Modern Day Heros: What Really Is A Hero

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I truly believe heroes still exist in the 21st century but before you can ask yourself that you have to understand what exactly a hero is. A hero is a person who can "transform compassion into a heroic action.” (Text 2 What Really Is a Hero, Anyway) A hero can come in all shapes and sizes and be of any race or age. (Text 5 Modern Day Heroes) You do not have to have special superpowers or be the most athletic person to be considered a hero. In fact you can be a hero and still have disabilities. Nick Scott is a prime example as to how he became a hero regardless of his physical state.

Nick Scott became a paraplegic and was told he would never be able to walk again after the horrific car wreck he was involved in. (Text 5 Modern Day Heroes) Instead of giving up and living the rest of his life discouraged, he felt it was time to make a change. He was filled with determination and he had the personal strength to become a wheelchair body builder. “He was inspired so much that he became the founder on the largest online wheelchair bodybuilder community.” (Text 5 Modern Day Heroes) Scott now serves as an idol and inspiration to many people with disabilities across the world. He help sends the message that you shouldn’t give up and be discouraged. To help out the community, Scott created the first ever wheelchair body building camp in 2008. “His ultimate goal is to add the wheel chair body building to the Arnold Classic and to the Olympic Stage.” (Text 5 Modern Day Heroes) Nick Scott is clearly a true hero and it supports my claim that heroes still exist in the 21st century. Scott is changing lives day in and day out and is an inspiration to many people throughout the world with or without disabilities.

On December 20th, 1943, Charlie ...

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...America and Franz Stigler of Germany show that it does not matter if you are fighting for different countries but to fight with a code of honor and respect. Stigler showed signs of respect and humanity when he spared Charlie Brown and his crews life on December 20th, 1943. And Nick Scott sends a message to the world as he turned his life around and became a wheelchair body builder after becoming a paraplegic in a horrific car wreck. He helped show that it does not matter if you are disabled, you should never give up and always have a positive mindset. I believe heroes do exist in the 21st century and we will only hear more heroic stories throughout our lifetime. “Heroism should exist as an attitude, not as a person.” (Text 1 Lance Armstrong Syndrome: Do Heroes Exist?) We all have the opportunity to be a hero; it is whether or not you are brave enough to show it.

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