When I first sat down to do my Heroes in a Box project I was trying to think of a topic that I could easily relate too. The one that primarily popped into my head was female athletes, then female musicians, and finally I landed on the idea of teenage heroes! I choose this one because I am a teen and there are so many stories out there of teens doing great work that I have never heard of. As I dug deeper into the artifacts of this topic I found that teenage heroes can be broken down into two main categories, silent heroes and recognized heroes. One is no better or worse then the other, just different.
Silent Heroes
The book Lady Knight by Tamora Pierce is a story of a girl named Keladry of Mindelan who has finally achieved her life-long dream of being a knight. While fighting in battles she did some quite remarkable things, she would go to the bad guys 'base' and free knights from her side. She would sneak in and pretend to be a maid for the bad guys and then free the good guys from the cells. Keladry of Mindelan is a great example of a hero who wasn't given any honors or awards of what she did. All she received in return was the praise and thanks from the people she rescued.
My Hero
| You may not consider yourself, But you may very well be A leader, a winner, For all the world to see. In the eyes of others, You are a martyr. You have received recognition, And you have worked harder. But why ? Why all the praise? I have done nothing but kept my word, To a dear friend who needed me, In every incidence that occurred. But friend, I tell you, you are a hero. You helped me see the light. When I had no eyes, You saved me, and you were my sight. |
This poem was written by a teenager last year and to me is a really powerful message. It is another example of a silent hero, the author describes how even just being a good and faithful friend to someone call qualify you as a hero. Also that most of the time one does not realize that they are a hero in someones eyes but really and truly you mean so much to them.
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This is a video of Mariah Carrey preforming her song 'Hero' and she is a teen who
wrote this powerful song about heroes. To me the song means that everyone has a
hero within them somewhere, and it's just a matter of finding it and using it. Even
when times get tough and you feel like there is no hope left, dig down deep into
yourself and you will find that there is a hero within you.
Recognized Heroes
This article was published in a California newspaper and is about how teens from
California saved a young girl from a car crash. She was stuck in the car and the
teens got her out safely. The picture is them when they were being commended
for their brave actions.
This video is about how Hayden is involved in saving the dying whales in the Channel Islands off the coast of Southern California. She went there and cleaned up and did what she could to help. This is significant because clearly whales dying wouldn't directly have anything to do with Hayden, but she went above and beyond to help save them. To me, this makes her a hero.
This article is about how a boy named Reece was in the building dropping something off for a friend and the building caught on fire. As he was trying to escape the burning building he found two little children who were frightened and didn't know what to do. Reece went in and got them to safety just minutes before the whole building fell to ashes! Reece is a teen hero because of his bravery while rescuing the children. This is important because without Reece, those children probably wouldn't have lived.
In conclusion teenage heroes come in all shapes and forms. They can be male or female, old or young, modest or bold, and thought out or lucky! That is what made this such a fun project, you learn so much about real people of today's US and what they have done to contribute. I hope to one day be someone's hero, weather I'm a teen or not it would still be quite the honor.
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