feeling you can get. John Wooden can exemplify what should be done very well‚ “Athletes should be good role models‚ but not heroes. A role model is someone those who love you would want you to be like. A hero is just someone the general public holds up to acclaim. They are often different people.” (260) An athlete is more than the hero of the homecoming game. Win or lose they can be a role model to the little kid in the stands that just earned to throw that ball. The way we treat athletics needs to
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I’m eleven years old‚ sitting in my room‚ reading a book and entering a scary world in the future. I meet a girl‚ Katniss Everdeen. From that moment‚ I knew she was my hero. To most people a hero is a person who fights villains‚ saves the day‚ and gets to ride off into the sunset. I disagree‚ I believe a hero is someone willing to put others before themselves‚ brave enough to do something even when they are scared‚ and lastly someone who stands up for what they believe in. Like Katniss Everdeen
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To be a great role model you must have courage and strength to believe in yourself and inspire those qualities in others. Jesse had the courage to got Berlin Olympics to show the world he was the best track star of his era. He believed in himself and had the strength to fulfill his dream. I believe if I work I can reach my dreams as well. As time went on the governor appointed Jesse to be the United States goodwill
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I can’t deny it any longer. Lady Gaga is‚ against all odds‚ a role model for girls. Lady Gaga takes herself very (very) seriously. When I first listened to interviews of her‚ I was put off by her nasally monotone and unchanging expression. She does not giggle or smile. In short‚ she does not make the interviewer’s job easy. Once I overcame my discomfort‚ I could appreciate what she was saying. In a world where girls speak every statement as a question‚ second guess themselves in class and
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There are an abundant amount of African Americans that have influence my life. However there is one person that I can say has truly inspire me to be the person I am today. That person would be Destinee Hooker‚ an Olympian‚ professional volleyball player but most of all a person I chose as my role model. She has made a influential impact on my life and inspire me because I learned how to play volleyball by watching her and she taught me how to be a team player. Playing sports has always been something
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A role model is somebody you look up to‚ somebody who has not only influenced you but also inspires you. Dancers all over the world look up people like Misty Copeland. Misty Copeland has an amazing story‚ from starting ballet to making a name for herself. Growing up for Misty wasn’t the easiest‚ her life has never been in one place‚ it was all over. When she was thirteen and started ballet‚ she quickly surpassed all of the other ballerinas‚ who have been dancing for years. She made it big when she
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Who would have thought a girl from the small state of New Jersey would become a role model for soccer players worldwide? Carli Lloyd was born on July 16‚ 1982‚ and lived her childhood in Delran‚ New Jersey. She started soccer at age five with support from her dad‚ mom‚ brother and sister. Carli always found ways she could practice her soccer skills on her own time. As she once said‚ “My family lives in a modest neighborhood in a Colonies that it’s on the corner of Black Baron Drive and Parry Road
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School of Performing and Visual Arts. She also attended Alief Elsik high school. Beyonce’ is stunning “eye candy” and a great singer‚ actress‚ and a role model. She has a salary of 80 million dollars. Her net worth is 300 million dollars. She’s had additional training in body‚ vocal‚ dance‚ and corset. Beyonce’ has been a very positive role model to people of the u.s and out of country as well. She has done plenty of charity work in the past and till this day. The greatest contribution she has made
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz‚ Duddy is persistently trying to learn more about himself. Each character that appears in Duddy’s life has a purpose to teach him a new lesson. Jerry Dingleman‚ Simcha‚ and Yvette portray the individuality of a role model‚ but Duddy does not handle their support in an attentive manner. Jerry Dingleman (The Boy Wonder) is Duddy’s idol because he teaches him about competition‚ and wants the success he achieves. The suggestion of competition makes Duddy work and
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How 2 be a good role model What does it take to be a good role model? Well here are the things that it takes. The most important characteristics you need are confidence‚ responsibility and determination. Without these things it is nearly impossible to be a good role model. Here are some good things you can do to improve yourself to be a role model that everyone likes! One of the things a good role model has is confidence. He/she always believes in things that they do. They also
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