There are men and women of whom some people look up to as heroes. list at least one positive and one negative aspect of having a hero.

(positive) Heroes can help citizens feel secure and can allow them to have somebody to look up to. (negative) However heroes are often burdened with a lot of stress and having to always maintain a role of leadership. This is one negative aspect of having  a hero, the amount of burdens that there heroes have.

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