Who are your heroes?

Question

Which real life people do you respect as heroes and why?

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Answer 1

The people who gave their lives for others...

Rest in peace....

They say support our troops... NO ONE DOES... many poeple die for you and your country... FOR WHAT???

I am referring to the people who stood in front of someone else's bullet to save a life, to people who stayed behind so that other's could get away, to people who actively choose to die for others... Those are my hero's...

Answer 2

Washington is just a large and all know city and is certainly worthy deliver a secondary or simply visit this city. with hotelbye you will find more. One of the symbols of Washington and the whole America may be the famous White House, the state house of the President of the United States. The house of each president except George Washington, it had been originally created by James Hoban in 1792, and following being burned down by British forces in 1814 was renewed in 1818. Even though excursions of the interior including the East, Blue, Green, and Red Areas; the Ballroom; and the State Dining Room should be reserved properly in advance, every tourist to Washington would want to see this renowned making, at least from the outside. Next door to the White House are the sophisticated 1833 Greek Revival Treasury Building and the 1871 Executive Office Building, one of the very most impressive previous government buildings in Washington.

Answer 3

the single mom/dad who struggles to raise her kids with morals and ethics for mankind.
The preacher who steps out of the pulpit and helps his neighbor- doesn't just pray for him.
The teacher who takes the time to learn how to teach the difficult child and makes them want to learn again.
The employer that works the shift of an employee with cancer so they can still receive benefits ( and yes I do know someone that did this )
The child that gives up their lunch to feed a friend becuase they know their friend will only get that meal today.
The medical professionals that visit their patients after hours to answer a question and allay their fears.
The medical professionals that go overseas and perform surgeries for free or discounted rates so others can have the same medical care we recieve here in the USA.

The people that think outside the box and help each other at their point of need are the true heroes. That can be holding the hand of a greiving friend all the way up to saving a life. Each one of us has the potential to be a hero to someone.

Answer 4

My husband is my hero. Right after our third child was born we found out that I had cancer. I ended up having to have 16 major abdominal surgeries in a 4 year period. He took care of me and our three daughters who were ages 6 years, 3 years and 5 months old when I went in for the first operation. That was back in the mid to late 1980's. Now we have been faced with me being ill again and we had custody of two of our 6 grandchildren. The children are almost 3 years old and 2 years old. I have been in the hospital this summer and he has taken care of the children while I have. He never complains and helps me around the house because I am unable to do everything that I used to do even 6 months ago. when I am scared about what is to come next he calms me and makes me feel better. He is my anchor and I don't know what I would do without him.

Answer 5

Modern Day Life is not conducive to retaining a model Hero. Everybody has flaws.

With the modern ability to report on all aspects of a person life and their flaws those flaws become exaggerated the more prominent the person becomes.

The Hero worshipping of fictional characters is also seeing this in the way that "Batman" now has a darker side.

The 300 Spartans at Thermopylae are heroes of Steadfastness in support of early Athenian democracy but Spartan society was not a nice place to be for the Helots, and Helots also died at Thermopylae. Also the early Athenian Democracy was a Society that placed onerous restrictions on Women, women out of the house were considered prostitutes. These flaws can only be seen from reading on the subject from a modern perspective.

Heroes die a sullied death in modern Society.

Parents once not just Heroes but Gods to a child shrink until they become aged and infirm. The glorious time of Heracles, Hector and Achilles has passed.

Gandhi's fight for Indian independence was lost to the division of India and Pakistan. Mandel's "Long Walk to Freedom" was dirtied by his wife and would receive a different spin with the Wests "War on Fear" (War on Terrorism). What would we say about Lawrence of Arabia today. Even Mother Teressa gets a bit of bad press today.

Do we need a more "Human" Heroes warts and all or is it that jealousy is trying to show that really they were only people.

Is a medal winner a greater Hero than a person unseen conquering their own private trails under extraordinary circumstances. I like to think of my Hero as a person that suceeds to act as I would like to act at the extreems when I know I would never be able act in that manner. The unsung survivours of disasters (Man made and natural) that remain steadfast to morality and civility and pass on by their actions a role model to those close to them and who know them personally. People that pass on Joy not hate and Hope not dispair. Their actions will only become evident in the fullness of time.

Answer 6

my heros are my mom and dad. they adopted me when i was six years old. this is unusual because most of the time people only want to adopt a baby and not an older child. they took me into their home and hearts and made me a part of the family. even though they already had two children of their own they never treated me any different than they did them. i came from a hard background and had a lot of emotional and social problems that they had to deal with as well. however, they stuck it out, and loved me through it all. i think that anyone with a heart big enough to bring a child into their lives and raise it as their own is a hero. i don't think that heros are often known about by a lot of other people. i think they are usually normal, every-day people who work out of the spotlight to make life better for someone else, and aren't looking for any praise or thanks. they just do it because they feel it was the right thing to do. i lost my dad almost 11 years ago to cancer and he was (and is still) a huge infulence in my life. i am now 27 with three kids of my own and i have to say if it wasn't for my mom and dad adopting me i honestly don't know where i would be or how i would have turned out. they are now and always will be my heros.

Answer 7

I was ask by this question Before.

I can answer only 3 people.

Who cry for me when I was sick?

Who bit their lip to stop themeselves from hurting when times Im so Hard Headed?

And Definitely will be the one to cry for me when I'm dead?

I can answer 3 women in my Life.

My Mom, My Grandma and My wife.

In every Einstein, Galileo Newton Washington, ETC... I am sure there is this Unsung Heroine that supports them all through out.

If not their mom, could Be their Wife if not their wife, could be their Grandma.

Cheers To all the women in our life.

Answer 8

Paul McCartney, for his positive and creative energy, diverse talents, and courage to follow the Muse...wherever it leads. Some of his work with the Beatles as well as his solo work is great AND original. "Yesterday", "Hey Jude", "Maybe I'm Amazed", "Band on the Run", and many other songs are the best of all time, and others such as "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" are almost other-worldly. Yes, he's produced a few turkeys, but even the tip of his iceberg juts up waaaaay above the snowy hills of most of the others.

I admire Gandhi too - although he couldn't hold a note.
Krishnamurti - for clarity of thought.
Mother Teresa - for goodness.

Jesus, Socrates, Buddha - I admire these guys too. But where does the truth end and the myth begin? Had TV existed in their day, I doubt that they would have become so revered. We'll never again have larger-than-life figures with today's media bringing everything to light and blowing some things out of proportion.

Most of all I admire dogs. If humans had even 25% of their devotion, humility, and readiness to forgive, this planet wouldn't be such a mess.

Answer 9

Here is my Top-5:

1.- My father although he died when I was two years old. References of what he was and he did had accompanied me during my entire life being my guide to act the best that I can do.

2.- Leonardo da Vinci. A universal man of his time (and maybe of all times)

3.- Albert Einstein. A rebel with cause.

4.- Carl Sagan. The man who invited me to his personal voyage to know the universe.

5.- Isaac Asimov. Colleague (I am biochemist) and a man that knew how to awake the curiosity for science.

Answer 10

Paul Micheal Glazer,Robert Urich,Maya Angelou,Sojourner Truth,Marie Antoinette...
http://www.meredy.com/roberturich/
http://www.paulmichaelglaser.org/pmg_bio.html,
http://www.mayaangelou.com/,
http://www.noho.com/sojourner/,
http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/France/MarieAntoinette.html
Each a Hero

Answer 11

Mahatma Gandhi, Helen Keller, Bruce Lee, Vivekanand