Heros... What Are They Exactly?

When you hear the word "hero," what do you think of? Is it a superhuman comic book character with bulging muscles and a logo on their chest? Or maybe you think of a fireman saving people from a burning house? A hero can be described in numerous ways. According to dictionary.com, a hero is a person, who in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is reguarded as a model or ideal. By this definition, an example of a hero would be Superman, Spiderman, or even a police officer. In my eyes, anyone has the potential to be a hero, some people might just choose not to be. To some, their hero might be their parent, a past or present president, or even a youth pastor at church. The biggest hero in my life so far has been my eighth grade English Language Arts teacher. If it had not been for her, I would have never been interested in writing, teaching, or literature in general. She has never done anything great like fictional characters in books or like police man we see in real life; she is just a normal, everyday English teacher at a junior high. As you can see, if you keep your focus on the important things and try to do what is in your best interest, you too could be a hero for someone.