What is a hero? A hero is someone who does a service to their community even when they are staring death in the eye. A hero is someone who, even in the face of adversity, does not give up willingly. A hero can range from the policeman who keeps the streets safe, to the preserver of peace and prosperity, to the political leader who helps ensure the endowment of democracy for our country and its posterity. Of all these types of heroes, I tend to believe that heroes who preserve both peace and prosperity while helping to end a deficiency of the human race such as racism are most inspiring, which is why, for my hero, I chose Mohondas Karachamand Gandhi who is better known as Mahatma (good soul) Gandhi. Mahatma Gandhi helped uproot the tree of racism and even after being arrested several times, through thick and thin, he did not give up until his work was sufficiently completed. Mahatma Gandhi may have been a lawyer, a humanitarian, a civil rights activist, a legal advisor and a nationalist leader, but he was above all a hero. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat, to a highly respected family. . His father was the chief minister of Porbandar. A few years after Mahatma Gandhi was born, his father died leaving Gandhi depressed. After a few years, he slowly moved forward with his life and in the year 1888, he sailed to England so that he could obtain his law degree from the Inner Temple, one of the four law schools in England. He was called to the Bar in 1891 and even joined the High Court in London, but later that year he returned to India. In India, after a year of unsuccessful law practice, he decided to accept an offer from an Indian businessman, Dada Abdulla, in which Gandhi would travel... middle of paper... for his plans. to liberate India. In 1942 Gandhi made a final call for independence asking in an eloquent speech for every Indian to give their lives there if necessary to earn India's freedom from Britain. In response, Britain arrested both Gandhi and almost the entire Congress and kept them locked up until the war's conclusion. India soon became a separate country and Gandhi was freed. Gandhi is considered a hero because, even after being unjustly arrested several times, he persevered and made a difference. Gandhi is considered a hero not only because he helped eradicate racism, cared for all social classes and because he persevered through good times and bad, but above all because he changed the world forever. Without Gandhi and his techniques, the world would be full of discrimination and racism. If there is one word to describe Gandhi, it is heroic