Unexpected
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5528830/

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=White_Hobart_

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0914/p01s10-woaf.html?page=1
After reading all the articles I realize that these children are just normal everyday kids, and even though no one would ever picture them doing anything amazing they still manage to. When most people think of everyday heroes they imagine police, firefighters, or soldiers, never children who are younger, smaller, and weaker then they are. People are always amazed at what these children do, especially because adults often see crime but do not always react and help the victim. I think part of the reason this occurs is because adults are more concerned about how others will view them because maybe it really isn’t an emergency, or more commonly they believe someone else will take care of it. A child probably isn’t as impacted by these thoughts because they’re often much more impulsive and don’t have as much fear about how people will view them for their actions.

Doesn’t Do Something Big
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-06-18-superhero_x.htmhttp://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=anne_frank

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=Bethany_SJH_

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-08-28-space-girl-grissom_x.htm?csp=34

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=M_sanberg
http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=mattieStepanek

Sometimes it’s the small things that inspire us, and those are the things that make a difference in our lives. Child heroes can inspire people to do the right thing or to keep fighting, many kids battling a terminal condition can inspire people to keep living and never to give up, since these kids often have a positive outlook despite their situation. In many cases it might not even be the child who is the hero, but the child who causes their community to come together and do something good for another group or person. These children are just as much heroes as any other person in my belief because they still do something amazing that takes a courage that many people today don’t have. Even though their actions may not be world changing they’re actions still are out of the ordinary and are inspiring.

Innocence

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnlyinAmerica/story?id=990980&page=1&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071205/METRO/712050396
http://www.volvo4lifeawards.com/cgi-bin/iowa/english/heros/hero2004/8281.html

http://www.myhero.com/myhero/hero.asp?hero=RYAN_HRELJAC

I think innocence may be one of the biggest parts of being a child hero, because while there are a lot of kids who have lived difficult lives and gone through things to mature them too quickly many haven’t. Most of the time innocence is not regarded as a good thing since it may not give you the same wisdom as an older person and may make you inclined to make more mistakes. But I think with these kids their innocence is what gives them the ability to look at life so positively or make them feel other people’s pain and want to do something about it. For example, older humans have often felt great pain themselves and even though they can imagine what the people are going through they still think of their own pain. A child who has not experienced that pain can only imagine how awful it must be, and wonder why all people can’t live a happy life like they do.

Conclusion
In today’s world there is pain and hurt everywhere, children watch, hear, and sometimes even live it. Many of us look around and believe there is nothing we can do to help, limiting ourselves because we don’t believe we’re strong enough. But some of us-The young, the innocent, the brave are not limited by this belief, instead are encouraged to step away from it. To give helping out a try before deciding it’s impossible. Some are inspired by personal tragedies; spur of the moment things, or even from the need to stop suffering of others. Many of the kids who do become heroes in their own rights will never be recognized by the world as a hero, but have earned it simply by being willing to do something others can’t or won’t do.