Other - Society & Culture - 8 November 2006

Heroism in today's popular culture.
What's everyone's opinions?
I'm writing a paper about it, any links or ideas would be appreciated!
Harry Potter, Spiderman, heck "Grey's Anatomy"'s doctors save people's lives, well in tv land.
What do you define as a Hero? Which qualifications do they possess? Are they ALL flawed?

2006-11-08 23:51:08 · 8 answers · asked by misskiwi4 2

some people especially want their wife to work and earn look after the expenditure also. but they do n' twant to work. When some one asks them they say that in our families gents dont work they survive on wife's earening

2006-11-08 23:42:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

A severe shortage of would-be adoptive parents has led to a campaign by the NCH children’s charity to attract men and women in their forties who may have left it too late to start a family.

About 6,000 children are said to be waiting for adoption but fewer than 10 % of adopters are over 45.

NCH allows men and women in their fifties to adopt but a poll carried out by ICM for the charity says that two thirds of those questioned feel over forty is too old to adopt.

2006-11-08 23:40:58 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

point of you?

apart from creating lots of fast food jobs

2006-11-08 23:35:45 · 20 answers · asked by DogmaDeleted 5

I'm in a very good mood, and ready to go to work with a big smile, and joy in my heart. No, i didn't last night, so save your smart a answers.

2006-11-08 23:32:22 · 6 answers · asked by tinamaries43 5

I am realy interested in Knowin the true ideas or your personal experiments.

2006-11-08 23:24:46 · 2 answers · asked by bookshopfish 1

Has science really helped in increasing human values?

2006-11-08 23:19:01 · 1 answers · asked by julogi 1

2006-11-08 23:01:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-08 23:00:40 · 2 answers · asked by unquenchablethirst 2

my nipples are weird.
Hi, so i have had just a surgery (cist in breasts), complications caused one niplle to invert, so they "corrected it" then made the other match.
Basically, they perm. scooped out my nipples so they are stuck errected and this seems a little odd to me. they have no ability to go back in (they are sensitive and can harden) and they also seem kind of fat to me now and pinker. Keep in mind i am only describing the nipple not the areola around it. So, everybody tells me fat erected nipples are sexy, they're perfect, don't worry, i'd kill for your breasts, bla bla bla. But, i would now like some honest opinions. Is this weird?, ugly? unsexy? or am I just unused to it? (I'm considering surgery to better them, but part of me is thinking that surgery for something as trivial as nipples would be silly). Thanks!

2006-11-08 22:59:14 · 6 answers · asked by isabella 1

2006-11-08 22:50:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

take your time and write loads! im interested.

2006-11-08 22:39:36 · 10 answers · asked by Paul M 2

2006-11-08 22:39:30 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I always use cold water, but lately have noticed that in public toilets the people before me have always used warm water... It depends where you are in the world, I suppose.

2006-11-08 22:34:42 · 10 answers · asked by SilverLining 1

i do

2006-11-08 22:31:54 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Someone in our village has permission to build 50 homes that no one in the village wants, it'll distroy the village.

So I, SECTRETLY, bought the land off the person for full housing market value and it cost me £0.78million. i did this so the village could relax and not worry about excessive development and ruination of our country scene.

However, now they have found out about this, I assume from the seller, and are saying I'm just lording it up and trying to prove i'm in charge.

I've always been a gentle, quiet person who minds his own business, helping our areas in my own ways over the years. No-one has even had a bad word to say to me before.

Is there any point in trying to do the right thing anymore in this world ?

I'm half tempted to sell it to a builder and say "f**k it" and move.

2006-11-08 22:27:46 · 14 answers · asked by Michael H 7

2006-11-08 22:27:45 · 2 answers · asked by Jason O 3

2006-11-08 22:23:58 · 14 answers · asked by ucanseethejoin 2

A cigarette that is (although if you would like to talk about owning a different type of *** feel free) I forgot to pick mine up on the way out of the house this morning and Im gagging for one now......ohhhh I can already see the 'You shouldnt smoke its disusting its a filthy habit you are killing yourself' comments!
Shut up and pass me a Marloboro Light

2006-11-08 22:20:00 · 16 answers · asked by Georgie 5

If your on the sick, how long do you need to claim for before you get the enhanced rate?

Also, do they have a right to close your claim if a) they did not ask for a medical note b) you send a note say two or three days late?

If they close your claim does that mean the time dont count for getting the higher pay rate?

2006-11-08 22:06:16 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

LIST STUFF THAT NOT EVERYONE DOES

2006-11-08 21:47:04 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-11-08 21:42:34 · 6 answers · asked by Randall 1

If there were no restrictions at all on what you could do, how much it would cost, and who you could do it with, what would you do if someone handed you two extra weeks in your life?

2006-11-08 21:37:39 · 9 answers · asked by Iknowsomestuff 4

Has anyone noticed that you get more answers to a question if you just right something like "I was wondering...." or "Please help" because poeple go into your question to see what you were really asking, out of curiosity.

2006-11-08 21:29:45 · 7 answers · asked by ddzaszcxascs 2

What happend to common sense?
Respecting elders?
Being kind?
Using your head??
Why are people so dumb now a days?

2006-11-08 20:08:49 · 14 answers · asked by jush15 2

Tell me what people call you and the reasons why you like it or why you don't like it.

2006-11-08 19:59:44 · 7 answers · asked by fortuna0820 3

im such a shallow guy and i want to get rid of this attitude, how do i overcome to admire a pretty face of a girl and instead focus more on its inner personality?

2006-11-08 19:56:36 · 7 answers · asked by eagle 1

Were you the person in the background of a famous movie? Did you win the national spelling bee? Did they interview you after the tsunami and play it over and over again on CNN? I'd love to hear your story!

2006-11-08 19:34:38 · 3 answers · asked by MountainChick 3

Im lost ..we have traveled the world over and the US and tired of traveling..I don't find it neccessary to know whats over the next hill anymore ,in fact I dont feel like finding out.I have tried over and over to find hobbies to do but they only last a little while.i don't really feel like going back to work so thats out,,but dont want to just waste away either...Can someone give me some reasonable imput?

2006-11-08 19:09:24 · 5 answers · asked by Isy B 1

2006-11-08 19:06:46 · 5 answers · asked by הפיליפינים 2