Many other forms of heroism do not fit this very succinct definition. The school teacher who has the rare ability to turn students around and prevent them from throwing their lives away is one example. Another example is the counselor who spends extra time and transforms a drug addict into a useful person in society. The doctor, who has the courage to stand up and yell child abuse when others are silent, is another case. The people in these three examples all have one thing in common; they may have saved a person's life. The student who does not study and turns to crime, the drug addict who overdoses on drugs, the child that is delivered to a new caring home, all had their lives saved by one of these unsung heroes. Many would argue that these heroes do this as part of their job and this is what they are supposed to do. None of these saved lives would have happened without these professionals showing heroism every day. It takes commitment, gallantry, courage and sometimes bravery to step up and go a little further than normal. When someone pulls a child from a burning house that person is called a hero. What about the person who, rather than running into the house, runs to a telephone and calls the fire department who, in turn, rescues everybody? Is this person not a hero? If this person had not had the common sense to call the fire department and rushed in instead, the results might have been different and lives may have been lost. Sometimes being a hero does not involve risking one's own life, but not risking the lives of others.Many consider and call sport superstars heroes. Does passing for a touchdown in the Super Bowl, hitting a game winning home run, or making the winning shot in the NCAA tournament, make someone a hero? Did they risk their own lives in helping others? Did they save someone's life from ruin? There may be several other terms to call these superstars, but to call them heroes or to describe their ...
