Heroes

I believe that a hero is someone who cares about something altruistically, and not for their own personal goals. Real-life heroes don't have to be rescuing humans all of the time, although it's very possible, but I believe they can be helping other things for our world as well, like the environment and animals. Heroes are people who sacrifice a lot of their time to make something that they believe is wrong, right, and heroes ultimately always want to make the world a better place.
I think being a hero is more than just donating some money to charity every month, although that helps. A hero is a person who feels like they have to take responsibility into their own hands. Maybe it's by creating a new way to heat homes that doesn't use gas, or starting their own charity organization. Or maybe it's by helping everyone on a team get along and work together. It's definitely a mother or a father, or some kind of parenting figure. I think a hero is most of the time seen as some kind of leader, but I am sure they don't always have to be. They could be someone just defending another person. I think acts like that make a person heroic.
I think the hero that has been popularized is seen more as either a celebrity, or the classic, "superhero," in a cape, saving the entire world. But most of the celebrities I have seen, have got to where they are in life for their own personal goals. As for the superheroes, nobody has superpowers, and I'm sure if they did they would put them to good use, but I think everyone has the power to help save the world a babystep at a time, just by helping one another and defending the environment.
I don't necessarily think the world needs, "heroes," but I do think that the world needs good people, and I believe that good people are altruistic and defend what is right.