Analysis Of Heroism

As shown through an analysis of heroism itself, overuse of the word “hero”, and the falling rate of world violence, the end of heroism will be a sign of a better society. Heroism exists as the unordinary and as soon as heroic actions by the public become ordinary, extraordinary heroic acts will stagnate- not being the cause of a better society but the byproduct of one.

Although some dedicate their lives to understanding heroism, both through social and scientific means, the definition of heroism remains an enigma. In absence of rigidity, individuals set out to create their own ideals of heroism in separate paths diverged in yellow wood - leading to countless worthwhile ideals that cannot mesh together. In the past, heroism was regarded as a

As result, heroism is subjective and expansive. Saying that, similarities can be found across each definition. Each brand of heroism results in altruistic and voluntary act involving great risk without recompense. In itself, heroism is going beyond the ordinary- for this essay, heroism is acting so and reaching beyond the ordinary in compassion.

Despite word’s grandiose definition, society tacking the word to whatever passes a close resemblance to it has lead the word to become meaningless. According to common parlance, almost nobody can not be a hero. Any person who vaguely has done something remarkable, whether it is altruistic or not, is regarded as a hero. A prime example of this is on CBS News, where a "super senior... a 71-year-old grandmother” fought off jewel thieves with her handbag and subsequently became named a community hero (quotation from news article

Statistics Canada observes overall police-reported crime rate in Canada has fallen for more than 20 years, since crime was first measured uniformly in 1962. Aside from average year to year fluctuations, from 1962 to 1991, the crime rate flourished, and then declined, with the police-reported crime rate was at its lowest point since 1969 in 2013. Experts have not reached a consensus on why crime has declined since the 1990s, but several factors may be explanation including an aging population, changing policing practices and strategies, the rise of technology, shifts in unemployment, variations in alcohol consumption, neighbourhood characteristics, or changing attitudes towards illegal and risky behaviour. Despite the inability to identify a single factor which explains the crime rate decline in Canada, similar downward trends in crime rates have also been observed in other countries. Violent crime is on the retreat in most advanced economies including US, Japan, England and Wales. In fact, big falls in homicides have happened in virtually all developed societies over the past 20 years. In the US, the decline in violence extends to robbery, assault, rape, child maltreatment, domestic abuse and school bullying. With such a decline in overall violence, the need for true heroes to persist