Superhuman Deeds Many people think of a hero as a person with superhuman powers and/or infallible virtues. Superman, Batman and Spiderman are typical movie and comic book heroes. Superman possesses superhuman powers of strength and sight. Batman is a technical genius, using his tools and wits to capture and outwit villains. Spiderman swings from a web and uses his "spider sense" to catch criminals. However, each of them starts out as seemingly normal citizens. Neither has bad outward habits and neither ever stops to be thanked for their good deeds, which is virtuous. Neither of them was born superhuman (except Superman). Not every person can become a hero. Many people aspire to have a heroic mindset. However, many people lack the ability to act heroically. Heroes are actually ordinary people who do what needs to be done or ordinary people who make exemplary sacrifices. People paid to perform a particular service are not heroes, in the pure sense. Sports figures are not real heroes. There's nothing heroic about getting paid to play a sport you love. Sports figures make efforts that are to be greatly admired and can be used as excellent models of sportsmanship. Many people like to think of politicians as heroes. While they may exemplify the best of human intentions, they are richly rewarded for the effort they put in to serve the people. Society is taught to revere sports figures, Hollywood stars and politicians as heroes. Too much emphasis is placed on people receiving high compensation for performing a service. Many of them are even idolized, but most of the idols have fallen from the pedestals of Salam 1. They have sometimes exemplified the human foi... middle of paper... in this society. He owes a debt of thanks that he never received while he was alive. Heroes are everywhere around us, every day. , live, learn, work and play. They don't wake up thinking that maybe today they will become heroes. They simply observe the immediate situation and take the necessary actions to resolve it in a timely manner, without thought of personal gain, comfort, or safety. Society cannot put a dollar sign on what they are worth because there is no sum of dollars large enough to compensate for true heroism. Works Cited King, Jr., Martin Luther. "Letter from Birmingham Prison." The Mercury Reader. and. Danner, Natalie.New York: Pearson, 2009. 193-212. Print.LeGuin, Ursula. "Those who turn away from Omelas." New Dimensions, vol. 3rd ed. Silverberg, Robert. New York. Nelson Doubleday. 1973. 1-8. Press