use burned down. There are much more serious consequences to the actions of a firefighter. In summary, society in the United States is in a downfall. The hero is no longer a “model citizen”, but had turned into someone with a record and an attitude. Now that the true nature of a firefighter has been seen throughout the world, especially with the picture of them raising the tattered flag, they need the respect they deserve. Firefighters do the job that not many people could do, and receive it with a passion that not many people are lucky enough to have when doing their job. They are the true men, the true heroes of our day.Carlos 7Works CitedBentley, Eric. A Century of Hero Worship. Boston: Beacon, 1957Carlyle, Thomas. On Heroes, Hero-Worship and the Heroic in History. Lincoln: U of Nebraska Press, 1966Wecter, Dixon. The Hero in America. Ann Arbor, MI: Ann Arbor Paperbacks, 1941...
