Hero Essay: A Hero In Real Life

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A Hero in Real Life An English proverb states, “ A hero is a man who is afraid to run away”. I agree with this proverb, because when you see a hero in a comic book, they have super cool back stories, are not afraid to fight, and stare danger in the face and not blink. They are not afraid of anything. That’s nice to look up to, but they are not real. Our definition of a hero is too much for one man to become, you can do something honorable, heroic, but you will never actually be a hero because it's too much, in real life. Heroes don’t just do it so they can get paid, or respect. What really determines whether someone is a hero is if they choose to do something about it in a bad situation. We have people that do heroic acts, for example, people putting their lives before others. Those people cannot be heroes because they get paid to do it, they are, firefighters, cops, and military, they get paid to help people, so they aren't considered a hero. Some definitions of heroes are people, who have noble qualities, and put the lives of others before their own life. They are expected to be reasonable and calm, during scary times, like when a shooting is going on, looking out for …show more content…

He has done mass murders, robbed, assaulted. All because he thinks it’s fun, he’s also broken out of jail like 20 times, which you're not exposed to do. A villain is the complete opposite of a hero, they break the laws , and rules because it’s not a problem. Don’t get them confused with a “ Criminal” who could have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Another example of a non-hero would be Al Capone. An American Mobster he was in organized crime. He was at the top of the Crime Syndicate and went to Alcatraz for a lot, mainly being a part of the Mafia, drugs, and hits on other gangs in New York. A bad guy is someone who purposely breaks the law

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