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Week 1: "Hero"

   Last month, there has been an incident wherein the MV Sewol ferry of South Korea sank, carrying mostly high school students of Danwon High School. It was said that brave men and women who were in the ferry continued to help and serve the students amidst the danger, ultimately sacrificing their lives and are now posthumously recognized as heroes. What is in these brave men and women that has given them the title 'hero'?    We Filipinos had heroes even from the pre-colonial era. What we call heroes or 'bayani' by the time of colonization were the people who faught for our freedom. In the modern day, the overseas Filipino workers are now considered heroes for their sacrifices and hardships while abroad. There are a lot of definitions for the word hero, as for the Filipino word 'bayani'.    If I were to be asked of what is a hero, a hero is someone who does what is right for the sake of the greater good. I believe that one can change history without being highly recognized.It is said in Sztompka's 'The Sociology of Social Change' that the normal people are weak as an individual, but very powerful when united. What matters is the act that the people should be grateful for. As for the brave men and women of the South Korean ferry incident, I salute and look up to them for doing what they can, to save as many lives as possibly without anything in return.