"Tell me who you admire and I'll tell you who you are."
During trimester 2 (2011-2012), Ms. Christopher's Del Norte High School honors students read Charles Harper's essay "Heroes", created WIKI sites about famous hero poems, reviewed the Character Counts Pillars, and debated the definition of a hero on our classroom discussion board.
After our extensive exploration of the concept of heroism students were asked to choose a person- living or dead- and argue that he/she is deserving of the title "hero".Please enjoy the student essays.
Hayao Miyazaki
By: Justin from San Diego
Jim Henson
By: Olivia from San Diego
Jim Henson was the world's most famous puppeteer and Father of the Muppets.
Leonardo da Vinci
By: Isaiah from San Diego
Leonardo Da Vinci
By: Joyce from San Diego
I have been impressed with the urgency of doing. Knowing is not enough; we must apply. Being willing is not enough; we must do." -Leonard Da Vinci
Matt Damon
By: Daniel Zhang from San Diego
"I'd had people say, 'You'll enjoy being famous for a week, and you'll never enjoy it again'. But I don't think I had that week. I may have been working and missed that moment." - Matt Damon
Vincent Van Gogh
By: Angel W. from San Diego
Walt Disney
By: Ashi from San Diego
Walt Disney
By: Nafeis from San Diego
"You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality." - Walt Disney
Bill Gates
By: Tony from San Diego
Bill Gates
By: Ryan from San Diego
Blake Mycoskie
By: David from San Diego
Adam Sandler
By: Austin from San Diego
Adam Sandler brings comic-relief to people of all ages
Steve Jobs
By: Julianna Yoo from San Diego
Steve Jobs
By: Karishma from Del Norte
Fred McFeely Rogers
By: Marie from San Diego
Colin Powell
By: Parker from San Diego
Colin Powell
is an honored statesman and military leader who continues to serve.
Rick Hansen
By: Alexandra Borowy from San Diego
Rick Hansen
broke boundaries and records as a disabled athlete.
Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy
By: Abeygail from San Diego
Sanjit 'Bunker' Roy
encourages villagers to have the confidence to succeed.
William Kamkwamba
By: William from San Diego
Jane Goodall
By: Youngwoo Son from San Diego
"If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way." ~Jane Goodall
Ferdinand Magellan
By: David from San Diego
"The church says the earth is flat, but I know that it is round, for I have seen the shadow on the moon, and I have more faith in a shadow than in the church"
Abraham Lincoln
By: Christopher from San Diego
Desmond Tutu- A True Hero
By: Rashi Mishra from San Diego
"If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor." - Desmond Tutu
Harvey Milk
By: Gillian from San Diego
Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Rafael from San Diego
Nelson Mandela
By: Chloe from San Diego
Ronald Reagan
By: Justin from San Diego
Rosa Parks
By: Brianna from San Diego
"The only tired I was, was tired of giving in." -Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
By: Brooklyn Harris from San Diego
Louis Zamperini
By: Christian from San Diego
Mother Teresa
By: Janerys Munoz from San Diego
Mother Teresa
By: Mark from San Diego
Bill Wilson
By: Shannon from San Diego
Jamie Tworkowski
By: Catherine from San Diego
"Maybe we can begin to help our friends become unhaunted when we let them know we're not afraid of their pain." -TWLOHA
Oskar Schindler
By: Julia from San Diego
Ryan Hreljac
By: Alex from San Diego
Welles Crowther
By: Samantha from San Diego
Carrie Underwood
By: Maria from San Diego
Ray Charles
By: Cailah Jadyn from San Diego
Ray Charles
used jazz to create a new genre of music.
Kofi Annan
By: Giyong from San Diego
Mahatma Gandhi
By: Rohith from San Diego
Shirin Ebadi
By: Kara from San Diego
Winston Churchill
By: Terry from San Diego, CA
John McCrae
By: David from San Diego
John McCrae
was a Canadian soldier, doctor, author, artist, and renowed WWI poet.
Marie Curie
By: Jade from San Diego
Neil A. Armstrong
By: Soo Han from San Diego
Neil A. Armstrong
was the first man to walk on the moon.
Nikola Tesla
By: Brandon from San Diego
Ere many generations pass, our machinery will be driven by a power obtainable at any point of the universe.
Stephen William Hawking
By: Ben from San Diego
Steve Jobs
By: Ruoyu from San Diego
Wilma Rudolph
By: Julia from San Diego
"What do you do after you are world famous and nineteen or twenty and you have sat with prime ministers, kings and queens, the Pope?...You come back to the real world."
Fauja Singh
By: Harpreet from San Diego
"At the time when people start retiring, I thought of running at the age of 87...and today ran the marathon at 100 years of age."
Jackie Robinson
By: Sam Haber from San Diego
"I'm not concerned with your liking or disliking me... All I ask is that you respect me as a human being." - Jackie Robinson
Jonah Tali Lomu
By: Griffin Arnold from Escondido
"There has been a time when I thought my career was over. I have a very strong mind and I'm very stubborn: I will not be beaten." (Lomu)
Lance Armstrong
By: Kevin from San Diego
Terry Fox
By: Ammar from San Diego
Erin Gruwell
By: Jasmine
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that if you tell kids they're stupid--directly or indirectly--sooner or later they start to believe it."
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
By: Andrew from San Diego
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
created the first school for the deaf and dumb and blind in America.
Amelia Earhart
By: Sara Koeck from San Diego
Helen Keller
By: Stephanie from San Diego
"Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world straight in the eye."
Oprah Winfrey
By: Olivia from San Diego
C.S. Lewis
By: Anna from San Diego
"Failures are finger posts on the road to achievement."-C.S. Lewis
Jane Austen
By: Christine from San Diego
Seen Through Her Novels
Organizer created on 1/6/2012 9:18:18 AM by Robin Christopher
