My Superhero

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Every person has their own idol, somehow their idol can be considered as their superhero because of several reasons. According to Rosenberg (2010), “superhero means someone who commits only a single heroic act while exhibiting more than normal talents or abilities would not be classified as a superhero”(p. 1). As stated by Rosenberg, that people who has exceptional talents can be considered as superhero. So, superhero is not just a fiction character from comic or anime but it also can be a real person. Superhero in my opinion is someone who can contributes numerous huge effects and somehow he or she is very influential in my life. This opinion came up 3 years ago when I met my superhero that is my senior in high school. From that sentence, it is obvious that my superhero is not a fiction character. Besides as superhero I consider him as my objective that I should surpass. Then, every people will have his or her own motive in admiring someone. Generally, people admire somebody even he or she is fiction character when people is amazed by what they see. But, what happened to me is really uncommon. I admire him because the first time I saw him was when he was giving command to his team, then somehow I felt like this guy was amazing and possessing a charm as a leader. When I graduated from junior high school and continued on senior high school, I directly joined his cheerleading teams. It turns out that my feeling about him is not wrong. He is a hard worker, thoughtful, smart, passionate, and attentive person. He never give up on something that he did even it is about school subjects and as the consequence he graduated high school with outstanding score and got one hundred in physic subject. Then, if it came to cheerleading matter he w... ... middle of paper ... ...ent is really that hard. It needs lot of efforts, however I do not want to become the copycat. I will use his achievement as my target that should be passed by me. Then, my plans are: Joining organizations or clubs that are really I like, if I am active in that club of course I will get lot of new experiences. Besides, I will lot of connection with other people through the organization. Fixing my bad habit that is a moody person. I really like doing something if I am in a good mood. If I am not in the good mood, I will be lazy person in that day and not doing anything. Up to now, I am still trying to not depend on my mood whenever I am going to do my work. Works Cited Rosenberg, R. S. (2010, March 11). The Superheroes. Retrieved January 01, 2014, from Sussex Directories, Inc.: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superheroes/201003/what-is-superhero

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