Do we still need heroes? (Essay)

Yes, we would still need heroes. Heroes need not to be those that we always see on television. It could take the form of anything such as a leader, an inventor etc. They are important because they can protect us when needed, unlock different talents and learn values from them.

We need heroes because they could still protect us. Heroes can take many forms, and one of them would be a Policeman. They are still a type of hero that maintain peace in countries. According to the Singapore Police Force, they said: "There are three areas which the Police are concerned about and would see to address this year: Cheating cases involving Rental Scams and Phone Scams, Combating Youth Crime, Outrage of Modesty cases", "Police will continue to monitor the youth crime situation closely, and adopt a multi-prong approach to tackle youth crime" and "In 2010, Police arrested a total of 888 persons for OM , an increase of 169 persons (or +24%) from the 719 persons arrested in 2009". This reflects that the Police has a very important role to maintain the peace and harmony between citizen. Thus, heroes are still very
important to us and they have to be here for as long as they can.

We need heroes because they can unlock talents or they themselves could be a talent. Everyone should have heard before Lee Kuan Yew, our minister mentor. He is the founder father of Singapore and had made much contribution to Singapore, mainly economic contribution. He has developed Singapore from a country that seemed hopeless after the separation with Malaysia, till now, one of the country that has world-class standard in infrastructure. He is one of the great leader hero that has been unlocked when a crisis comes for Singapore. The next hero unlocked was Mr Goh Keng Swee. He, under Lee Kuan Yew, has spearheaded the plan of developing Jurong Island. And he had managed to turn Jurong from a marshland to now, an industrial estate, with people living in that region. He had many contribution in terms of defence, economic and many more. Thus, we would need leader heroes to strive their countries to greater heights, therefore, the importance of them is crucial because they are the future talents that Singapore would need.

We would also need heroes as we can learn values from them. Everyone should have heard before Thomas Edison. he was the founder to the light bulbs we are using now. Before he came up with the fluorescent light bulb, he had been through 1000 times of failure. Many people would have given up when they reached about 50 tries, but he did not give up as he takes all his failures as lessons that would remind him not to make the same mistake. Thus, this is a value we should all learn- resilience. Only when you have resilience, you would be able to pull through any circumstances you would possibly meet. I regard him as a hero, for him creating a light bulb that is used in every house, every location, a hero that gives us comfortable life now. Thus, heroes are there as a role model for people to learn from them and hope that they pass on the values to other people.

In conclusion, heroes are called heroes because they have something that is more unique than others, be it values or intelligence. They stand as a role model for people to learn from them. So, heroes are still needed to educate us, making us a better person.