Heroism In Clara Bartons Influence Of Heros - 836 Words

As Novalis a famous German poet and philosopher once stated, â€Å"A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.† A hero shows worry as all people do, but can push through and be courageous. A hero works for others, not thinking of themselves. Because heroes are people who put others before themselves, going above and beyond without the worry of their own safety. Heroes are people who put others before themselves. Such as on 9/11, when a call was given out for boats to come rescue people off the island of Manhattan, where the terror attacks happened, as pictured in â€Å"Boatlift† Vincent Ardillo calls out to his wife â€Å"I gotta do something.† This represent heroism because Ardillo is not thinking of how he will be impacted, but rather†¦show more content†¦Likewise, Martin Luther King Jr. also fought for the rights of African Americans, one way he did this was by going around and saying speeches, in his Cleveland speech he adds â€Å"I you can’t fly, then run, if you can’t run, then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, whatever you do, you have to keep moving.† By saying this MLK Jr. is being an example of a hero because he, despite facing many challenges, MLK Jr. continued to fight for what he believed in, persisting and inspiring many others. Also MLK Jr. spread his ideas not only to he lp him, but everyone impacted by racism in America. However, Heroes do not worry of their own safety, instead they do not let fear stop them from reaching their goals. For instance in â€Å"Man in the Red Bandanna†, Welles Crowther an everyday equity trader sacrificed his own life to save many others. He took control in the chaotic 9/11 aftermath and led others to safety. Richard Weiss, one of the people who lived because of Crowther’s actions quotes him â€Å"I heard a voice, ‘Take this staircase.’ He was lining people up, ready to evacuate.† This quote represents Crowther’s heroism because Crowther did not hurry down, thinking of nobody but himself, disregarding the lives of all the other people in the building, but stayed behind, disregarding his own life. Furthermore Crowther remained calm and assured people,