw material that best suited this theme was the poem done by Nathan Kraft. For example, from his poem, "My Hero Proudly Holds a Gun.My Hero Fights,My Hero Kills,..." From this quote alone, readers can infer that Nathan believes a hero can solve problems and rescue people through justice. Also, readers can infer that Nathan believes that heroes have to be above average to be who they are. Normal people alone don't go randomly fighting crime, shooting guns and killing the bad; it takes someone special to accomplish such tasks, in this case, heroes.
Conclusion for "Heroes in Our Society" -
To conclude, from the evidence that was found on what makes a hero, we see there are 3 main defining characteristics that make up a "hero". 1. A hero is one that can rescue others. 2. A hero is someone who can provide the support that many people need. 3. A hero is someone who is above the normal, above the rest, one that can do things no normal people can do alone. Based on these themes, I've learned that heroes can be distinguished in a variety of ways, and also that they come in all shapes and sizes. The 3 themes or characteristics that define a hero aren't the only ones, but they support the evidence that was found.
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By : Shane Jones - for " Heroes in Our Society "
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