Shara Fisler's Story Of A Hero

In the short story, “Where are you going? Where have you been?” written by Joyce Carol Oates depicts how being young and innocent, conflicts with the reality of evil people out there. Connie, the main character of the story, is a 15 year old girl that has sexual fantasies. When she is confronted with the harsh realities of adulthood, she cannot think and ends up making a life decision that saves her family, making her the hero. Hero is someone who makes sacrifices that they may not be happy to do and may impact their lives in a negative way, but they do it for the sake of people they love. On the webpage hero means, “A person, who in the opinion of others, has special achievements, abilities, or personal qualities and is regarded a a role model or ideal” (dictionary). They are looked upon and considered role models because no anyone is willing to make all the sacrifices that they do, but desire to be like them.

A hero is someone who puts themselves before others. Heroic acts can range from small gestures to saving countless lives. Heroes are known for their bravery and outstanding achievements. Todd Beamer is a hero because because he was selfless and courageous and will sacrifice himself for others.

A hero, a hero is someone or something that tries to be funny and is loving and caring. My Mom, Sara Lundberg is a mother, a wife, a hard worker, and most of all my hero. Sara Lundberg has has dark brown eyes that are the opposite of her personality loving, caring and nice. She is my Michigan hero.

“I’m gonna go after Sarah!” Luke screamed over the noise and without second thought, he took off running. My eyes went wide as he was immediately lost in the crowd of walkers.

What does a hero look like? Do they wear a cape with a big “S” on their chest? Could it just be you…or maybe even me? Kristel Meadows is a mom and the last person you would think would be a hero. Last Tuesday night, after hearing about a group of firefighters from Garland, TX that had been wearing the same muddy clothes for days, Kristel broke Katy’s mandatory 10:00 curfew to do their laundry. From her home in Katy, she drove over to where the

What is the definition of a hero? When you hear the word “hero” you may think of Superman or Captain America. I believe that this is incorrect thinking. Heroes don’t need to be big and muscular and famous. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “hero” as “a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities”. One figure in my life that I believe meet those qualifications is Mrs. Wendy Hornik. She has helped me on my way to becoming what I’ve always wanted to be since I could read, a writer. I would not be where I am today if it weren’t for her guidance and support. Mrs. Hornik has also given me remarkable advice. She once told me when I was faced with a difficult writing assignment for an advanced literature course to

Tom Hanks, a famous actor, once said, “A hero is somebody who voluntarily walks into the unknown.” This is true in Sue Morris’ life. Sue volunteers in the music program at West Delaware and the bowling team. She never knew what she was entering into when she walked into these activities, but she took the risk. Sue Morris, who has volunteered for many people, is truly a hero.

Kristi Yamaguchi is a hero because she wasn’t stopped by her obstacles and took after her childhood followed her dream of

After listening to RadioLab and learning about Wesley Autrey, I learned that everyone is capable of being a hero. Hero’s are not only people who wears capes, have a heroic name, or get paid for their bravery. Hero’s can be anyone who puts their life at risk in order to save the lives of others through bravery and courage. They are usually selfless, warm hearted, individuals who seeks the need to save a life in desperate times. Wesley Autrey, a New York City construction worker, is the perfect example of a hero.

Heroes are not always people who lead marches or do things for their country. For example policemen, firefighters, nurses, lifeguards etc. are heroes everyday because they take the time to save lives. When they’re going through a challenge or trying to overcome a conflict they always have courage. These people risk their own life to save someone else’s. To be more specific Dr. Ginger Holt from Dallas had saved a little boy’s leg. She was confident and determined to finding out what went wrong in the boy’s leg and went through many procedures looking at the tests.

What is a hero? What does a hero do? Can I be a hero? Find out all these questions and more in the following. Anyone could say they’re a hero and do something nice, but a hero does not do things for attention. Actions speak louder than words. A hero isn’t someone super grand or special, they're just random people doing random acts of kindness. It’s their choice to embrace it or not.

There are many heroes, but there are those who sit back and question what or who makes a hero in today’s society. It has never been a set standard for heroes. In this modern world, there are many types of heroes. In today’s media, there is a contrast between million dollar sports figures, glorified celebrities, and the normal people we call heroes. Some heroes receive no recognition and others receive hero status with ease. However, it has yet to be determined whether our meaning of heroes has changed due to this influence. We have known about the

In our life we always need someone super hero to help us in difficult situations but this is not just happened in fairy tales also in real life. We have seen ,listened and read a lot of heroes and their stories such as in television, radio and books. According to Oxford Dictionary, hero is defined as" a person who has good act, noble achievements and great qualities."This word comes from Latin . Oprah Winfrey and Angelina Jolie who believed in their duty to help poor people underprivileged, and sick people .The hero demonstrates humanitarian and giving generosity without waiting a give back from others.

When i say hero- what do you think of? Probably someone with super strength or the ability to fly? But not all heroes’ have obvious powers, and yet, can be the powerful of them all. This hero is known throughout the world and she changed it too. This paper is about a wonderful hero- Mother Teresa. She had no home, no money, and no help- and yet she changed hundreds of lives. Mother Teresa was loving,

Everyday heroes are people that do little things to benefit other people or the community. We think that Mrs.Edmundson and Mrs.Hicks, the counselors at our school, are great examples of an everyday hero. Mrs.Edmundson created the Reach Team which is a program that allows kids in middle school the opportunity to Reach out to their community and interact with other people of varying ages. After Mrs.Edmundson created this amazing program Mrs.Hicks volunteered her time to help develop and make the Team better.