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Emerson A Hero
“It will never make any difference to a hero what the laws are. His greatness will shine and accomplish itself unto the end, whether they second him or not.” Ralph Waldo Emerson has a very interesting claim. Is a hero still a hero even if he or she breaks the law? While there may be many people that will disagree; I agree with Emerson. A hero is still a hero even if he disregards the law, and in my essay I will be giving two reasons why. A heroic should be justified if it is in the interest of helping other people and doesn’t harm anyone, morals don’t always correlate with laws. For my last point, I will also explain a possible viewpoint of the opposition. My first reason is very simple. A heroic act should always be justified if it is
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