Who is Your hero?

[miss tenderness]

There always been great characters whether contemporaries or in the history that
made an effect on us.

I'd like to hear from you WHO IS YOUR HERO? And why?
If possible post a link for sites concerned with your chosen character so we can
Benefit more.

[Scheherazade]

http://superman.ws/fos/comingsoon/covers/silver-age-mid.jpg

[AimusSage]

I nominate myself as my biggest personal hero ever! I never cared much for heroes, although I think Emperor Palpatine is a good choice for anyone as hero, the man really achieved something.

Palpatine (http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/palpatine/)

[papayahed]

http://www.brainwaresolutions.com/reveille/images/herozero.gif



Zero?
Yeah. Zero is a wonderful thing.
In fact, zero is my hero!
How can zero be a hero?


Well, there are all kinds of heroes, you know.
A man can get to be a hero for a famous battle
he fought;
Or by studying very hard and becoming a weightless
astronaut.
And then there are heroes of other sorts.
Like the heroes we know from watching sports.
But a hero doesn't have to be a grown up person,
you know.
A hero can be a very big dog who comes to
your rescue,
Or a very little boy who's smart enough to know
what to do.
But let me tell you about my favorite hero...


Did you ever stop to think about zero?
Zero is fantastic! Why, without the concept of zero,
we'd never be able to multiply, divide, add, subtract,
or even to count very high.


My hero, zero
Such a funny little hero
But till you came along
We counted on our fingers and toes
Now you're here to stay
And nobody really knows
How wonderful you are
Why we could never reach a star
Without you, zero, my hero
How wonderful you are


What's so wonderful about a zero? It's nothing,
isn't it?
Sure, it represents nothing alone...


But place a zero after 1
And you've got yourself a 10
(See how important that is?)
When you run out of digits
You can start all over again
(See how convenient that is?)
That's why with only ten digits including zero
You could count as high as you could ever go
Forever, towards infinity
No one ever gets there, but you could try


With 10 billion zeros
From the cavemen till the heroes who invented you
They counted on their fingers and toes
And maybe some sticks and stones
Or rocks and bones
And their neighbors' toes, yeah


And nobody really knows
How wonderful you are
Why we could never reach the star
Without you, zero, my hero
Zero, how wonderful you are


Place one zero after any number
And you've multiplied that number by 10
(See how easy that is?)
Place two zero's after any number
And you've multiplied that number by 100
(See how simple that is?)
Place three zeros after any number
And you've multiplied that number by 1000
Et cetera, et cetera, ad infinitum
Ad astra, forever, and ever
With zero, my hero, how wonderful you are

[RobinHood3000]

Ahem...




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[ElizabethSewall]

Beth March. :blush:

[miss tenderness]

it's not a must that your hero is a real one! i mean we can admire ordinary people in our life, don't you think?so tell us about characters affected you .
regards

[kilted exile]

My heroes:
----------------------Andy Goram-------------

Alec Cleland---Richard Gough--John Brown--Davy Robertson

Brian Laudrup---------Iain Durrant-------Davy Cooper


----Ally McCoist----Mark Hately-----Mo Johnston

[Ryduce]

Neil Diamond!!!!!!!!!!

Aka

The Jewish Elvis!!!!!

Aka

A God Walking Amongst Mere Mortals!!!!

Aka

Tom Brokaw!!!!!!!!

[Pensive]

My Hero: Albus Dumbledore

http://www.harrypotterart.org/harry-potter/hogwarts-teachers/headmaster-albus-dumbledore/dumbledore-in-oop.jpg

[Mililalil XXIV]

Mine too, I'm sure!

[Pensive]

Mililalil, Is Professor Dumbledore your hero as well?

[Mililalil XXIV]

Does my mamma make spagetti?

[rachel]

My heros:

woman: I love lady Eowyn, sister daughter of King Theodan of Rohan in the lord of the rings.
She loses her mother while very young, her father at the hands of evil orcs and she watches her uncle slowly lose his reason and come under Saroman's influence. He becomes a weak dotard and she dies a little more each day. Her brother is killed and in her heart she does not want to do the usual woman thing-sit by the fire or prepare beds for the men who fight. She wants to fight and find renown and avenge her loved ones. In the end she falls in love with Faramir and no longer wants renown. She gets to kill the most hated of the Ringwraithes and most powerful so really she is renowned and songs are sung and tales told. My favorite line is when she is terrified as she sees the sea of orcs below her on the plain. Merriadoc who is riding with her on her steed is frightened as well. "Courage Merry" she whispers. courage for our freinds." that is how I try to live my life, fighting for those I love and those that need someone to help them along."

man hero:
I would have to go with Robin hood. can't help myself. I have loved him since a child. he inspired my taking archery and always giving to the poor.

