Heroes in a Box

Superheroes are another kind of hero, they are the ones who fight evil with good no matter what the cost. Often, unlike with other heroes, the duties of a superhero controls his or her life; fighting crime is all they do. I think these heroes are the kind that don't really occur in reality just because you need superpowers to be one. They are still important though, because they often give kids someone to look up to or are a role model.



"I don't want to force them to call me Dad. Whatever they want to call me, they can call me—as long as it's nothing bad. In the beginning, Chris would say, 'You are not my father.' This weekend, he kept saying, 'Dad, Dad, Dad.' It just rolled off his tongue, which was kind of cool. Then George said, 'No, it's Joey.'"
This is just one quote from Joey Democko had to when telling the story of how he adopted all 3 of his drug addicted sister at age of 23. This really shows how a hero has to make sacrafices because Joey had to delay his dream of going to college and even had to get a night time janitorial job so he could make more time to be with the boys. Joey received People's Heroes Among Us award for his actions to win his sisters kids back from Social Services. It has not been easy for him and he still struggles to make ends meet, but he says it was something that he had to do.
read the whole article here at http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20153759_20152177_1,00.html

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"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength the perservere and indure in spite of overwhelming obstacles" - Christopher Reeve

I think this quote means that you don't have to be something special to be a hero, you just have to have the strength to overcome the obstacles you are faced with. An everyday person can be a hero, they just have to find the it inside of themselves to fight for something or protect something, it could be anything as long as they are presented with a problem, obstacle, or challenge that needs to be overcome. I think this shows that heroes aren't that different from regular people, they have just the courage needed to take that next step.






I think this video shows how different types of heroes help people, whether its showing them you care, or defending the country, there are many different things you can do to become a hero. This video showed me that to be a hero you might have to make some sacrafices, like soldiers who have to spend months at a time over seas, and i think that is what sets them apart from regular people, they were willing to give somethinng up to do something heroic for other people.





"A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer." - Novalis

I think this shows the drive of a hero, how they keep going when someone else may have just given up, but the hero will see something through to the end.





A hero thinks of others before they think of themselves
A hero will die to protect
A hero can be of any age, any colour
A hero can be man, woman or child
A hero is courageous, loving and brave
A hero will never complain
A hero can be made in one act of compassion
Or years of tender loving care
Some hero's are remembered, whilst many are left forgotten
Hero's are angels in disguise, saving precious innocent lives

-Nicola Burkett

I think that this peom shows how anyone can become a hero, no matter of the race, age, or gender of that person; and even if you are or aren't remembered for it, it is still worth it.


Conclusion
I think that there are 3 types of heroes: Superheroes like the ones in comic books who fight evil, real heroes that save live like firemen or soldiers, and everyday heroes that care for people or do small things that make a big difference. I think that anyone can be a hero, but it doesn't come easy and you have to make some sacrafices to do it and you cannot give up. You don't have to do things like the police or firefighters do, it can be something smaller. Heroes start out as regular people and then do something for someone else, whether its being there for someone, caring for someone, protecting someone, or just helping someone out, it doesn't matter what. People that are heroes dont do it to be remembered because there isn't always a gurantee that they will be, but because they feel its what they need to do. you can be a hero as well, all you have to do is dig deep and see if you have the perserverence and courage to do something heroic. even if it is something small, someone out there will appreciate it. I hope everyone will do what they can so that they to can become a hero.