Recognizing Everyday Heroes

This week we chose an article from leprovoc.com. It's called A Tribute to the Heroes of Everyday Life and was issued on February 22, 2006. It is about recognizing heroes on a daily basis instead of waiting for a crisis to happen. When reading this article think about the following questions.

1) Should someone be considered a hero because of their profession, or should they only be considered a hero when they do something heroic.

2) Should the lable of hero be limited to policemen, fire fighters, etc... in our society.

3) Does this article bring to mind any other kind of profession that you find to be heroic that isn't mentioned.

By: Damieon, Patrick, Jake, Wenjia

http://media.www.leprovoc.com/media/storage/paper453/news/2006/02/22/Feature/A.Tribute.To.The.Heroes.Of.Everday.Life-1643019.shtml

Everyday Heroes

This week we chose an article from FedSmith.Com. It was published in May of 2009 by Marilyn Jones. In the article, Heroes Among Us, Jones points out every day heroes that you wouldn't usually notice.

While you're reading, focus on :

1. Would you consider these people heroes? Why or why not?

2. What is achieved by Marilyn Jones using real-life examples or pictures? Such as the pregnant woman's crash or the lost boy.

3. Is this a reliable source or do you think that she is biased towards these types of people?

By: Emily, Gage & Yuqin.

http://www.fedsmith.com/article/1993/heroes-among-us.html

American Heroism!

This week we chose an article from The Fordyce Letter called American Heroism in the 21st Century written by Jonathan Greenberg, published July 19th, 2010. The article takes a unique look at something that is usually not considered heroic at all. We hope you all enjoy!

1) How does the writer make the importance of these job holders apparent?
2) Do you think that the public underestimates the importance of these workers to the overall growth of the economy?
3) Is the author over exaggerating these workers' role, in your opinion? Why or why not?
4) Do you think that the writer is neglecting other social statuses and jobs in America? Do you think that there are other people of importance, that are worthy of being looked up to, in society?

By: Breanne, Casey, Holly, Carissa
http://www.fordyceletter.com/2010/07/19/american-heroism-in-the-21st-century/

Superheroes

This week, I've chosen a blog from psychologytoday.com all about superheroes: www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superheroes. This is a single author blog created by Robin Rosenberg that investigates various characteristics and perspectives of superheroes. The posts are varied, addressing topics from "what" makes a superhero, to Wonder Women, to comic book nerds. Let's focus on the post from March 2010, entitled "What Is a Superhero?"

Here are some questions to keep in mind while reading through the post:
1. How are the images related to the text? What effect is achieved?
2. What do you find interesting about the author’s answer to her own questions: “Why a psychological blog about superheroes?....What are superheroes?”
3. How did readers respond to this post? What issues do the majority seem to agree upon? What might this imply?