Manny Week One: Class Act

During class, everyone was asked what the word "hero" means. During the discussion, we stumbled upon an idea that the word "hero" means someone who has "self-achieved submission." Now what does self-achieved submission mean? Well according the Apple dictionary, the word self means "A person's particular nature or personality," the word achieved means achieved "To reach or to obtain by effort, skill or courage" and the word submission means "The action of yielding to a superior force." I believe that if you combine all the definitions of these word, then you should get the meaning of self-achieved submission. I believe that the term "self-achieved submission" means to use your personality and skills to obtain something and then give up right in the end when you almost have it. This in a way does make sense because it is like saying that you always wanted to be a famous musician, so you work hard everyday putting in the effort and just when you get noticed and get a record deal you turn it down. It is not important where you end up, but more important how you get there and what paths you took.