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Abraham Lincoln And Frederick Douglass: Definition Of A Hero

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Draft Ricky Martin once said, “Heroes represent the best of ourselves, respecting that we are human beings. A hero can be anyone from Ghandi to your classroom teacher, anyone who can show courage when faced with a problem. A hero is someone who is willing to help others in his or her best capacity.” Almost anyone can be a hero, as long as they have the courage and the maturity to understand and respect those who they attempt to help. Despite the fact that a hero cannot save everyone, being heroic is about placing others before oneself and strive to help those who need it the most. Heroes always put their best foot forward in order to aid those in need. A few examples of people who have done this, are Abraham Lincoln, the man with the red bandana, and Frederick Douglass. First, Lincoln is a hero because of how he used his position of power to help those who require it. In White House Funeral Sermon for Abraham Lincoln by Dr. Phineas D. Gurley, Gurley mentions his virtues and how greatly they helped everyone. Gurley talks about the impact of how he made a great effort to help free those who were enslaved. Another demonstration of heroes trying their hardest to help in a difficult situation, is the man in the red bandana. The man in the red bandana, or Welles Crowther, saved people without hesitation after the planes crashed into the World Trade Center. On an interview with one of the people he helped, Ling Young, says, “He said ‘I’m going back up.’ Because he knows there’s

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