A book by Mark Lee Greenblatt features a man named Chris Kyle. Chris a Navy seal , independently rescued Marines that were trapped in a house in Fallujah Iraq during his tour. He went to every extent to make sure no man was left behind, even if that meant dragging a Marine fifty yard to safety. In the Military no man is left behind, following that principle comes down to the person's heart. The gut feeling of putting your life or job or time on the line and casting out to see what you can catch when you reel it back in. What you catch is not for mounting on walls, or for a trophy, it is to provide food for the family. Providing for other with what you did and not thinking a thing of it. Heroism is being driven, heroism is being concerned about
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Despite those kind of people there is another category that is the exact opposite. “‘Are Johnny and Dally all right?’”(Hinton 81). Ponyboy, the main character from the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, was more concerned about his friends’ well being rather than his own. He immediately was questioning about his friends’ health like he wasn’t even injured at all. “There's thousands of veterans right here in our midst. "People don't realize the need that's out there”(Beatty). Beatty is a veteran that had both of his legs blown off during his tour. Even though he is an injured veteran, he still is concerned about helping other injured veterans. In the text The Drummer Boy of Shiloh the general specifically notices that the drummer boy, Joby, is distressed and goes to comfort him. Joby was crying that night and the general started to tell him that the army needed him to move or march. The general was telling Joby that he should get all of his tears out before they needed him to lead the army. All in All, being interested in others well being more than your own is rare, but every so often there is that one person who saved someone's …show more content…
Everyday heros don’t metaphorically cower in their shells or run like a scared little girl. “I felt assured that, if I failed in this attempt, my case would be a hopeless one—it would seal my fate as a slave forever...But I remained firm”(Douglas 92). In Frederick Douglass's autobiography, published in 1845, he explained how he only had this one chance and if he failed he would for sure be severely punished. Towards the end of this though he simply writes that he stay firm, like how a house is build tight to it's foundation. Douglas knew there was danger but he continued to stay strong. Furthermore, In the video Labor of Love, Dick Hoyt said that he couldn’t swim and when he jumped into the lake he couldn’t swim ten feet. Dick Hoyt had a problem in running this triathlon with his son; Hoyt didn’t know how to swim but he didn’t let that stop him. He never ceased to train so that he could do what him and his son love to do together. “‘I'll get them, don't worry!’ I started at a dead run for the church”(Hinton 78). In this part of the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there was a church on fire with some children trapped inside. Ponyboy and Johnny without thinking done back away from this challenge but instead do what they can to help. They never even had the thought of giving up and running away saying they can’t do it. Although it may seem
Despite those kind of people there is another category that is the exact opposite. “‘Are Johnny and Dally all right?’”(Hinton 81). Ponyboy, the main character from the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton, was more concerned about his friends’ well being rather than his own. He immediately was questioning about his friends’ health like he wasn’t even injured at all. “There's thousands of veterans right here in our midst. "People don't realize the need that's out there”(Beatty). Beatty is a veteran that had both of his legs blown off during his tour. Even though he is an injured veteran, he still is concerned about helping other injured veterans. In the text The Drummer Boy of Shiloh the general specifically notices that the drummer boy, Joby, is distressed and goes to comfort him. Joby was crying that night and the general started to tell him that the army needed him to move or march. The general was telling Joby that he should get all of his tears out before they needed him to lead the army. All in All, being interested in others well being more than your own is rare, but every so often there is that one person who saved someone's …show more content…
Everyday heros don’t metaphorically cower in their shells or run like a scared little girl. “I felt assured that, if I failed in this attempt, my case would be a hopeless one—it would seal my fate as a slave forever...But I remained firm”(Douglas 92). In Frederick Douglass's autobiography, published in 1845, he explained how he only had this one chance and if he failed he would for sure be severely punished. Towards the end of this though he simply writes that he stay firm, like how a house is build tight to it's foundation. Douglas knew there was danger but he continued to stay strong. Furthermore, In the video Labor of Love, Dick Hoyt said that he couldn’t swim and when he jumped into the lake he couldn’t swim ten feet. Dick Hoyt had a problem in running this triathlon with his son; Hoyt didn’t know how to swim but he didn’t let that stop him. He never ceased to train so that he could do what him and his son love to do together. “‘I'll get them, don't worry!’ I started at a dead run for the church”(Hinton 78). In this part of the Outsiders by S.E. Hinton there was a church on fire with some children trapped inside. Ponyboy and Johnny without thinking done back away from this challenge but instead do what they can to help. They never even had the thought of giving up and running away saying they can’t do it. Although it may seem