[Virgil]

There are probably lots of characters who could be my hero. A particular character, who I consider a personal hero, has been on my mind ever since I had a private discussion with Themis on The Iliad. That character is Hector, of the Trojans. I think he is Homer’s moral center of his work, that is the character from which the other character’s moral failings are measured against. He is not the impulsive, childish Achilles; nor the selfish leader like Agamemnon; nor the husband who can’t control his wife, like Menelaus; nor the self indulgent Paris.

He is a man of sacrifice, defender of his people, faithful to his parents, loving husband, and adoring father. These are the noble values of life. There is a particular passage in Book 6 of The Iliad which is striking and worthy of presentation. Hector has come back from battle, bloodied and tired, meets his parents, and then goes to find his wife, Andromache, who is at the nursery with their child. They talk of his possible death and the destruction of Troy. But then Hector turns to his son. This is from the Robert Fagles translation:


In the same breath, shining Hector reached down
for his son—but the boy recoiled,
cringing against his nurse’s full breast,
screaming out at the sight of his own father,
terrified by the flashing bronze, the horsehair crest,
the great ridge of the helmet nodding, bristling terror—
so it struck his eyes. And his loving father laughed,
his mother laughed as well, and glorious Hector,
quickly lifting the helmet from his head,
set it down on the ground, fiery in the sunlight,
and raising his son he kissed him, tossed him in his arms,
lifting a prayer to Zeus and the other deathless gods:
“Zeus, all you immortals! Grant this boy, my son,
may be like me, and rule Troy in power
and one day let them say, ‘He is a better man than his father!—
when he comes home from battle bearing the bloody gear
of the mortal enemy he has killed in war—
a joy to his mother’s heart.

So Hector prayed
and placed his son in the arms of his loving wife.
Andromache pressed the child to her scented breast,
smiling through tears. Her husband noticed,
and filled with pity now, Hector stroked her gently,
trying to reassure her, repeating her name, “Andromache,
dear one, why so desperate? Why so much grief for me?
No man will hurl me down to Death, against my fate.
And fate? No one alive has ever escaped it,
neither brave man nor coward, I tell you—
it’s born with us the day that we are born.
So please go home and tend to your own tasks,
the distaff and the loom, and keep the women
working hard as well. As for the fighting,
men will see to that, all who were born in Troy
but I most of all.”

Hector aflash in arms
took up his horsehair-crested helmet once again.

[SleepyWitch]

Captain Picard
Gandalf

my boss (univ lecturer), he's my role model coz he never loses patience and is always calm and nice, but can be strict if he really needs to...

[miss tenderness]

You Must Know This Man
This is my HERO, he has always been my only hero .He changed me to a better person. I do not know how a person can be so perfect except if he is dictated by a Divine power. Read about him ,he'll impress you.
You may be an antheist or an agnostic; or you may belong to any of the religious denominations that exist in the world today. You may be a communist or a believer in democracy and freedom. No matter what you are, and no matter what your ideological and political beliefs, personal and social habits happen to be -- YOU MUST STILL KNOW THIS MAN.


ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA confirms:
"....a mass of detail in the early sources show that he was an honest and upright man who had gained the respect and loyalty of others who were like-wise honest and upright men." (Vol. 12)


GEORGE BERNARD SHAW said about him:
"He must be called the Saviour of Humanity. I believe that if a man like him were to assume the dictatorship of the modern world, he would succeed in solving its problems in a way that would bring it much needed peace and happiness." (THE GENUINE ISLAM, Singapore, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1936)

He was by far the most remarkable man that ever set foot on this earth. He preached a religion, founded a state, built a nation, laid down a moral code, initiated numerous social and political reforms, established a powerful and dynamic society to practice and represent his teachings and completely revolutionized the worlds of human thought and behavior for all times to come.

