Sariah Bath
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How To Be a Hero
It is in human nature to create heroes. Star Wars has Luke, The Hunger Games has Katniss, Hogwarts has Harry, Narnia has Aslan, the worlds of Marvel or DC have…well, all the superheroes. We in America make heroes out of historical figures like George Washington or Abraham Lincoln or, more recently, Barak Obama; other countries have their heroes too. Most of us spend our days searching for a savior, someone we can look up to and believe in. But what is it that makes these people heroes? The definition of a hero according to Merriam Webster is: “a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability,” “an illustrious warrior,” “a person admired for achievements and noble qualities,” or “one who shows great courage.” I suppose the figures mentioned above have these things, but I think that there is more to being a true hero than that. After all, some of the greatest villains of all time also had such characteristics. So, what is it that sets a hero apart?
By Sariah Bath4 years ago in Motivation