A hero, “A mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability.” This is what Merriam Webster’s Dictionary says about heroes. But it is not true. A hero can be anyone, bulky and scrawny, short or tall, swift or sluggish. That does not matter. As long as they are a good person, doing their best, they can be a hero. Heroes should give it their all, be inspire others to do good, and should never, ever, be in it for the glory.
Heroes take action and to the most they can. They do not stop halfway and say “Well, I tried.” No. They stay in the fight and never give up. And when they have to stop, heros should think, “How can I improve for next time.” As an example, on September 11, 2000, a plane hit the
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not for themselves. Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave from the 1800’s gave speeches at liberation conventions. He never planned to stand up and give a speech, especially to all of the white men. Nevertheless, he did.And he inspired so many people. And he did it for others. He was already free. He had no need of liberation. But he knew that thousands of people would be affected if he did not. He knew that he had to take a stand for what was right. He also knew that he would not be able to do everything, and that is why he said, “and with what success, and with what devotion, I leave those acquainted with my labors to decide.” He was so humble as to let others decide whether or not his actions had any meaning. Sandy Hook. A tragic event and a terrible loss to so many families across America. Twenty students died that day, that day a crazed man stormed classrooms and open fired on so many young kids. So many teachers guarded their kids, with themselves. These common teachers saved countless more students from showing up on the list of the dead. because they had the knew what had to be done and did it, without hesitation, without doubting