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What is a hero? -**A hero to me is someone you admire and look up to, someone you can trust and, someone who would never back down.** 
 * 1) **What are the qualities they possess? -** Some qualitites they possess would be bravery and trustworthy. Some heros aren't afraid of anything and thats why someone people admire them and some are heros are trustworthy, you can trust them with anything.
 * 2) **Who can be a hero? -** I think anyone could be a hero, because if your hero shows all the qualitites like bravery and being trustworthy then they can be your hero.
 * 3) **Are heroes needed?** - No, because I think a hero is someone you look up to, some people may not even have a hero, or someone they look up to.
 * 4) **Are heroes made or created? -** Both, because they can be created by people and they can already be made.
 * 5) **Who would be considered a hero today? Personal heroes? -** I think Obama would be considered a hero today, because he's done something that probably no other african american thought of doing. Some people thought it wasn't possible and other thought it was amazing that he was running for president. Now that he's the first african american to be president is pretty cool, because he proved most people wrong and amazed like most of the U.S. and people still admire Obama for what he has done, and for what he's doing.
 * Thomas Edison was born in February 11th 1847, he was born in Milan, Ohio but grew up in Port Huron, Michigan. Edison was a very kind young man who enjoyed helping others, and he wanted to invent something that will soon make life more easier for everyone, since life in the 19th century was very tough, they didn't have phones nor electricity which made it hard for everyone to interact with friends and family near by.**
 * Para1-** A hero to me is someone you admire and look up to, a hero can be anyone really, if you think they show the quality your looking for in a hero, then you can name them your hero. My hero's name is Thomas Edison, and he is my hero because if he wasn't alive to invent the motion picture camera and the light bulb, we probably wouldn't have light and a camera to take pictures with. In my essay, i am going to prove to you why i think Thomas Edison is a hero!

[|**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Edison**] then so, Edison decided to make a telgraph and it made life so much easier for everyone because they got to interact with people nearby.
 * 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-** Thomas Edison was born: Feb. 11th 1847.
 * 2) **Where-** He was born in Milan, Ohioh but grew up in Port Huron, Michigan.
 * 3) **Who-** He helped out anyone who needed help
 * 4) **Why-** because there was no such thing as a phone back

[|**http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/t/thomasaed132683.html**] 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?

First action/or type of activities you are going to focus on: ** The main action I am focusing on is how Thomas Edison imapcted so many lives and how he, because there were so many supporters and then there were so many people who thought he couldn't accomplish his inventions. Everyone thouhgt it was impossible to do, but after making the light bulb, everyone was in shock because he finally invented something that would be used in their everyday lives.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**How does it meet your definition? -** It meets my definition because a hero to me is someone you look up to and admire, someone who never backs down and someone you trust. I think Edisons meets my definition because he never backed down when inventing new things,
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Detail-** If it wasn't for Edison, right now in the 21st century we wouldn't have phones, or cameras, or light bulbs. Life would be hard, because we'd be stuck in dark and we wouldn't be able to save and cherish our memories with cameras, and if we didn't have phones, we'd have trouble interacting with friends and family and that'd make life a lot difficlut.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Detail-** Edison was brave, and he believed in himself, because i'm pretty sure it wasn't easy making a telegraph or a motion picture camera, or a light bulb. Who would have even have thoughts of inventing things at the age of 19? Thomas Edison did!
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Detail-** Edison was very smart and had a very creative side to him, he loved experimenting and learning new things, so inventing a light bulb or anything as interesting wasn't such a big surprise to his parent's, but the fact taht he invented something noone has ever thought of inventing was shockingly suprising.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**What impact did the above have on people’s lives? -** It had a lot of impact on people's lives because they were finally given something that will soon make their lives easier for them and life was hard in the 19th century before the invetions, because they really didn't have that much, interacting with friends and family meant driving, or walking, or going on the train for hours just to say hello to a loved one was not only time consuming, but difficult for everyone so, the inventions made life more easier and joyful.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Quote** - //"I have not failed, I just have 10,000 ways that won't work."//

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**First action/or type of activities you are going to focus on:** Thomas Edison enjoyed working together and helping others. Before having the thought of inventing anything and being known for his iventions. Edison became a telegraph operator after he saved three-year-old Jimmie MacKenzie from being struck by a runaway train. JImmie's father who worked as a station agent was so grateful he trained Edison as a telegraph operator at the age of 19 during 1866.

1. **How does it meet your definition? -** you shouldn't care about what others think about you, because there not you and it's not their life, it's yours. you can accomplish anything as long as you believe and have faith in yourself and put your mind to it. 2. **Detail-** before inventing, Edison failed many times before he completed anything. 3. **Detail-** Edison learned from his mistakes, he did his best and worked his way up to achieve his golas and complete his inventions correctly, with no mistakes. 4. **Detail-** He always tryed his best and if he failed, he didn't stop we kept going so then he can become a better inventor by looking back at the mistakes you made before. 5. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**What impact did the above have on people’s lives? -** When some people fail, they just give up, but it shouldn't end there. you should learn from you mistakes so then when you start over you can look over your mistakes and see what you've done so you can do better with no mistakes. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">6. **Quote** - "If we did all the things we are capable of, we would literally astound ourselves."

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Paragraph 5--The other side of the story** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">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. --> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Edison's inventions benifited the whole world, he has improved out societ in many ways and made life a lot easier because if it wasn't for THomas Edison, I think our lives would be so much hard than it already is for some, because if if wasn't for Edison's invention of the telephone we'd have a more difficult time of interacting with people. It would be impossible to say "hi" to someone who lives in a different country, Edison has relised how hard it was so, he made something that'd be useful and would help us interact with people who live in a different counrty. Now, Edison's inventions have been improved so they'd be more easier to use. other compaines have made telephones more portable and changed the way they are used and the way they look. Not many people know who invented the telephone, most of the world don't even know who Thomas Edison is and what he is known for. Edison invented many things and if it wasn't for him, I think life would be difficult, it took a lot of courage and faith, because there was a lot holding him back and he didn't let anything, or anyone stop him or bring him down for achieveing his goal. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">** Paragraph 7-- **** What advice would they have for today’s youth for dealing with a current issue? ** 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. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-weight: normal;"> --> <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">If Thomas Edison was still alive I think his adivice to us would be that you shouldn't give up and that you should believe in yourself, because you can't get through the problem if you don't believe you can. you should always try your best and if you fail the first time, you should try again, and firgive yourself. because then you can learn from your mistakes. <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">**Who would have not thought your person was not a hero?-** George Westinghouse
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">What did they do?- ** <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Westinghouse was developed an AC system
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">**How did they try to stop your hero?-** While Edison was working with a new idea of using DC current, Westinghouse was developing an AC system, thinking his AC system will knock out Edison's current.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">**How did you hero avoid being squished?-** Edison wasn't worried, because nothing was gong to bring him down not even Westinghouse and his Ac system, he didn't worry about it because, he knew it didn't matter and it wasn't important, he believed in himself and he knew he can do it.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Paragraph 6--What is the person's legacy? **