Characteristics Of Heroes

Heroes come in all age’s shapes and sizes like the teenager who saved his school from a Columbine like tragedy. According to the article “Teenage Heroes” by Lauren Hansen a senior Chris Ericks lunged at his kidnaper that had put down his loaded shotgun down for a second. Both of them wrestled for the loaded 12-guage sawed off shotgun, Ericks however managed to take the gun away from him preventing a catastrophe making Erick a hero for not just the students in the classroom but to everyone reading or watching his courageous act. In the article “Willing to Make Ultimate Sacrifice”, by Dan Lomothe depicts the heroic story of Corporal William Kyle Carpenter.

Heroes face challenges with passion and drive. For example, in the article “Soldier home after losing his leg in Afghanistan” by Gale Fiege, it describes Army Pfc. Tristan Eugene Segers and how he became disabled in the military, however overcame the obstacle and

“I want to be Batman.” That is a typical response from a preschooler if they are asked what they want to be when they grow up. However, heroes are not always wearing capes. They can simply be an Indian man that changed his mindset into something more inspirational. There is one thing that Superman and a policeman have in common. They are both heroes. No matter how different the fields are, they are brave, helpful, and hardworking. A hero can be someone known for courageous achievements. They are normally men, but can be women too. Heroes come in many different ways. Some characteristics of a hero are someone who has enormous courage, strength, and knowledge. They usually have a big effect on people’s life and are pretty well known. A hero is also known for helping people and not doing it out of revenge. They must have a good heart because they are putting themselves at risk for others. The people need to have trust in him because he is putting their life on the line, so they cannot be evil. A true hero isn’t perfect. They have disagreements and bad days, but the motivation to get back up and help day after day is definitely a true hero. Being a hero is tiring, because being a hero is not a one-time thing, so one cannot just do something good for a day and call themself heroes. Being a hero means loving what you do. It means getting up in the morning, ready to help people in any way possible, everyday. Mohandas Gandhi is a hero because he was helpful, had leadership and

When you think of heroes, you might think of Superman or someone like Batman. In reality heroes don't wear costumes. A hero is a person who does their best to accomplish something that can help people weather that is mentally or physically. Anyone can be a hero no matter what. Heroes are not classified by their age, gender, race, religion, or where they come from.

Everyone has somehow been a hero to someone, in one point of their life, even though they may not have known at the time or was recognized for it. They may have shown heroic qualities or stood up for someone, maybe even for people who were too shy to do it themselves. Heroes are quick-thinking, determined people that put the needs of others before themselves, like Rosa Parks because of her refusal to move seats on the bus. But, heroes don’t wear capes or special costumes, like in movies, they are just typical, ordinary people. Heroes are quick-thinking, determined people, that put the needs of others before themselves.

Most people hear the word heroism and instantly think of capes and gadgets carried and worn by humans with superficial powers; however, that is not always the case. Heroes, cape or no cape, take on any challenge with determination. Even without recognition they deserve, heroes stay determined and persevere until they have overcome the obstacle put in front of them. Standing alone does not stop them either. If they know they are doing the right thing they do not hesitate to make a change to help the people around them.

Do you think all heroes wear capes? Oliver Stone says “ Heroes are everyday common people.” but some people disagree. Not all common people are heroes because if you live in a bad town where drugs are common and there common people do drugs they are not heroes.Ordinary people who never give up on others and are brave go out of the way to help others, they are heros.

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” A quote like this from a hero deserves to be told to the whole world. Superman played by the role of Christopher Reeve is known all around the world and his quote deserves to be well known just like him. Heroes are not just people who save people’s lives. A lot of people think that is the meaning of hero, but it isn’t. A hero puts people first before themselves. A hero doesn’t need to get paid or be told to save a person’s life. A hero could be described as your knight and shining armour. A knight and shining armor would be someone who is humble, kind, generous, bold, brave, someone who would stand up for you or something that is right. My hero would be someone who cares and someone I could look up to. Heroes could be a person, an animal, because it doesn’t matter what color they are or even what they are because no matter what, their characteristics and their actions are what make them heroes.

”A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite overwhelming obstacles” (Christopher Reeve). Wearing a spandex and a cape doesn’t make them a hero, it takes courage, bravery, and being a role model is being a hero. Heroism is being brave,courageous, and a person who is helpful to others.

Heroes don’t have to fly like Superman, shoot webs from one building to another like Spiderman, and have a shield like Captain America, or save multiple lives as these superheroes did in movies. Heroes can have a badge on their uniform, a teacher degree over their desk, a mug that say “#1 Grandpa” in their cupboards, or just be the random guy walking and saves a little girl from getting hit by a car. Definition of a hero can have a different meaning to everyone.

“A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself” (Campbell 1). When we think of heroes most of us think of movie stars or professional athletes, but it’s not always about your popularity or talent it can also be about how you help society. What I think make a great hero is someone who is able to overcome his or her obstacles in life, is highly motivated, and has plenty of bravery.

I look at the hero, and I see a broad variety of hero aside from the comic books, but in everyday people that go through life doing the very same thing as we do. Not all hero’s wear red capes and masks to hide their identities. If you look at the day to day people like the fire department and the police department, those are some of the best heroes. They volunteer every day to keep people out harm’s way while in most cases placing their own lives in jeopardy to save lives. Those people do whatever it takes to get the job done with little to no recognition of what they have done besides the self-satisfaction and a pat on the back for a good job.

lives for those of perhaps thousands of others.” This shows that they are a hero because they saved thousands. And sacrificed themselves that’s hard to do.

Christopher Reeve once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” A person doesn’t have to wear a cape to be a hero. They can be people just like you and I. We have people in our everyday lives who are our heroes. Many times, our heroes are our loved ones; the ones we look up to. My hero is someone very special to me. He has been there since day one and I wouldn’t want to go a day without him by my side. As cheesy as it might sound, my hero is my boyfriend, Max.

Heroes are not always wearing capes and masks, there are heroes that exist without wearing the costumes that are typical in Hollywood movies. Around the world, there are heroes in many shapes and forms that people do not realize. Heroes are people that people admire for their noble qualities. An example of a hidden hero is a psychiatrist. Even though they do not have the physical looks of a hero like those in movies, they do have the traits of heroes. The traits that make a person a hero is being caring, being honest, and having the will to help people.