Week 4 Weekly analysis 06/12/11

         Heroes are usually fictional characters from comic books, television shows, or movies.  Some people would define their hero as someone who made it big, but has done little or nothing to be a true hero.  Today’s pop culture has diluted the definition of hero.  I hear and read about people who say their hero is a reality television star or someone who has a lot of money but no one really knows how it was obtained.  I heard a girl at work say she wanted to make her own sex tape so she could leak it to the internet and try to become famous like Kim Kardashian or Paris Hilton.  She called both of those women her “heroes” because they are famous, have their own television shows, and didn’t do anything difficult to get where they are today.  My first response was to tell the girl that both of those women became popular because they were indirectly paid for taping them having sex and that would make them like hookers, or prostitutes.  Of course, being in the work environment, I kept the thought to myself, shook my head, and kept about my work day.  I also wanted to print off the true definition of hero from dictionary.com and put it on her desk, so she would possibly rethink her words, but that would have been a waste of my time, in my opinion. It amazes me how the young generation looks for the quickest and easiest way to become famous and make money with no regret of the moral implications that may follow.  

Today’s media is focused mainly on negativity and doom and gloom stories, instead of reporting positive, feel good stories. The evening news usually leads the program with a major negative story and may have one small snippet of positivity at the end of the program.

            In my opinion, a true hero is a person who does something above and beyond what most people would do to help someone else out, whether it’s a friend or total stranger, and doesn’t seek any reward or accolade in return. 

I would like to take a moment to thank some true heroes, in my opinion, and they are the men and women of the United States military.   The next time you see a member of our military, take a moment to say, “Thank you.”