Anglo-Saxon Views Today

     In Anglo-Saxon times, heroism was a very vital core value. Heroism was based off of your ability to fight and how many heroic missions you could complete. Most of the people in that time looked up to heroes. Their bravery and confidence were something that the townspeople looked up to and depended on to keep them safe.
     However, in our time, heroes are not described the same way. They aren't beefy dudes that fight the enemies and conquer every battle they are placed in. We still think of heroes as someone who helps us and saves us like they did in Anglo-Saxon times, but not to the full extent that they had in mind. A hero could really be anyone since some take the term lightly. For instance if someone helps their friend with last night's homework, that friend might say "Thanks for the help, you're my hero". That someone didn't do any life-saving task, they just helped their friend with one night's worth of homework.
    In contrast, even though some people see this as childish and cheesy, people do feel like their favorite artist (music-wise) or celebrity is their hero. If this person feels down or sad, they watch videos about this person and it brings up their mood or spirit, even if it feels like these sad feelings won't budge. I haven't really fully experienced this personally, but people have told me countless stories on how their favorite celebrity is their hero because they save them from sadness and misery.
    In conclusion, our view on heroism is a lot less serious than it was in Anglo-Saxon times. Their heroism was based mainly off of bravery and their ability to conquer and fight. In our time, we consider people for the smallest acts. however, some people still have the same view on heroism. They still believe that there are heroes that save them like people though in Anglo-Saxon times.

Character Alignment

Lawful Good: Josh Nichols is a prime example of a straight- A student in the television series "Drake and Josh". He follows the rules of the teachers and his parents and denies any chance to do something that will break any rules with his step-brother Drake. He will rarely side with Drake, but only if it is for a VERY good cause.

Neutral Good: Blossom is known as the "sweetheart" in the hit TV show, "The Powerpuff Girls". Her charming character is shown through her obedient attitude towards the rules and other people. However, if fighting crime means saving the town, that is exactly what she will do.

Chaotic Good: In the movie “Guardians of Galaxy”, Rocket is a particularly reckless character. During the movie, he tends to go on his own tangent instead of following with the rest of the group. He still wants to defeat the villain but he wants to do it his own way.

Lawful Neutral: Vice Principal Crubbs is not a force to  be reckoned with. In the TV show “Ned’s Declassified”, he is known as the rule enforcer. He doesn't care all too much about the feelings of the students, he just wants them to follow the rules of the school.

True Neutral: I believe Grendel is classified as a true neutral. His main goal that he is looking for throughout the book is meaning. He kills people without his conscience second-guessing itself. Grendel believed that the world had no meaning but as soon as he found something that possibly could, he would do anything to reach it.

       Chaotic Neutral: The “criminal” John Bender in the classic movie "The Breakfast Club" is an accurate example of someone who really doesn't care. Constantly getting in trouble, Bender serves a lot more time in detention than anyone else. Morals just aren't on his list of things that he thinks apply to him.

L    Lawful Evil: In his self-titled show, Dexter is known to be a certified serial killer. However, he thinks he is doing good for others by only massacring convicted criminals. In addition, everyone who has heard of Dexter views him as a killer in the bad sense of the phrase.

       Neutral Evil: In "Guardians of the Galaxy", Ronan is a sinister character. He has one central desire: to obtain the Infinity Stone. This stone has the ability to destroy everything except someone who has enough power to deflect it. Ronan believes he has enough power for it so he does anything to get it, even killing people.

C    Chaotic Evil: Daleks are the definition of destruction in the British TV series “Doctor Who”. Their main goal is to “exterminate” the Doctor. They end up creating havoc in most places they go, causing even more destruction and death.