I was asked to write this essay about who my hero is. I thought for a very long time about this, when I realized, I don’t have a hero. Hero: A person who, in the opinion of others, has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities and is regarded as a role model or ideal. I don’t need an idol to do right. I myself should be able to tell right and wrong, and not need help from a hero. I look up to my mom, my dad, and many more, but they aren’t my hero’s. My mother is my mother, and my father is my father. They will most likely stay like that until I am in college. They aren’t supposed to be hero’s to me, they are supposed to be parents.
I have respect for many people, but I don’t really call anyone hero. Soldiers in our military are more heroic than most other people in our world, but I don’t wish to be one or be like them. I have people I respect, and appreciate, but I can't think of anyone I regard as worthy of hero status. Trump's response to the question ("do you have any models -- are there heroes that you steer by -- people you look up to from the past?") is, and I quote, ”I don't like heroes, I don't like the concept of heroes, the concept of heroes is never great, but certainly you can respect certain people.”
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I feel like spending time thinking about others and attempting to emulate them is a waste of time.In fact, I'd say not having a hero is healthier than having one. Rather than trying to be like a person, it is better to decide on qualities that you want to have in yourself, then work towards gaining them, whether they are positive or