Heroism
What makes someone a hero? Is it the way they look, the way they walk, or what they wear? A hero isn’t any of those. A hero is a simple person who when faced with difficult makes a difference with their decision. He/She leads by example, is confident, and doesn’t take long to do the right actions. All heroes lead by example. Abraham Lincoln was a hero to many people because he freed the African Americans from slavery. Although the majority of the southern states did not want the slaves to be freed, Lincoln stayed strong in his fight to give every man’s freedom. Another hero is Pat Tillman. He is an Arizona State University icon and known for his talent on the football field. He chose to give up a life of fame and fortune to fight
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Moral courage is the strength to tell the truth when the truth is not popular. It is the ability to do the right thing when the right thing is difficult. In The Washington Post article, Tom Brady is a Super Bowl champ, but he’s no hero, Fred Bowen states that Tom Brady is not a hero, he is only “... able to throw a football 40 yards downfield even when 270-pound opponents are about to crash into him.” Why is he no hero? He is not a hero because he does not have high morals. The article goes on to say, “It appears that he cheated and then lied to the investigators who were trying to find the truth.” Frederick Douglass also had courage. He risked his life by running away from slavery. Although he was now considered free, he still thought of himself as a slave. To get over his fears, Frederick became a speaker and eventually was able to talk at an all-white man’s meeting. It took courage and bravery to stand up in front of everyone. In the autobiography from The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, it states, “I seldom had much to say at the meetings, because what I wanted to say was said so much better by others. But, while attending an anti-slavery convention at Nantucket, on the 11th of August, 1841, I felt strongly moved to speak and was at the same time, much urged to do so by Mr William C. Collin, a gentleman who had heard me speak in the colored people's meeting at New