Mulan, Odysseus, And Rosa Parks

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Shooting webs from the palms of his hands, climbing walls like a spider, and saving the day at the last second. A stereotypical hero, like Spiderman, comes to our minds when we first imagine heroes. These are heroes but there are heroes in the real world as well, who are the true heroes. To me a hero is someone that is always there to help, no matter what they have to do. To help comprehend heroism it is crucial to address its functions, examples of heroic people, and through negation. People like Mulan, Odysseus, and Rosa Parks are heroes. In the real world diverse individuals have different descriptions of what they consider heroism and how it functions in our community today. A large amount of people see heroism…show more content…
There are tons of examples of heroes that demonstrate heroism. One example is Mulan. Mulan is an atypical hero because she is a girl; it is unusual for girls to be heroes. A female hero is call heroine. She is considered a hero because she sacrificed her life to save her father. She also sacrificed her life for her country, china, saving the emperor of china from the Hun. As David Kenyon Webster said “those things that are precious are saved only by sacrifice”. It is difficult for anyone to sacrifice things. But a true hero sacrifices without hesitation. Mulan had to do what she thought was right. She had to go to war to save something precious to her, her father. Even after they found out she was a female they threw her out of the military she still helped china even though no one believed her. She shows determination and…show more content…
Rosa Parks is a real life hero. She was valor and stood against what was wrong, the segregation between “blacks” and “whites”, when no one else would because of their phobia of what could happen to them and their relatives . She showed courage by showing no fear of what could happen to her. As Winston Churchill said “success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is courage to continue that counts”. She had the courage to persevere even after being threatened. She had perseverance and she knew standing up was bound to be victorious eventually. Rosa Parks had many characteristics that made her a hero. She is truly one of the many true heroes in our

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