What comes to mind when you hear the word hero? Most people think batman, wonder woman, or even a villain who turns good in the end. The definition of hero is “a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. Though there are many heroes in today's world, I want to tell you about certain individuals who have changed many people's lives for the better.
Razia Jan, was born in Afghanistan and moved to the United States in 1970. She was the owner of a small tailoring business in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and for twenty years she served as the president of the town's Rotary Club. After attacks against her homeland, she used her business to make over 400 blankets to send to rescue workers at Ground Zero …show more content…
If a woman's husband passes away, it leaves no options for the wife to support the family. So with this, there has been 185 documented attacks on hospitals and schools in 2012 by armed groups who are opposed of girls’ education. Despite the risk, Razia has opened the Zabuli Education Center. This center composed of two stories and fourteen rooms educates 354 girls from seven surrounding villages, with no cost to attend. To keep her students safe, Razia's school is surrounded by a stone wall, and there are guards and staff that check the air and water quality each day. As of today, the school has been opened for ten years, and it supplies 600 girls with a free education. In March, the Razia Jan Institute will be opening to public. This institute will provide graduates and other community members with a path to employment and bring medical services to those in …show more content…
Mostly everyone knows who she is and what she has done, but she is still such an honorable person. Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia. Her father passed away when she was eight years old, leaving her mother to run the cloth business and earn money for her family. Teresa was asked to teach at Saint Mary's High School for Girls, a school dedicated to teaching girls from the city's poorest Bengali families. She taught history and geography and dedicated herself to relieve the girls poverty through education. On a train journey from Calcutta to Darjeeling, Teresa received a call to give rise to the Missionaries of Charity family of Sisters, Brothers, Fathers, and Co-Workers. The mission she would give to this institute would be "to quench the infinite thirst of Jesus on the cross for love and souls" by "labouring at the salvation and sanctification of the poorest of the poor." The Missionaries of Charity soon began to reach across the globe, opening houses in Australia, the Middle East, North America, and London. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her devotion to her work. Saint Teresa of Calcutta saved 4,000 people and opened 600 foundations all over the
Razia Jan, was born in Afghanistan and moved to the United States in 1970. She was the owner of a small tailoring business in Duxbury, Massachusetts, and for twenty years she served as the president of the town's Rotary Club. After attacks against her homeland, she used her business to make over 400 blankets to send to rescue workers at Ground Zero …show more content…
If a woman's husband passes away, it leaves no options for the wife to support the family. So with this, there has been 185 documented attacks on hospitals and schools in 2012 by armed groups who are opposed of girls’ education. Despite the risk, Razia has opened the Zabuli Education Center. This center composed of two stories and fourteen rooms educates 354 girls from seven surrounding villages, with no cost to attend. To keep her students safe, Razia's school is surrounded by a stone wall, and there are guards and staff that check the air and water quality each day. As of today, the school has been opened for ten years, and it supplies 600 girls with a free education. In March, the Razia Jan Institute will be opening to public. This institute will provide graduates and other community members with a path to employment and bring medical services to those in …show more content…
Mostly everyone knows who she is and what she has done, but she is still such an honorable person. Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje, Macedonia. Her father passed away when she was eight years old, leaving her mother to run the cloth business and earn money for her family. Teresa was asked to teach at Saint Mary's High School for Girls, a school dedicated to teaching girls from the city's poorest Bengali families. She taught history and geography and dedicated herself to relieve the girls poverty through education. On a train journey from Calcutta to Darjeeling, Teresa received a call to give rise to the Missionaries of Charity family of Sisters, Brothers, Fathers, and Co-Workers. The mission she would give to this institute would be "to quench the infinite thirst of Jesus on the cross for love and souls" by "labouring at the salvation and sanctification of the poorest of the poor." The Missionaries of Charity soon began to reach across the globe, opening houses in Australia, the Middle East, North America, and London. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her devotion to her work. Saint Teresa of Calcutta saved 4,000 people and opened 600 foundations all over the