Harriet+Tubman-+a+19th+Century+Hero+by+nerual1

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My definition of a hero is a brave and couragous person that has done great things in their lifetime and influences others to do the same. They make an impact on peoples lives and they are admired for what they have done.=====

Some people think of a hero as someone like Superman, but a hero can be any normal person that has done something to change someone else's life out of the greatness of their hearts. Take Harriet Tubman for example. She lived from 1820 to 1913, and in that amount of time she changed the world.
 * 1)Intro to your 19th Century hero**

Harriet Tubman put her life at risk to help others, and to me that is a true hero. She was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland, and had been beaten and whipped by her slave owners until her escape in 1849 to Philadelphia. She returned to Maryland to rescue her family. Eventually, over a period of 11 years, she lead hundreds of other American slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad. They traveled at night and in extreme secrecy, and Harriet Tubman never lost a passenger. The main reason she did what she did was because she was a slave herself, and she knew how it felt to be treated as slaves were treated. She had her mind set on making a difference, and she did. She was known as "Moses," simply because of the good things she was doing and the lives she saved. No one ever knew it was Harriet Tubman that was helping free the slaves, and when the Fugitive Slave Law was passed in 1850, she led them further north to Canada and helped them find work.
 * 2)Put hero’s life into perspective–when did they live, where, who were they trying to help, why, how, why was this important?**


 * 3)What makes your person a hero–you must prove that your person meets the criteria of your own personal definition(this is the meat of your wiki page and your submission to the My Hero website-your looking at a good four paragraphs here–focus on that spark, that moment the person decided to be heroic or do heroic acts**

Harriet Tubman is a great example of a hero because she risked her own life to save hundreds of people. She did it because she wanted to, and not because of money or fame or anything else. Harriet Tubman had extreme courage and bravery. She knew that she was doing this to make a change in everyone elses lives, which was what she cared more about than anything else. She knew exactly how those slaves felt and what they were going through, so she did everything in her power to free them. Harriet Tubman influenced many other slaves to follow in her footsteps, and she gave them all hope. She made them want to do what she had done, and many did with her help. Without her, slaves wouldn't have had a reason or a way to escape. Most thought that there was no chance for freedom, and Harriet Tubman proved every single one of them wrong. When she was a slave she had become ill, and her owner was planning to sell her. She prayed all night for him to change his ways, but when her prayers didn't work and the plans of sale were final, she changed her prayers. She refused to wait for her slave owner's family to decide her fate. "There was one of two things I had a right to," she explained later, "liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other." So she escaped, and the rest is history.

When people think of Harriet Tubman, there are two words that come to mind; bravery and hope. She gave everyone hope for a new, better life, and she followed her dream all the way to her death. She never gave up on anyone, and no one gave up on her. She was probably one of the bravest women in history, and that legacy followed her all throughout her lifetime. It still follows her to this day.
 * 4)What is the person’s legacy?**

“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to change the world.”
 * 5)What advice would they have for today’s youth?**