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Definition Essay On Heroism

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Henri-Frederic Amiel once said," Heroism is the brilliant triumph of the soul over the flesh- this is to say, over fear... Heroism is the dazzling & glorious concentration of courage. What I accept a hero to be is one who will always sacrifice themselves for the benefit of others, they truly have selfless desires and will not give up when it comes to difficult challenges that will cause an average everyday person to fall in defeat.

The hero is not always the iconic man or woman with the perfect dream body everyone wishes for. The hero can look like an average person who does what regular people do on a day to day basis. When a hero does a good deed, more often than not they'll say that they were just at the right place at the right time and …show more content…

Even though she fights this dangerous disease, she still would wake up every morning and still could take care of the family. They say that she is truly an inspiration and hero to them. Another example of a hero is Mulan. She is a girl who took her father's place in the Chinese army. For, her father was too ill to fight, and he sure would've died if he did.

A hero isn't someone who will easily give up. They aren't the one who sets themselves up to make the light shine on them even brighter. They aren't the ones who expect to be glorified as a hero, they're the ones do good deeds for the fame, fortune, and to inflate their ego. In reality, a real hero will do what's good for the sake of it being good. They do it not for themselves, but for others.

All things considered, a hero is one who always does what's right, no matter how difficult the obstacle(s). It doesn't matter if anyone is looking or not, they will still try to do whats right for the world. The hero doesn't do anything for themselves, it's always the case of doing it for someone else and/or a group of people. Heroes in real life aren't what you'd expect, sometimes you just have to look at the dire situations presented to you in life and search for those who present themselves in giving the most positive attributions in

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