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...participate in extreme sports. “The fact that someone can free-solo a rock face or balloon half-way around the world is immensely impressive, but it’s not strictly necessary. And because it’s not necessary, it’s not heroic. Society would continue to function quite well if no one ever climbed another mountain,” he writes...
...Junger sees it, there is much more dangerous work—like working an oil rig or fire-fighting—that is necessary and therefore heroic. A month ago, that was a lesson worth teaching, but as New York continues to bury its fire-fighters and police officers at a rate of 20 to 25 a day, the country hardly needs reminding now. Nonetheless, Junger’s point is one that always bears repeating. His writing may not fully elucidate the issues of Islam fanactism, the Cold War and other global issues, but it is also important...
...prospect of war in the hills and valleys of Afghanistan is chilling. Throughout its history, the country has shown an impressive ability?sometimes heroic, sometimes dastardly?to make life miserable for those who cross its borders in anger. Will America be the next great power to be mauled there? Could the struggle against terrorism become a protracted and bloody mess like Vietnam, leaving a sour residue of defeat and bitterness...
...goal in the Golden State a year ago in San Diego and who spectacularly figured in both goals when Harvard dealt Princeton its only Ivy loss last season. And in the second round of NCAAs against Hartford, she came back from a chicken pox quarantine to set up the heroic game-winning header of Ashley Mattison ’01 after clanging a shot off the crossbar...
...recession too, which produces a different culture from the optimistic boom times that gave us snarky dotcom ads, boy bands and upscale sitcoms. The last recession saw the rise of downscale TV families on Roseanne and The Simpsons and downscale grunge rock. Might a downturn--and the sight of heroic fire fighters giving their lives in Manhattan--mean a return of the working-class hero...