Heroes
The 19th century poet, Philip James Bailey once said, “The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all...” this means that a hero has passion for everything he or she does and who cares and helps everyone. When a hero becomes old or dies for what he was was doing to help people, he/she becomes a legend. Therefore, a hero is defined as legendary.
Two legendary heroes are Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. Both men lived in history, in 19th century United States, and although one man was a president and one man was a slave, they were heroic. While Lincoln was rich, Douglas was poor. In addition, Douglas was black and Lincoln was white. In the poem “O captain My captain”, the author described Lincoln as a ”captain
The 19th century poet, Philip James Bailey once said, “The hero is the world-man, in whose heart One passion stands for all...” this means that a hero has passion for everything he or she does and who cares and helps everyone. When a hero becomes old or dies for what he was was doing to help people, he/she becomes a legend. Therefore, a hero is defined as legendary.
Two legendary heroes are Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglas. Both men lived in history, in 19th century United States, and although one man was a president and one man was a slave, they were heroic. While Lincoln was rich, Douglas was poor. In addition, Douglas was black and Lincoln was white. In the poem “O captain My captain”, the author described Lincoln as a ”captain