Heroism : A Hero's Life Of A Hero

A hero in general is someone who stands foe strength, endurance, humbleness and shows great bravery. In our modern day society, we have many heroes, such as, firefighter, police officers, lifeguards, soldiers, doctors and even ordinary man and women whom risk their lives everyday. For example, soldiers fight wars on the borders of our country to keep civilians safe. Firefighter control deadly situations in spite of putting themselves in danger to save someone’s life. Ordinary men and women fight incurable diseases like cancer, AIDS, mental and physical disabilities and still have the strength to face life with a positive approach.

A hero, as defined in Webster’s Online Dictionary, is a person who “a person admired for achievements or noble qualities” or “one who shows great courage.” However, a hero is not just a person with outstanding achievements. A hero is a person who is philanthropic, generous, and kind. Heros fight for those who cannot fight for themselves, and do not judge those who they are fighting for. They are charitable in ways other than donating money, they give their time and effort in order to make the lives of others more pleasant. Heros display bravery, as they are willing to go into a dangerous situation to help others that have been aggrieved. Social pressures and judgements do not affect a hero’s willingness to help others, and they are willing to push through what others say

Being a hero is something everyone is capable of with bravery and intelligence. You don’t have to be a Greek God to be a hero, you can be a simple, average person living in a regular town. Heroism is not your social status and ruling the land, it is the qualities you possess and how you use them. Both the short story “The Hero’s Test” by Alisoun Witting and the short story “The Red-Headed League” by Arthur Conan Doyle shows heroism and how anyone can be a hero.

Heros go through different challenges and that's what makes them who they are. It test them like Odysseus in the Odyssey. Odysseus was on a mission but it went bad fast. Odysseus was sent to help fight the trojan war. On his way home Odysseus and his men went through several challenges which in the end left Odysseus alone. Two of Odysseus worst adventures

The easiest paper that I have written throughout the semester was the Heroism paper. I believed the Heroism paper was the easiest because I could connect to my topic. I chose to write about Christ's Journey and how it relates to the “Hero’s Journey”. I have a burning passion for studying the bible and learning about how Christ has impacted everyone's life. An example of something I learned is: “Jesus set out to heal the servant and says, “ Let thy be done”, and the man with leprosy was instantly healed (Truesdale 36).” Leprosy is a disease that wasn't curable at the time that they where living in; therefore, knowing that Jesus was able to heal the man and cure his leprosy he gave people hope. In a time of depression God sent his one and only

Heroes in our real world have the determination of saving people because a lot of people get hurt these days. People in this world can be either hurt or non-hurt, but in society, so many people get hurt for the most responsible or

Heroes don’t have to be superheroes. Not all heroes save a whole city from danger or defeat an evil villain, but a hero can do something as simple as make someone's day or be a friend with someone who doesn't have any friends. Heroes are more than just a superhero and those heroes are courageous and brave to save others in need. You can find these heroes in your everyday world, but not all of them are as popular as others. Heroism is the great bravery of all these heroes and what they do to stand up for others or themselves with a humbleness in their actions. A hero can range from being a police officer, fictional character, or it can also be someone who serves in the military.

Heroism means taking action when you are needed, showing dedication to your quest, and not giving up when all odds are against you. Some people think that heroes are always brave and strong, but they are not. A hero stands for what is right, in times of need and despair. Even through trials, a hero tries to stay on the path. Even when evil tempts them, they look to the light and strive to stay virtuous. A hero is willing to risk their life to save others, sacrifice for other’s needs, and not cave into evil but stand for good.

In addition, heroism doesn’t have a happy ending. It could end with a person dying, someone getting hurt or letting something go that you loved. For example in the movie Up, an elderly 78 year old man named Carl Fredricksen ties thousands of balloons to his house so he could fly away to him and his wife Ellie who passed away, dream vacation to South America Wilderness. Carl calls his house Ellie because it reminds him of her, when they were younger, the house was abandoned and they would play in it all the time, when they were old enough they bought the house. Carl’s nightmare came true when a kid named Russell came and interrupted his journey. Carl had a hard time with the house trying to get to the wilderness because Russell kept bringing animals along and balloons were popping. Finally Carl reaches his destination but

“Hard times don't create heroes. It is during the hard times when the hero from within is revealed”. Heros can be found anywhere and don't have to have to be the most well known. This essay will show actually makes a hero a hero. Not all heros have to have a fancy suit or power just the willingness to help someone in need.

What I learned about heroes as I wrote this essay was that not everyone can be heroes. But only people who are willing to sacrifice themselves and put themselves before others to save them, either emotionally or just themselves. Many people look up to their heroes because those heroes are told that they can’t. Eventually, those people get up and show they can. They become someone better for themselves, even if they fear the change. They do what they think is best for themselves and

Tragedy, one of the worst things that can happen to oneself,It can be as heroic as fighting in a war and getting your leg blown up, or it can be as heroic as running to a crying baby and tripping over a toy car.But after tragedy strikes is when one is pronounced a hero. A hero is not a giver upper after something terrible happens, a hero is someone who makes himself better than they were before.An example of not giving up is “A Man” by Nina Cassian, readers are told of a man, who loses his arm fighting over seas, “From that moment on, he set himself to do everything with twice as much as enthusiasm. And where the arm had been torn away a wing grew.”(Cassian). This hero is now learning how to function a losing an arm, where he now pushes himself to be even better than he was before. Another example of not giving up is from Jack Ma, one of the richest man in the world, he states,”Never give up. Today is hard, tomorrow will be worse, but the day after tomorrow will be sunshine.” (Jack Ma). Ma is showing how important it is to keep chugging on for the someone else and that is a hero.That is the true definition of a hero, a fighter who takes a punishment and sees the positive in a terrible event.

These two groups of people were killers from anything of monsters to other humans. The people would only see the hero's power or their appearance, and this would be enough for them to call them “heroes.” The people did not see past their perfections; they didn't see who they were on the inside. These people weren’t making a difference. In present times, people recognize heroes for what their character shows about them. For example, “he watched everything in the world move away from him, and he deliberately let it happen” (Rosenblatt “The Man in the Water”). In this quote, a dying man decided to help others get to safety knowing that he would have to die if he helped them. This man knows his possible outcome and still continues to help those in need. This man’s character shows how selfless this man was. As we can see heroes have come in all different ways throughout history but, one thing that they all have in common is that they can follow through no matter what.

William Shakespeare once said, “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” Throughout history, there have been many heroes, as written by William Shakespeare, and each and every one have had to travel a different path to get there. Some are born into power, and others persevere through their struggles to become a hero, while yet others are forced by drastic occurrences to reassess their lives and they change into a hero because of it. A hero can be anyone from anywhere, but a hero always perseveres despite struggles, as well as displaying great determination, yet a hero is not always steadfast, and can at times be fickle.

Many different characteristics devise a hero, but to begin, a hero learns to overcome and grow from challenges. No matter what the challenge is, a hero can overcome it confidently and courageously. For example, in the passage, “An Everyday Hero,” Ana is battling cancer, but does not let it defeat her. As Ana’s son, Adam, states, “She fights this lethal disease every moment of everyday, and she does it with a smile,” (An Everyday Hero). In Ana’s situation, she has not conquered her challenge yet, but she knows that she will, which is truly heroic. Additionally, in the passage “Soldier home after losing his leg in Afghanistan,” Cpl. Tristan Eugene Segers, who lost a leg while fighting for his country does not let his physical challenge of losing a leg hold him back. Instead he tells his story, in order to inspire