"HIS NAME IS MUHAMMAD" May Peace of God Be Upon Him (pbuh)
He was born in Arabia in the year 570 C.E. (common era), started his mission of preaching the religion of Truth, Islam (submission to One God) at the age of forty and departed from this world at the age of sixty-three.
During this short period of 23 years of his Prophethood, he changed the complete Arabian peninsula from paganism and idolatry to worship of One God, from tribal quarrels and wars to national solidarity and cohesion, from drunkenness and debauchery to sobriety and piety, from lawlessness and anarchy to disciplined living, from utter bankruptcy to the highest standards of moral excellence. Human history has never known such a complete transformation of a people or a place before or since - and IMAGINE all these unbelievable wonders in JUST OVER TWO DECADES.
Lamartine, the renowned historian speaking on the essentials of human greatness wonders:
"If greatness of purpose, smallness of means and astounding results are the three criteria of human genius, who could dare to compare any great man in modern history with Muhammad? The most famous men created arms, laws and empires only. They founded, if anything at all, no more than material powers which often crumbled away before their eyes. This man moved not only armies, legislation, empires, peoples and dynasties, but millions of men in one-third of the then inhabited world; and more than that, he moved the altars, the gods, the religions, the ideas, the beliefs and souls....his forbearance in victory, his ambition, which was entirely devoted to one idea and in no manner striving for an empire; his endless prayers, his mystic conversations with God, his death and his triumph after death; all these attest not to an imposture but to a firm conviction which gave him the power to restore a dogma. This dogma was two-fold, the unity of God and the immateriality of God; the former telling what God is, the latter telling what God is not; the one overthrowing false gods with the sword, the other starting an idea with the words.
"Philosopher, orator, apostle, legislator, warrior, conqueror of ideas, restorer of rational dogmas, of a cult without images, the founder of twenty terrestrial empires and of one spiritual empire, that is MUHAMMAD. As regards all the standards by which Human Greatness may be measured, we may well ask, IS THERE ANY MAN GREATER THAN HE?" (Lamartine, HISTOIRE DE LA TURQUIE, Paris, 1854, Vol. II, pp 276-277)
The world has had its share of great personalities. But these were one-sided figures who distinguished themselves in but one or two fields, such as religious thought or military leadership. The lives and teachings of these great personalities of the world are shrouded in the mist of time.
There is so much speculation about the time and place of their birth, the mode and style of their life, the nature and detail of their teachings and the degree and measure of their success or failure that it is impossible for humanity to reconstruct accurately the lives and teachings of these men.
Not so this man. Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished so much in such diverse fields of human thought and behavior in the fullest blaze of human history. Every detail of his private life and public utterances has been accurately documented and faithfully preserved to our day. The authenticity of the record so preserved are vouched for not only by the faithful followers but even by his prejudiced critics.
Muhammad (pbuh) was a religious teacher, a social reformer, a moral guide, an administrative colossus, a faithful friend, a wonderful companion, a devoted husband, a loving father - all in one. No other man in history ever excelled or equaled him in any of these different aspects of life - but it was only for the selfless personality of Muhammad (pbuh) to achieve such incredible perfections.


MAHATMA GANDHI, speaking on the character of Muhammad, (pbuh) says in YOUNG INDIA:
"I wanted to know the best of one who holds today's undisputed sway over the hearts of millions of mankind....I became more than convinced that it was not the sword that won a place for Islam in those days in the scheme of life. It was the rigid simplicity, the utter self-effacement of the Prophet, the scrupulous regard for his pledges, his intense devotion to this friends and followers, his intrepidity, his fearlessness, his absolute trust in God and in his own mission.
These and not the sword carried everything before them and surmounted every obstacle. When I closed the 2nd volume (of the Prophet's biography), I was sorry there was not more for me to read of the great life."


Speaking on the aspect of equality before God in Islam, the famous poetess of India, SAROJINI NAIDU says:
"It was the first religion that preached and practiced democracy; for, in the mosque, when the call for prayer is sounded and worshippers are gathered together, the democracy of Islam is embodied five times a day when the peasant and king kneel side by side and proclaim: 'God Alone is Great'... I have been struck over and over again by this indivisible unity of Islam that makes man instinctively a brother." (S. Naidu, IDEALS OF ISLAM, vide Speeches & Writings, Madras, 1918, p. 169)


In the words of PROF. HURGRONJE:
"The league of nations founded by the prophet of Islam put the principle of international unity and human brotherhood on such universal foundations as to show candle to other nations." He continues: "The fact is that no nation of the world can show a parallel to what Islam has done towards the realization of the idea of the League of Nations."
The world has not hesitated to raise to divinity, individuals whose lives and missions have been lost in legend. Historically speaking, none of these legends achieved even a fraction of what Muhammad (pbuh) accomplished. And all his striving was for the sole purpose of uniting mankind for the worship of One God on the codes of moral excellence. Muhammad (pbuh) or his followers never at any time claimed that he was a Son of God or the God-incarnate or a man with divinity - but he always was and is even today considered as only a Messenger chosen by God.


