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= = -Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. The name of my hero is Clara Barton. She is my hero because she was the founder of the American Red Cross. If we didnt have the American Red Cross I think that our world would be total chaos. In accordance with Mr. Emerson, my definition of a hero is someone who exemplifies bravery even when the odds are stacked against them. Clara Barton most certainly fits this definition, and makes an excellent choice for my hero. = =
 * //A definiton of a hero to me is anyone that you believe is a hero.//**

====**ttp://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d8aaecf214c576bf971e4cfe43181aa0/?vgnextoid=477859f392ce8110VgnVCM10000030f3870aRCRD**==== &vgnextfmt=default Clara Barton was born on December 25th,1821. She grew up living in Oxford, Massachusets. Even though she is known for the founder of the American Red Cross, she only had 2 years of medical experience when she nursed her invalid brother. At the age of 15, she was also a teacher. In 1862 she established a agency to obtain and distribute supplies to wounded soilders. She was able to ride in the army ambulances to provide comfort the soliders and nurse them back to health. What she was doing was very important because if she did not do what she did, then we would of have had many more dead people, and less soliders. [] //[]// // Clara Barton meets my definition of a hero because I don't think anybody would have a problem calling the founder of American Red Cross, and the main nurse of the American Civil War a hero. If it wasn't for her we wouldn't have had such a strong American Red Cross, or no American Red Cross at all. The years of toil during civil war and her dedicated work searching for missing soldiers deliberated Barton's health. The doctors recommended a restful trip to Europe. In 1870, she was overseas, and she got involved with the International American Red Cross. I think this is just amazing that she just keeps on helping the whole world. She had a huge impact on everybody, because it's women like this that change our world. As Clara Barton said, " The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me. //
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// The next action I am going to focus on is when she dedicated the American Red Cross to performing disaster relief such as after the 1893 Sea Islands Hurricane. This changed with the advent of the Spanish American War. The point that I am trying to get across is that she just kept on dedicating her work to these disasters that deserved it. This meets my definition of a hero because I believe she is my hero because she is in the medical field and she did these amazing things. Technically this did not have impact on general peoples lives, but I am sure people were honored to have such an incredible lady dedicate to their site of war. • I may sometimes be willing to teach for nothing, but if paid at all, I shall never do a man's work for less than a man's pay - Clara Barton. //  
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//Paragraph 5--// The other side of the story

I really have no idea who would not think that Clara Barton was a hero. I think they would have some problem if they did because this lady was just an amazing lady. If i had to pick a person that they probably thought that Clara Barton was not a hero is the Southern States of the United States. Because the American Civil War was against the United States and she lived in Massachusetts, so she was in the north. They didn't do anything to her to stop her, but they did keep on having war and it kept on giving her work. What kept her from getting squashed you ask? She was a strong women, and wasn't afraid.
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The National Park Service has restored eleven rooms, including the Red Cross offices, the parlors and Barton's bedroom. Visitors to Clara Barton National Historic Site can gain a sense of how Barton lived and worked. Guides lead tourists through the three levels, emphasizing Barton's use of her unusual home. Modern visitors can come to appreciate the site in the same way visitors did in Clara Barton's lifetime.
 * Clara Barton's legacy is her museum and national historical site. She left that behind to show people what she did. Also both of them are owned by the Barton's Center for diabetes education. Even though she is not here, she still is here in spirt, still helping the world. n 1975, Clara Barton National Historical Site was established as a unit of the National Park Service at Barton's Glen Echo, Maryland,home, where she spent the last 15 years of her life. One of the first National American Sites dedicated to the accomplishments of a woman, it preserves the early history of the American Red Cross, since the home also served as an early headquarters of the organization. **

Advice she would give the youth would probably give is just shoot for your goal, and help as much as you can. As I reflect, on all the things she has done, it's just out of this world that she did all of this. With the American Red Cross, The American Civil War, and all the historical sights it just blows my mind.