Frederick Douglass: The True Definition Of Heroism

The True Definition of Heroism Norman Schwarzkopp once said, “It doesn’t take a hero to order me into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who gets into battle.” A hero does not have to be the one takes charge first or a leader. A hero can be the one all the way in the back doing little things to help the world. A real hero never falls. They get up, again and again, never stopping until they reach their dreams. Although heroism means excepting a challenge, it’s also about sacrificing everything. Heroes risk their lives to help others. They are determined to do anything they set their minds to. In the narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave it states“. . . I have been engaged in pleading cause of my brethren. . . I leave those acquainted with my labors to decide” (Douglass 71). Frederick Douglass was determined to help free other slaves instead of just him. A Hero is brave when it comes to a dangerous situation. Abraham Lincoln helped ended slavery throughout the country. Ended slavery was a courageous act because he knew half of the country would hate him. Being a hero means standing up for what they believe. Martin Luther King stated that “I look to the day when people will not be judged by the color of

All around the world doctor save lives. They do everything they can to save them. Yet sometimes they don’t save them, and they die, but they don’t give up because no hero is perfect. Soldiers show heroism in all different types of ways. They risk their lives to protect their country every day. They would take a bullet for anyone and that what heroism is all about. A fatherly figure is defiantly a type of hero. A father never gives up on what they want. They protect their loves one even if they have to put themselves in danger to do it. Heroes never see themselves as heroes; they see themselves as a normal person doing what they think is