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My Modern Hero - 1943 Words

David Fowler Mr. VanDeventer World Literature A 13 October 2017 Modern Hero Essay In this world, there are many heroes living amongst us. They all look like regular, everyday people, but they are so much more than that. Even though they look normal, the things that they do for other people are extraordinary. The proper definition for a hero is, â€Å"a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.† But, a hero is someone who goes out of their way to help someone in need. For example, someone who gives food to the poor, helping kids with their homework, donating some of your salary to a charity, being a great role model, or just being nice to people constantly out of the kindness of their heart.†¦show more content†¦For example, Lionel Messi donated money to the country Syria to help out those in need while they were involved in their civil war. According to Jack Austin from the article Independent, â€Å"Messi’s foundation helped to build 20 classrooms for schools in Syria, with the invaluable work helping over 1,600 children caught up in the horrific civil war back into education. Over 60% of children in the Syrian schools where the fund has helped build new classrooms have been displaced since the conflict began in 2011.† This is important because Lionel Messi helped over 1,600 thousand children get education even though, due to the war they were unable to get education because most of the schools were destroyed. Also, before the war they had few schools to begin with because Syria is not the richest, so this allowed many kids to get an education and it helped the country out a lot. This just shows how good of a person he is and how he has impacted so many lives with his generosity and kind heart, and this is just one example of one good thing he has done so far. 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