Definition Essay About Heroes

What is a hero? Are there heroes all around us from day to day? How do we know? What makes someone a hero? Why do we need heroes? A hero is a person who society considers to have completed tasks worth of praise and awe. It is someone who we can look up to and count on no matter what. Everyone can be heroic at times, but there are some more than others that stand out from the crowd. But what is it about heroes that we marvel about? As a society, we admire heroes for their courage and sacrifices; their willingness to sacrifice it all but are aware that they may get nothing in return. Without trying, heroes lead by example and are the leaders that drive us forward. These few are tested every day and make sacrifices for the ones they

Are they not supposed to be the main providers for families? Female workers have begun to rise up as the living provider and breadwinner of families. They have begun to challenge the culture and gender norms for societies and have risen to independence. In both poverty stricken and prosperous societies, women are being relied on as the main breadwinners. Because of foreign work opportunities, women are the main legal and illegal migrants (Parreñas). The earning power of men declined, which made it difficult for them to be the sole provider of the family. Instead of working that much harder to be there for their families, in some cases, men went spiraling out of control and became drug addicts and alcoholics, leaving them incapable of providing for their families. Because of the demand for foreign domestic workers, strong, courageous, Filipina women have taken up that role. This worldwide gender revolution is paving the way for women to take their heroic spots in the world and sacrifice everything for their families. These women are going against culture and gender norms. The most common normality in households is to have the male of the family, the husband, provide for his household. But when no longer capable of providing and making enough to give their families a decent living, Filipina women rose to the occasion and sacrificed everything they had for their families. It may be for the best

Au pairs are often a common choice for these domestic workers. An au pair, commonly known as a nanny, are hired to take care of children and do possible housework in exchange for payment and a place to stay. Women in the au pair business have the ironic task of caring for the children of the families that hire them. These women take up the ‘traditional’ role of caring and raising children that the parents have no time for. Filipina women are paid to raise other people’s children when all they truly want is to be with their families raising their own. All the while, who knows the state of their own families back in the Philippines? Not all au pairs have the opportunity to keep in touch with their children and families, and are left to silence and hope that their families are being provided for and taken care of back home with what they send back for them (Cohen). Au pairs live in close quarters with their host families, often giving them little to no personal space and quality alone time. Even the planning of anything with international friends becomes a hardship since the host family’s plans always come first. They have to be there and raise children that do not belong to them, every day missing their own children that they cannot be with. There are also the rules of the house that the au pairs must abide by, showing them that they can follow the rules and be responsible