“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” (Christopher Reeve) When someone does something just to help others, it is because they are true heroes. Heroes endure challenges and act in selfless ways, but they are just your average, everyday person. Heroes continue to push through the challenge even when they seem impossible. For example, Abraham Lincoln led the union during the Civil War even though many people criticized his decisions. Finally, “The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done; From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won” (“O Captain! My Captain!” by Walt Whitman)(SB, pg. 69). Even though the war was hard fought and there …show more content…
In fact, Welles Crowther did just that when the twin towers were crashing during 9/11. He was working in the South Tower when the aircraft hit the building, separating the top stories from the rest. A lot of people were injured and no one knew what to do except Welles Crowther. He led people down the only available flight of stairs to where firefighters escorted them the rest of the way down. But instead of leaving with the rest of the people and saving his own life, Crowther went back up to save more people. He then made it up two more times before the building crashed during his third trip. Without the help of Welles Crowther, the lives of more people would have been lost, but sadly, Crowther lost his own life saving the lives of others. Another example was the boat lift during 9/11. After the towers had been hit, many people were scared and confused. All anyone could think about was getting off the island. The Coast Guards were not able to handle the vast amount of scared people trying to get off the island so they made a call to any available boats to come and help. After 20 minutes, boats raced to the scene to help. (At that time, the only way in and out was with boats.) Many private boat owners and hired captains, including Vincent Ardoiro, used their boat to carry as many people as possible out of Manhattan. He said, “I couldn’t stand there and watch people suffer, and to me, they were suffering… I have to do what