Pat Tillman Heroism

Heroism Essay Christopher Reeve once said, “ A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” The difference between a hero and an average person is that, one will give up and the other will keep fighting. Heroes are willing to sacrifice themselves for others, they are brave when other others cower, and do not run away from the terror. Being a hero means to be willing to risk your life for others. Such as, Pat Tillman. Pat Tillman was a fantastic football player and he loved playing it too. Despite that, Pat Tillman turned down a 3.6million dollar contract to the Arizona Cardinals to go fight the war against terrorism. He ended up dieing from friendly fire. All this goes to show how brave Pat Tillman was to risk his life and give up his football career to go fight in Afghanistan to help protect the American people. Likewise, the people that helped evacuate New York City after the

For example, Abraham Lincoln was a great leader, he was honest and brave. From the White House Funeral Sermon for Abraham Lincoln, “He is dead; but the cause he so ardently loved, so ably, patiently, faithfully represented and defended--not for himself only, not for us only, but for all people in all their coming generations.” (SB pg 68). Abraham Lincoln was courageous and brave, for not only defending and representing his generation but for many more to come, even still today. In a similar way Frederick Douglass was brave. In the narrative of Frederick Douglass, “I could not hope to get off with anything less than the severest punishment and being placed upon the means of escape.”(SB pg 71). Frederick Douglass knew the consequences of running away to be a free man, and yet he still showed his braveness and ran away anyway. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass are brave people, if others had the same job/opportunity it would be unlikely they would do