He was amiable entertaining and loved to try out new things. Once when he was trying to cook a turkey with an electric shock and accidentally shocked himself he said‚ “I meant to cook a turkey but instead I cooked a goose.” Benjamin was the model American citizen; he used his gift of persuasion to benefit his community and nation. A nation In 1706 the people of Boston were still naming the streets of their town luckily Milk
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saved. The word hero is passed around too much these days. A hero is not a football player that scores the game-winning touchdown or the goaltender who saves his team from a loss. A hero is usually an ordinary person that did extraordinary things. A true hero is really never a hero at all; at least not in their own mind. However‚ there are various cases today in which we see the exact opposites of these characters‚ the anti-heroes. The anti-hero is one who cannot be classified as a hero‚ for that said
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Is Odysseus‚ the man that survived 20 years away from home and at sea‚ battling many monsters along the way‚ a hero? Is the man that displeased some gods‚ and killed others‚ a hero? According to the Greeks‚ he certainly is. According to the Highly Gifted Magnet‚ probably not. While to the Greeks he possessed all of the heroic qualities‚ such as cunningness‚ loyalty‚ hospitality and physical strength‚ to the Highly Gifted Magnet community‚ he meets all most all of our standards‚ which include intelligence
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yet the answer varies‚ is what is a ‘True American Hero?’ Everyone has a different opinion on what a ‘True American Hero’ is. Personally‚ I believe that a ‘True American Hero’ is a person who would lay down their life for someone or people who they have never met; a person who has shown incredible courage even when they were scared to death. An American Hero is someone who has made a impact on our country. A person that I believe is a ‘True American Hero’ is Chris Kyle. Chris Kyle is known for being
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Jose Rizal – a name not so uncommon to many Filipinos. Perhaps because of him being the National Hero or because of his great and famous teachings taught to each and every Filipino child. Since the imposition of the compulsory Rizal courses‚ Rizal has been a part of every Filipino student’s learning journey – inspiring lives‚ guiding people. However‚ despite these remarkable works and valiant acts he had demonstrated as well as those teachings he had left for us to ponder upon‚ there are still some
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Did he know he was defining Superpowers? Probably not‚ at least not in the since we’re looking at them here today. That doesn’t change the fact that he did. The entire Kennedy clan exemplifies what true American heroes can look like and accomplish when they act on their words. Robert Kennedy served as the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and as a United States senator from New York from 1965 to 1968. He was a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Virginia School
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Hero A hero to me is someone who has courage‚ bravery or the ability to do something out of the ordinary to help another person and expect nothing in return. A hero has many definitions that show examples like comic book super heroes to your local police officers but in reality any normal person can be a hero in someone’s eyes. You see heroes everywhere but sometimes you just never pay attention to what’s going on. For example you can be walking downtown and pass by an alley where someone
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Rafael Cordero Mr. Hull U.S History 21 January 2015 Is Edward Snowden a Traitorous Coward? or an American Hero? Edward Snowden has become one of the most popular whistleblowers in modern days. He did a great favor to the world by revealing many of the secrets that the U.S was keeping from the public. However the done deed may have gone too far because the toll it took on the United States was bigger than most imagined. Snowden was a simple employee at the NSA before his infamy overcame his position
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A hero is a person that saves people from dangerous times. A hero is a person that saves lives. One day I would like to be called a hero. Heroes are created by events around them. Most people have a person that they call their hero. I sure do have one. Most people say their heroes are they moms or dads. Most kids call their favorite super hero their hero. If all you want is fame it doesn’t matter what you do‚ you shouldn’t be called a hero. Heroic things happens around us all day‚ every day
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example of a great everyday hero is African-American Rosa Parks. Rosa Parks did not have an easy life. She was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Her mother‚ Leona‚ was a teacher‚ and her father‚ James‚ was a carpenter. She had one younger brother‚ Sylvester (“Biography…”). For African-Americans‚ this was not an easy time in American history‚ particularly in the South. The South at that time was a “…place so segregated that African Americans could not eat‚ study‚ worship
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