My Michigan Hero Jennifer Myles is my hero. She went to school and graduated from high school. She helps me understand a lot of things and she helps me work through situations; She also gives me ideas on how to deal with my problems. She helps people that needs the help so they can do better at home, with teachers, friends, and classmates. My hero is Jennifer Myles, my counselor.…
When I was little, I thought the only heroes were the ones in comic books. The ones who ran around with a cape swishing in the wind, but as I grew older, I figured out that heroes are average Joes that do extraordinary things. Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, different types of ethnicities, and all different backgrounds. They all have different stories. Some heroes fight for our country.…
Famous actor, Christopher Reeve said, “A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” Many people have things in their life that they deal with on a day to day basis. Some of the people have been through so much yet they still somehow find the strength to overcome the pain and affliction caused by the many events in their life. My grandpa was a hero due to all of the obstacles and hardships he had to overcome in his lifetime.…
My Michigan Hero When you think of hero what do you think? A person with a cape, tights, or maybe power. I think of my dad. He is there through thick and thin. My dad loves me even when I've done the worst things possible.…
Hall 1 Rachel Denise Hall English II L. Copeland 3-9-17 Mythological Heroes & New Age Heroes It can be rather difficult to pinpoint what a hero is. “defining a hero” By Peter R. Stillman, tells us a hero is a male who is to “overcome the weakness and temptations we give in to…” (para.3). However, Joseph Campbell throughout The Power of Myth tells us that heroes can be a plethora of beings, such as a mother or a child; “Giving birth is a heroic deed... The mother as a hero. ”(125).…
There is no one else I would even consider to be my hero other than her. My mother is my hero for so many reasons. To start off with my mother is the bravest and strongest person I know. When I was 9 months old my mom and my dad got a divorce.…
Everyone has someone that they look up to and aspire to be like Monday. This would be the person that they consider their hero as cliché as it may seem my hero happens to be my mom, Remeliah Mims. Although we argue and disagree occasionally I wouldn't trade her for the world. She is one of the most genuine, benign and generous people that I know which is why I consider he my hero. When I think of a hero I think of someone who is hardworking, kind, caring, and trustworthy.…
In our society heroes are looked upon their values and moral traits that come from the conditions those citizens provide. A true hero is one that can overcome these obstacles. When I look at the person that impacts my life the most, I want to be able to call them my hero. I want to be able to say that they have supported me with true hero characteristics. My grandmother, Joyce Brager, has outstandingly made the greatest impact on my life.…
My mom has been always there for me for all of my best and worst moments. She has fought and sacrificed so much for me, and I know for a fact that she is the one person I can rely on for anything. Melinda Luong is a name I will always smile to and she is the one who is determined to make my life successful and prosperous. My mother deserves a gold medal because she is a hardworking mother of three who will always put her family’s needs in front of hers. She has fought through the communists of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia for many years.…
I think of a hero as someone who faces some of the most adverse conditions in life and somehow keeps their positivity; this describes my mom. To start with, my mom suddenly found herself in the hospital with a brain tumor and a much unexpected diagnosis of cancer. She handled it by deciding to crack jokes, and even woke up from brain surgery cracking jokes to her medical team! Next, many people take their diagnosis of cancer as a death sentence and go home and mope about it. That’s not my mom, instead she decided it simply meant that she needed to make the very most out of life.…
Everyone has a hero. Heros don’t have to be superheros like Superman or Wonder Woman, but someone who treats others well everyday. A hero doesn’t have to save the world or fight crime. An everyday hero who maybe helps others with your everyday needs. Heros can be anyone like your mom, dad, brother, sister, dog, monkey, even a blanket that has helped you through cold, frosty nights.…
My mom doesn't wear a cape or fly through the sky but she does something better than that, she is always putting others before herself. I think a hero is someone that, if even for a little bit, focuses on someone besides themselves. I know my mother is that person in my life, and that's why she's my Michigan hero. Please and thank you are two words my mom hears the most in our house. If you ask her kindly, chances are she'll say yes to you, if it's within reason of course.…
He and my mom had some troubles, therefore, when I was ten months they got a divorce. Until the age of six, they had joint custody, then my…
A hero is someone who “Embodies the aspirations of a people and has special powers, usually derived from some direct relationship with the divine. ”(Leeming, David). The journey that they undergo in order to become known as a hero is known as a hero’s journey, and includes many different steps that allow the character to become known as a ‘hero’ in the end. A loved one of mine whose life has been very similar to that of a hero’s journey, is my mother. My mother is someone that I consider a hero because of the many different experiences and journeys she had to face in order to get to where she is today.…
"A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles." - Christopher Reeve. You may think of heroes as people in movies with superpower and capes who can fly, but as you'll find out, that isn't the case at all. A hero can be any common person put in an uncommonly difficult situation. Heroes can be the people you see when you're walking down the road, whom you pay no attention to, they could be your neighbor, who you wave at every morning, it could be the person giving you your total at the grocery store.…