Can someone let me know if i answer this so the question is what makes a hero? write down the names of two or three people, real or fictional, whom you consider heroic. then take a few minutes to list character traits that you think a hero of any time and place should have. what makes a hero to me is someone who is fair, loyal and stands up for what is right ad also others in need. two heroes to me were martin luther king jr. and rosa parks. i think them as heroic because they both stood up for their rights as u. s citizens and every other african american citizen.

answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.