Cramer was fascinated as much by the machinery that produced power and hero worship as he was by the people at their center.

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This super hero power that they have will be developing throughout the cruise as kids train to become this super hero.

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And the power of TeleKinnearsis, which allows a hero to move actor Greg Kinnear using only their mind.

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The tragic hero, having gained great power, would get greedy (koros), grow over-confident to the point of overwhelming arrogance bordering on moral blindness (hubris), go mad with power (ate), and then get brought low (nemesis).

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Much like our hero idols have realized, these super power technologies can also cause problems in our everyday lives.

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As the arbiter of death and power, Walker is the perfect icon of the Ritualistic hero.

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From creating tutorial videos for YouTube to curating news on Facebook to designing power tools with the guidance of a favorite motor racing hero, users are drawn to brands that facilitate personal connection.

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But you do wonder if one of the children in the dark at the back of the Will Power gym might, one day, return to Bukom a hero.

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Yet, four years after it won power in the western state of Maharashtra, Shiv Sena, unlike its hero, is crumbling under popular anger.

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