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My definition of a hero is someone who you think is brave or did something brave. The hero i picked is Sarah Winnemucca.


 * Paragraph 1--Intro to your 19th Century Hero **

Start with personal hero sentence When I hear the word hero I think of someone who is brave. A hero would put there life on the line to save the life of another person. A hero would stop whatever there doing to help someone else or try to save someone. That shows that they are brave and they have courage. This is why I chose my hero to be Sarah Winnemucca. Sarah is my hero because when a war broke out between the Bannock Indians and the white settlers the Bannock Indians took some Paiute Indians hostage. Sarah's father was one of the Paiute's that were taken hostage. In this essay I will prove that Sarah Winnemucca was a hero because she is someone who I think is brave.
 * 1) Explain
 * 2) Name of your hero
 * 3) Summary of why they are a hero
 * 4) Thesis "In this essay I will prove that X was a hero because s/he (fill in with your definition of a hero).
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 * 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?**

Sarah Winnemucca was born in 1842 and died in 1891. She was the daughted of Chief Winnemucca of a tribe in Nevada and California called the Paiutes. Where-Her tribe lived in Nevada and California
 * 1) Who-Sarah Winnemucca
 * 2) Why-Sarah saved her father and other people from her tribe who had been taken hostage by the Bannocks in 1878.
 * 3) Why were actions important-Her actions were important because she saved her father and tribesmen from the Bannocks. She also served as an army scout in the war against the Bannocks. When she saved her father she traveled to Washington DC to talk to Congress because the United States Gov. made them move to the Yakima Reservation.
 * SOURCES-http://www.greatwomen.org/women.php?action=viewone&id=172 []

Sarah Winnemucca was born in 1842 and died in 1891. She was the daughter of Chief Winnemucca, who was the Chief of a tribe in Nevada and California called the Paiute tribe. One day in 1878 a war broke out between the Bannock tribe and the white settlers. The Bannock tribe took some of the Paiute Indians hostage hoping they would help them fight in the war against the white settlers. Sarah's father was one the Paiute Indians that was taken hostage. When Sarah heard that her father was taken hostage she immediently went to the Bannock territory to rescue her father and other tribe members. Sarah's actions were important because she saved her father and other people from her tribe from being held hostage. 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- Sarah went to save her father and other people from her tribe who had been taken hostage by the Bannocks.
 * 2) How does it meet your definition?- This meets my definition becuase i think she was very brave to go and try to save her father from the Bannocks.
 * 3) Detail-In 1878 a war broke out between the Bannocks and the white settlers. This made the Bannocks take many Paiutes hostage hoping this would make them fight with them.
 * 4) Detail
 * 5) Detail
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives? - It had a impact on people because I think it shows people that if you try you can do anything.
 * 7) Quote-"For shame! For shame! You dare to cry out Liberty, when you hold us in places against our will, driving us from place to place as if we were beasts."
 * Secondary Source(s)
 * Primary Source(s)-http://womenshistory.about.com/od/quotes/a/winnemucca.htm

When the war between the Bannock and the white settlers happened Sarah went to go save her father and other people who were being held hostage. This to me shows that she meets my definition of a hero because she was brave enough to go risk her own life for the life of her father and other people in her tribe. The Bannock Indians needed more people to help fight with them in the war so they decided to take Paiute Indians hostage thinking that this would make them fight on there side. This had an impact on people's lives because without the help of Sarah saving the lives of the people who were held hostage they would have died at an earlier time. Another impact i think it had was that it shows people that if you try then you can do anything. The quote "For shame! For shame! You dare to cry out Liberty, when you hold us in places against our will, driving us from place to place as if we were beasts." that was said by Sarah is a powerfull quote because the Bannock Indians were holding the Paiute's hostage against there will.
 * 1) Second action/or type of activities you are going to focus on -Sarah traveled to Washington DC to speak to Congress
 * 2) How does it meet your definition? - This meets my definition because Sarah has to be brave to travel all the way to Washington DC to speak to Congress.
 * 3) Detail -Sarah traveled all around North America giving lectures about the bad treatment the Paiute tribe was receiving.
 * 4) Detail -Sarah went to speak to Congress. She attracted me attention by wearing traditional of an Indian princess.
 * 5) Detail-She wore these outfits while she gave lectures about the unfair treatment the Paites were getting.
 * 6) What impact did the above have on people’s lives? -This had a impact on people lives because this helped make the lives of the Paiut tribe better and finally got them there home land back.
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Sarah wrote letters to Congress trying to help end the fighting between the Indians and the white settlers but most of the letters she wrote did not get any responces. After the war in 1878 had ended, the United States Government made the Paiute Indians move to a new reservation. Sarah traveled to Washington DC to speak to Congress about about the unfair treatment that the Paiute's were getting. She gave lectures about the unfair treatment and even wore traditional clothing an Indian princess would wear when giving lectures. This had an impact on people's lives because thanks to Sarah the Paiute Indians got to move back to their land in 1889. "For shame! For shame! You dare to cry out Liberty, when you hold us in places against our will, driving us from place to place as if we were beasts." I like this quote that Sarah said becuase the Government kicked them out of their home lands and made them move to a new reservation.


