STORIES
Lifesaver
The following story was written by a student.

Johns Hopkins

by Lacey from Shippensburg

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/
thumb/b/bc/Hopkinsp.jpg/464px-Hopkinsp)

Heroes are people who impact other people's lives. Johns Hopkins is a person who has made a difference in my life. His hospital has helped my dearest friend with a vision impairment. Many families have been changed because of him. John Hopkins is my hero because he loved children, was generous, and was civic-minded.

Johns Hopkins loved children and helped them in many ways. Hopkins even helped them after his death with the two institutions that stand in his name. He enjoyed having his nieces and nephews around when he was alive. He told stories to all the children who would come around.

Hopkins was a very generous man. He always helped someone in some way. Even though Johns started as a nineteen-year-old general manager at his uncle's grocery business, he still was very generous and nice to customers. When his friends were doing other things, he took his time out to help others.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/
7/70/Johns_Hopkins%27_Historic_Dome_-_panoramio.jpg)

Johns Hopkins was also very civic-minded. Johns was the kind of person who wanted to help people all of his life. Hopkins wanted to help people in need. When he was alive the institutions were not here. He put them in his will to be made when he passed on so he could still help when he was deceased.

Johns Hopkins is my hero because he loved children, was generous, and was civic-minded. Johns is the kind of person who loves to help people as do I. Hopkins has helped many people even after his death. Therefore he is a great role model.

Page created on 10/6/2008 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 3/10/2025 1:31:36 PM

The beliefs, viewpoints and opinions expressed in this hero submission on the website are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the beliefs, viewpoints and opinions of The MY HERO Project and its staff.

Related Links

Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins Medicine