What Makes a Hero? The term "hero" has always carried an almost magical connotation in the western world. This title is by most considered the highest compliment one man can give to another; a "hero" is someone truly without equal. Young children learn to idolize their favorite superheroes: Batman, Spiderman, Superman, and the ninja turtles. Adolescent males have ambitions of becoming firefighters and police officers, whose jobs are now viewed at differently after the September 11…showed first 75 words of 1453 total…

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