"Just what is a hero?" said my teacher once.
I answered, "A hero is someone who saves other people."
Suddenly, he smacked me with a book and said, "Wrong."
Everyone in the class laughed.
Another student then asked, "Then, teacher, just what is a hero?"
He smiled softly, spoke with pride, and proclaimed, "Heroes are..."
But then the bell rang, and class was already over.
He still never tol...