Katie Kysar
Mrs. Ah Choy
English 10 GT (6)
September 28, 2014
Heroism Definition Essay What is a hero? Everyone has different perspectives and opinions, I suppose, but who can be a hero? Do you have to have magical powers, be born onto another planet, or save millions of people? I guess it all depends upon your point of view, but I think anyone can be a hero, even those with evil in their hearts. Villains are heroes too, under everything, as both heroes and villains were innocent children at one point in their life. They both have hearts that want love and kindness. Villains aren’t evil at birth; someone puts that evil in their hearts. Anyone can be a hero; it ultimately boils down to willingly doing something for someone else without asking for anything in return.
Heroism is when you are put under incredible stress, like a piece of coal and in the end you turn out to be a shining diamond. Samwise Gamgee is an example of how someone can look ordinary, but turn out to be a hero in the end. He goes on a quest with his best friend Frodo, starting as a shy ordinary gardener, finishing as a friend loyal to the death and braver than he ever imagined he could be. Sam saves Frodo’s life by rescuing him from a tower of orcs, overcoming his fear to do so, fights off a spider made from evil itself with nothing but a dagger to
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No person is predominantly good or evil, but in a film that’s the easiest way to portray them for a simple plot structure, unlike the complexity of daily life. In reality, people are not black or white but shades of gray. People see different ideas from different perspectives; on each side of an argument is a different story. Doctors and surgeons can be daily heroes to those people whose pain they alleviate, but villains if they bring bad news, such as how long a person is expected to live. Hero or villain depends on the situation and individual