Dont Sweat the Small Stuff When you ask a child who their hero is, they might

say Batman, Superman or Captain America. Those being only fictional characters that Mar el created. But no one e er stops to think about the e eryday heroes in our li es. A hero, to me, is someone who ne er gi es up. !t"s someone who, through thick and thin, stri es to do their best and make others happy. #o matter what, they stay positi e. A hero is someone who shows courage, responsibility, nobility, and strength e ery single day. Someone ! look up to in e$pressions of being an e eryday hero is my gym teacher, Mr. %esor, who has been working at &ano er'&orton &igh School for fourteen years now. Mr. %esor is a hero to me because no matter what challenges life throws at him, he stands tall and battles through it. (or instance, all his life, he)s only had a few family members to ac*uire a high school diploma. +rowing up around people who rarely achie ed what they wanted, Mr. %esor felt that he needed to push himself further, going on to earn a masters degree. ,Working where ! do, around all of the teenagers here,, %esor stated, ,! lo e it. They say when you lo e your -ob this much. you ne er ha e to work another day in your life., Mr. %esor)s passion for teaching is one that is difficult to e$plain. &is dedication and commitment is that of a true hero. !n /ecember of 0121, disaster struck the %esor family. After being admitted to the hospital for headaches, doctors disco ered a brain aneurysm in Mr. %esor. As close as he was to all of the kids at &ano er, the students were de astated when they heard the news. They knew that all they could do to help him was to stay strong and hope for the best. #o matter what, the students were there for him, because they knew he could fight through this. With Mr. %esor out of school for weeks, students began to worry more and more. The substitute teacher -ust wasn)t the same. 3ne day, when the students recei ed the news that he had

o ercome the brain aneurysm, -oy spread through the halls. Because of his surgery, he wore a hat to co er the scar on his head. 3ne thing he ne er e$pected was coming to school and seeing almost e ery student in the halls wearing a hat to honor him. 4Seeing all of the students being there for me the way they were, it really made me feel like what ! do here matters, because ! matter to them,5 %esor stated. &ano er students were proud of Mr. %esor. They were proud of his strength, his hope, and his positi ity. To this day, Mr. %esor is seen as an inspiration to all. &e didn)t need a cape, super strength or the ability to fly. &e -ust needed the support of his friends, family, and students, to gi e him hope to push through the bumps in the road. &e will now and fore er be, my e eryday hero. And ! honor him for that.