Heroes Need Not Be Perfect Or Famous By Elizabeth Svoboda

What is a Hero? Real heros are obscure but change society one step at a time. Heros have more compassion or empathy because of a “hero gene” and their levels of oxytocin. Also their “love hormone” increases making one demonstrate altruism. Heroism is more than a person’s personality or how they are raised. According to Mr. Zimbardo, a Stanford professor, we are all born with a tremendous capacity to be anything, guided by the “hero gene,” the “love hormone,” and, at times, our family. A hero is someone who is courageous enough to take an approach to a better future for others. A genuine hero is someone who strongly holds onto their beliefs while being a favorable example to those who want a better future. In Heroes Need Not Be Perfect or Famous by Edwina Johnson, a hero is not one who reaches a goal easily but one who decides to pursue a worthwhile goal even if it is difficult or
In What Makes a Hero by Elizabeth Svoboda, Sara donated $22 a month to a seven year old Filipino boy that she sponsored through Children International. Her donation supplied him with basic necessities, including food, medication, and education. With Sara providing the money for the boy’s food, medication, and education, he is allowed to focus on school. Now he does not have to be concern about a job to buy food since she had provided him with his fundamental needs. In Defining Heroism by Charles S. Lauer, a US soldier was killed saving a little girl in Baghdad playing with a piece of unexploded ordnance near his post. He left his family desolate in California and a little girl alive in Baghdad. This soldier put his life at risk to save that little girl. This courageous act impacted her life, making her understand that her life has a purpose because someone she never knew risked his life for her. Someone who would care about a stranger's life without any knowledge about them is a true