Post 9: A Modern Hero

                    If you're asking me, there is no such thing as a "hero" in the 21st century. A hero nowadays is someone who goes out of his or her way to do a "good" deed. I guess to define what a "hero" is, you'd have to also define what a good deed is, because the definition of a hero has definitely changed from historical times to now. In any time before the 21st century, a hero would be someone who slayed beasts (such as Gilgamesh), someone who is a decorated war veteran or captain {George Washington, for example), or someone who spearheads an entire social liberation of a people (Martin Luther King Jr.). 

                    It seems that you don't see very many "heroes" to this caliber in this day and age. Nowadays, a hero is someone such as a firefighter or a police officer. The problem with this is that this is their job to be a "hero". A hero would normally do heroic actions without having to receive a pay check for doing those actions. Another modern day take on the hero is a person who does a good deed, or a "local" or "hometown" hero. The issue with this is that it shouldn't take recognition of a good deed to define someone as a hero; it should just happen. Humbleness defines a hero, not recognition.