Hero. The word says it all. That word alone makes me think of sporting figures, presidents, leaders of revolutions, and leaders of strikes and protests, etc. In my eyes a hero can only be diffident as a leader, whether voted into or just assumed to be. A person can be a leader of himself. They do not have to have a mass group behind them, if anything, not having a group behind them makes that person more of a hero, due to the simple fact that it is that person against the society of today.
             There are a few qualities all heroes should possess, these include, but not exclude, a willingness to do what is right, an action or a set of actions that are to be admired, and the ability not to care what other people think. In my opinion anyone without these three qualities may be admired but should not actually be considered a "hero". A hero must know right from wrong, and they must be able to use that to their advantage. They must have some sense of morality. Any person whom is considered a hero must have that special charm or charisma. And they need to know what to do with it.
             Around the world there are many heroes of today both past and present. Some people may not think of some of the people from either time could be considered to be heroes, but to the people around them they were as big as any heroes of today. One of my many heroes firefighters of 9-11, they did not have to go back into those burning buildings, but they did. There wasn't any monetary gain to be made by them doing this. They could have decided to let the family of the deceased go into those building, and find the bodies. But the didn't, they decided that they would do it even though they knew the building was about to fall. They did what was right and they didn't care what the situation was. That is why they are my heroes.
             In the novel Forbidden City Alex found and met extraordinary people that in time became h
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