MICHAEL H. HART in his recently published book on ratings of men who contributed towards the benefit and upliftment of mankind writes:
"My choice of Muhammad to lead the list of the world's most influential persons may surprise some readers and may be questioned by others, but he was the only man in history who was supremely successful on both the religious and secular levels." (M.H. Hart, THE 100: A RANKING OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSONS IN HISTORY, New York, 1978, p. 33)


Today after a lapse of fourteen centuries, the life and teachings of MUHAMMAD (pbuh) have survived without the slightest loss, alteration or interpolation. They offer the same undying hope for treating mankind's many ills, which they did when he was alive. This is not a claim of Muhammad's (pbuh) followers but also the inescapable conclusion forced upon by a critical and unbiased history.
The least YOU could do as a thinking and concerned human being is to stop for a moment and ask yourself: Could these statements sounding so extraordinary and revolutionary be really true? And supposing they really are true and you did not know this man MUHAMMAD (pbuh) or hear about him, isn't it time you responded to this tremendous challenge and put in some effort to know him?
It will cost you nothing but it may prove to be the beginning of a completely new era in your life.
We invite you to make a discovery of this wonderful man, MUHAMMAD (pbuh), the like of whom never walked on the face of this earth.

For More details about the Life of that Great Person
Check http://www.prophetmuhammed.org/

[miss tenderness]

sorry it's too long :nod: but it's worth reading...

happy for your participations and for the characters you guys have chosen,they are all interesting :thumbs_up

[Riesa]

Captain Picard

woohoo!

I'd like to add Carl Sagan to the list of heros.

[rachel]

and why would that be chiquita(is that a brand of banana or something, anyway it is to show you are a sweet ee.)
elaborate or I am holding you hostage when you come to the dollie sleepover which by the way starts anytime past elevenses tomorrow. wee ha, I am going to wash all the dollies hair and clothes so they will be beautiful and smell well fab.

dear Elizabeth,
I too would have picked Beth because although she lived in a small world she ultimately gave her life in that tiny world when she went to the woman with all the sick babies and caught her fatal illness that enlarged her already very big heart.
"I know how to be brave too" I cry every time. That is how I want to live and if I should perish seeing to someone else I will perish with peace in my heart.

[Themis]

There are probably lots of characters who could be my hero. A particular character, who I consider a personal hero, has been on my mind ever since I had a private discussion with Themis on The Iliad. That character is Hector, of the Trojans.


Okay .... I just noticed I cannot find a single thing against him now.Hm. I still like Achilles. ;)

Ad topic: My mother? Can't link to her though, doesn't have a presence in the net.
Seriously, I don't have a hero I think. Not right now, but I'll get back to it.

[miss tenderness]

did u see the Troy movie??

it's amazing, dnt miss it

[AimusSage]

Meh, I guess girls must like it because Brad is in it, because the movie is only just ok if you ask me, I actually fell asleep the first time I saw it, which wasn't in a theatre, but at a friends.

[Stanislaw]

Fictional Heroes:

Robin Hood, and little john :thumbs_up
The Phantom :thumbs_up
Batman :thumbs_up
Indiana Jones :thumbs_up
Hamlet :thumbs_up
The Punisher :thumbs_up
Guiniver, from Arthur...the latest movie... :brow:

Non-fictional Heroes:

Calico Jack Rackham
Stanislaw Lem
My Grandfather
Confucius
Tzun Tzu
My Father.

[RobinHood3000]

Bah--Batman is still overrated :p. He's psychotic and semi-sadistic, and is incapable of doing anything about daytime crime, from most peoples' perception of him.


At least Green Arrow can be up-front about having a heart and can still kick butt without terrorizing the criminals.

[Stanislaw]

Bah--Batman is still overrated :p. He's psychotic and semi-sadistic, and is incapable of doing anything about daytime crime, from most peoples' perception of him.


At least Green Arrow can be up-front about having a heart and can still kick butt without terrorizing the criminals.

but that is whay batman is cool...the dark knight, who gives punishment to the criminals...punisher is worse...and the punisher operates in the day.

green lantern is pretty cool to. :thumbs_up

[Scheherazade]

http://www.intuitivewebdesigns.com/comics/graphics/superman/Superman_Standing.jpg

[RobinHood3000]

Bah--glorified Boy Scout. Not saying that's a bad thing, but with the exception of the Flash, all of the JLA's founding members need to lighten up once in a while.

Plus, Green Arrow doesn't scowl all the time, so when his jaw is square, the crooks know he means business. Batman, on the other hand...if a criminal were to see him scowling, he wonders, "Is he particularly ticked tonight, or just back from his Botox appointment?"

[Stanislaw]

http://www.laserdisken.dk/billeder/forsidealm/33052.jpg
The Phantom :thumbs_up

[RobinHood3000]

Okay, he's pretty cool, and has a vague sense of humor. But one question: PURPLE???

[chmpman]

Billy Zane?

