Heroism is made up of different attributes
Jun 08, 2009
<b>By Felix Kulayigye</B><br><br>There are questions always raised as to who is a hero, while others tend to down play heroism thanks to politicking, which is a disservice to those that gave all they had for the good of others, without consideration of
By Felix Kulayigye
There are questions always raised as to who is a hero, while others tend to down play heroism thanks to politicking, which is a disservice to those that gave all they had for the good of others, without consideration of what would befall them.
To conceptualise the phenomenon of heroism, we need to look at the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine. The qualities of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness and the display of such qualities. Heroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action. Heroism, courage, fortitude, bravery, valour, intrepidity and gallantry mean the same thing.
However, it is imperative to note that use of these terms may obscure what mitigates their use. Courage is generic, denoting fearlessness or defiance of danger; fortitude is passive courage, the habit of bearing up nobly under trials, danger, and sufferings; bravery is courage displayed in daring acts; valour is courage in battle or other conflicts with living opponents; intrepidity is firm courage, which shrinks not amid the most appaling dangers; yet, gallantry is adventurous courage, dashing into the thickest of the fight. Heroism may call into exercise all these modifications of courage. It is contempt of danger so to speak, not from ignorance or inconsiderate levity, but from a noble devotion to some great cause, and a just confidence of being able to meet danger in the spirit of such a cause.
In Crane’s A Mystery Of Heroism, the search for the question ‘What is a hero?’ is explored. He deals with the physical, emotional, and intellectual responses of ordinary people confronted by extraordinary, extreme experiences. Fred Collins, a union soldier in the Civil War, is a simple man. Out of place, Fred is a shameful, childish man thrown into a war that has no place for him. These characters display courage that indeed elevates them to heroic status, by a grateful society, not bootlickers.
Heroism is portraying qualities of courage, bravery, and valour along with many other highly dignified traits. The crew of Apollo 13 displayed much bravery and courage. The time and dedication it took to show many emotions were greatly shown.
It was shown when the astronauts were up in space and had to be able to battle out the cold when there was not enough power to generate the heat. That particular event would take much courage, physical strength, and determination in order to withstand the cold. Other scenes that portrayed courage included when they had first been training to be astronauts. The courage needed to be put into the machine and be able to withstand the extreme gravitational forces on the human body would be immense. Courage includes the state of mind that allows someone to face danger with confidence.
Bravery was shown when the crew was getting ready to be launched into space. That particular scene showed the immense nervousness and bravery that needed to overcome the nervousness. Bravery was also shown when the crew needed to repair the shuttle after some problems arose throughout the mission. The bravery it took to go outside of the shuttle and resolve the problems were very evident.
In ancient Greece, heroism was different from what it is now. Today, all you have to do to become a hero most of the time is to get rich, after you do this the media will take it from there. But in the time of the Trojans it took much more, things that Achilles thankfully, was very good at or things he thought were important. Achilles was not only a hero physically, but was more importantly, a hero for the Achaean army’s morale, also his chivalric properties were important with his being a hero.
Physically Achilles is superior to anyone that is found far in the Iliad, other than Zeus and a few other gods. Even the best of the Trojan warriors and fighters cannot compare to Achilles’ fighting skill or his strength.
Morale is something that the Achaeans are truly suffering from in the end of book six and into book nine. Something that the Achaeans need and Achilles provides when he is with the Achaeans is a sort of a ‘father figure’.
In the same vein, the actions of Luttamaguzi, Dr. Mathew Lukwiya of Lacor hospital, Dr from Bundubugyo, Dr Makumbi and Prof Stanley Tumwine are acts of heroism. For the Omukama Kabelega and Rwot Awic to have resisted the colonial advance, though out gunned was an act of heroism.
Heroism therefore has no political party, no religion, no tribe, nor colour, but it is bestowed upon someone by those that feel indebted to the selfless actions of the hero.
There are questions always raised as to who is a hero, while others tend to down play heroism thanks to politicking, which is a disservice to those that gave all they had for the good of others, without consideration of what would befall them.
To conceptualise the phenomenon of heroism, we need to look at the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine. The qualities of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness and the display of such qualities. Heroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting itself in action. Heroism, courage, fortitude, bravery, valour, intrepidity and gallantry mean the same thing.
However, it is imperative to note that use of these terms may obscure what mitigates their use. Courage is generic, denoting fearlessness or defiance of danger; fortitude is passive courage, the habit of bearing up nobly under trials, danger, and sufferings; bravery is courage displayed in daring acts; valour is courage in battle or other conflicts with living opponents; intrepidity is firm courage, which shrinks not amid the most appaling dangers; yet, gallantry is adventurous courage, dashing into the thickest of the fight. Heroism may call into exercise all these modifications of courage. It is contempt of danger so to speak, not from ignorance or inconsiderate levity, but from a noble devotion to some great cause, and a just confidence of being able to meet danger in the spirit of such a cause.
In Crane’s A Mystery Of Heroism, the search for the question ‘What is a hero?’ is explored. He deals with the physical, emotional, and intellectual responses of ordinary people confronted by extraordinary, extreme experiences. Fred Collins, a union soldier in the Civil War, is a simple man. Out of place, Fred is a shameful, childish man thrown into a war that has no place for him. These characters display courage that indeed elevates them to heroic status, by a grateful society, not bootlickers.
Heroism is portraying qualities of courage, bravery, and valour along with many other highly dignified traits. The crew of Apollo 13 displayed much bravery and courage. The time and dedication it took to show many emotions were greatly shown.
It was shown when the astronauts were up in space and had to be able to battle out the cold when there was not enough power to generate the heat. That particular event would take much courage, physical strength, and determination in order to withstand the cold. Other scenes that portrayed courage included when they had first been training to be astronauts. The courage needed to be put into the machine and be able to withstand the extreme gravitational forces on the human body would be immense. Courage includes the state of mind that allows someone to face danger with confidence.
Bravery was shown when the crew was getting ready to be launched into space. That particular scene showed the immense nervousness and bravery that needed to overcome the nervousness. Bravery was also shown when the crew needed to repair the shuttle after some problems arose throughout the mission. The bravery it took to go outside of the shuttle and resolve the problems were very evident.
In ancient Greece, heroism was different from what it is now. Today, all you have to do to become a hero most of the time is to get rich, after you do this the media will take it from there. But in the time of the Trojans it took much more, things that Achilles thankfully, was very good at or things he thought were important. Achilles was not only a hero physically, but was more importantly, a hero for the Achaean army’s morale, also his chivalric properties were important with his being a hero.
Physically Achilles is superior to anyone that is found far in the Iliad, other than Zeus and a few other gods. Even the best of the Trojan warriors and fighters cannot compare to Achilles’ fighting skill or his strength.
Morale is something that the Achaeans are truly suffering from in the end of book six and into book nine. Something that the Achaeans need and Achilles provides when he is with the Achaeans is a sort of a ‘father figure’.
In the same vein, the actions of Luttamaguzi, Dr. Mathew Lukwiya of Lacor hospital, Dr from Bundubugyo, Dr Makumbi and Prof Stanley Tumwine are acts of heroism. For the Omukama Kabelega and Rwot Awic to have resisted the colonial advance, though out gunned was an act of heroism.
Heroism therefore has no political party, no religion, no tribe, nor colour, but it is bestowed upon someone by those that feel indebted to the selfless actions of the hero.