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Unacknowledged Gifts Does practice really make perfect? Can anyone reach the status of perfection? The answer is obvious; everyone makes mistakes. Trying to reach society's image of flawlessness, Americans endanger themselves everyday by taking drugs, starving themselves, and taking many other risks. If there were a human without flaws, would they be considered perfect? Seeking perfection is not the answer to heroism; we should act as the ancient Greeks did and focus on our role …

…shows generous qualities, despite any flaws. It is understandable that we want to label only those without flaws as heroes because society has taught us to look for perfection. Often times society does not take the time to look in depth and does not realize the great qualities and accomplishments of everyday people. There are so many people who show the qualities of a hero who are overlooked because of their mistakes as a human.