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Our point isn't to make an examination of popular film but to illustrate that the yearning for a heroic adventure lies just beneath the surface of our consciousness film, television, literature, sports, and travel are in a sense vicarious adventures.

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Alan Hirsch
Age: 64
Born: 1959
Born: October 24
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Theologian
University Teacher
Writer
Johannesburg
Gauteng
South Africa
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