Hero Traits
Traits of a Hero
What constitutes a Hero? Is it a person that is able fly across tall buildings and is invulnerable to most attacks, like a Superhero? Or is it a teacher, a preacher, or the next door neighbor? In childhood it can be someone fictional like Superman or Batman. Those Superheroes encourage children to do the right thing through imagination and creativity. Then there are those in real life, like Helen Keller or Rosa Parks, nonfictional characters that children grow up reading in school books. If this question was proposed in focus group, it surely would have adults sharing a list of traits amongst them discussing what makes a hero. But for some it only takes just two traits at the most.
A hero is a compassionate and inspirational person because they put others before themselves. A person that is inspirational puts forth an idea, a goal and then takes action that affects their lives as well as others. Sometimes those actions affect society in general and leave a mark in history. …show more content…
She was very well known for her charitable projects. In 1987 she became famous for being the first celebrity high profile individual who first touched and showed love and compassion towards an AIDS patient. Back in the days very little was known about AIDS. Many feared that you can catch AIDS by hugging or even shaking hands with someone who had it. Princess Diana had no such belief she visited a man at a hospital, sat at the foot of a bed and held his hand. She showed the world that people with AIDS did not deserve isolation, but compassion and understanding. Princess Diana also visited and supported the Leprosy Mission. She visited those patients and held their hands as well. She believed that more than medicine, people need the healing touch of a loving hand. Her love and compassion toward the poor and the ill had no limits. She was a true inspirational and compassionate human
What constitutes a Hero? Is it a person that is able fly across tall buildings and is invulnerable to most attacks, like a Superhero? Or is it a teacher, a preacher, or the next door neighbor? In childhood it can be someone fictional like Superman or Batman. Those Superheroes encourage children to do the right thing through imagination and creativity. Then there are those in real life, like Helen Keller or Rosa Parks, nonfictional characters that children grow up reading in school books. If this question was proposed in focus group, it surely would have adults sharing a list of traits amongst them discussing what makes a hero. But for some it only takes just two traits at the most.
A hero is a compassionate and inspirational person because they put others before themselves. A person that is inspirational puts forth an idea, a goal and then takes action that affects their lives as well as others. Sometimes those actions affect society in general and leave a mark in history. …show more content…
She was very well known for her charitable projects. In 1987 she became famous for being the first celebrity high profile individual who first touched and showed love and compassion towards an AIDS patient. Back in the days very little was known about AIDS. Many feared that you can catch AIDS by hugging or even shaking hands with someone who had it. Princess Diana had no such belief she visited a man at a hospital, sat at the foot of a bed and held his hand. She showed the world that people with AIDS did not deserve isolation, but compassion and understanding. Princess Diana also visited and supported the Leprosy Mission. She visited those patients and held their hands as well. She believed that more than medicine, people need the healing touch of a loving hand. Her love and compassion toward the poor and the ill had no limits. She was a true inspirational and compassionate human