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Heroes: Everyday People Making a Difference
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Joanna Ruíz Espinosa 3o Secundaria
What is a hero? Society often relates them with a
are very common in places like schools, churches,
person with a cape and superpowers, but actually
public places or buildings; however there are
there are thousands of “normal” people that have
amazing and very brave people that risk their lives
done and are doing great things to improve society
to save a lot more by trying to take away the gun,
so that we can live in a better place. A hero does
protecting others and, if these are hurt, helping
not only save lives to the point of almost dying, but
them. I think that we should acknowledge their
they also entertain people, protect them (and
achievements for being such risk-takers, and award
natural resources like the sea), teach, innovate,
them so that even more people can perform heroic
create and explore.
actions.
Jacques Cousteau was a French explorer who,
In conclusion, every single person in this world can
thanks to his love for the ocean, invented multiple
be a hero if he/ she wishes to become one, but it
water technologies that raised people's awareness
means risking one’s life and having to sacrifice
by seeing pollution in films. This is a great example
things like time, money, work, or in the worst case,
of an everyday hero because the purpose of his
life itself. Caring for each other is essential for a
actions was to benefit and create a bond between
better world; as a consequence we need to look
people and the ocean, which is one of the most
forward to everyone's security and well-being to
important resources that humans need in order to
become everyday heroes.
survive. In my opinion, Jacques Cousteau was a hero because he was caring, and there are other not so known people that make everyday heroic acts for our planet. In the United States, shootings
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