hero+essay.-ashleyp

= Ashley P.-Hero Essay =

Anyone can be a hero no matter who or what they are! Just because they look different from everyone else doesn't mean that their not special in their own way, it all matters what's on the inside. A person can go a long way by just believing in themselves. My hero is Mary Cassatt. She didn't care what anyone thought of her, not even her parents. Alls she cared about was following her dreams. Well thats exactly what Mary did. She was an average girl who always dreamed of becoming an artist. So one day she decided to persue her dreams. In this essay i can prove that Mary Cassette was a hero because she showed me that anybody can be a hero just by believing in yourself!
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Mary Cassatt was born on May 23rd,1845 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She died on June 14th, 1926 in Mesnil-Beaufresne, France. Mary was trying to follow her dreams. She wanted to become an artist, so she went to collage. She believed that it only mattered what she felt inside, not what her parents thought. Her actions were very important because she showed me that anyone can be a hero as long as you believe in yourself and try your hardest. Mary teaches me a lesson expecially because when I grow up, I want to become an artist. So now I know that it's very important to believe in yourself so that you can get far in life!
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Mary knew that she wanted to become a better artist and prove to her parents that she can do what she wanted, so she decieded to travel the world and attend various art schools. She meets my definition of a hero because she believed in herself and tried her hardest to become an artist. She first traveled to Italy where she studied in Paris. Cassatt attended classes in the studios of the academic artists Jean Léon Gérôme and Thomas Couture. She eventually adapted to studying abroad. Later on, she studied in Spain, Holland, and settled in Paris. She then began to explore Edgar Degas, a famous pastel and still life artist. Mary was so amazed by his art, that she had started to see art as she wanted to see it.(from a new perspective.) Eventually Cassatt was noticed by her artwork, and she was accepted into a group called impressionists. They were a famous group of artists. All this effected peoples lives in a new, but different way now. Now people would be able to look at her work in a new way, stand back, and say, "wow this girl has really made something of her life." " It changed my life. I saw art then as I wanted to see it."
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She was a kid friendly person. Mary always enjoyed interacting with her nieces and nephews. Many children admired her, and her work. Some wanted to grow up to be artists like her. (aka, me.) On the other hand, she was inspiered by the children. She wanted her own, original style of art, so she began painting children. Later on that lead to painting portraits of herself, children and regular people. Tons of people turned to her work, expecially art galleries. She made tons of money from just having her peices of art in a gallery. This impacted many peoples lives. They were more than inspiered, but they knew that if Mary Cassatt can paint beautiful paintings, then you can accomplish anything in life as long as you set your mind to it! "...Mary Cassatt especially liked children, doting on her nieces and nephews and the offspring of friends."
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Mary's father wouldn't think that she would be a hero. He said, I would rather see you dead!” That’s what Mr. Cassatt said when he was informed that his daughter wanted to go to an art school. Her father and society didn’t accept American women as true artists, no matter how good their art was. He tried to stop her from following her heart a few times, like when they went out of the state to help her brothers. She was mad that she couldn't paint. Nothing would stop her when she got back home. Even thought her father dissaproved, she still followed her dreams, and believed that she could become a painter. This lead her to doing many other things like going to various art schools. In the end, she proved her Dad wrong when she became a famous painter!
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Mary Cassatt's legacy was her paintings. When she died, all her famous paintings were left behind. This will benifit lots of people today because her paintings are probably worth a lot of money! I can finally say that her work payed off. She proved her father wrong, and became a proffecional American Painter. She put her heart and sole into her work. It really helped her all those years by believing in herself and following her dreams. She even proved to me that just believe and miracles can happen. Mary lived a long happy life, even thought she lost her eye sight the last 15 years of her life. She made alot of people happy, and they will in the future to come because of her paintings/ skills.

Today in the 21st century, not alot of people appreciate the art. Some think it's a waste of time, others think it;s trash, but I think it's a beautiful thing. Expecially because im an artist too! If Mary was alive today, she would have some advice to give about art. She would tell people that art is a natural and beautiful thing in life. People get to get all creative and messy using their imagination. They get to look at life in a different and unusual perspective. You should learn not to take art for granted. every once in awhile, you should take a step back and look at art in a different way. You should learn to admire art! That's exactly what Mary Cassatt would say.

Written By: AshleyP- Moran Middle School