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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Have you ever been asked who your hero is? What does your hero mean to you? My hero is my Grandpa‚ his name is Estill Watts‚ but everyone calls him JR. He is my hero because he is so family oriented‚ He’s taught me so many life lessons‚ and even when he had a life challenge his reactions inspired me. JR. is so family oriented he’s done ample things like hosting family gatherings during Easter‚ Christmas‚ and Forth Of July..JR. is always involved in family‚ hanging out with family for instance‚ going
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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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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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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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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 personal hero‚ my Grandpa‚ is there for me through thick and thin. From helping me fix the lawnmower‚ to showing how to nail and screw boards together when I was 3. To tell you more about him at age 17 he got drafted into the army where he served for 2 years as a hard working soldier in Vietnam. Then at age 19 he bought 5 acres of his mom and dad and started to work at Chrysler. Over the years he meet and married my grandma and started a small farm for his kids. At Chrysler‚ he worked on the
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Section: AE4AA Submitted to: Mrs. Elsa Laquindanum Technical Writing “My Great Teacher also My Hero” Objective/Purpose: To inspire and encourage many of us‚ also cheers us up to “Keep Looking Forward”. Description of Lesson: A teacher (also called a schoolteacher) is a person who provides education for students. I decided to start my compilation with something meaningful‚ I entitled it “My Great Teacher also My Hero”. A simple tribute to her and to them‚ to our beloved teachers who shows us
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My Michigan Hero Have you ever had somebody in your life that has been there for everything? Well I have and it is my Aunt Chris. She has taken care of me when my parents were sick or even when I was sick. That is why my Aunt Chris is my Michigan Hero. My aunt doesn’t just help her family she is also the children ministry director at Mason County Reformed Church. Every week she works really hard to make sure that every class has a great lesson to teach the kids about God. Even when you get to
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eyes in the movies. The real kinds of heros are the ones that make you view the world differently. My grandmother grew up in a very strict home. She has 2 sisters‚ a mother and a father. Even though‚She got married at a very young age‚ she was happy. During her marriage‚ her husband had some problems with drinking. Slowly‚ her marriage went downhill. I’m not going to get into much detail‚ as that’s not my story to tell. My grandmother Susan Wallace‚ is my hero becuase she learned to forgive who hurt
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