Michael Jordan
Drew Bailey
Heroic qualities
• He allows you to escape your reality and look to him for comfort and
to let all your problems disappear just by watching him hit a game
winning shot or an amazing dunk over a 7 “0” center.
• At the same time he is a normal man, like how he got divorced or cut
from the varsity basketball team when he was in 10th grade.
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How do the setting, conflicts, and antagonists influence the development of a
hero?
• They motivate the people to become
heroes and greater than anyone thought
they could be
How does a hero reflect his/her
particular culture and society?
• Michael Jordan showed he cared about
his surroundings because his parents
cared about him. Michael shows he cares
about others also because he runs
charities and charity golf tournaments
How does a hero represent his/her
time period and geographical area
• Michael showed that he is a symbol of the
90’s and he is a celebrity and a hero to the
people of that time period due to his
basketball skills
How do various cultures reward or
recognize their heroes
• Michael has been rewarded by dedicated
fans and loyal teammates and
championships. He has also been
rewarded by society with espy awards and
MVP awards and several all-star
appearances
where and how did Michael grow
up
• Michael was born in Brooklyn new York
but his parents made the decision to move
to Wilmington, North Carolina because of
the increasing crime rate in new York. He
had four brothers and sisters and was not
poor or wealthy he was a part of a middle
class family
what types of adversity did he face
in his life
• Michael was cut off the boys varsity
basketball team when he was in 10th grade
• Michael was upset but he said he
understood the decision to cut him
because he wasn’t a mature enough
player or large enough he was only 5”4” in
his sophomore year but the man could
dunk
More types of adversity for an older
Michael
• Michael and his loving wife and mother of
his two children divorced after 17 years of
marriage
• Michael has also had to face diversity with
his mainly failure of a basketball team in
the charlotte bobcats
what challenges as a player did
he face
• As a player in the NBA Michael faced
many problems such as loosing
teammates and any games due to him
missing game ending shots
• Even though those things happened
Michael remained strong and a positive
influence on many people.
what is his highest accomplishment and when
did it happen
listing of his top accomplishments would include
the following: Rookie of the Year; Five-time NBA MVP;
Six-time NBA champion; Six-time NBA Finals MVP; Tentime All-NBA First Team; Nine time NBA All-Defensive
First Team; Defensive Player of the Year; 14-time NBA
All-Star; Three-time NBA All-Star MVP; 50th Anniversary
All-Time Team; Ten scoring titles -- an NBA record and
seven consecutive matching Wilt Chamberlain; Retired
with the NBA's highest scoring average of 30.1ppg.
Nba.com encyclopedia
• Those are the athletic awards Michael has earned but he
clams the most important one to him is being a
successful man, by that he means a great father a
successful business man and much more.
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A brief
what drove him to become such a great
player
• Michael was driven by several things he
says being cut and told he wasn’t as good
as everyone says he is was the main
reason
• He also says that have short term goals
that reflect off one another were and still
are a huge part of all of his success
what types of charities does the
hero run and how many
• Michael runs charity golf tournaments
every few months but he runs a huge 3
day tournament once a year invite only
• He also makes major contribution to the
boys and girls clubs of America