Kickass Heroism

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What is a hero? A hero is someone who is idolized for courageous acts of saving people or helping out. Anyone can be a hero, but we aren't talking about just anyone, we are talking about kickass, despite having no super-powers, minimal fighting ability, and no training of any kind, was inspired to become a real life superhero due to his desire to help others, and frustration that no one else has ever tried to become a superhero. In my opinion kickass is the most heroic because all he did was put everyone over him and care about everyone else but himself, also he was extremely courageous, extremely selfless.In this movie kickass shows huge amonts of heroism. Kickass has many heroic traits. In the beginning of the movie kickass asked mindy (hit girl) to start up a team of super heros and he lets her basically beat the crap out of him for weeks. after all of the beating he sets himself up for a fight while dressed in real nice clothing on one of the worst streets in NY, flatbush. Then lets mindy shoot him with two different handguns, to me these all acts of a person who has tremendous courage.
All kickass wanted to do was be a super hero, from the very beginning that’s what he wanted was to
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Then he joined a team of super heros to defend his city and help in any little way, he would go to soup kitchens and walk scared girls home. Anything someone needed he tried to do. He started to do bigger and bigger jobs as a super hero he went from small jobs just helping out a little to taking out human trafficers and saving a bunch of women while also giving the $50,000. Forgiving someone is one of the biggest thing a hero could do, now trying to save the life of the person that orderd your fathers death and sent you a picture of it. after all of that you try and save that persons life, that’s

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