What is a hero? Philip Zimbardo quotes “I'm saying to be a hero is means you step across the line and are willing to make a sacrifice, so heroes always are making a sacrifice. Heroes always take a risk. Heroes always deviant. Heroes always doing something that most people don't and we want to change” (Heroism Quotes). A hero a person who goes out of their way to do a good deed,even if it costs them physically or mentally. Heroes show acts of unselfishness and courage. Robin Rosenberg claims“heroes, choose altruism over the pursuit of wealth and power” (The psychology behind superhero origin stories). But, what makes a hero super? Superpowers make heroes super. They show all the qualities that a hero does but, have powers to help them do what …show more content…
The actions and moral decisions that they make, makes them heroes. Knowing the difference between right and wrong defines them. We can be heroes too. The definition of hero doesn’t say they have to have powers. We have heroes of our own. Soldiers go to different countries and fight for us every day. They put their lives on the line to protect us. You can’t ask anything more of a human, than the ultimate sacrifice. Enright explains “Supervillains provide the opportunity for comic book characters with superpowers to become superheroes, as opposed to just regular everyday super people” (Why superheroes and supervillains need each other). Being a hero isn’t only about personal achievements, but how it affects the people around you. Michael Jordan is hero to a lot of young basketball players. He got cut his eighth grade year from the basketball team. He kept working hard and ended up being one of the best basketball players to ever live. His achievements inspired kids to work hard like he did and accomplish their goals. It’s simple things that make someone a hero. Raman believes “ Being a hero can mean working all the hours under the sun and earning enough to send your children to college so that they can have a better future than you had at their age” (What does it mean to be a hero). A real hero does whatever is necessary to overcome their fears and accomplish their feats. The reality is we need to believe in ourselves. Anyone can be a hero if you push our limits and be unselfish. Philip Zimbardo believes that humans can be heroes when he states “ I want to democratise heroism to say any of us can be a hero” (Brainy Quotes). Everybody can be a hero, have no fear and set goals. The only way you can accomplish goals is to set