2b) EXAMPLES OF HEROES: MARTIN LUTHER KING & GEORGE WALKER BUSH

Example of a hero from a previous era in time is Martin Luther King Jr. while an example of a contemporary hero is the current president of the U.S, George Walker Bush. These are men that displayed strange characteristics of a true hero like courage, strength of character, determination, boldness, leadership ability and charisma. Both commanded the attention of the whole world.

Because of the changes in the society from one generation to another, the resources available to each hero are (to a large extent) dependent on the changes that takes place in the society. In terms of power, G.W. Bush stands at a better advantage to Martin Luther because of the technological advancement in this era. Martin Luther King "took his ideals from Christianity and his operational techniques from Gandhi" (retrieved January 29, 2006 from http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html) while President Bush is aided by the power of technology.

Conclusively, changes in the society ultimately affect the people in the society. U.S. for instance has been able to attain and maintain the super power status over the years simply because of inventions, innovations and cultural changes that have taken place in the nation. Occurrences (like September 11attack on the Twin Tower, War in Iraq) have also brought some people to heroism in the United States. People like the fire fighters who rescued the lives of men during September 9-11 attack and the military folks fighting in nations like Iraq, Afghanistan etc.

Note:

Martin Luther King, Jr. Picture. Retrieved February 2, 2006, from http://nobelprize.org/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html
President Bush’s Picture. Retrieved February 2, 2006, from http://groups.msn.com/PresidentGWBush/messageaids.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=220