To be valued as the “Greatest Canadian” is an honor when someone has made their way throughout high school with only average grades. The “Greatest Canadian” should pertain qualities such as being intelligent, hard working, motivated, involved and experienced. The honor should be given to someone with exceptionally reputable morals and qualities, not someone with just average grades throughout high school. Even with his average grades, Robert Hare finds himself with a PHD from the University of Western Ontario in experimental psychology and is also a researcher of criminal psychology. More importantly, he has developed the “Hare Psychopathy Checklist”, which is a standard instrument used to measure the psychopathic traits of an individual. …show more content…
However, Robert goes beyond any normal Canadian citizen. It takes a person who is very hard working and has a strong work ethic to be able to finish a docterit in experimental psychology . He had to work hard to support his family through tough times, for example when his daughter became ill than ended up passing. He was still able to work and push through what was currently happening to him to achieve the things he wanted to. Hare is an active contributer to society because of his 30 years as a professor at the University of British Columbia. He also contributes to society when he shared his knowledge with the “Psychopathy Checklist Revised”, it is a tool used by many North Americans to help those who suffer from psychopathic traits. He also maintains a tolerant and respectful mindset towards those who are different because he has dedicated his life and studies to those who suffer from psychopathy and sociopathy. Hare has been able to acquire these traits of what makes a “Great Canadian” because his early life led him to strive greatness to achieve his full potential. Anyone with this type of mind set would posses the traits that make a “Great Canadian”, it is what you do that makes you the “Greatest