Hero’s come in many shapes and sizes form: a women who helps single moms cope with the struggles of cancer, a doctor who walks the streets of Chicago to look for wonders victims of gang violence, and another doctor who dresses up as a homeless person to gain the respect of them so he can help them. Heroes are very important to be able to have faith in the world. At the beginning of this semester a hero was just someone who could soar around in the sky and save people who are in destress. But as I read more into the lives of the humans I realize a hero can be your next door neighbor. a hero is somebody who puts themselves behind others, who lives everyday like is for someone else, someone who inspires people to to better at anything life may throw at them.
Dr. Daniel Ivankovich is an orthopedic surgeon who works in Chicago’s bad side. He helps treat victims who have gotten shot gun wounds from gang crimes. “For 20 years, Ivankovich witnessed countless people struggling to get medical treatment because they did not have insurance or were underinsured. They were put on wait lists for months, even years, just to receive basic procedures, and their injuries got worse.” (Klainmont). Anybody who can go out and look for victims on the streets of the bad side of Chicago. This man because of his will to go out and …show more content…
Jim Withers treats homeless in Chicago. He dresses up and mingles with the homeless to gain there trust. He said that "I was actually really shocked how ill people were on the street. It was like going to a third-world country," he said. "Young, old, people with mental illness, runaway kids, women (who) fled domestic violence, veterans. And they all have their own story." (quoted by withers). I chose Dr. Jim Withers as my number one hero because he did not have to go out and gain the trust of the unfortunate people who live on the streets he just did it out of the kindness of his heart and that makes him my number one choice for being the hero of the