Hero Speech

Most people refer to heroes as the guy that fights crime in the movie, or the prince that saves the life of the princess, but lets get real here, in our life, a hero can be anyone from a paramedic, fire fighter or cancer survivor. It is someone who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. But forget all that, I’m here to tell you that the word hero is ridiculously overused these days.

My Michigan hero is not just a hero but is my grandma, she was always there for me through my ups and downs. Every day after school are used to go to her house, she would have Mack and cheese waiting for me on a little SpongeBob plate in front of the TV with SpongeBob on the TV. She was like my other half whenever I needed her the most she was there. She used to go shopping with me and my mom all the time and take us out for lunch. I alway imagined her being there with me all my life but that all changed. Just a couple years ago she had passed away and that was the hardest day of my life. I remember not wanting to go to her funeral because I couldn't stand seeing all the memories and pictures of us together. When I first walked into the room I just

Why would anyone in their right mind choose to walk 500 miles across a far-away country over mountain ranges, dark forests, and barren lands, through rains, searing sun, and a white-out blizzard with nothing but hemorrhaging tendons, severe blisters, and daily aches and pains to show for it?

When I hear the word hero, I think of someone like batman, wonderwoman or spiderman . I don’t know of anyone who I would classify as a hero, but if I used the term inspiration or someone who has impacted my life: It would be IndyaMarie Jean Pelton, who simply goes by IndyaMarie. She is a strong, positive and very inspirational female. She makes inspirational posts about life and things that she has went through, to encourage others to always stay strong and to never give up; even during your darkest times.

Anyone who influences anyone else by saving or helping save his or her lives can be a hero. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. changed the lives of millions of people by bringing justice to minorities. Mahatma Gandhi, one of the greatest heroes, led a nonviolent revolution to free his country. Even a parent can be a hero to his or her child by leading them in the right direction. All teachers are heroes when they make it their job to teach a child anything that will help them in life. You don’t have to go to great lengths by risking your life to make a difference in someone else’s life.

Heroes are not always people who lead marches or do things for their country. For example policemen, firefighters, nurses, lifeguards etc. are heroes everyday because they take the time to save lives. When they’re going through a challenge or trying to overcome a conflict they always have courage. These people risk their own life to save someone else’s. To be more specific Dr. Ginger Holt from Dallas had saved a little boy’s leg. She was confident and determined to finding out what went wrong in the boy’s leg and went through many procedures looking at the tests.

Christopher Reeve, a man of many hats once said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” To me, this is the true definition of a hero, and nobody fits this description better than my mother. To elaborate, I guess I will start at the beginning. My whole life, my dad worked at UPS. Yes, he was indeed a hard worker and wanted to provide us with as much as he could; however, we hardly spent any time with him. My mother stayed at home with my sister and I until we both went to grade school. She then got a job doing what she loved: teaching. She taught kindergarten at a local church program. Everything was perfect in my world. However, as they say, ignorance is bliss. Too young to see what was happening, I couldn’t see that my mother’s was anything but. I later learned that my dad had cheated on my mom many times and he constantly ridiculed her intellectual and physical state. She gave him all she had, but he took it all for granted. When I was around the age of seven, my dad suffered from a hernia and, being the rash thinker that he is, he “retired” from UPS. Or that is what my sister and I were told. In reality, my father was taking part in some detrimental extracurriculars. After failing a surprise drug test at work, he quit. If he would have sucked up his pride, and owned up to his mistakes, his employer was willing to provide the help he needed and continue to employ him. He then could have worked

Even though my mom is not here with me on earth but she is here in sprit she is still until this day my hero she taught me a lot while she was here on earth and I will never for get that she was the one told me to go back to school I know it took some years but I went back and got my high school diploma and I did that made me feel real good that I can do anything if I put my mind to it.

When I was a kid, my super hero was Superman, I kind of admired him because I thought it would be cool to be able to fly and to have super-human strength, but the main reason why I liked Superman is because he helped people, no matter what.

The person I consider my personal hero would be my twin sister, Brittlyn Massey. She’s 16 years old and looks exactly like me, we’re identical twins. We’ve grown up together and have always had an amazing pact. She understands, has a calming presence and is compatible. I have never been so unquestionably influenced by anyone else. We’re great sisters and even better friends.

Perspective is arguably everything in the sense of point of view and how we look at things. The man who holds the door for the woman with the cane can be considered a hero by just doing that small kind act on a consistent basis or even once . The professional athlete that a young boy watches religiously can be considered a hero for just inspiring that young man to strive to do go out and try to achieve his goal of one day being a pro athlete. The doctor who inspired the young woman to wanting to keep living life with a smile on her face as she fought a deadly disease that would eventually kill can be considered a hero in her and her family’s lives just for inspiring her and giving her life even though he could not physically save her life, the fact that he gave her hope and was able to stop her from ending her life short with just his words is enough to make him a hero in their

Almost everyone associates the title ‘hero’ to somebody with superpowers or someone famous, but that isn’t always the case. Sometimes it’s the ones close to home that have the biggest impact. Who take their own time to do something extraordinary, for someone else. That’s what makes them a hero to me. And my hero, that has impacted my life in so many ways is my sister. My older sister, Alicia, has impacted and changed my life in so many ways. People always say that younger siblings look up to their elders because we can’t do what they do. I always thought it was because of age and how when you got older you can do more, and it partly is. From age you gain wisdom and that experience makes you who you are. My sister showed me that, and without my sister I don’t know where I’d be today.

John Wayne once said, “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” Heroes live by this quote every day, they could be fighting cancer, raising a family on their own, or trying to score the game winning goal. No matter what though, they saddle up and get ready to go into battle. This quote reminds me of my kind and caring grandmother. She is one of the most generous people you could ever meet, she is kind to all and loves meeting new people! With what she went through as she raised her children, she could be a cruel, mean old lady. She isn’t cruel or mean though, she is very passionate towards others. My grandmother is my hero because she showed persistence and preserved through all the hard times she went through while trying to raise my mom, three aunts, and uncle.

     If we didn’t have heroes this would be a world full of hopeless people. I think of a hero as a person who befriends you, even though you are not the “best” person in the world and then they do something in your life

Heroes can come into your life and change everything. My grandmother, Jackie, was my hero. A dedicated Christian, wonderful grandmother, a loving wife, and an exceptional selfless person. I accepted the Lord into my life, because she took the time to tell me about Him. She helped mold me into a thankful Christian mother; for that I will be forever grateful. My Grandmother was my greatest influence in life. There is no way I could ever have thanked her for the impact she left in my life.