Hero+essay-CarlThurston09

My Definition of a Hero-It's a person who is nice and brave also someone you could look up to and admire.


 * Paragraph 1--Intro to your 19th Century Hero **


 * 1) Start with personal hero sentence
 * 2) Explain
 * 3) Name of your hero-Fredrick Douglas
 * 4) Summary of why they are a hero
 * 5) Thesis "In this essay I will prove that X was a hero because s/he (fill in with your definition of a hero).
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 * Paragraph 2 -- **** Put hero's life into perspective--when did they live, where, who were they trying to help, why, how, why was this important? **
 * 1) When-Fredrick lived from 1818 to 1895 and died at the age of 77.
 * 2) Where-Marylands eastern shore.
 * 3) Who-He was trying to get rid of slavery.
 * 4) Why-Because he lived all of his childhood as a slave and he knows what it feels like to be one and have to listen to every command the owner of the slave gives them.
 * 5) How-By speeking about it and telling everyone that its comletely wrong like Martin Luther King.
 * 6) Why were his actions important- Because it helped remove some slavery in America and he wanted equality in everyuone including all races and women.
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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-you’re looking at a good two to three paragraphs here--focus on that spark, that moment the person decided to be heroic or do heroic acts **
 * Paragraph 3 & 4-- **** What makes your person a hero?
 * 1) First action/or type of activities you are going to focus on-He was very big on getting equality in everyone and all races.
 * 2) How does it meet your definition? He was brave, nice, and he was someone you could admire for his bravery to go up and speek in lots of different places.
 * 3) Detail-In 1838 he escaped from slavery disguised as a black farmer and gt away safely and lived a life of tryig to get rid of slavery.
 * 4) Detail-
 * 5) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?-He got people to think twice about slavery and women rights.
 * 6) Quote-" I am a Republican, a black, dyed in the wool Republican, and I never intend to belong to any other party than the party of freedom and progress".

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 * 1) Second action/or type of activities you are going to focus on-He was also big on getting women to be equal like men in this era.
 * 2) How does it meet your definition?- He was brave and stood up for women rights and thats a trait in someone i could admire.
 * 3) Detail-He attended the first Women Rights convention in seneca falls 1848.
 * 4) Detail-Although he did beleive that the rights for black males was more important then women rights he still helped out the women rights tremendously.
 * 5) Detail-He spent all of his time to get rid of slavery and women rights.
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?-He helped get owmento have equal rights.
 * 7) Quote- Fugitive slaves were rare then, and as a fugitive slave lecturer, I had the advantage of being the first one out.
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 * Paragraph 5-- ** **The other side of the story**


 * 1) Who would have not thought your person was not a hero?-Peolple who were racist and sexist againts balcks and women.
 * 2) What did they do?-They did not o much, but all they did was tell other people to stop him.
 * 3) How did they try to stop your hero?-cant find
 * 4) How did you hero avoid being squished?-He just kept on doing what he was doing but sometimes he would have to move away from an area quickly not to be caught.


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A legacy is something you leave behind that will benefit others-perhaps those yet unborn. How did the person’s actions benefit all those who came after them.This is your conclusion based on your research. It needs to reflect your research and not be an "off the street" answer.-Frederick Douglass's legacy is that he left behind the info and knowledge to us and especially Martin Luther King Jr.
 * Paragraph 6--What is the person's legacy?**

Identify a 21st century problem. If your person was alive today what advice would they have for you on how to deal with the problem. This is your conclusion based on your research. It needs to reflect your research and not be an "off the street" answer.-I think we should be able to change the homework so we dont have any. Frederick would adress this by talking to the main people of the school district and making sure they understood the importance of not budding into peoples life at home and letting kids have their free time to relax and do whatever.
 * Paragraph 7-- **** What advice would they have for today’s youth for dealing with a current issue? **