..."A hero is a man who does what he can" - Romain Rolland Have you wondered what a true hero is like? When people say hero, they usually think of cartoon characters like Superman, Spiderman, or Wonder woman. A hero can wear anything and they can be as simple as we are. Everyone can be a hero, not necessarily save lives but we can be heroes on our own way. But did you know that heroes are hard to find? I found my hero and she is a teacher. A hero is someone who cares for my well-being. In life, people may come in go, some will be remembered and some are forgotten. One thing is for sure, I’ll never the person who is known to me as my second parent. My teacher my hero is Ma’am Evelyn B. Plaza, my Second year High School teacher. I am very proud to describe my favorite teacher to all of you and will share what I have learned from her because she is my teacher and my hero. She has the most beautiful personality I ever encountered. I am proud to say that she is beautiful inside and out. She has two small brown sympathetic eyes that showing his tender loving care to us, a pointed nose, and a red rosy lip. She has a short black shiny hair and brown Filipina complexion. My teacher is a very good example in her young age. She is supportive and very sincere. She is very nice and fun to be with. Sometimes she is like my mom because she is someone who can understand me. She is like a star in the night guiding my way not to be lost and became a better person. She always teaches...
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...“My Teacher, My Hero” "No one saves us but we ourselves-no one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path, teachers merely show the way." Gone were the days when we spent our late nights indulging in comic books featuring our generation’s greatest heroes, sneaking past our bedtime to read Superman’s latest issue under the sheets while holding a flashlight, running around the house with our fists in the air and a cape zooming through our backs. Nowadays, all we have our noses stuck on are the not-so-thrilling sagas of Captain Algebra on Planet Geometry, Fantastic Physics and Heinous History, much to our dismay. I never looked forward to closing in on my childhood and waking up to Algebra class in my first year of high school, nor did I find excitement in the then 25-year old Mr. Ongleo who came to class everyday to blab about my least-liked subject ever. He was a new teacher at the Caloocan City Science High School, and being a former disciplinarian in my best friend’s school at St. Mary’s Academy, he daily greeted us with Spartan orders. “Stand straight! Chin up! Hands on the side!” When the door opens to give way for him we had to be in this position already—mouths zipped and bodies stiff as a board. On some accounts he’d add “Be proud of yourself.”, and that would somehow make the corners of our lips slightly curl upward. He’d then check our room’s sanitation, and make remarks concerning it. He hated noise and dirt, and was highly irritated by even tiny pieces of...
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...When we were young, we all had some kind of hero. Some of the heroes as a kid consisted of ones like Batman, Robin Hood, Hulk, and Superman. All of these characters did heroic actions that made kids love them, or even idolize them, but as we grow older heroes change. Growing up, I never thought about who my hero was until I was in high school and realized that she had always been right beside me. My hero is Shannon Clover; my elementary enemy, middle school best friend, and life-time hero. Shannon is my hero because she is able to overcome tremendous obstacles, go after her dreams, and is hard working. Overcoming obstacles is something that everyone will have in their life, but the way you overcome it can be something amazing. When Shannon...
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...A hero to me is one of not the most startling qualities, but one of qualities that can be a person or their surroundings better. Most people look up to those of the most mesmerizing or eye grasping backgrounds. But, are those people really making change. See, my whole idea of me truly looking up to someone to call them my Hero is for them to show me that wholeheartedly desire to be that person, to be the change they want to see in the world, to be that difference maker. Although in some ways Hero must come from the noble background or birth and have a epic story to tell. The simplistic definition of a hero is one of noble qualities, and that is all I take from a Hero. To be a Hero you must take from what you have not done, not what you have come from. What you do in the moment as a good person will...
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...My Hero is my old nabor Paul. He would fight no matter what, and he will stand up for what's right. Paul is my hero because he fought in the vietnam war, he didn’t get injured but i’m pretty sure it made him a little crazy in the head. He is very goofy just like me. That’s why we get along so well, we are just a like. I call him Paul the biker dude and he calls me his blonde haired brat. In the summer before 7th grade I had a car wash for cheer. I didn’t really know my cheer team that well cause it was our first year cheering for the school. But Paul showed up on his Harley and said, “ Girls I want this bike Squeaky clean “ The other girls were so scared of him so we worked on that bike for at least 30 minutes when we were done he gave us...
