1. Four intellectual disabilities exhibited by Beth in the book Riding the Bus With My Sister‚ by Rachel Simon‚ are attention‚ abstract thinking‚ language and social communication. According to the informational power-points provided on Intellectual Disability‚ attention is defined as: short attention span‚ stimulus over-selectivity‚ orienting to a task‚ selective attention and sustaining attention to a task. Social communication is defined as: inferring motives and easily being manipulated. Abstract
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Yogi berra is my hero because he is charitable‚ was in the navy‚ and is a great baseball player. I chose Yogi berra as my hero. He started and helped many charities because of his kind and loving character. He was also in the navy when he was 19 age (the youngest you could join). Lastly I think yogi berra is a hero because he played and hit so many hotels. Yogi berra is a great‚ warm loving person. He was an Italian immigrant who lived separate from the other kids. He joined the navy navy at age
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My Hero “There are two types of people in this world. Those who say that something needs to be done‚ and those who say they will do something” (qtd. in “Meet Our Founder”). Marc is a hero to many because of his ability to encourage youth to cherish what is most important to them‚ but Marc is my hero because he has inspired many individuals‚ has beaten an almost indomitable drug addiction‚ and he has founded the nonprofit organization called Happiest Person on the Planet in 2007. Marc has inspired
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The amazing person I’ve chosen to be my hero is David Suzki. Heroes can come in all shapes and sizes but‚ what truly does make a hero? It’s an easy‚ but difficult question to answer. To me a hero is someone who helps others. A hero doesn’t need to be a god‚ superhero‚ president or belong to mythological tales to reach the criteria of a "hero". Anyone who helps someone else is a hero. It’s beyond simple. Just by doing that one thing‚ that person is a hero. I’ve chosen this amazing human who’s
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because of the characters mainly Odysseus‚ before I learned what an epic hero was I already knew that Odysseus was one.On his journey throughout this book he was courageous‚ wise‚ intelligent‚ loyal and many more. He is also a father and a husband‚ he showed so much loyalty to them by never giving up on them and never betraying them. I know loyalty is not one of the qualities to be an epic hero but to me it is. Odysseus is a hero in many ways whether it’s an epic one or a spiritual one he will always
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My Michigan Hero A hero according to dictionary.com is a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deed sand noble qualities. These things basically describe my grandpa. My grandpa’s name is Frank Giesen and he has a wife named Harriet Giesen and they have 7 kids and 21 grand kids. He is a Korean War veteran but he didn’t fight‚ he was an interpreter. I picked my grandpa as my inspiration not only because I love him‚ because of his strength on the inside and the outside. My
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My hero is Jonas Edward Salk. He was born on October 28‚ 1914. One of Jonas Salk’s famous quotes is “I have had dreams and I have had nightmares‚ but I have conquered my nightmares because of my dreams.” Jonas Salk was a hero to the american public. Yet before Jonas Salk became an american hero he was a regular child like us. Growing up in the 1900’s‚Jonas Salk witnessed first hand the ravages of polio.Jonas Salk has two brothers‚Herman Salk and Lee Salk.Jonas Salk decided that he would like to
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A hero can be anyone from a mom or dad‚ aunt or uncle‚ grandma or grandpa‚ super heroes‚famous stars‚ and athletes. My hero is somebody who isn’t as famous as I suggest she should be‚ but she is working her way up. My hero is a writer of fictional novels that are possible today. In that I mean that my hero writes stories that aren’t real‚ but they can happen everyday. Her style in writing is a point of view from the main character telling each other’s side. She gives fantastic description on the
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Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela‚ a true hero in this controversial world or just another politician? Was his 27 years of imprisonment for standing up against his nations government‚ which did not support human rights‚ equality and world poverty‚ something the country of Africa should be proud about? As disappointing as it might seem‚ the answer is a straight and simple‚ no. Nelson Mandela‚ my hero‚ the man that everyone knows‚ that conquered black domination in Africa‚ that healed his countries
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MY HERO- BETTY FORD Everyone has someone they look up to and that they can call a hero. This person doesn’t always have to be a famous person. It can also be a family member like your mom or dad. Not everyone looks at these people as heroes they look up to them because they have personality traits that they admire. My hero is Betty Ford. She is not only a woman that battled through a lot of things and overcame them‚ but she also raised awareness for these causes after. She is a very strong independent
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