What if one could save hundreds of people, or permanently change the world in a good way, but they had to put their lives at risk or give up 10 years of their own life? Would they choose it? Or would they not? Heroes are when people make a good impact to one's life or the world in some way, or they risk their lives to save someone. They never give up; the hero will try their best to reach their goals, even if it takes years.
To be a hero, one needs to be patient to achieve their goals. The individual needs to work hard but not be in a hurry to achieve their goal. One example of this is a historical hero named Harriet Tubman. Tubman’s goal was to save herself and hundreds of Africans from slavery. “She first encountered the Underground Railroad when she used it to escape slavery herself in 1849” (Biography). After she escaped, she made a plan by herself, to save Africans from slavery using the Underground Railroad she found in 1849. So, “between 1850 and 1860, Tubman made 19 trips from the South to the North following the network known as the Underground Railroad. She guided more than 300 people, including her parents and several siblings, from slavery to freedom” (Biography). This is a perfect example of a hero being patient, because Tubman worked for 10 years by herself to save more than 300 slaves and herself, she was patient and in no hurry. She worked hard and finally after 10 years, achieved her goal to save African Americans from slavery. This proves that being patient is a good heroic trait, because she saved more than 300 people with patience. Without this quality, Tubman probably would not have saved many slaves from slavery. The White Helmets are another good example that demonstrates a hero being patient. The White Helmet are a group of first responders who rescue victims of bombings that get trapped under broken down buildings or rubble. The White Helmets are ordinary people who has families and decided to work as a first responder in Syria. They only get 1 month of training and they save people. Even though the workers of the White Helmets are under a lot of pressure, they still have a lot of patience to save people under rubble. “Do you know the feeling that you get when you plant a small seed and it grows into a beautiful bush? That’s how we feel that this baby is still alive thanks to God and to our work. We feel very proud. I’ve learned many lessons from baby Mahmoud. Patience, persistence, hard work, and never to lose hope, no matter what happens, they will live” (Vialogue). The White Helmets learn a lot from each person that they save. “Since 2013, more than 130 White Helmets were killed, in the same period, they saved more than 58,000 lives” (Vialogue). This shows that being patient helps people under pressure, if the White Helmets weren’t patient and were nervous and anxious, they would not work properly because they might do something wrong; but with patience, the White Helmets saved tens of thousands of people.
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Secondly, another trait you need to be a hero is, sacrifice. One would need to sacrifice his/her life and risk running into danger to save people. A group of heroes that demonstrate sacrifice is again, the White Helmets of Syria. The members of the White Helmets say things like “When I want to save someone’s life I don’t care if he’s and enemy or a friend. What concerns me is the soul that might die” (Viologue). The White Helmets are not the most experienced first responders, but as long as they can save people from Syria it does not matter if they are a friend or an enemy. They feel great about their jobs. One person from the White Helmets stated, “I’m willing to sacrifice my soul for the sake of the people. This job is sacred. I am just trying to do something for the people, and for my country”. Another person said, “It’s a hard feeling, that you are away from your family, but life requires sacrifice” (Viologue). The White Helmets are willing to sacrifice their lives to save enemies and their friends. Although it hurts them because they are away from their family, their life requires sacrifice. Over 130 White Helmets sacrificed their lives for 58,000 lives. The amount of lives saved, and the amount of lives sacrificed, is worth it. If the White Helmets did not sacrifice their own life, then the 58,000 people would not be here. Another great example of sacrifice is a historical hero named Rosa Parks. Her goal was to end all racism and to stop putting African Americans to the back of the bus. December 1st, 1955, Parks refused to give up her seat for a white man that needed to sit. “When the bus driver saw me still sitting, he asked if I was going to stand up, and I said, ‘No, I’m not’. And he said, ‘Well, if you don’t stand up, I’m going to have to call the police and have you arrested’. I said, ‘You may do that’” (Biography). Parks got arrested to teach the world that people with color should be treated equally. She sacrificed her own time in her life to end racism. If Parks stood up at December 1st, 1955, the whole world wouldn’t know about her and how she helped end racism.
Finally, the last trait a hero needs is persistence. An example of this is the Children’s March. Early in 1963, Birmingham, Alabama. Kids left school early without the teachers noticing, some as young as 7 and 8, got arrested and injured, this was because they were protesting and yelling about how African Americans needed to be treated equally. But the little kids were persistent, and they kept on working hard to end racism. “Segregation persisted throughout the city and blacks were allowed to go to many places like the fairgrounds only on “colored days”. The goal of the plan was to use tactics of non-violent protest to provoke Birmingham civic and business leaders to agree to desegregate” (Biography). When the Africans were shot with high pressured water hoses and thousands of kids got arrested, they didn’t retaliate with violence, they stayed happy and kept on protesting, even while in the police cars. But when they got released, they decided to continue protesting. The Children’s March helped end racism and without them, it might have taken longer to end all racism. Without persistence, the young protesters would have given up because they were tired or hurt. Another hero that represents this is a historical hero named, Martin Luther King Jr. He was a “Baptist minister and social activist who led the civil rights movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968” (Britannica). Despite the stabbing and doubts he got, MLK still persisted and continued to promote nonviolence and equality between races. On September 20, 1958, Izola Product Curry stabbed MLK in the chest with a 7inch blade, but he survived. The attempted murder only strengthened his dedication to advocate peacefulness between races. MLK wanted equality regardless the skin color. He continued to protest promoting peace and equality for everyone. He succeeded. “In 1964 MLK won the Nobel Peace Prize and Congress passed the Civil Rights Act that same year” (History). This law protects everyone to be treated with equality.
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