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...selfless. Every person has their own hero. However heroes are meaningful in different ways. For example, some may say Superman is a hero. He always seems to swoop in at the right moment and save the day. Others believe pizza delivery guys are heroes. They drive to you so you don’t have to get up and get your pizza yourself. Whoever your hero is, they are your hero because they mean something to you, even though they may mean nothing to someone else. To me, my hero doesn’t have super-human strength, or hypersonic speed. My hero is someone quite ordinary, someone you might see on an everyday basis. She may seem like an average working person, but she is so much more to me. It’s in the little things she does like getting up everyday to go to work even though she knows she has to fight the same make-up-battle with the same three girls, knowing she has to face those horrible seventh grade boys, knowing she has to deal with the kids who give her absolutely no respect, knowing she has to put up with pesky eighth grade know-it-alls, and yes, even me....
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...Heros nowadays are about power and knowlegde. You see iron man, captian america, the hulk, ect. Have you ever thought that the true hero might be right in front of you? Well, I have two people that are my heros. My dad and I are practicaly the same person. We have the same intrest and think similar. I used to go to the ranch, with my dad, and we would hang out with the cousins and uncles. My cousin Jorge had a horse named” La Parka” and I loved that horse. At first I would only look from afar, but after a while Jorge told me if I would like to help. Me being curious I agreed and he taught me how to clean the stable, how to ride the horse, and the other aspects of taking care of a horse. I learned to love the ranch and wanted to go everyday....
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...My Hero & Our Values When I was assigned this assignment of picking who my hero is I had trouble with thinking of who I saw as my hero. At first no one came to mind. I couldn’t think of anyone that had similar values to mine, but then as I kept thinking I found myself writing value that were similar to Jazmin Gonzalez. She is a Gymshark model and a fitness blogger. Her values are being motivated, fitness, courage, and positivity. I seek to meet those goals by really believing in myself and knowing that I can make myself more open and a better person. My values consist of; trustworthiness, strong-minded, passionate, and thoughtful. The values that we both have in common are, strong-minded and motivated. Those two are both very similar and being strong-minded means you are set to what you what to do and that is what motivation is like. Courage and passion are something we both share, you kinda need both and she uses them when making videos and putting herself out online....
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...Bernie My Hero It takes a special kind of courage to be a moral leader- to hold true to your convictions and not bend with popular opinion. A profile in political courage and integrity, Bernie Sanders is a patriot who has been fighting for economic and social justice all his life. A man who is not only willing but eager to take on Wall Street and the media elites. Moral leadership is rare, a few examples in history: Jesus, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther King Jr. Bernie’s cause income inequality, will live on because it is propelled not by “special interests,” but by its moral rightness. Over the past fifty years, Bernie has had a distinguished career as a social justice activist, and an elected official. He has been a Mayor, Congressmen,...
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...The military as a whole is my hero. This is because i don't think we should just recognize one person. The military does so much for us to insure our safety. They protect us from harm and make us feel free from any harm that can be done to us. We can walk outside and go somewhere and feel safe from any force that can hurt us like another country.The military also studies medicines which helps us be healthy. The military is really good at protecting the country from harm.They can stop other countries from harming us.This helps keep us safe from other countries.The military works on planes and other weapons to insure that they have the best possible weapons incase anyone tries to cause us harm. America spends a lot of money towards our military...
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...My personal Michigan hero is my older sister, Gracie Ann. To begin with, she’s my hero because whenever I’m stuck on something she will always be there to help me. Also Gracie takes time out of her busy schedule to give me piano lessons. Lastly, she cares for me a lot. These are some of the reasons she’s my hero. To begin with, why Gracie is my hero is because whenever I’m stuck on something she’s always there to help me. For example, if get stuck on homework she will put everything down that she’s doing and help me. Another example is if I have any trouble making my bed, she will stop making hers to come and help me. These are two examples of how she helps me. Also she’s my hero because she takes time out of her busy schedule to give me piano...