[Scheherazade]

http://www.laserdisken.dk/billeder/forsidealm/33052.jpg
The Phantom :thumbs_upHey,

I grew up reading The Phantom comics and that movie is such a big let-down...
Okay, he's pretty cool, and has a vague sense of humor. But one question: PURPLE??? Says the man who wears emerald green tights and tunic, along with matching gloves and contact lenses!

:p (see, I have even added a matching coloured similey just for you, Robin!)

[Stanislaw]

Okay, he's pretty cool, and has a vague sense of humor. But one question: PURPLE???

well, I don't know, purple is the colour of royalty... :D

to scheherazade:

well, I couldn't find any comic pics...

[Stanislaw]

Billy Zane?
ai, billy zane is the actor...but the character be the phantom!

[RobinHood3000]

Hey,

I grew up reading The Phantom comics and that movie is such a big let-down... Says the man who wears emerald green tights and tunic, along with matching gloves and contact lenses!

:p (see, I have even added a matching coloured similey just for you, Robin!)
LINCOLN green, and it's useful for camouflage. Plus, at least the tunic isn't skintight. What's the purple bodysuit good for?

[kilted exile]

I never was much of a fan of superheroes in general.......always prefered the villians myself.

[Stanislaw]

LINCOLN green, and it's useful for camouflage. Plus, at least the tunic isn't skintight. What's the purple bodysuit good for?

well since he is supposed to be "unkillable" and a "phantom" back in the day...purple was sort of a colour for death, mysterious, spooky things.

[RobinHood3000]

The suit's kind of bland regarding accessories though, isn't it? And the ring doesn't count...

[jackyyyy]

Favourite colour is an interesting question, mine is Racing Green.. I have lots of heros, so here is Bruce Willis in Armageddon...

Vinnie the loanshark: This is a pretty big loan. Why don't you count the cash?
Rockhound: Nah, this feels like a hundred grand to me.

Vinnie the loanshark: I'm giving you this for 60%, I hope you know what you're doing,
because I'll bust your head with a sledgehammer.
Rockhound: [grinning] You'll get your money back!

Vinnie the loanshark: You don't look too healthy, you're not gonna die on me are you?
Rockhound: Let's just say no more than you are.
[laughs]

Rockhound: Thanks Vin!

[miss tenderness]

AimusSage:lol u made me laugh coz i'm not a fan of Brad Bitt,on the contrary i hated him after his betrayal for jennifer.i really can't stand the men who betray their wives..

so i liked the movie but not Brad thogh he acted quite well ..

anyway what actresses make u guys keen to watch a movie????

[Anon22]

I don't know about my heroes... lol... ok from:

JLA - The Flash
X-men - There are 4, Angel, Rogue, Kitty and Nightcrawler

not sure about the others though... I actually like Spiderman though... and actually... ever since I was young I've loved archery as well, so I guess Green Arrow's cool too, along with that other arrow dude from Teen Titans... lol

Oh, and for villains:

Mxyzptlk and the Riddler

[AimusSage]

AimusSage:lol u made me laugh coz i'm not a fan of Brad Bitt,on the contrary i hated him after his betrayal for jennifer.i really can't stand the men who betray their wives..

so i liked the movie but not Brad thogh he acted quite well ..

anyway what actresses make u guys keen to watch a movie????

I am usually not particularly keen on watching a movie because a particular actress in it, I tend to go for movies with proper acting, and the best looking actresses often can't act. An example would be Jessica Alba, extremely pretty, but she isn't much good at acting. Although I thought Sin City was a really good movie.

As for heroes. I'll have to say I like Batman, esp. the way the character is portrayed by Christian Bale, now that is someone who can act. Although I have to say, overall I don't care much for superheroes. Superman being the number one annoying superhero of all time for me. Just to over the top super power like.

[RobinHood3000]

ever since I was young I've loved archery as well, so I guess Green Arrow's cool too, along with that other arrow dude from Teen Titans... lol

Oh, and for villains:

Mxyzptlk and the Riddler
That's MR. Mxyzptlk to you! :p

That "other arrow dude" from Teen Titans is Speedy--none other than Green Arrow's sidekick :cool:.

