In class we wrote an essay describing heroes…

My Hero Essay

A hero is a person who is hopeful when given another chance, determined to make a change, and selfless when helping others.  Some people are only concerned about themselves while others are changing the world and helping others. The type of determination that my hero has also makes her a role model. They show up in stories from long ago, like Ulysses, or every 4 years in the summer Olympics, like Gabby Douglas. Ulysses was a hero in battles and in his kingdom. There is another type of hero, a hero like Gabby. She may not have been a King or a Queen but she had the soul of a warrior. Both Ulysses and Gaby had to use their physical strengths to become heroes. One in the 2012 summer Olympics, the other on a battlefield long ago in Troy, yet they both are remembered as heroes.

Ulysses serves as a perfect example of a hero. He has all the qualities a hero should have- hopefulness, determination and selflessness. He had hope for his men when trying to get them out of the Cyclops cave. “Wait, you won’t enjoy him that way, you need wine,” And with that he saved the life of all of his men. Ulysses was full of hope when he stopped Polyphemus from eating his men and he continued to have hope through the rest of his journey. It is these examples told in The Great Adventures Of Ulysses are proof of why Ulysses is a great hero.

In the 2012 summer Olympics Gabby showed the world she was a true hero. Even though she wasn’t supposed to make the team, she surprised everyone by winning the All Around gold medal. It was that hopefulness she carried that helped her make the team.  All athletes use determination but Gaby used hers to help her win gold. She showed her selflessness when she was young, her family didn’t have enough money to pay the rent, so Gaby was willing to give up the only sport to help her family and her mom. Its not easy to become a hero but Gaby proved that it takes determination, hopefulness and selflessness to become a true hero.

My other hero is Malala, she like Ulysses and Gabby are. all.. hopeful when given another chance, determined to make a change, and selfless when helping others. Malala is my hero because she fights for whats right. She got shot in the head and instead of running and hiding to made sure that it wouldn’t happen to others even though she was risking her life. Malala was Hopeful, determined and selfless so she could protect other women from going through what she suffered. Doing this makes her a hero because anyone can be  hopeful, determined, and selfless but it is the circumstance in what you do those actions that make you a hero. All my three heroes prove why they should be remembered as a hero.

People really should think more about heroes because if there weren’t heroes then we wouldn’t have anyone to look up to. Imagine not having anyone to admire. Our world would be the same. No changes, nothing to say WOW at. Everyone has a hero and that hero has different qualities as another hero because everyone has a different idea of a hero. I am inspired by people who are different, because any one can be kind and that makes a hero but if you make a difference than you are a true hero. Any one can be a hero depending on the qualities you think a hero should have.