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...The film My Darling Clementine displays Wyatt Earp as an individual who understand he has responsibilities, but also puts on a tough exterior. The film also gives insight to Earp's emotions, showing him having faults and thus presenting the viewer with a realistic and humanistic view of the character. Earp, the legendary rogue, is perhaps a wash of the real man, as there was an inclination that perhaps My Darling Clementine is actually a romanization by Ford of the west. The struggle of founding a new civilization, leaving it all behind and living a rogue lifestyle hardly is shown by Earp, though I believe his loss in the movie, primarily his brother and Doc, do demonstrate he is a tragic hero, as opposed to a more cookie-cutter hero. Wyatt...
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...Name Professor Title Date My hero It’s rather usual relatively chilly autumn day in London and to the world a major event has caught the attention of viewers across the world. Pictures of two dark skinned men wielding a machete, a revolver and a cleaver and a Caucasian male lying prostate. A red sedan is also parked next to the three men. There is nothing unusual in having three men near a busy road in London, however, what could have transpired to bring about the circulation of the pictures of the three men? Dressed in a black hoodie, Jake (not his real name) was jogging back to the military barracks just outside London he is wiping goblets of sweat on his brow as he sighs to the accomplishment of completing his usual 5 mile morning run. He seems lost in his own world maybe thinking of his young newly-wed wife who must mean much in his life especially at this stage of marriage. Suddenly a screech of car tires and a loud bang brings an end to this serene atmosphere. Jake has now been flung onto the sidewalk by a red sedan and is now writhing in pain after being hit on his back and flung probably three metres from where he was initially standing. The resilience of a soldier in him urges him to rise up and overcome his injuries. He is now crawling on his belly trying to sit up and lean on a wall bordering the sidewalk. The car doors bang and two dark skinned men emerge. They seem relatively young probably in their 20s,heavily built and standing at about 5’10 tall. They...
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...My Hero Almanda Larkin ENG121 MICHAEL SLOTEMAKER APRIL 11, 2015 MY HERO Hero’s come in different forms and occasions. Someone who has helped you learn new meanings of life, and what living is all about. My hero is my cousin KJ, he showed up at a what I thought would be the worst time of my life. But what I did not know was that his presence was just what I needed and he taught me to appreciate all things in my life. I remember this day like it was yesterday, as my body on that cold winter day in December was numb. My mind was also full of confusion and distraught. Around noon my mother got a call from my aunt, stating that my grandmother had just passed away from her battle of cancer. My grandmother had fought her battle for 3 years and during Thanksgiving dinner, a month before she passed, she had let us all knows that she would not be with us for Christmas. We all played it off and told her to quit talking nonsense and foolishness. But little did we know that she was tired of her fight and was ready to go home to live with the Lord. I often ask myself “how did she know that?” I was only 16 at the time and had no knowledge of what cancer was. If I had did some research at the time I would have known that in the final stages of cancer most patients experience fatigue, loss of appetite, confusion, sickness, and lots of pain. http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping-with-cancer/dying/decisions/managing/managing-your-symptoms During...
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...He was my cousin; my older brother; my hero- a writer; an actor;an athlete. To his family, he was a son, a brother and a nephew and to his friends, he was the closest friend of all. To me, he was simply “who I wanted to be when I grew up.” I still remember him putting me, a four year old, on his shoulders and carrying me around our house for hours. I remember our trips to the zoo and to the puppet festival in Lahore every summer. When I was a little older, he would talk to me about the importance of honesty and integrity. He talked of his mother, a single parent, struggling to keep both her children in school anddrew on her life experiences to instill in me the importance of both empathy and perseverance. His death came as a shock to us all. He was seventeen and full of life – optimistic and giving. The very hospital where he had volunteered every weekend for two years was the hospital he died in. Negligence at the hands of doctors and staff whowere supposed to do everything possible to save his life in fact cost him his - and changed mine forever. While the rest of the family accepted his death as the will of God, I struggled to accept this loss as a misfortune and started questioning the society we lived in and the basic systems (or lack thereof) we had in place to protect us from such injustices. It was not long before realization set in that we live in a country where poverty is rampant, custom is unconditionally law, and one’s own position in life, whether ideal or intolerable...
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