[Anon22]

Mxyzptlk, Mr. Mxyzptlk... bleh, potato, potahto :p

[Rachy]

Steve McQueen/Dustin Hoffman/Audrey Hepburn

[chmpman]

Steve Buschemi

[SleepyWitch]

at the risk of repeating myself: Captain Picard!!!
alrite, I'll admit it, he's not my hero... I FANCY him :) :blush:
rite, I'll go somewhere else to drool and think about why he's my hero...
because he's intelligent and is faced with lots of ethical dilemmas in his job all the time.. like do we help these people or stick to the Prime Directive... he also gets over being captured and assimilated by the Borg...

http://www.sfball.com/catalog/images/photo/stewart,%20patrick%20generations.jpg

[Virgil]

at the risk of repeating myself: Captain Picard!!!
alrite, I'll admit it, he's not my hero... I FANCY him :) :blush:
rite, I'll go somewhere else to drool and think about why he's my hero...
because he's intelligent and is faced with lots of ethical dilemmas in his job all the time.. like do we help these people or stick to the Prime Directive... he also gets over being captured and assimilated by the Borg...

Fancy him? He's an old, bald man. Hmmm. Perhaps I ought consider shaving my head. ;)

[SleepyWitch]

nope, he's not and old, bald man, he's a well-preserved old, bald man. there's a difference there :lol:

[Riesa]

oooh, a glossy of Picard, gooood morning!

[SleepyWitch]

do you like him too Riesa? or are you teasing me:)?

[Riesa]

I'm not teasing. Picard has the "soul of a poet, the heart of an adventurer". I fancy him too.

[RobinHood3000]

Patrick Stewart is a remarkable actor, certainly--Shakespearean lineage and marvelous contributions to both sci-fi and comic book franchises. There are altars to him in geek temples around the world.

He's perhaps also the oldest actor alive who is still regarded as a "Heartthrob" by a substantial number of female fans. Three cheers for the man who sets the pace for the rest of us geeks!

[Xamonas Chegwe]

You should see PS dominate the stage in the flesh. I saw him in JB Priestly's "Johnson over Jordan". He made the rest of the cast seem like shadows. I'm hoping to see him in Anthony & Cleopatra at the RSC soon.

[AimusSage]

PS has the perfect voice for stagework. very powerful, combine it with his superb acting skills, and it's a winner.

And yes, he is the best Star Trek Captain ever, Kirk, Sisko, Janeway, Archer and the rest are no match for this guy.

[chmpman]

How does Picard compare to Han Solo?

[AimusSage]

Han Solo is more like Kirk. A healthy dose of luck and charm, but that's it. Picard is more of an educated man, that's what sets him apart. He is thoughtful, considerate, diplomatic etc. but not afraid to take action when necessary. Everything a captain of a starship needs.

Now I'm starting to sound like a fanboy, time to bring out the good ol' Star Trek uniform :D

[Virgil]

Oh, I agree, he's an excellent actor. Didn't he do Ghandi? He was excellent there. But I wouldn't have thought of him as the most attractive of leading men. It just goes to show that I don't have a clue as to the masculine qualities attractive to women. If I wasn't already married, I would run off right now, this very second, without a second of hesitation, and shave my head clean to boney white. ;) I might just do that anyway.

[RobinHood3000]

No--Gandhi was Ben Kingsley, who won Best Actor for the role that year. Kingsley is another famous, talented (bald) actor.

[Virgil]

No--Gandhi was Ben Kingsley, who won Best Actor for the role that year. Kingsley is another famous, talented (bald) actor.
Oh, thanks. I guess that's another reason to run off and shave my head.

[RobinHood3000]

On a side note, it's interesting--Kingsley is relatively well-known for doing really good villains, if memory serves. Then he plays one of the best good guys in the history of the world, and gets an Oscar. It's a wonder he doesn't do more positive roles.

[SleepyWitch]

You should see PS dominate the stage in the flesh. I saw him in JB Priestly's "Johnson over Jordan". He made the rest of the cast seem like shadows. I'm hoping to see him in Anthony & Cleopatra at the RSC soon.

I did :) I saw him act in "A Life in the Theatre" in London last year. It was a dream come true!!! ever since i was 13 i dreamt of seeing him on the stage in England :) and then when i was really living in England, there he was doing a play in London :banana:
he played this silly old actor who was always preaching sermons about acting to his younger colleague... it was a very conceited but also funna character... in the end he tried to do himself in and the audience was totally hushed because Stewart got it across so well... I felt like jumping onto the stage and saving the poor bloke...
wow, when is he doing Antony and Cleo??? do you happen to know a website where i can look up his activities on the stage? maybe I'm lucky and he'll be doing a play when I visit England this summer/autumn



Picard has the "soul of a poet, the heart of an adventurer". I fancy him too.
hehe, it's because of Picard that I started reading Shakespeare.... when I was 13 and hardly understood a word of English, I watched a TNG episode (in German:( ) where he quotes from Shakes. so I ran off to the public library and got King Lear.. it was the only Shake that was available... I ploughed through the first act and all I understood was that there was this kind who's got three daughters. it was fun, though :)

[kilted exile]

One of the heroes I of mine died 11 years ago today....his name? davie "super" cooper (http://media.putfile.com/Davie-Cooper-Rangers-legend)

[woeful painter]

my hero...hmmm...just the usual...Batman...

