What defines a Hero?

Answer 1

A hero embodies the best (or what we like to think are) the best qualities in ourselves. They're the self-sacrificers, they're the friends at any cost, they're the ones first at the barricades. Heroes are the first people to reach out a helping hand and the last people to withdraw them, if even then.

All of us are heroes to somebody if we look hard enough. How much do we act like it?

Answer 2

What Defines A Hero

Answer 3

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Answer 4

There is a simple experiment you can try on the internet. Search on the word "hero" or "heroes" at any of the major search engines. The results will be intriguing. But I won't keep you in suspense. What you'll get are endless listings of sites devoted to fantasy and comic-strip "superheroes". Among these you may find a sprinkling of sites recognising real human courage. A sad state of affairs and a bit of an indictment. Maybe even more than a "bit".

The heroes documented on this site are definitely not from comic strips. Their real-life heroism has been sustained over years or decades, often at a terrible personal cost. But while their acts can be at odds with their own immediate self-interest, they are in the interest of their community's long-term health. When considering what constitutes heroism and who are the true heroes it is these qualities that have been given priority on this site.

By and large our elite sportspeople are not heroes, although the mass media often describes them as such. They're just doing their job (for which they are well remunerated) or chasing some personal goal.

Contemporary politicians rarely exhibit true heroism, although they too are often credited with heroic attributes. Colin Powell, the former United States secretary of state, is often described as a hero for his role in the war against Iraq in 1991 when he was chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. Mr Powell does appear to be a decent man but directing a dubious war from a great distance is not the stuff of heroism. US President George W. Bush may soon be described as a hero for his pursuit of the "war on terrorism", but his could be a further unfortunate devaluation of the word. President Bush is no Nelson Mandela, or Winston Churchill, or Xanana Gusmao, all of who are true heroes.

Heroic leaders come to signify the heroism of those who they represent. They are icons of larger movements and trends and because of this gain even more stature and significance. Behind or alongside every Mandela or Churchill or Gusmao there are dozens or hundreds of other true heroes who lay it all on the line for a just cause.

The ending of apartheid in South Africa could not have been achieved by Mandela alone, nor just by the leaders of the resistance movement. Thousands of black and white South Africans worked quietly and consistently in an atmosphere of great threat to overcome the regime. The penalty for detection was imprisonment, torture or death.

Similarly, thousands of East Timorese bravely withstood the power and capriciousness of the Indonesian regime to eventually see their dream of independence realised.

Without the sacrifice of all the nameless heroes who battled Hitler's bid for world domination where would we be now?

This site provides a personal selection of heroes from the 20th Century. The facts are as accurate as could be determined from credible sources available on the internet and elsewhere. The interpretation is entirely personal. It always is.

Answer 5

My definition would be Giving of him/herself selflessly for another or others without fear of the consequences or as an act to gain recognition from others (Praise). Love for others defines a hero to answer your question.

Answer 6

Great question

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.”

Christopher Reeve said this...I really couldn't put it better nor am I as qualified other than to say if sometimes you have to forget your own safety to save someone elses...you do what you have got to do...

Answer 7

putting your self out to help someone else. a teacher is a hero.... a fireman is a hero... a soldier is a hero. my brother that donated blood is a hero.

Answer 8

a hero
a person that cares and there for you
a person that thinks of others first
a person that wants to make others around them happy
a person who would give of them self to save others from pain.
a person who wipes away the tears and calms your fears
do you see your hero around. nether do others

Answer 9

There is no concrete definition of a hero. It could be a fireman, it could be your Mom, it could be a brave dog who protected you.
My hero is my son, he is always himself, very kind hearted and completely honest. I hope he never changes.

Answer 10

Hero is someone that will sacrifice and put him or herself on the side to save, protect or just to make you happy.