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Angelina Jolie

by Yuri from Saipan

Angelina Jolie is surrounded by paparazzis (http://topnews.in/light/files/Angelina-Jolie_0.JPG)
Angelina Jolie is surrounded by paparazzis (http://topnews.in/light/files/Angelina-Jolie_0.JPG)

On June 4th 1975, a great hero was born. Her name was Angelina Jolie. Her name means Pretty Little Angel. This name fits her perfectly because Angelina Jolie is pretty, and she is an angel. Angelina Jolie is a great actress. There are lots of actresses that are good at acting. The thing is, Angelina Jolie is good at things other than acing. This is why Angelina Jolie is my hero. She does things that others don’t do. She is a role model of many people, is helpful, and is inspiring to many others.

Angelina Jolie is my role model because when I grow up, I want to do all the good things that Angelina Jolie has done. First of all, Angelina Jolie donates money to a lot of people. It all started on a hot day in Cambodia. Angelina Jolie, who was filming Tomb Raider, became aware of how bad worldly conditions were. Since then, she turned to the UNHCR. The UNHCR stands for United Nations High Commissioner for refugees. Since 2001, she has been on field missions in more then 20 countries around the world. Helping people who need help from others. She has also composed a foundation, called the Jolie-Pitt foundation, which Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt made together to help places around the world. Angelina Jolie is my role model, because she was named the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadress in 2001, at UNHCR Headquarters in Geneva. My dream is to become a diplomat, then a consul, then an ambassadress. I think that this person, whom I look up to, should also be looked up by many others around the world.

Angelina with 3 of her kids (http://content.hollywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/angelina-brad-family-w.jpg)
Angelina with 3 of her kids (http://content.hollywire.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/angelina-brad-family-w.jpg)

There are many helpful people around the world. Angelina Jolie is one of them. Angelina Jolie is not only famous for being a great celebrity, but also for adopting many children, and welcoming them into her family. All her adoptions first started with Maddox Chivan, who was first named Ruth Vidol from his mom. This little boy is from Cambodia, and was born on August 5th, 2001. He was adopted by her when he was seven months old. On January 8th, 2005, another child that Angelina Jolie adopted was born. This girl was born with the name Yemsrach from her mom. Then her name in the orphanage was changed to Tena Adams. After Tena Adams was adopted in Addis Ababa by Angelina, she was renamed to Zahara. Zahara’s biological mom wanted her back, but after she learned that Angelina Jolie had adopted her child, denied the papers and said that Zahara was very fortunate to be adopted by Angelina. In Swakopmund, Namibia, Angelina gave birth to Brad Pitt’s daughter, Shiloh Nouvel. The two earned 7.6 million dollars from selling pictures of their family to companies. This money was distributed to a charity in Namibia. In Vietnam, a three year old boy named Pax Thein was adopted. His birthday is November 29th, 2003. His original name was Pham Quang Sang. Then in France, June 12th, 2008, two kids were born. They were twins, a boy named Knox Le’on and a girl named Vivienne Marcheline. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s kids’ pictures’ were the most expensive celebrity pictures in U.S history at $14 billion. Even after their six kids, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt say that they will “never say no” to more adoptions. I think that Angelina Jolie has the right to be called one of the most helpful celebrities in the United States.

Angelina Jolie inspires me, and there aren’t any other celebrities that inspire me. Angelina Jolie has been awarded many awards because of her good deeds. This is not including the awards that she got because of her great acting. In 2003, she met the members of Congress at least 20 times. She was awarded the Global Humanitarian Award in 2005. That same year, she was awarded by Cambodia’s king for helping Cambodia often. In 2005 and 2006, she was invited to be the speaker at the World Economic forum. These are some of the many reasons why Angelina Jolie inspires me.

Angelina is working for the UNHCR  (http://media.icedbase.com/photos/0a/Angelina-Jolie-0805.jpg)
Angelina is working for the UNHCR (http://media.icedbase.com/photos/0a/Angelina-Jolie-0805.jpg)

Being a role model, helpful, and inspirational are very hard things to do. Angelina Jolie is all three of them. Let’s thank Angelina Jolie for being such a great hero to everyone, and we should try to become a great hero like Angelina. Clearly, Angelina Jolie has become a big part of making the world a better place.

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Last edited 5/14/2011 12:00:00 AM

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