According to thehindu.com, it was defined that "true heroism" is:
A trusted friend and mentor described the concept of heroism<span>, not as an instinctive demonstration of bravery, but as an unselfish act performed even when aware of danger to self, through surmounting the fear by acting with courage.
</span>I hope my answer has come to your help. God bless and have a nice day ahead!
Answer:
banishment is a worse punishment then death
The best answer here is choice B. We can determine this because of the tense used throughout the passage itself. Bearing this in mind, choice B matches the tense perfectly.
Choice A does not work at all because the verb "am" makes no sense in the context of the sentence. The same is true for choice C. The passage is not in present tense, so it cannot be this choice. Choice D could make sense, except that this is in the future tense versus the past tense.