Not All Heroes Wear Capes

i saw

my first superhero when i was three

years old

he was young like a teenager he had a

mask

and a red and blue streak he could shoot

webs from his wrists

and was swinging between buildings he

could climb walls

and i was helping people it’s um

it was everybody’s favorite friendly

neighborhood

he’s of course spider-man i remember

seeing

him and thinking to myself wow

i thought he was amazing it made me feel

so happy

it made me feel like i could be like him

i mean

could you imagine that i can climb

buildings shoot

web combat crime and help people

which made me think do some superheroes

exist in the real world

is that even possible are there people

who help

others in need every day and make the

world a better place

if so who are they where are they

and most important how often do they

appear

what a superhero to me is someone who

helps people and scared to others

they make sure everyone is safe they

make sure everyone’s

waiting other like spiderman what’s it

so they know to you

kind caring helpful to others

and most interesting part what would you

feel like if you were super powerful

awesome

incredible kind to others something

something to think about s is for

superhero

like you

so where did the notion of superheroes

all start

after doing a little bit of digging i

found out some very interesting things

i mean did you know that the term

superhero

was used as early as 1917 to describe

interesting and inspiring public figures

and early comic book heroes were usually

referred to by their creators

as costumed characters comic book heroes

started to make an appearance in the

late 1930s

one of the first superheroes was the

phantom

who debuted in his own newspaper comic

strip

on the 17th of february 1936

it recounted the adventures of kit

walker who donned

a mask in a purple outfit to become the

phantom aka

the ghost who walks this starts the

trend that inspired

generations of superheroes to be created

one of the most widely known and most

recognizable in this blue and red

costume with a big

s on his chest is of course superman who

appeared in 1938

in dc comics it wasn’t long till we saw

female superheroes

introduced like wonder woman phantom

lady and black cat

timely comics eventually became marvel

comics

and they appeared in 1939.

its first superheroes where the human

torch and the submariner

eventually leading to the modern era of

superheroes

including iron man hulk thor

and spider-man in the early 1960s

commerce books were a big distraction

during the great depression

the larger than life characters lifted

society and the magazine format usually

64 pages of original content

at a mere cost of a dime was a bargain

during these times of hardship

superheroes were bringing a smile to

people

when they needed it first

when i think about the word hero i think

about people who helped me in my life

the first people are my family my mom

helps me and cares for me and buying

cool stuff

she plans exciting activities like

weekends away at water parks

i’m staying at some pretty cool places

my dad

take me to school takes me to football

and skiing

and inspire me to

to make me get involved in new things

like doing this ted talk i have lots of

family in england

including my cousins aunties

grandparents and kuwait who all make me

feel special when i visit and maybe also

my little sister zara

she sometimes gets me in trouble and can

be a little bossy

but she’s very caring and also makes

sure

i’m always okay as big brother i also

need to take care of her

and protect her and make sure she’s

always okay

and i have lots of people in my life

including my friends my child who helped

me a lot at home

and my teachers who inspire me to build

up my skills

but i have another job is to be

the best person i can be sometimes i get

scared when things happens

i mean come on i’m only seven

but i’ll always know i’m

okay because where because i have heroes

around me

and they all protect me from who do you

think

who do you have in your life set of

heroes

so many of the heroes mentioned before

were based on the very best traits of

people

so we thought we put our thoughts

together

with five things that could make you

consider becoming your own everyday

superhero

so the first thing is start by doing a

good deed

make someone smile make someone a drink

and make someone lift someone around you

the positive energy you put in will also

lift you

and help you have a positive day be

caring to people that’s number two

listen to

others when they’re in need and show

them that you care for them

there are many people who feel alone in

this world

particularly in this current situation

when we have social restrictions

you will know that make them feel much

better much more positive

the third thing is offer to help others

whether it be

something small like carrying bags for a

family member

or giving somebody a lift like a friend

this can

certainly start off a chain reaction

which promotes people

doing this for one another and pain get

forward

the fourth thing is be positive with

your actions be

at home school or at work we all

emit energy and this affects the people

around us

your positivity can make other feed

people feel positive as well

even if you are not interacting with

them

the way you speak your gestures your

facial expressions

can all create some positivity around

you

and the fifth thing is be happy in your

own skin find something you are

comfortable in you don’t have to be

wearing a costume

oh okay the way you feel about yourself

plays a big part in what you do day to

day and what you can achieve

in one day multiplied by

months and years can make a big

difference to yourself

and the others around you

we all have heroes inside us that we can

be

every day it lives inside of you it’s a

part of you that comes out

when you’re protecting someone or

helping other people

in this world where there are seven

billion people that can be

seven billion everyday superheroes bit

by

making the world a better place for

everyone

can we go out of our way

to help others every day to make sure

we are safe and taking care of

seven billion heroes on planet earth

now that’s the idea we’re fighting for

find your inner hero there’s a hero in

all of us

so are you ready to be someone’s

everyday superhero boy danger

let’s do this