If you ask a teenager who their hero is, chances are names such as Fifty Cent, Angelina Jolie, and Brad Pitt are going to come up. In today's media driven world, people have a hard time telling the difference between celebrities and real-life heroes. It is not that some of these celebrities are not heroes; celebrities can definitely be real-life heroes. It is that some people claim celebrities as their heroes for superficial reasons. In …showed first 75 words of 989 total…

…showed last 75 words of 989 total…saw in concert the night before. They are their "heroes" because of their good looks and fame. But a lot of these "heroes" are not real heroes. Celebrities who want to cross over to becoming heroes should look no farther than Lance Armstrong, a true hero. Real heroes have dedication, passion, and character, all traits that Armstrong illustrates in the way he lives his life. By following Armstrong's example, a celebrity can be a hero.