Heroes Vs Leaders

Throughout history heroes and leaders have proved to us time and time again what it means to be a hero or a leader. Many heroes and leaders do share the same characteristic but there are two that make both of them stand out. In general a hero is someone who shows extreme acts of courage in a time of danger in order to save other people. A leader on the other hand is someone who is able to make people follow them for a cause or the greater good. Even though heroes and leaders may have different characteristic they are one in the same because they are trying to help people. The first example of a great hero and leader are Atticus Finch and Martin Luther King Jr. Atticus Finch from To Kill a Mockingbird is a hero because in his town of Maycomb …show more content…
Patton. Chesley Sullenberger is a hero because he landed flight 1549 on the Hudson River saving all one hundred fifty passengers on board the plane. Doing this action makes him a hero because in a moment of crisis without even thinking of himself, he saved the lives of one hundred fifty people by successfully crash landing the aircraft. This is different than George S. Patton who was able to lead his men without food, water, or any sleep on a 48 hour march to the town of Bastogne to relief allies that were trapped there. This makes General Patton a leader because after this treacherous journey that he led his men on he was able to make them fight and win. Through General Patton’s great leadership skills he was able to stop the German attack and stop them from advancing. The similarity between Chesley Sullenberger and George S. Patton is that they both were able to prevent loss of life but they methods in which they did this were different. Chesley Sullenberger was able to prevent loss of life by a direct action of crash landing the plane in the safest way possible. George S. Patton was able to prevent loss of life by being a leader and leading his men on an incredible march and making them