The world still needs heroes. We all need someone to look up to. When you are a kid, you naturally want to emulate the grown ups, but we can never be too old to have dreams and admire those who have accomplished much. Heroes generally come from the areas in life that we have taken an interest in. It is hard to be a hero in the times we are living in because people are constantly looking for ways to dehumanise other people. There is more conflict in the world these days, so you think those achieving any kind of virtuous feat would be instantly admired by the masses, but virtue itself is being looked down upon. There were prophets in the Old Testament, who warned to the people that if they didn't change their ways that God would send judgement, so when virtue falls in our society, you see less and less of people of virtue being admired. But if we again regain some sanity in our world, it is ripe for heroes. In a society where we have forgotten practical ways of living, heroism...