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Mayowa Oroyemi

Professor Penaz

English 2150

4/23/09

New York Hero

A hero in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, the offspring of a mortal and a deity,^[3] their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion. Later, hero (male) and heroine (female) came to refer to characters (fictional or historical) that, in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self sacrifice that is, heroism for some greater good, originally of martial courage or excellence but extended to more general moral excellence. But a hero doesn’t have to have super powers or be invincible. A hero can simply be someone with good morals that you look up to.

My New York hero is anyone that takes their talents and makes use of it every day in this city from the guy in the subway playing drums on buckets to the guy dancing in the subway carts or playing a certain instrument in the carts. The reason why I say this is because anyone can decide to become a doctor, policemen, or a business man/woman but not a lot of people would go to a public place like the train station or the corner if a street and begin to do something that they possess a skill with like doing a magic trick or playing an instrument. You may look at it like what they do is nothing but I can bet twenty dollars that while they are doing what they do that you are probably not only being entertained but saying to yourself “that takes skills”.

Being a performer myself I understand the bravery it takes to get up and perform or try to entertain a group of people that you don’t know, because you never know how they will react to whatever it is that you are going to do. You will always have one person who just dislikes you for your talent or the one guy who has had a bad day or something that is just waiting to take their anger out on anyone and you putting yourself on the spot makes you a major target and also you will also have to face the people with harsh criticism. This is why I chose our New York street and public performers as my heroes.