The use of the word hero in mass media has become somewhat cliché. In 2010, an online search of three major American newspapers revealed that 5,500 articles relating to the theme of heroes had been published between 2000 and 2005 (Sullivan & Venter, 2010). Although the presence of “heroes” and “heroines” in America is not surprising, the meaning of this word in today's culture remains unclear (Sullivan and Ventner, 2010). What does the word HOLD mean? Think about it for a moment. The word hero, or even the idea of ​​what constitutes heroism, is different for everyone. Although acts of heroism occur every day in our society, what the media chooses to classify or describe as heroes has very little to do with heroism. Most often in the media, the word hero is associated with athletes and celebrities. It is not uncommon to hear a performance on a football field described as heroic, when an athlete plays injured, or in a movie when an actor or actress gives a great performance in a dramatic film. The word hero should be held in high esteem. It should be reserved for people who spend their lives, or perhaps waste them, fighting for a cause, like Martin Luther King, Jr. It should be reserved for people who put themselves in danger in order to protect others from danger. like firefighters and police officers. The media holds these types of people in high regard and considers them heroes, but not often enough. The idea of ​​celebrities as heroes dates back to the mid-'70s, when Farah Fawcett-Majors burst onto the scene like a pin. model and television star. As Detective Jill Monroe in the television series Charlie's Angels, she was described by one critic as "a powerful heroine, representative of a decade of feminism" (Graebner, 2013). ...... middle of paper ...... "Man in the Water": The Politics of the American Hero, 1970-1985. the Historian. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewerPORPORA, DV (1996). Personal heroes, religion and transcendental metanarratives. Sociological Forum, Vol. 11, No. 2. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer WHITE, SH & O'BRIEN, JE (1999). What is a hero? An exploratory study of students' conceptions of heroes. Journal of Moral Education, Vol. 28, No. 1. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/detailSCHLENKER, BR, WEIGOLD, MF and SCHLENKER, KA (2008) What is who makes a hero? The impact of integrity on admiration and interpersonal judgment. Personality Journal. Retrieved from: http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/eds/pdfviewer