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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
 * 2) How does it meet your definition?
 * 3) Detail
 * 4) Detail
 * 5) Detail
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?
 * 7) Quote
 * Secondary Source(s)
 * Primary Source(s)


 * 1) Second action/or type of activities you are going to focus on
 * 2) How does it meet your definition?
 * 3) Detail
 * 4) Detail
 * 5) Detail
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives?
 * 7) Quote
 * Secondary Source(s)
 * Primary Source(s)


 * Paragraph 5-- ** **The other side of the story**


 * 1) Who would have not thought your person was not a hero?
 * 2) What did they do?
 * 3) How did they try to stop your hero?
 * 4) How did you hero avoid being squished?


 * Secondary Source (s)
 * Primary Source (s)

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.
 * 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.
 * Paragraph 7-- **** What advice would they have for today’s youth for dealing with a current issue? **

My hero is Clara Barton.
 * The definition of a hero is someone that is caring, speaks there mind, and is responisible. A hero that speaks there mind is important because in order to stand out, you must be able to speak what you think is right so others would be able to support you and your thoughts. Responisibility is another important trait that you need to become a hero because they would then do what is right, and what they are supposed to do to help others.



Everyone would think of a hero as someone strong and brave; someone that would save the day from meteors or traffic. I'm sure right now that you're thinking of Superman or the everyday police officer. But my hero, may not be someone as important as you may think; and I'm also sure she won't be as recognizable by name, like for example: Abe Lincoln, or Harriet Tubman, etc. My hero, she spoke her mind and did things as little as they may be that helped others. She cared for people, and was, of course, responsible. Her name was Clara Barton and she was the founder of the Red Cross. Barton was a hero because during the wars in the 19th century, she helped cure the soldiers, prisoners, and civilians when they were injured. In this essay, I will prove to you that Clara Barton is the perfect example of a hero from the 19th century because she was caring, responsible, and spoke her mind.
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Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821; Oxford, Massachusettes, with the full name of Clarissa Harlowe Barton. Her occupation was the help heal the wounded soldiers during the Civil War, in which she was also granted the name, "Angel of the Battlefield". The main reason why Clara wanted to help the soldiers heal was because she wanted to be a "soldier" since she had the pride in her blood from her father as she had said in her memorable, " What could I do but go with them [soldiers of the Civil War], or work for them and my country? The patriot blood of my father was warm in my veins." Her actions were extremely important because it helped her country win the war, by helping the people heal faster.
 * http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/clara_barton.htm

Clara Barton was, of course, a hero. She did things that other women would not have dared to do. If you were almost shot, would you still go back to helping your country? Well, I bet not, but that was exactly what Clara did. During the Civil War when Lincoln was elected as president, the war had started and Clara was put to work. Or at least she was the one that wanted to work. She helped thirty thousand people during the war. In my own words, and from my perspective, I think that Clara is a very caring women, who is very brave and responsible. I also think that she was very