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My Definition of a hero: One person who stands up, fights, and helps for other people. Also, they make a change in the world.

1)Intro: Henry Ford is probably the one person who you think of if someone asks you about the first kind of automobiles. From the newer Ford models all the way back to the model-T, Ford has been and still is a well know company around America. Being known as a hero is very great honor and I think that Henry Ford should be known as a nineteenth century hero.

2.) Born in Dearborn in 1863, Henry Ford lived with his family on their farm. He never really liked to work on the farm, but was fascinated by the machinery. His first time working with machinery was when he was fifteen, when he went to Detroit and worked in a nearby machine shop. Then, he worked in Thomas Edison's lighting company. In his spare time, Ford worked on horseless carriages or automobiles. In 1896 Ford finished the first automobile, the quadricycle. Thus, beginning his heroic inventing.

3) Henry Ford definitely fits my definition of a hero. One way that he fits into my category of a hero is that he has stood up for people and helped them. Even though he was not the first person to invent the automobile, he was still a very kind man. He was a very kind man because he made it easier for people, who were not all that rich, to by the model-T. Another way that he is considered a hero is that he did this, mostly, on his own. He worked on his first automobile in his spare time as a hobby. But, his hobby turned into a life-long career.

Another way that he fits under my definition of a hero is that he has made a change in this world. First, he has made a change is that he was one of the first people to invent the automobile. If it weren't for that we would not be where we are today with automobiles. He is also known for making one of the first race car, the 999. Second, he is known for creating the first moving assembly line. This invention was even more useful because it was a faster way to assemble the cars in less time. Now in assembling factories there are lots of moving assembly lines being used.

4.) The legacy of Henry Ford's legacy would be that he was a great hero that didn't give up and never stopped trying. Also, that he was a hero, who a lot of people looked up to and thought of him as their hero. He is a great hero because of the way he changed people's perspective of transportation. The first thing that comes to mind when someone says transportation is an automobile. Some advice that Henry Ford would have for the youth of today would be to never stop trying and that if you like something you should stick with it.

Sources http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/biographies/ford/