LEGEND “Anticipation Guide”

Rate each of the following statements:

1. I would do anything to help a friend.

2. I would do anything to help my family.

3. Some rules are meant to be broken.

4. I trust our government.

5. Ignorant people should not be a part of our society.

6. If someone hurt one of my family members, I would make them pay.

7. Revenge is sweet.

8. If I don’t think something is right, I’ll stand up and speak my mind.

9. I don’t hate anyone.

10. Some laws are just wrong.

11. The rich get richer and the poor get poorer.

12. I am a good person.

13. Sometimes good people must break the law.

14. Emotions can cloud a person’s judgment.

The Power of One Act Let me tell you something kid, everybody gets one chance to do something great. Most people never take the chance, either 'cause they're too scared, or because they don't recognize it when it spits on their shoes. This is your big chance, and you shouldn't let it go by... - Babe Ruth in The Sandlot

What is a legend? “Remember, kid, there's heroes and there's legends. Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.” Babe Ruth in The Sandlot What is the difference between a hero and a legend? What do you think Babe Ruth meant when he said, “Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”?

Heroes vs. Legends Heroes overcome the facts of existence. They rise far above expectations and perform admirably against overwhelming odds. Heroes are people, either real or imagined.  Legends never die, but perhaps that's because they never existed. Think of the legends of Atlantis or King Arthur. Perhaps the reason they're legends is because there's an element of mystery, and we will probably never know the truth. The continued search is why they never die. They remain a point of interest through time. Legends could be people, ideas, or concepts, but they require some type of unknown or hidden element. 

“When a man is denied the right to live the life he believes in, he has no choice but to become an outlaw.”  ― Nelson Mandela

“Within a system which denies the existence of basic human rights, fear tends to be the order of the day. Fear of imprisonment, fear of torture, fear of death, fear of losing friends, family, property or means of livelihood, fear of poverty, fear of isolation, fear of failure. A most insidious form of fear is that which masquerades as common sense or even wisdom, condemning as foolish, reckless, insignificant or futile the small, daily acts of courage which help to preserve man's self-respect and inherent human dignity. It is not easy for a people conditioned by fear under the iron rule of the principle that might is right to free themselves from the enervating miasma of fear. Yet even under the most crushing state machinery courage rises up again and again, for fear is not the natural state of civilized man.”  ― Aung San Suu Kyi, Freedom from Fear