Define Heroism Research Paper

“A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer” Ralph Waldo Emerson. The term “hero” is very over-used. Contrary to common belief, being a hero is not scoring the winning touchdown at a football game. A hero is someone who fights for the well-being of others, even if it means dying. Heroism is performing wonderful acts of goodness without looking for recognition and persevering through tough challenges, but not giving up or running away from danger. A hero is an average person who performs impossible tasks without looking for any kind of recognition or reward. “Heroes are everyday, common people. Most of what they say goes unheard, unappreciated. And that, ironically, is heroism. Not to be recognised” SB pg64. A true hero

Heroism is persevering through challenges. Even if they fail, heroes keep trying for the greater good and benefit of others. With that being said, “Heroes aren’t always the ones who win. They’re the ones who lose, sometimes. But they keep fighting, they keep coming back. The don 't give up. That’s what makes them heroes.”-Cassandra Clare. True heroes don 't give up. When their entire world come crashing down on them, they don 't stop trying. Even if they are barely able to breath, even if their legs are as heavy as lead, even if they have lost countless times in the past, true heroes never stop trying. Rosa parks was another extraordinary hero. She was a black civil rights activist who refused to give her seat to a white person. “People always say I didn 't give up my seat because I was tired, but that isn’t true...no, the only tired I was, was tired of giving in.” Because of the color of her skin, people treated Rosa Parks like she was nothing. She and thousands of other people had been treated terrible just because of the color of their skin. But giving up was no longer an option. Rosa parks stood up for herself and every black person who was being mistreated. In any event, heroes persevere through