''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 current heroes, 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.
Audrey Hepburn
By: Nicole from San Diego
Ellen DeGeneres
By: Allan from San Diego
Frida Kahlo
By: Hannah from San Diego
Frida Kahlo
By: Teresa from San Diego
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel
By: Maddy from San Diego
Hayao Miyazaki
By: Leamarie from San Diego
"I believe that fantasy in the meaning of imagination is very important. We shouldn't stick too close to everyday reality but give room to the reality of the heart, of the mind and of the imagination". -Hayao Miyazaki
Jackie Chan
By: Brandon from San Diego
Stephen Colbert
By: Cory from San Diego
Walt Disney
By: Joseph from San Diego
Walt Disney
By: Geneva 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
Walt Disney
By: Mariah from San Diego
"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."~ Walt Disney
Bill Gates
By: Eric from San Diego
Bill Gates
By: Richard from San Diego
Mark Zuckerberg
By: Soham from San Diego
Mark Zuckerberg is a computer programmer and the founder of Facebook.
Steve Jobs
By: Kai from San Diego
Nick Vujicic
By: Tim from San Diego
Nick Vujicic
went from a life without limbs to a life without limits
Paul Leonard Newman
By: Parker from San Diego
John Muir
By: Brennan from San Diego
Roz Savage
By: Melanie from San Diego
Amelia Earhart
By: Kim Phan from San Diego
"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward."-Amelia Earhart
Neil A. Armstrong
By: Christian from San Diego
Booker T. Washington
By: Danielle from San Diego
Booker T. Washington
was an educator and the founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
Cesar Chavez
By: Kevin from San Diego
Cesar Chavez
fought against the use of pesticides for the protection of migrant farm workers.
Corazon Aquino
By: Angelo from San Diego
Corazon Aquino
was the beloved president of the Philippines who stepped up to help her nation.
Harvey Milk
By: Evan from San Diego
Helen Zia
By: Hannah from San Diego
Helen Zia
is an Asian American journalist, scholar and activist for human rights.
Johnny Weir
By: Gelli from San Diego
Malcolm X
By: Daniel from San Diego
"The future belongs to those who prepare for it today." - Malcolm X
Mark Donaldson
By: Ally from San Diego
"Freedom isn't free" ~ Anonymous
Medgar Evers
By: Daniel from San Diego
Ronald Reagan
By: Matthew from San Diego
Rosa Parks
By: Amanda from San Diego
Ruby Bridges
By: Swetha from San Diego
"I now know that experience comes to us for a purpose, and if we follow the guidance of the spirit within us, we will probably find that the purpose is a good one." ~Ruby Bridges
Mother Teresa
By: Alicia from San Diego
Denis Mukwege
By: Jackie from San Diego
Mother Teresa
By: Katherine from San Diego
Raoul Wallenberg
By: Flora from San Diego
"I encounter one example after another of how relative truth is." - Raoul Wallenberg
Scott Harrison
By: Michael from San Diego
Scott Harrison, founder of charity: water, ended this need for clean water for 2.5 million people in 19 different countries.
Susan M. Love
By: Raymond from San Diego
"Breast cancer: Where we are and what lies ahead." - Susan Love
Paul "Bono" Hewson
By: Morgan from San Diego
Anderson Cooper
By: Chelsea from San Diego
Anderson Cooper is a television reporter and journalist.
John F. Kennedy
By: Rohan from San Diego
Dalai Lama XIV
By: Christopher from San Diego
Dwight D. Eisenhower
By: Austin from San Diego
Jimmy Carter
By: Amy from San Diego
Mahatma Gandhi
By: Sean from San Diego
Mahatma Gandhi
By: Harsh from San Diego
"Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man." - Mahatma Gandhi -
Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Brian from San Diego
Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Josh from San Diego
Mary Bourke Robinson
By: Katrina from San Diego
Nelson Mandela
By: Elise from San Diego
"It always seems impossible until its done." - Nelson Mandela
The 14th Dalai Lama
By: Junyan from San Diego
Winston Churchill
By: Saman from San Diego
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject."-Winston Churchill
Albert Einstein
By: Lauren from San Diego
Homer Hickam Jr.
By: Hye Sim from San Diego
Jane Goodall
By: Addison from San Diego
Jane Goodall
By: Zoe from San Diego
Jonas Salk
By: Hayden from San Diego
Linus Pauling
By: Jason from San Diego
Linus Pauling
won one undivided Nobel Prize for chemistry and one for peace.
Nikola Tesla
By: Zoe from San Diego
Raymond "Ray" Kurzweil
By: Leeann from San Diego
Sanjay Gupta
By: Murray from San Diego
"If you don't want to lose your job, you become conservative, you keep your head down, and it's pretty unfortunate, because without the willingness to fail, the possibility for great success is eliminated." - Sanjay Gupta
Sigmund Freud
By: Alexander from San Diego
Stephen Hawking
By: Malini from San Diego
Steve Jobs
By: Vy from San Diego
Temple Grandin
By: Camille from San Diego
Temple Grandin
is a professor, doctor of animal science and an autism activist.
Earvin 'Magic' Johnson
By: Christopher from San Diego
"All kids need is a little help, a little hope, and somebody who believes in them." - Magic Johnson
Glenn Cunningham
By: Vaibhav from San Diego
As long as you believe that you can do things, they are not impossible. You place limits on yourself mentally, not physically.
John Wooden
By: Conor from San Diego
Lance Armstrong
By: Susan Rayman from San Diego
Lance Armstrong
By: Takuma from San Diego
Lionel Messi
By: Emiliano from San Diego
Michael Jordan
By: Kevin from San Diego
"I've failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed" - Michael Jordan -
Stan Musial
By: Benjamin from San Diego
Stan Musial
was a major league baseball who was awarded the Medal of Freedom award.
Steve Nash
By: Christopher from San Diego
Steve Prefontaine
By: Paul from San Diego
"Somebody may beat me, but they are going to have to bleed to do it." - Prefontaine -
Ted Lindsay
By: Eddie from San Diego
Vince Lombardi
By: Anthony from San Diego
Audrey Hepburn
By: Christa from San Diego
Audrey Hepburn
By: Julie from San Diego
"For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone." -Audrey Hepburn
Clara Barton
By: Casey from San Diego
"To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic."
Clara Hale
By: Ciara from San Diego
"I''m not an American hero. I''m a person who loves children."- Clara McBride Hale
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
By: Jourdan from San Diego
Jody Williams
By: Becca from San Diego
Josephine Baker
By: Phoebe from San Diego
Margaret Thatcher
By: Angela from San Diego
Princess Diana
By: Alexandria Davis from San Diego
Susan B. Anthony
By: Jeena from San Diego
Susan Brownell Anthony
By: Annie from San Diego
Elie Wiesel
By: Bryce from San Diego
J.K. Rowling
By: Ashwin from San Diego
Maya Angelou
By: Celeste from San Diego
Organizer created on 5/24/2012 8:13:04 AM by Robin Christopher
