Heroes
The cycle of fallen heroesZac Alstin | 06 November 2012 |tags: heroes, Lance ArmstrongLike Hercules, Lance Armstrong was a hero, and like the Greek demi-god, he lacked important virtues.
A portrait of the artist as a businessmanG. Tracy Mehan III | 06 November 2012 |tags: biography, book reviews, heroes, Steve JobsDid shrewdness, artistry and obsession make Steve Jobs America's greatest businessman?Margaret Ogola: an African heroineCarolyn Moynihan | 30 September 2011 |tags: Africa, AIDS, heroesOne of four distinguished Kenyan women who died recently was a doctor who spent herself on the welfare of AIDS victims and strengthening the African family.Heroes and hackersDavid Alton | 28 September 2011 |tags: heroes, media, truthThe phone-hacking scandal obscures the heroism journalists can display in pursuit of the truth.
Don’t cry for me, SudanDavid Alton | 13 September 2011 |tags: heroes, Korea, SudanThe short life of a Korean priest and doctor who worked with lepers in the Sudan is a lesson in generosity.Heroine of human dignity: Mildred Fay JeffersonRebekah Hebbert | 13 December 2010 |tags: abortion, heroes, human dignity, medicineThe first black woman to graduate from Harvard medical school used her position to defend the humanity of the unborn.Unlikely heroineSheila Coronel | 04 August 2009 |tags: Cory Aquino, heroes, PhilippinesCory Aquino inspired others around the world to struggle against tyranny when she became the first woman to lead the Philippines.
Edith Stein’s intellectual pilgrimageFrancis Phillips | 13 June 2007 |tags: feminism, heroes, philosophyA distinguished philosopher unravels the thought of one of the 20th century's great women.
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