11:52 AM
After watching The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez, I started thinking about the focus of this class. The reason we are reading all these books and poems is so that we can be exposed to the different types of heroes. So I thought, if all these people we read about are heroes there must be a common definition. However, all these people are different in so many ways. After many hours of trying to figure out what can be the common demoninator, I realized that all these heroes overcome a certain obstacle; whether it be the country, another human being, or even oneself. Whatever the obstacle may be, these heroes struggle and eventually conquer their fears and enemies. Then again, with that definition, ANYONE can be hero. I can overcome my laziness and be a hero. Realizing that this definition is so broad,...
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