1 Samuel 17 Achilles A Hero

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Class, what is a hero and how do we define what it looks like, does he have to be a certain height and weight? Or simply have to be in the right place at the right time. According to the dictionary a hero is a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. David in 1 Samuel 17, exemplify this to me, he was a true hero in the story it was not his intent to go to the Valley of Elah, to fight the Philistine, it was not until he was told to bring supplies to his brother by his father that he was able to be at the battle (1 Samuel 17:17) and well you know the rest of the story he become a hero by doing what no other man was capable of doing slaying Goliath. When I look at Achilles he is recognize as hero
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