Have you ever froze up once you realized something was not right? I have, I was in Oregon with my family and our car got broken into while we were at the beach. I froze up upon seeing the shattered car window. You will find out what makes a hero in the face of a disaster in the next few paragraphs. Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and Rick Rescorla knew what it took to be a hero and they acted, so let’s look at their examples to find what makes a hero in the face of a disaster. To begin, Captain Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger was a lifesaver on January 15, 2009. As he flew a commercial airplane, two minutes into the flight, a gigantic flock of birds flew into both engines, making them useless. At an altitude of over 3,000 feet in the air,
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Rick Rescorla worked in the Twin Towers as the head of security for financial behemoth Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. He knew the importance of drills and he was known to conduct them. Even though he got many complaints from those whom he watched over and made participate in the drills, he never had a second thought. Even though this seems like a small task, on September 11, 2001, he saved the lives of all he watched over except 13, including himself. Even though the Port Authority told everyone to stay put after the first tower was hit, he still evacuated, all the while singing songs from his war days to keep the employees of Morgan Stanley calm. He was a selfless man, and he was last seen going back upstairs to rescue more people. He selflessly said, “I have to get these people out safely.”(“Rick Rescorla”)Rick Rescorla was a great example of how to act as a hero in a …show more content…
First, lots of people freeze up in a disaster, mostly because of fear. Don’t do that! I know it is hard, but don’t. In an article describing what different people do in different cases, it said, “The bigger problem is that people do too little, too slowly. They sometimes shut down completely, falling into a stupor.”(Ripley, 5) I am not saying to panic, I am simply saying, don’t freeze up. If you freeze, you may die, and you certainly won’t be able to help anyone, let alone be a hero. Next, help everyone. I don’t care if it is someone you have hated your whole life, help them! In one case, there was a small fire at a restaurant, but the hostesses would only warn the people they had seated, bypassing other tables that weren’t “theirs”. Because of this foolish act, the death rate was high. Lastly, be prepared. Like Rick Rescorla, prepare yourself for a disaster, most of us probably won’t need it, but you never know. Schools conduct fire drills, but how many schools light on fire and burn down? It is simply a precaution. These are qualities of a
Rick Rescorla worked in the Twin Towers as the head of security for financial behemoth Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. He knew the importance of drills and he was known to conduct them. Even though he got many complaints from those whom he watched over and made participate in the drills, he never had a second thought. Even though this seems like a small task, on September 11, 2001, he saved the lives of all he watched over except 13, including himself. Even though the Port Authority told everyone to stay put after the first tower was hit, he still evacuated, all the while singing songs from his war days to keep the employees of Morgan Stanley calm. He was a selfless man, and he was last seen going back upstairs to rescue more people. He selflessly said, “I have to get these people out safely.”(“Rick Rescorla”)Rick Rescorla was a great example of how to act as a hero in a …show more content…
First, lots of people freeze up in a disaster, mostly because of fear. Don’t do that! I know it is hard, but don’t. In an article describing what different people do in different cases, it said, “The bigger problem is that people do too little, too slowly. They sometimes shut down completely, falling into a stupor.”(Ripley, 5) I am not saying to panic, I am simply saying, don’t freeze up. If you freeze, you may die, and you certainly won’t be able to help anyone, let alone be a hero. Next, help everyone. I don’t care if it is someone you have hated your whole life, help them! In one case, there was a small fire at a restaurant, but the hostesses would only warn the people they had seated, bypassing other tables that weren’t “theirs”. Because of this foolish act, the death rate was high. Lastly, be prepared. Like Rick Rescorla, prepare yourself for a disaster, most of us probably won’t need it, but you never know. Schools conduct fire drills, but how many schools light on fire and burn down? It is simply a precaution. These are qualities of a