Louie Zamperini was an amazing war hero and olympian(he was in the olympics). In his childhood Louie was a troubled child but he could run. His brother got him to join the track team. Later he got into the olympics and traveled to different countries and eventually he joined the military. In Unbroken, by laura hillenbrand, the main character Louie zamperini shows immense determination and he also is very rebellious.…
Louie Zamperini grew up as a troublemaker. He would steal food, and dreaming of running away from home. His older brother Pete was the one who turned his love from running from trouble into running in track. His brother helped him find his passion and love for running. In high school Louie broke all of the running records and he went to the Germany Olympics for running.…
Unbroken is about Louie Zamperini, an olympian who has to join to join the army and fight in world war 2. Louie later gets captured by the Japanese and gets abused in the POW camps for two and a half years. This book is broken into five parts and the part one is about Louie early childhood. “At five, he started smoking, picking up cigarette butts while walking to kindergarten.” Louie childhood was rough, he was know for making trouble and always getting in fights with his bullies. Louie was the middle child and his mother loved Louie’s older brother Pete so this fueled Louie’s anger even more. Louie always got compared to Pete and Louie hated that. “Pete had big plans for Louie.” Pete saw the potential in Louie, he was the first one to believe…
Heroic action involves being engaged in an activity voluntarily, taking risks, and conducting in service to one or more people. However, in the article, ¨Lucky Louie Zamperini” by Martin Jacobs, most of the activity by Louie did not display him as a hero based on the mentioned definition of heroic action. The basis behind this is due to the instances of escaping death, rather than saving one’s life. Nevertheless, the article does signify heroism towards Louie after informing the reader about Zamperini’s involvement in inspiring people. An example of this is in quote, “Today, Zamperini travels the world as an inspirational speaker.”…
Going from an olympic athlete to being injured, having to retrain, and not being able to accomplish a goal? As a child Louis Zamperini was a troublemaker. Louie’s brother, Pete, introduced him to running, he qualified to compete in the olympics but he had to go into training for flight school. The crew Louie was with went on a search for a missing plane, and got stranded out on the ocean. After being stranded out in the ocean and tortured in Japan POW camps, Louie returned home as a heavy drinker. His wife eventually got Louie help through the church. Throughout Laura Hillenbrand’s book, Unbroken, the two traits that are the most defining for Louie are sturdy and forgiving.…
People read and watch things about heroes all the time because in the deepest reaches of their mind they aspire to be among their ranks. The problem with the average person’s desire to be a hero is that they don’t truly know what a hero is. A hero is able to bounce back from a defeat that would stop any normal man in their tracks, they are inspirational, they gain followers and believers just by doing what they think is right, and they don’t have to be strong, but have to be able to take mental punishment like no other.…
Louie Zamperini was an Italian troublemaker while growing up, Louie moved to Torrance California as a young boy. He had an older brother, Pete, and two younger sisters. Louie had a mother, Louise and a father, Anthony. Louie was troubled as a kid growing up, he would steal from stores and run vigorously to get away, he would get in fights and make trouble at school up until his freshman year of high school. Louie was always envious of his older brother Pete, and looked up to him because Pete had always been a genuine, kind soul and did good in school: was kind to his family got good grades and helped in every way he possibly could.…
“One moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory”(Louis Zamperini as qtd. in goodreads). Many people will read Unbroken and see a story of a man who survived by power or knowledge which may be true, however, his survival is most likely because of the lessons he learned in his earlier life. Louis Zamperini was an intelligent and powerful man. The reason he was like that was because of his time living before his heroic incidents. Louis learned to be more compatible from his brother. He became physically fit after joining the track team to convert his energy for stealing, drinking, and partying into positive things. He gained great character traits from when his brother changed his whole persona and saving him from a down spiralling life of failure. Louis overcame fear by joining the military and finally flying in a plane, his lifelong fear. All of these helped him survive during his time of need.…
What is a hero?A hero is someone who can save someone else’s life or teach them things that can change their life. Three people that inspire me or made me want to make a difference in the world are Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr. , and Rosa Parks. They are my heros because they done things that they believe in and that they thought were fair because they wanted to make sure everyone had rights to do whatever they want whenever they wanted to do it. I believe that everyone has a voice in the world and if u believe in something u should do it no matter what the risks are.…
A hero is a person who is admired for his or her qualities or achievements. Heroes are brave and influential figures who perform selfless deeds to help others. These role models give everything and expect nothing in return. An extraordinary hero named Steven Spielberg is an important individual who has left a positive effect on the world.…
There is a saying, “Things happen for a reason”. This is true for Louie Zamperini, a boy who often got into mischief as a child but was given the opportunity to show his talents. His brother Pete noticed a talent in Louie and decided to guide him into becoming a runner. His brother’s guidance helped Louie stay out of trouble. Louie discovered his gift of running after he started winning races and achieved awards. Louie was an amazing runner and became an Olympian in Berlin. Louie was in High School when he received the opportunity to run the Olympian race. Throughout his life journey, Louie continued to discover surprising things about himself and others. Unfortunately, Louie’s life did not continue to be glorious for long. Louie joined ended his career in running to join the military. While in the service, Louie and his crew were out on search trying to rescue a fallen plane and as they flew over the Pacific Ocean their plane crashed. Louie, Phil, and Mac were the only plane crash survivors. They spent many days in the water without any…
All in all, heroes have been a huge impact on the world ever since the human existence, it differs from each person thus different characteristics can be described for a person to be a…
A hero in the modern age can be described as many different things or people. They are courageous people who have done something selfless. Although, a hero now can be described as someone people idolize that are not always a hero, but a celebrity. Celebrities are often idolized in our modern days because of their fame, riches, and beauty-many people wish to be them. There are the good heroes in our modern era, though they're the war heroes and people who do something that doesn’t only benefit themselves. In our modern days a hero can be anyone from a parent or teacher to a celebrity or a war hero.…
What is a hero? Many people have different definitions of what a hero can be for example Beowulf. In the story Beowulf, Beowulf the hero is described as a great fighter and a man of tremendous strength. In my opinion a hero is not what the story describes a hero as. my definition of a hero is a good person who does something nice or saves somebody. A hero can also be someone you look up too. The Hollywood's definition of a hero is way different than my definition of a hero their definition of a hero is somebody who saves lives, has supernatural powers and are always protagonist in the stories. Some traits a hero has to make him a hero are they are nice, brave, have powers, caring and are patient. My definition and Hollywood's definition of…
A hero can be real or fictional but either way a hero goes through the same stages and has choices to make to help others at whatever cost. Someone may not seem like they could be a hero but by doing what they can, could help make a huge difference in someone’s life. Being a hero is not always what movies and comic books make it out to be; a hero can be a regular person being generous. Making the right choices and decisions is what helps shape a person to be a hero; they don’t become one just for the fame.…