S. N. Goenka

What makes a hero? The traits of a hero are brave, smart, caring. In each person there’s something that person can do that someone else can’t do. Check out what johnny has done. He has done all the tasks and he has all the traits to make up of a hero. Johnny is an amazing person. The boy always treated johnny as the gang pet. But in the end johnny is the one. First, What does brave mean? How does a person become called brave?Someone who is brave is a person who will risk their life…

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States of America. He impacted the world greatly, in more than one way. He composed many great speeches such as, the Gettysburg address, and the “House Divided Speech”. Also he is accredited with a big part of freeing the slaves. He was also the first Republican President. Although he did so many great things, some people didn’t like his message, he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865. Abraham Lincoln was born on February…

In the Battle of Gettysburg, according to “The Killer Angels”, the southern generals made far too many mistakes that cost them the victory. In this battle, both sides made frequent mistakes, yet the South’s faults were far more fatal. These faults were the cause of the south’s loss of the battle, and the consequences that followed. The first disastrous mistake made by the South, was their faith in Jeb Stuart. Longstreet and the other generals in the Confederate army relied heavily on Stuart to…

Muscular men with superhuman features is the definition of a hero on google. Even though superheroes in comics can be heroes, true heroes are ones who normally aren’t recognized for their physical features, but their actions. In The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton, Darrel Curtis is considered a hero because he raises and cares for his siblings and friends. Darry can also be recognized as an anti-hero considering he slapped Ponyboy in anger. “Tragedy of college student, 19, left to raise her three…

The Heros of The Outsiders If you have read the book The Outsiders then you know that there are many heroes in that book, and not the kind that fly and wear capes, the real kind. One of the heros in that book is a boy named Ponyboy Curtis. Ponyboy Curtis is a fourteen year old boy. Another hero in that book is Johnny Cade. Johnny Cade is sixteen years old but he looks like he could be the same age as Ponyboy. Finally one last hero I'm gonna talk about is Dallas Winston. His friends call him…

Being honorable might include sacrifices, acts of courage, protecting people, sticking up for one another, and more. In the book, The Outsiders, written by S.E. Hinton, there are poor people who are considered lawless delinquents. These people are teens called Greasers. However, there aren’t just the poor teens. There’s the rich, who are called Socs. Greasers aren’t so bad, although, they do sometimes steal and run away from their troubles. They show honor by saving each other, saving random…

Are you aware of the real story of how Ulysses S. Grant became a hero? Many people know that he was as a great military leader during the Civil War and that he was the 8th president of the United States. However, many people don’t know that Ulysses S. Grant’s path to leadership and success was marked by many challenges and failures. Four important things to know about Grant is that he was not a very good student in school, he believed that the Mexican-America war was fought for the wrong…

During the Reconstruction Period following the Civil War, Radical Republicans dominated the American political sphere. Radical Republicans occupied the majority of seats in Congress, the presidency, and even state legislatures throughout the former Confederate states excluding Tennessee. With almost unchecked power in their grasps, the Radical Republicans strove to completely reconstruct the South by eliminating the differences between the South and the North. However, the Radical Republican…

In S.E. Hinton’s novel The Outsiders, the character Johnny Cade changes from a constantly nervous, suspicious and fearful teenager scarred from years of physical and mental abuse to a courageous protector and hero. In the beginning of the story, Johnny is a wounded soul who desperately needs the acceptance and physical and emotional support of his fellow greasers. As the story unfolds, however, Johnny rises above his nervousness and fear and becomes a leader and a hero. He shows leadership…

Would you stand up for the people you were representing? Isaac Murphy showed great courage by sticking with his beliefs and beliefs of the people he stood for. Murphy changed history. Isaac Murphy, famous Arkansan, impacted the state of Arkansas by voting against secession and becoming the governor of Arkansas during the union governor of Arkansas during the end of the war and after the war. Murphy's childhood set him up to become a well respected adult. Murphy's childhood was fairly normal. He…