The Similarities of Earth’s Heroes “...acts of heroism don’t just arrive from truly exceptional people but from people placed in the right circumstance, given the necessary tools to transform compassion into heroic action.” From his speech on modern heroism, renowned psychologist Philip Zimbardo suggests that anyone can be a hero if placed in the right situation. Essentially, his experience in the field of psychology helped him discover that heroism occurs only in the right situations. Additionally, he discusses the idea of “modern heroism”; that if one places themselves into the right situations, then they too can become a hero. A modern hero can be any ordinary person, but the majority of those people possess unique qualities that call them to serve their communities. Good examples of heroes are the people highlighted in the CNN Heroes program such as Aaron Valencia and Linda Myers. Like the theoretical hero that Zimbardo describes, they are …show more content…
Specifically, modern day heroes are people who see a problem or someone in need and commit themselves to helping the situation or person. To illustrate, renowned psychologist Philip Zimbardo once gave a speech that defined heroes as “...people placed in the right circumstance, given the necessary tools to transform compassion into heroic action.” For instance, compassionate heroes seize the chance to help out vulnerable people or groups of people because they are kind. Likewise, generous heroes use their resources to help people that are not as fortunate or benevolent as they are. Both types of hero are the personality traits that are essential to the development of a modern day hero. In the same way, the qualities of a hero are important to examine because they assist the helpless and the poor. If we can identify what makes a hero, then we can help to develop people who will improve our society as a