About Heroes...
What is a hero? What does it take to be one? Why do we crave for heroes? This is what we are going to examine by looking songs, written text, cartoons and video.
Blog:
How to Be a Hero: 7 Surprising Characteristics
(http://goinswriter.com/be-a-hero/)
Blog:
How to Be a Hero: 7 Surprising Characteristics
(http://goinswriter.com/be-a-hero/)
This blog, by Jeff Goins, is about being a hero. The author asks what actually makes a hero and refers to the song below for a discussion of the topic.
You should analyze the blog and
the song, and after that write a blogpost (one per group) in reply to Jeff Goins' question. Please post you reply here, in the comments field below.
Holding Out For a
Hero
Song from Footloose
Written by Jim
Steinman & Dean Pitchford
Sung by Bonnie Tyler
Where have all the
good men gone
and where are all
the gods?
Where's the
streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white
knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss
and I turn
and I dream of what
I need.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night.
He's gotta be strong
and he's gotta be
fast
And he's gotta be
fresh from the fight.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the morning light.
He's gotta be sure
and it's gotta be
soon
And he's gotta be
larger than life!
larger than life.
Somewhere after
midnight
in my wildest
fantasy
Somewhere just
beyond my reach
there's someone
reaching back for me.
Racing on the
thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a
superman to sweep me off my feet.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night.
He's gotta be strong
and he's gotta be
fast
And he's gotta be
fresh from the fight.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the morning light.
He's gotta be sure
and it's gotta be
soon
And he's gotta be
larger than life.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night.
Up where the
mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the
lightning splits the sea
I could swear there
is someone
somewhere
watching me.
Through the wind
and the chill
and the rain
And the storm
and the flood
I can feel his
approach like a fire in my blood.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night.
He's gotta be strong
and he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be
fresh from the fight.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the morning light.
He's gotta be sure
and it's gotta be
soon
And he's gotta be
larger than life.
I need a hero. I'm
holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night.
(Lyrics from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwS66EBUcY)