Since I was not able to do all the topics for the essay I have decided to share my thoughts on the other two options, firefighters and sports heroes. First things first, to be a hero I believe that one must be brave, kind, courageous, and most of all they have to go past what their job is. They must prove that they are different than others whether it is a soldier, firefighter or a professional sports player. A hero is not average, a hero does not settle for mediocrity or strive to just get by. A hero pushes the limits of a normal human, they overcome great odds and take large risks to achieve a goal. Firefighters are not always running into burning buildings to save people or carrying people to safety. Most of the time they are just doing their job, putting out fires and making sure everyone is safe. I do not mean that being a firefighter is not a noble job because it takes a great sacrifice but unless one exceeds the expectations of their job they should not be classified as a hero. As far as professional sports players go, I believe that finding a true hero among them is extremely hard. They are not sacrificing much in terms of salary or safety and they often just do what is asked of them. There are definitely a few exceptions like Jackie Robinson who stood up to racism and Pat Tillman who left the NFL to fight terrorism overseas.
Super heroes are heroes because they don’t just do what is asked of them, they take other peoples problems and solve them.