Blog Project Week #4

This article is about T.I. and how he saved a man's life recently. Many view him as a hero for this act, along with his contributions to the music industry. Other blogs have discussed the idea of celebrities and if they can be seen as heroes for their careers. What do you think? Others don't view T.I. as a hero, however, because of his illegal actions and jail time. What do you think; can people forget T.I.'s past and see him as a hero or does his good deed outweigh his past criminal acts?





http://www.interviewmagazine.com/blogs/culture/2010-10-14/ti-suicide-hero/



John Piks, Erwei Qiu, Junyuan Wu, Libby Straub

Depressing Real life Heroism

In previous discussions, there is the idea that people in the military should not all be considered heroes, but in this article, We are sure that they were not expecting that on a gun-free base. Our point being that they put themselves in the position to be a hero, so we believe they should be considererd a hero.

Another point is the perception people have of Capt. John Gaffaney. He did an extremely heroic thing, but are you going to see kids pretending to be him? I feel like most people would consider the type of heroism Gaffaney displayed as not "flashy" which seems to be a prerequisite to being a hero in these times. So we pose the question: "What do you think society's reaction to Gaffaney be if he was in a popular movie?"

Other questions to discuss are to what extent should the other servicemen that were shot be considered heroes?
Finally, would these men still have been considered heroes if they had access to guns and just shot Hasan?


http://patterico.com/2010/10/16/depressing-real-life-heroism/

Ryan, Andrew, Julian, Marcus

Blog Project Week #2

This week's blog is an opinionated article from “Ezinearticles.com” titled “America’s Heroes” by Danette M. Scott. The article begins with a discussion on how when we were children we “mocked” our superheroes by pretending to save the day and dressed-up in costumes on Trick or Treat. Those Superheroes saved lives, helped the less fortunate, and “defended democracy”. Then, Danette brings us to the modern hero that we now mimic. He uses examples such as “Britney Spears” to make the point on how she is considered a hero, but what did she do other than have a talented voice and do drugs that led others down the path of trying to be their “hero” by imitating drug use and nudity. Some questions to ask yourself. Has the idea of a hero been changed in America? To what extent, does a celebrity deserve the right to be called a hero? Do you think that today's admiration of celebrities is reversible and that there is hope that good people will be the most prominently looked up to again?
http://ezinearticles.com/?Americas-Heroes&id=1063829

- Steph, Wes, Olivia, Tien

Blog Project Week #1

This week's blog post is taken from the "New York Times: The Opinion Pages" titled "'Hero Worshiped'" written by Chris Suellentrop. It suggests that the word "hero" is overused today, and not everyone deserves the title. Some people believe the firefighters and police officers who responded to the 9/11 attacks were not heroes at all, and that they were just doing their job. Others believe that our service men and women are not all heroes either, and only the soldiers who give their lives to save their comrades are the ones that deserve such praise. What's your opinion on the definition of the word "hero?" Is it really completely subjective, or used too liberally in today's society? Please check out this blog page and respond with your thoughts. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/08/03/hero-worship/

-Molly, Bianca, Lisa, Breanne