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by Jocelinne from Ontario

"Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak, courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen"

Some people may say "My hero is myself." But I'm not my own hero. My hero is my brother.

So during my hero's childhood life I could say it was hard. During my brother's childhood life it was hard because he needed to get surgeries. One example is, "When my brother was a little boy and he had so many allergies that my mom and dad had to take him to the hospital and he had surgery just to put in his medicine".

You may ask what is he like? Is he nice? Well yes he is nice. He is also brave. He has been there for me when I needed it the most. An example is "When my godfather passed away my brother was there for me hugging it out of me all the way. My brother has defended me when someone has been harsh to me for example, " It was one time when a kid will always say bad words to me but when I told him to stop he wouldn't listen. So when I was talking to my friends he'll just come up to my face and start interrupting our conversation and when I told him to stop again he got mad and he started to punch me but before he did my brother came and stopped him from hitting me and hitting himself.

Now this is the part when my brother has inspired me to be me. My brother has always told me to be brave in life. He has told me to go through anything in life that comes my way. He has also told me to be myself and nothing will ever happen.

As you can now see why my hero is my brother.

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Last edited 1/12/2017 12:00:00 AM

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