[RobinHood3000]

Batman -- pbbblllt!! :p

[chmpman]

A hero of mine when I was growing up died recently, the Twins outfielder Kirby Puckett. He was a great baseball player, had some rough times after retirement, but was a lot of fun to watch and root for.

[miss tenderness]

i never liked superheroes....never ,never

Kingesly is dreadfully ugly isn't he?

but he acts well anyway

[Xamonas Chegwe]

I did :)wow, when is he doing Antony and Cleo??? do you happen to know a website where i can look up his activities on the stage? maybe I'm lucky and he'll be doing a play when I visit England this summer/autumn

Here's (http://www.rsc.org.uk/buyonline/booktickets/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=672) the dates for A&C in Stratford.

[Xamonas Chegwe]

i never liked superheroes....never ,never

Kingesly is dreadfully ugly isn't he?

but he acts well anyway

He's really good in Sexy Beast with Ray Winstone, plays one of the scariest villains out there.

[AimusSage]

I just don't understand whatever he was thinking when he agreed to do Bloodrayne. Talk about an abomination. Ugh, Uwe Boll is a monster, and that's putting it mildly.

[woeful painter]

Batman -- pbbblllt!! :p

HAH! How dare ye Lord Robin? Blasphemy! Let's see how thy arrows stand up to my caped crusader's batarangs! Or thy fists against the martial arts master's skill! (I actually don't know what style he's using) MWAHAHAHA! :lol:

[RobinHood3000]

They're about on even ground on the projectiles and on the martial arts, actually--Green Arrow started out as a Batman clone (Arrow-car, Arrow-cave, Arrow-signal). Then they gave Green Arrow what Batman had been lacking all along--a PERSONALITY.

[daddysfiddler]

I've never really liked the Super Hero types.

My heros are Martin Luther King Jr., Gandhi, Menno Simons, Dierk Willems and a lot of other Mennonite leaders. These people are my heros because they stood up for peace and taught how to live peacefully with others, God, and yourself. <><

[woeful painter]

They're about on even ground on the projectiles and on the martial arts, actually--Green Arrow started out as a Batman clone (Arrow-car, Arrow-cave, Arrow-signal). Then they gave Green Arrow what Batman had been lacking all along--a PERSONALITY.

Yep! Couldn't have agreed better! :D

[SleepyWitch]

Here's (http://www.rsc.org.uk/buyonline/booktickets/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=672) the dates for A&C in Stratford.

hey XC, thanks a million :) wow, it'll run for ages, so maybe I'll even get a chance of going there :banana:

[ed_olsen_gene]

Who is your hero and why... with all of the stories, plays, sonnets, and legends out there who is your hero, explain what they do to be considered a hero..

[vili]

You mean "hero" as in "a writer I really like" or as in "the character who I think is the greatest of them all"? Or something else? Since we are in the poetry forums, I suppose only poems (or poets?) are counted in?

[blacksheep]

literature hero, either douglass adams who made the absurdadies of really hard mathematical/physical concepts humerous and easy to grasp for not so bright readers like myself. it was one of the books that kind of got me interested in the absurdadies of really hard mathematical/physical concepts. i usually hate science fiction. and hitchhiker's guide is my second fav book. suprising...
another literature hero - samual beckett. i think it might be because 3 different people told me that my style of writing (waay back in junior high when i wrote plays) was similar to that of sammy beckett's. i had never heard of him then. and then i read waiting for godot (on onlinelit.com :) and decided that he's cool.

ok...
since this is the general chat section, Alan turing is a non lit related hero.
he made the first blueprint of a modern computer, did stuff with computer science, helped crack the German Enigma code for the british during WWII, was an AWESOME olympic quality marathon runner, and sadly was gay and persecuted for being gay by the british goverment which he had helped so much. he commited suicide because of it.
why? cause im a computer fanatic and i wanna run fast and his life/death is a powerful story and im rainbow. (mostly green but we can pretend that I'm rainbow)

[underground]

my mommy.

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[miss tenderness]

I remmebr I started a thread having the same title!:D

[ed_olsen_gene]

I know thats where i recieved my inspiration..

[Laindessiel]

My heroes: Mom and Dad and sibs and Uncle Virg and Uncle Pen...

All very worthy of the honor.

