Heroes Artifacts

Elvis Presley- Epic hero.

Elvis Presley, he was intact before any of us could even imagine. It all began one day when he paid 4 dollars to record his first two songs for a birthday present to his mother. The studio owner, Sam Phillips saw the talent in Elvis at that young age and invited him to join and practice with some local musicians. 

Elvis Presley and Gold Record. 

He was the most commercially successful singer of rock and roll, but he also sang ballads, and then moved toward country music. Overall he enjoyed Gospel the most. Elvis set records for concert attendance, television ratings and record sales. He became one of the biggest selling solo artists in U.S. music history. 

Elvis Presley Avenue, downtown Shreveport.

The first person to become what we now look at as a rock star, Elvis is still arguably the biggest one of all time. 

I've chosen to gather these specific artifacts because it is just a few things that show Elvis' shining talent. His talent to enlighten people through music of a variety and his talent to reach high enough to achieve being a leader, or "true rock star" of music. I have learned that heroes come in all kinds of shapes, sizes, and colors. How i've learned that is because specifically, Elvis has reached out and touched people of a diversity. He is the hero of music. Then again there are heroes of love, comity, our country, surgery and everyday people. All of these different heroes touch people's lives and souls daily. It's their daily routine to lift people's spirits, in whatever way they lift them, they do it. 

Conclusion

Overall, i feel much more knowledgeable about the meaning of heroes. Now that i've studied a hero that doesn't necessarily or literally "save lives" or "risk his own life for others" i know there is more to the word hero that that. Hero to me now means working your hardest for something you love or desire, developing into something that'll be heard about forever, changing somebody's life, making a difference in the world, and at the same time loving doing it all. If one were to really think about it, a musician could fit my description of hero, a surgeon and doctor could fit my definition of hero, police officers could fit my view on what a hero is, a best friend could fit what a hero is to me. This just goes to show how many varieties of heroes there are in the world and what they mean to each one of us individually. 

"If you're a fan, no explanation is needed. If you're not, no explanation is possible." -George Klein

"The King is dead. Long live the King." - John Lennon