Who Are the Real Heroes?
Captain America, Superman, Batman. Superheros with movies with well paid actors and a whole lot of special effects. Children love superheroes because that's who they look up to be, who they want to be. Someone who can help fight off bad guys. Maybe, just maybe we shouldn't be so worried about Joker wanting to watch the world to burn, but instead the 7.6 million people who die from cancer every year (World Cancer Day), or global warming making it hard for animals like polar bears, caribou, narwhal, bowhead whale, beluga, and walrus (The Canadian Encyclopedia) to live. Heroism; the desire to help, protect and save things from little too large, no matter the cost.
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The ones who realized something was very wrong and it wasn't being fixed so they took it on themselves to do it. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” (Christopher Reeve). That quote reminds me of how someone who really wasn't anything and wanted something so bad that they were willing to work through, or figure out how to get around it without beating around the bush. Abraham Lincoln on the date of January 1st, 1863 that slaves shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free. (Sarah Pruitt), Although slavery was over doesn't mean every man was equal. Racism was still a serious problem and “On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a speech to a massive group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought together the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders, along with tens of thousands of marchers, to press the United States government for equality. The culmination of this event was the influential and most memorable speech of Dr. King's career. Popularly known as the "I have a Dream" speech, the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. influenced the Federal government to take more direct actions to more fully realize racial equality.” (Christopher Zarr). Abraham Lincoln
Captain America, Superman, Batman. Superheros with movies with well paid actors and a whole lot of special effects. Children love superheroes because that's who they look up to be, who they want to be. Someone who can help fight off bad guys. Maybe, just maybe we shouldn't be so worried about Joker wanting to watch the world to burn, but instead the 7.6 million people who die from cancer every year (World Cancer Day), or global warming making it hard for animals like polar bears, caribou, narwhal, bowhead whale, beluga, and walrus (The Canadian Encyclopedia) to live. Heroism; the desire to help, protect and save things from little too large, no matter the cost.
From donating blood to riding your bike or walking …show more content…
The ones who realized something was very wrong and it wasn't being fixed so they took it on themselves to do it. “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to preserve and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” (Christopher Reeve). That quote reminds me of how someone who really wasn't anything and wanted something so bad that they were willing to work through, or figure out how to get around it without beating around the bush. Abraham Lincoln on the date of January 1st, 1863 that slaves shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free. (Sarah Pruitt), Although slavery was over doesn't mean every man was equal. Racism was still a serious problem and “On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a speech to a massive group of civil rights marchers gathered around the Lincoln memorial in Washington DC. The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom brought together the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders, along with tens of thousands of marchers, to press the United States government for equality. The culmination of this event was the influential and most memorable speech of Dr. King's career. Popularly known as the "I have a Dream" speech, the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. influenced the Federal government to take more direct actions to more fully realize racial equality.” (Christopher Zarr). Abraham Lincoln