Hero-worshipping is to love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess or venerate someone as an idol (to idolize). People tend to get interested in celebrities at times when they are looking for direction in life, as in their teenage years. A third of people reportedly suffer from a Celebrity Worship Syndrome, a fascination in the lives of the rich and famous that can become a dangerous addiction.

This trend is worrying to me because celebrity worshippers are likelier to suffer from anxiety, depression and social dysfunction than those who are not. They tend to be extroverts. Like, socially, lively, active and adventurous (in a negative way). The next stage, which affects about 10%, is when they develop an "intense-personal" attitude towards an idol. Such as they believe that they have a special bond with the star. These addicts are often neurotic, tense, emotional and moody.

These include celebrity stalkers and people who are willing to hurt themselves or others in the name of their idol. They collerate with symptoms of psychosis, such as impulsive, antisocial and egocentric behaviour. Like the case of the high school bombing in Saint John, New Brunswick. Some students made a plan to kill other teens and teachers at their school. Luckily some students over heard the plot and told their principal, and the school called the police. The police searched the lockers and homes of the students in question, and uncovered a scary plot.

They found a list of names, a pipe bomb and gunpowder. They also found a date for the attack - April 20th, Adolf Hitler's birthday and the anniversary of the Columbine massacre. (On April 20, 1999, two students went on a killing spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. They killed 12 students, 1 teacher and then themselves.)

The students are now charged with possessing an explosive device. Some details about their extra-curricular activities are also causing some concern. They are air cadets, and two of the teens are now also under military investigation for a separate incident that happened just three days before their alleged bomb plot was revealed.

Does Adolf Hitler deserve the idol title? Maybe to certain people yes. But the disadvantages he created are more than the advantages. He used charismatic oratory and propaganda, appealing to economic need, nationalism and anti-Semitism to establish an authoritarian regime.

At the time of Hitler's death most of Germany's infrastructure and major cities were in ruins and he had left explicit orders to complete the destruction. Millions of Germans were dead with millions more wounded or homeless. In his will he dismissed other Nazi leaders and appointed Grand Admiral Karl Dönitz as Reichspräsident (President of Germany) and Goebbels as Reichskanzler (Chancellor of Germany).

Since the defeat of Germany in World War II, Hitler, the Nazi Party and the results of Nazism have been regarded in most of the world as synonymous with evil. Historical and cultural portrayals of Hitler in the west are almost uniformly negative, often neglecting to mention the adulation the German people bestowed on Hitler during his lifetime, though the vast majority of present-day Germans share a negative view of Hitler.

Eminem is considered as an idol to certain people. He has not done a contribution that made him deserve to be venerated as an idol. He just wrote songs that some parents think as bad influence to their children. In spite of this, there still are people who are so fond of him. I understand, Eminem has an amazing love towards his daughter. Which I myself admire. But the critics in his lyrics are unacceptable to certain individuals. Do you think he deserved the uncountable awards he achieved? Maybe he does, he wrote music with quality. He expresses his feelings in his songs, the negative part of it is the bad influence he causes. Like he mentioned in his song he wants to kill his wife, insulted his own parents with abusive language.         

How about Mother Teresa? She sure deserves the heroine title. At the age of 38, she realized her life's mission was to minister to the poor. She began the Sisters of Charity in Calcutta. Under her direction, the Sisters of charity ministered to the sick and the hungry of Calcutta. Showers love and food to anyone who came to the mission's doorstep. She began giving speeches worldwide, helping to bring attention to the plight of the poor everywhere. In 1979, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and her position as the world's greatest champion of the downtrodden was firmly established. Towards the end of her life, Mother Teresa was a friend of kings and presidents worldwide. But it was with the poor that she chose to spend most of her time, traveling to war-torn areas.

Elizabeth Cady, a freedom hero. She fought for women's rights. Part of Elizabeth’s inspiration came from the death of her brother, the only male sibling. Elizabeth went to her pastor the day after her brother’s death and told him that she needed to become well educated in math and higher language classes, this was her desire at age 11.She won the Greek competition, even though she was the only girl in these higher level classes at Johnstown Academy where she attended school.

At thirty-three years of age, Elizabeth began to voice her opinion on women’s rights. She later developed a group of men and women who formed the first Women’s Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York.

Elizabeth was voted the president of the Woman’s Suffrage Organization in America. This organization changed the lives of women by reassuring their determination to make sure women had the right to vote. The Woman’s Suffrage Organization also fought so that women could have the same equal opportunities, as well as educational and employment opportunities, that men had. Through this organization, Elizabeth Cady Stanton met Susan B. Anthony, another Woman’s Rights Activist, and they became close friends and worked as a team, to change the world for women. In 1848, with the help of Stanton and Anthony, the Married Woman’s Property Act of New York was passed. This act allowed women to be able to have custody of their children, hold property, make contracts, keep their own earnings and inheritance, and sue in court.

Without Elizabeth Cady Stanton, women would not have the same equal rights as men, today. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was so brave for standing up and fighting for her rights as a woman, especially during a time when women were looked down upon and laughed at for wanting the same rights as men. I am truly inspired by Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s bravery, courage, and determination. Without a doubt, Elizabeth Cady Stanton is my hero.