Tyler's 323 Class

Tyler McDonald I believe that sacrifice is absolutely necessary for heroes to be who they are.  Most heroes sacrifice in many ways, especially time.  Their time of "work" isn't dependent on themselves it is dependent on the world and so that means at any time they may have to drop what they are doing to save the city or the world.  Superheroes' sacrifice a normal life to benefit the lives of others.  They sacrifice their working careers, vacations, studies, girlfriends, family, etc.  This isn't to say they can't have those parts of life, it is just way more difficult to share their time with others in their lives.             I feel that people don’t sacrifice much when they are younger but as they grow up and gain power and responsibility they are able to sacrifice stuff for others.   For example, as you get older and get a family or have others that depend on you, you are more likely to sacrifice.   Whether you sacrifice family time to make ends mee

Selflessness Waid discussed how Superman is often thought of as a selfless person.   He’s always looking out for the greater good and tries to do the right thing.   But a question was asked that made him think a lot deeper about Superman.   He was asked “Why does Superman do what he does?”   After much thought he realized or believes that superman does it because he is selfless because of his moral type upbringing but it’s also because of his own self-interest.   He does helps others because it helps him to be truly who he is by using his strength and powers.             This often is the case in people’s lives today, you may not realize it right away but I believe that it is true.   I see this in my own life when it comes to volunteer work, especially if it’s for a special cause.   When it comes to volunteer work for the church, part of the reason I do it is because I genuinely want to help but it can also be a little bit because of my self-interest.   The self interest in t

Kid Heroes/ Sidekicks             Watching the sidekicks in TV shows when I was young was awesome.   The main sidekick/ kid hero I watched as a kid was Robin because Connor and I watched a lot of Batman and Superman shows and Robin was the main sidekick in the Batman shows.   Another show I watch pretty regularly was Teen Titans which I thought was awesome when I was a kid because who didn’t dream of being a superhero.             When watching these shows as kid I never thought about whether it was ethical or right that these kids/ teens were doing this.   Looking at these shows now wasn’t probably the most ethical thing.   Having kids and teens fighting dangerous villains that are trying to kill them and sometimes succeed isn’t good.               Garth otherwise known as Aqualad was a teenage sidekick to Aquaman.   He had the ability to breathe underwater and talk to creatures of the sea.   He also had super strength and speed.   In this case I didn’t find having Aquala