"I'll find my heroes waiting right where I belong"

Literary Hero:   Hercules
     Hercules is the kind of guy who can "go the distance". He is my Hero for many reasons, one of them being that I grew up watching his movie. But the true reason he is my hero is because his life is so simple and with purpose. In the Disney movie, his goal is to find where he belongs. He was once a God, but he was taken to Earth and turned entirely mortal, aside from his God-like strength. When he matures, his adopted parents tell him the truth about his origin. And then he begins an epic journey to re-join his family on Mount Olympus. He goes to Phil- half man, half goat- to be trained in the art of being a true hero. Once properly trained, he goes off to prove himself worthy to join the Gods. Through his endeavors, he rescues a beautiful damsel in distress named Megara, who happens to be working for Hades, Lord of the dead. Hades wants to kill Hercules and take over the entire cosmos. Unfortunately, Herc and Meg fall in love, but every force in the universe are keeping them from being together! And I mean that in a figurative and a literal sense, because Hercules gives up his powers to save meg (or so he thought) and in doing so, Hades was able to release the Titans! But long story short, Hercules got his powers back and saved the day. (This is the part where he becomes my hero) Hercules is then united with fellow gods, but he realizes that being a God is not where he truly belongs, He now knows that he belongs on Earth, because "A life without Meg, even an immortal life... Would be empty."

Personal Hero: Nick Strange
      Nick is my best friend. He has been the biggest influence on my life since the day that I met him. I remember when we first became friends. Actually, it was more when we became acquaintances. He sat right behind me in religion class. I didn't know him, so I didn't talk to him. Another one of my friends told me that "I should talk to him because he is a really cool guy". And so I did. I remember exactly what I said. "Somebody says your pretty cool and that we should be friends, so hi" And then before I knew, he was my best friend. He is my hero because he gives my life a point, and for that I am eternally grateful.

Popular Hero: Taylor Swift
     Tay Swift is one of my favorite artists. That is, if she isn't number one. Her music is so beautiful. I can always find a song by her to match my mood. It's sort of like Apple Iphone applications. In a good mood? There's a Taylor Swift song for that. Her skill sometimes influences me so much that sometimes I feel the urge to pursue my passion for music. She is my hero because her music has gotten me through the worst and the best situations in my time. In fact, I've had so many "Taylor Swift Marathons" that to tell you the number of times would embarrass me.