There are many examples of modern day heroes. For one people who are in the army and put their lives before others. They protect our country …show more content…
The first reason he can be seen as a hero because he was in a war and lost an arm in battle. He also can be seen as a hero because he was very influential. He showed others that he can do just as much without an arm. A hero doesn’t give up when life is hard and call it quits. A hero tries twice as hard to be successful in something. In the end he ended up making the best out of the situation and became better than he was before with the arm. According to the poem “And where the arm had been torn away a wing grew.” This shows that he became overall better as a person without the arm. This can be inspirational to others which is why he can be seen as a hero. Mrs. Riley from the movie October Sky represents a hero. The reason why she is a hero is because she always believed in Homer's team. Mrs. Riley helped them believe in themselves to win the science fair. Mrs. Riley also defended them. When the team was accused of starting a fire she defended them and stayed on their side. She also believed in them. When she was in the hospital she said something along the lines of “I knew you would do it” when she got the news that they won the science fair. Mrs. Riley did not think that they were going to lose instead she stayed positive and that is what makes her a