[Pendragon]

In the way of literature heroes, I suppose my first were Tarzan and Sherlock Holmes, but since I'm partial to the old pulp magazines, there The Shadow takes the prize. I also liked Lee Falk's Phantom, The Ghost Who Walks, from the old newspaper dailies. Comic books: Batman, out and away, from DC; Spiderman, from Marvel, and Hellboy from Dark Horse. Biblically, there’s David and Job, but Jesus above them all. Here, everyone is a hero to me. They stand for what they believe, they share laughter and grief, we become a family, a support group, friends, writing coaches and critics, whatever is needed, someone is brave enough to supply. LitNet is a group of ordinary people made heroes by their unwavering desire to help each other. :thumbs_u

[Virgil]

I remmebr I started a thread having the same title!:D

You did Taleen. Here is that thread for others to read if you're interested:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16378&highlight=hero

I explained why Hector from Homer's The Illiad (on post #15) was one of my fictional heros.

[SleepyWitch]

hm, I know I've posted before and I'm repeating myself, but in view of yesterday's entertaining grammar lesson my hero still is and will always be my fave linguistics tutor

[dramasnot6]

I have so many heros. To me a hero is someone who isnt put on a pedastool, embodying all that is wonderful and ideal for a person. It is someone who realizes who they are, faults included, and uses what they have to the best of their advantage. Someone is in touch enough with themselves to branch out of the narcicistic tendicies so many develop and get some grasp of the whole picture of humanity. Who i am a fan of is not neccesarily my hero. I am a fan of Shakespeare, Kafka, Austen, Viivaldi, Woody Allen....just countless artists, writers, actors, and muscians of all kinds. But heros are the type you must admire and somewhat dislike at times.With great acceptance and courage, comes both admiration and resentment. The proportion of both depending on the person. Heroism is acknowledging everyone else but not altering yourself for anything they believe of you only for the sake of others. I consider many people her on LitNet to be heroes. I have seen so many intellegent people who arent afraid to express themselves and acknowledge others all at the same time. I aspire to be like them someday. in my own fashion of course. Several members of my family are my heros. Most teachers are definetly my heros, they seem so accepting of themselves that they want to branch out and help children discover themselves. There is nothing more heroic then wanting to spread knowledge without fear. Knowledge and learning are so valuable and precious, yet so many in the world try to limit and control it for personal power and gain. Without the few in life, the writers, the reporters, the mothers, etc., who passed on learning the world would be filled with drones believing distorted truths without question or choice. Kinda like Nineteen Eighty Four i guess. Its not the failure or success that makes the hero, but the journey getting to that failure or success.

[Lily Adams]

John Adams. (Hence the last name of my pseudonym) What an amazing person. He did so much for his country, and yet he is only on the back of the two dollar bill with all the other delegates of the Second Continental Congress. He is not specialized on any used coin or bill. He has a proposed memorial to be built in Washington, D.C., but I think he should have gotten one long ago, and I doubt this future one will be very big. If he wasn't around during the American Revolution, the Declaration of Independence would never have been written because Thomas Jefferson didn't want to write it. Adams was the one who pushed him to do it. And he did so much more, like avoid war with France and become the first ambassador from the United States to England.

More on Adams:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_adams

http://www.nps.gov/adam/historyculture/people.htm

Or read the book John Adams by David McCullough. I highly recommend it!

[TEND]

Well I was raised to be very proud of my culture, and thus my heroes consist of both a Ukrainian hero and a Scottish hero (bet everyone can guess the Scot). My first hero is Taras Shevchenko a man who defined Ukrainian literature, and enforced and really showed pride in Ukranian culture at a time that we were under control of the Russian empire. He was exiled due to the discovery of one of his poems critisizing imperial rule, stuck to serve in the Russian military under constant surveilance and banned from writing or painting. He was forced to live in St. Petersburg for the rest of his life but upon his death friends of Shevchenko arranged to fulfill his final wish, to be buried in Ukraine.
My Scottish hero is of course the great William Wallace, greatly exaggerated by the movie 'Braveheart' (though I still love it). This man led a rebellion along with many other brave souls and defeated the English army in a number of battles. When he was finally captured he was tortured by vivisection than quartered with each quarter going to a different corner of Scotland and his head hung upon London bridge. Robert the Bruce than finished what Wallace and Andrew de Moray had started in 1314 when he defeated the English armies at the battle of Bannockburn (that in and of itself is such an inspiring story).
Come to think of it, Robert the Bruce and Robert Burns are two other Scottish heroes, but you get the idea, I idolize patriots. :D

[kathycf]

Not a literary hero but a person who helps to raise awareness for a worthy cause, and one that is close to my heart. Angela Shelton. (http://www.searchingforangelashelton.com/)

Please be warned: serious subject matter at the above link.