Rhonda Kronyk
Freelance writer and editor, perennial student, lover of history, and proud book nerd. I live in the Canadian prairies with my crazy dog Sprout @pro_editor
What Makes a Hero?
Do Malala Yousafzai and Edward Snowden Deserve the Title?North Americans like the word hero. We describe sports stars as heroes. We call people who give money away heroes. We use the word hero to describe movie stars. Yet, are these people heroes? Our indiscriminate use of such words lessens their impact. Maybe we can chalk this up to the limitations of the English language. Maybe it is just laziness on our part. But it is time to come up with a word other than hero to describe people whose actions catch our attention.Rhonda Kronyk5 min read