Abraham Lincoln: What Is A Hero?

What is a hero? A hero is someone who never gives up never loses hope and is there when you need them. They will never let you down and will always be the one you can go to when you are in trouble or when you need help. A hero is honest and selfless and always put others first.
Abraham Lincoln is one of my hero’s because of how he put the slave before himself. I have always admired him because of how he went out and freed the slaves and made it easier for them to become a citizen of the United States of America. Then he helped the south be rebuilt. He always put others before himself and when he died he knew that he did good and has done what he was supposed to do. “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger then oneself.” (Joseph Campbell). This is a quote that Joseph Campbell once said to help us recognize who a hero is and who is a villain. Anyone can be a hero, even if you don’t do all the things you see heroes do in the movies you don’t have to save people to be a hero you just have to be selfless, brave, and honest. …show more content…
You just have to try and find who your hero is. My hero is my mom. She helps me when I need her and she is the bravest and nicest and she is one of the selfless people I know. I love her so much because of how she is always there for me and always loves me no matter what I do. She is so amazing that she can juggle two kids a full time job and still have time for me.
So being a hero is not hard, you just need to be yourself. Everyone deep down is a hero. Even if you can’t find the hero right now it will come out later. So everyone that you look up to is your hero. Embrace the hero in you so that you can be the hero someone looks up