Heroes are people who demonstrate kindness, positivity, and a solution oriented mind. When someone is in need, a hero is kind. When there is fear, a hero is positive and supportive of others. When someone is in trouble, a hero is solution oriented and gets them through. While the ancient hero Ulysses displayed ego and other un-heroic qualities, Kate Borows-Lai, my classmate, always strives for compassion whenever she can.

While in the book “The Adventures of Ulysses” by Bernard Evslin, Ulysses shows some heroic qualities, overall, he lacks what it takes to be a hero. Ulysses is not a hero because he was cruel to his men and other people. He stabbed Polyphemus and taunted him, stayed with Circe for too long and betrayed his wife, and came crawling back to Aeolus, asking for more help. On page 26, Ulysses said to Polyphemus, “Poor fool! Poor blinded, drunken, gluttonous fool- if anyone else asks you, it is not Nobody, but Ulysses who blinded you!” In this quote, it shows that Ulysses not only taunted Polyphemus, but he also wasn’t helpful to a being in trouble. Ulysses shouldn’t be remembered as a hero, but Kate should.

Kate Borows-Lai displays all of the qualities that a hero should have. She is kind to her friends and even strangers, positive when no one else is, and solution oriented to help people in trouble. One time, when I had an audition for a really important part, I couldn’t figure out a way to remember my lines. Kate decided that she was going to help me learn my lines and she gave up her recess to help me. This shows that she is kind and generous and also solution oriented. I think that one day, Kate will be doing good things for the world.

Heather Brandstetter is a hero in many different ways. She comes in and teaches us everyday and even when we are misbehaving, she is kind and helpful. Whenever we are learning about things that aren’t right in the world, she tells us she wants to help too. When we were learning about Malala, Heather said that she wants to be like Malala. She wants to help girls all over the world who can’t go to school. This shows that she is kind enough to take notice of the things that are going on. She inspired me to do good things in my life.

If there were no heroes, then we wouldn’t have anyone to model ourselves after. We would all try to be good on our own, but then we would end up doing bad things in our lives. We should take after our heroes in the good things they do. We should all be inspired by our heroes. They’re not heroes if we are not inspired by them. But, you shouldn’t just think of someone that is your friend’s hero. You should pick someone who is special to you. Someone who inspires you. Heroes are people who demonstrate kindness, positivity, and a solution oriented.