The definition of heroic/hero (according to dictionary.com) is "a man of distinguished courage or ability admired by his great deeds and noble qualities". To me, the definition is partially true, however I believe that being a hero does not necessarily mean that you have to have special abilities, like flight, or super strength like Marvel has the world believing (no offence Marvel). To be a hero in my book, you just have to muster enough courage to save people, animals, anything that you believe, even though there are cruel things that will bring you down. You need to be a savior. People will look up to you, but at the same time, you won't let other people get to you at all. You will do whatever it takes to take part in what you believe. This sums it up to being an up-stander. Average people do have dreams of saving the innocent and that can be thrashed by fear, deception and lies. These three meaningful words had wounded and killed millions of people, and not only in the Holocaust. Deception, lies and fear are everywhere; politics, relationships, work, etc. It's happening all around us. Actions are key in being a hero. Your decisions map out everything you do from now and the future, there are no wrong or right decisions though. They just have either a positive or negative impact of path you are leading and if you were a hero, you will have to make the decisions that will not only benefit you, but everyone else who is worth benefiting and everything just matters in the end. I strongly and whole-heatedly believe that Schindler was a true hero, by saving innocent people from horrific death just because of their religion. Many say that Schindler was just a bystander, he didn't have any impact on the Holocaust. Did those people realize that he had a major impact of hundreds of people's lives? He saved 1,100 men, women and children in the period of a few years. I believe that he was an extraordinary man. Though some of his decisions made his life go down into a sinkhole, his humanity was restored completely by standing up for what he wanted and believed was right.
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I enjoyed reading your blog. You answered all of the questions that were asked in a long and entertaining paragraph. I got a bit confused when I read this sentence: To be a hero in my book, you just have to muster enough courage to save people, animals, anything that you believe, even though there are cruel things that will bring you down. What do you mean by: even though there are cruel things that will bring you down? I feel that you need to read it over. I think that my idea of a hero is different to your idea but that is ok. I felt that in some cases you wrote it like you were taking to a friend. One example would be when you said (no offence Marvel).
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