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Do you qualify? In today’s modern times we hear the word hero all of the time. The news media throws the term around as if it is an everyday word. What exactly is a hero? Who, or what, can be classified as a heroic? The correct definition of the word hero is: One invested with heroic qualities in the opinions of others. That is a fine definition for books and intellectual minds. To the …

…that perish while helping others or who risk their lives to save other lives. They are true heroes. Everyday people that become heroes for what they have done. People have their own ideas of who can be called a hero. Whoever those people classified as heroes may be, the term hero should not be used lightly. It must be reserved for only those who truly deserve. Not role models, but the people we call heroes.