According to Webster\'s Dictionary, a hero is \"a mythological or legendary figure often of divine descent endowed with great strength or ability, or one admired for his achievemen

A hero can come in all shapes, sizes, genders, and racial backgrounds. Heroes walk among us everyday usually oblivious to our knowing. Every single person that we classify as a hero is one because they did what they thought was right, or what was expected of them. Every American soldier killed in combat fighting for freedom and liberty. The police officers and firefighters that save lives, or who are killed in the line of duty. Those people who donate organs to save lives. Good Samaritans who risk their lives to save others. These people are the true heroes.

ts and noble qualities\". Many people fit the dictionary\'s description of a \"hero\", but many find that dictionary falls short of properly defining the word. In my opinion, these definitions should be added as well: anyone who influences another person in a beneficial manner, while rec

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