Bernie Sanders: The Qualities Of A Hero

A hero can be anywhere. A hero doesn’t always have to be born with superpowers or have a cape attached to them. Some of the qualities that heroes share is making others happy. They don’t think about themselves but others. A hero is made of courage, hope, and teaches a valuable lesson to others. A hero inspires others to be great, and a hero can say something positive and it lives on. A hero is someone who steps up when everyone else backs down. To be considered a hero, they could affect someone who is having a bad day, who believes their not worth it, and those who are in trouble. They can do something like tell them a nice compliment, help them find the right solution, or even make them smile. People were considered heroes in the past, and
this impacted the heroes today. Yesterday's heroes are important because they either made someone feel good about themselves, made a change in their life (something positive), made them smile, saved their lives, this said this is in their minds to the very end. It lives on. What made someone a hero in the past is the same thing that makes someone a hero today because what they had done to be admired at, really affected and had an enormous impact in the person’s lives.

Heroes come in all different kind of shapes and sizes, colors and characteristics. So what is hope plus trustworthy, plus believing, times caring for others, minus racial? That folks is equal to Bernie Sanders. According to http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/bernie-sanders-6968.php, our hero was born September 8, 1941. His parents are Jewish immigrants from Poland, and not being a citizen is difficult. Bernie Sanders father worked for several jobs, and Sanders followed his father’s examples to lead their family to a better future. As Bernie grew older he had lived through World War II , which left him with the horrors of dead bodies everywhere. But this didn’t let Bernie Sanders from getting bad grades in James Madison High School, he continued with his studies, and became interested in politics. After Bernie Sanders graduated, sadly his mother passed away. Bernie Sanders was really affected by his mother’s death, but this didn’t stop him. Bernie Sanders was really intelligent, and this said he studied for a year 1959-1960 at Brooklyn College before moving to the University of Chicago. During this year Bernie Sanders was then involved in the civil rights movement. He marched to support the different races, because he put himself in their shoes. But it was not until the 1960’s that his interest in politics grew. Sanders then began his political career in 1971 as a member of the Liberty Union Party. The people of Vermont saw how hard working Bernie Sanders was, I mean Sanders volunteer to be the director of the nonprofit American People’s Historical Society and that made everyone look up to him because he was making justice. In 1981, Bernie Sanders became the mayor of Vermont and changed the citizen’s lives. He won by 12 votes! And to him this was an honor, several business people called him Burlington’s best mayor, because he did things like revitalize the waterfront and create an opportunity here.
According to the article “What do Vermont residents think of Bernie Sanders” written by The Famous People , the people of vermont consider Bernie a hero, and here are some of their voices, “The other is that he actively works to make the lives of Vermonters better. My father works for IBM and there was a big change in how IBM handled retirement and pensions many years ago. Bernie got personally involved in the fight for the workers and stayed with it the whole way. So many politicians claim they want to work for their constituents. He actually does so and out of genuine desire to help the people he represents” says Carolee flatley. In addition, from the perspective of Scott, “Bernie Sanders is known in Vermont to be very charming, very persuasive, and, above all, a very effective politician. In Vermont, even a majority of Republicans like him. It's true that these are Vermont Republicans, but it is still remarkable how many of them respect Sanders and how many even vote for him.” In addition from the perspective of Guy Close “I was kind of amused that Bernie was leading the parade, with a sort of dopey grin on his face. He was followed by mostly kids in the rest of the parade, and a few citizens (saw one of my engineering professors in the procession.” The people of Vermont admire how Bernie Sanders ran the place. He also repaired crumbling infrastructure, and debt-free college. And that one of the major problems in Vermont, and Sanders managed to fix that. Not only did Sanders did good to these people, but today, running for the presidential election Sanders stated that immigrants are not what Donald Trump says. Immigrants he says, are hard working people who are only providing education for their kids, and coming to America for a better future. In the eyes of all immigrants they were amazed that Bernie Sanders was on their side. Because Bernie too, was a son of Jewish immigrants. So he knows how it’s like living in the shoes of an immigrant.
Anyways in 1991, he found a spot in the U.S house of representatives.
In 2006 he ran for the senate against republican businessman Richard Tarrant, and he won the election and made it to the office. As a senator, Bernie Sanders was very organized, and he received so much attention for his speech against tax relief, unemployment insurance reauthorization, and job creation act of 2010. People encouraged him to run for the 2012 presidential election, and they even signed petitions in order for him to run. In the year of 2016 Bernie Sanders is now running for president and seeks for justice for all kinds of people of different races. Bernie Sanders is considered a hero to immigrants, African Americans, Women, and to the people of Vermont. Because what Bernie is trying to do is making America better. He wants Immigrants rights, he said “ I want you on the other side of this border ” to the deported Mexicans on May 23rd when he went to visit the Mexican border wall. He wants women rights, black rights, meaning everyone’s rights. Stated in https://berniesanders.com/A-Fair-and-Humane-Immigration-Policy/ Bernie Sanders says proudly, “When we stand together, we will always win. When men and women stand together for justice, we win. When black, white and Hispanics people stand together for justice, we win. When straight and gay people stand for justice, we win. When young and old stand together for justice, we win. When working families stand together, we win.” Bernie Sanders is filling the hearts of everyone, he is talking to me, to you, to us! He believes that if we all stand together we can make the America great again. Bernie Sanders is considered a hero, and his quote will reminds us who he is and who we
are.