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

Who would have not thought your person was not a hero?-The Bannock Indians would not have thought Sarah was a hero.
 * 1) What did they do?-They took some of her people hostage
 * 2) How did they try to stop your hero?- There was a War going on between the Bannock Indians and the new white settlers. They took Paiute Indians hostage hoping they would help the Bannocks fight.
 * 3) How did you hero avoid being squished?- She entered the Bannock territory on horseback to rescue people.

The Bannock Indians probally didnt think that Sarah was a hero. They dont think she is a hero because Sarah saved the people that the Bannock Indians took hostage that they were going to make them help fight the war. The Paiute Indians that werent taken hostage went to help fight the settlers because they wanted to fight against the Bannocks that took there people hostage. Sarah went into the Bannock territory on horseback to rescue everyone taken hostage. 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. Thanks to Sarah she freed her father and other people who the Bannock Indians captured. Without her help they may have never been let free again. She put her own life at risk for her fathers and her tribemates lives. Sarah also went to Washington DC to get back the homeland of her tribe. Thanks to her actions she took back then people now who learn about her can see that if you try hard you can sucseed at anything, just like Sarah did.
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 * 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? **

A 21st century problem that Sarah would give advice about is about the 3 people being held hostage in Iran. She would probaly go and try to rescue them or try to get people active and make them want to go save them just like she saved her father from the Bannocks. She would tell people that if it was her she would go risk her own life to save the lives of the others. She would give advice like this because she experienced her own father being captured and wouldnt want it to happen to anyone else. She might even give advice on how to save them becuase she has experience with saving people who have been held hostage.

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Hero Essay

When I hear the word hero I think of someone who is brave. A hero would put there life on the line to save the life of another person. A hero would stop whatever there doing to help someone else or try to save someone. That shows that they are brave and they have courage. This is why I chose my hero to be Sarah Winnemucca. Sarah is my hero because when a war broke out between the Bannock Indians and the white settlers the Bannock Indians took some Paiute Indians hostage. Sarah's father was one of the Paiute's that were taken hostage. In this essay I will prove that Sarah Winnemucca was a hero because she is someone who I think is brave. Sarah Winnemucca was born in 1842 and died in 1891. She was the daughter of Chief Winnemucca, who was the Chief of a tribe in Nevada and California called the Paiute tribe. One day in 1878 a war broke out between the Bannock tribe and the white settlers. The Bannock tribe took some of the Paiute Indians hostage hoping they would help them fight in the war against the white settlers. Sarah's father was one the Paiute Indians that was taken hostage. When Sarah heard that her father was taken hostage she immediately went to the Bannock territory to rescue her father and other tribe members. Sarah's actions were important because she saved her father and other people from her tribe from being held hostage. When the war between the Bannock and the white settlers happened Sarah went to go save her father and other people who were being held hostage. This to me shows that she meets my definition of a hero because she was brave enough to go risk her own life for the life of her father and other people in her tribe. The Bannock Indians needed more people to help fight with them in the war so they decided to take Paiute Indians hostage thinking that this would make them fight on there side. This had an impact on people's lives because without the help of Sarah saving the lives of the people who were held hostage they would have died at an earlier time. Another impact I think it had was that it shows people that if you try then you can do anything. The quote "For shame! For shame! You dare to cry out Liberty, when you hold us in places against our will, driving us from place to place as if we were beasts." that was said by Sarah is a powerful quote because the Bannock Indians were holding the Paiute's hostage against there will. Sarah wrote letters to Congress trying to help end the fighting between the Indians and the white settlers but most of the letters she wrote did not get any responses. After the war in 1878 had ended, the United States Government made the Paiute Indians move to a new reservation. Sarah traveled to Washington DC to speak to Congress about the unfair treatment that the Paiute's were getting. She gave lectures about the unfair treatment and even wore traditional clothing an Indian princess would wear when giving lectures. This had an impact on people's lives because thanks to Sarah the Paiute Indians got to move back to their land in 1889. "For shame! For shame! You dare to cry out Liberty, when you hold us in places against our will, driving us from place to place as if we were beasts." I like this quote that Sarah said because the Government kicked them out of their home lands and made them move to a new The Bannock Indians probably didn’t think that Sarah was a hero. They don’t think she is a hero because Sarah saved the people that the Bannock Indians took hostage that they were going to make them help fight the war. The Paiute Indians that weren’t taken hostage went to help fight the settlers because they wanted to fight against the Bannocks that took there people hostage. Sarah went into the Bannock territory on horseback to rescue everyone taken hostage. Thanks to Sarah she freed her father and other people who the Bannock Indians captured. Without her help they may have never been let free again. She put her own life at risk for her fathers and her tribe mate’s lives. Sarah also went to Washington DC to get back the homeland of her tribe. Thanks to her actions she took back then people now who learn about her can see that if you try hard you can succeed at anything, just like Sarah did. The city Winnemucca Nevada  is named after Sarah and her father. A 21st century problem that Sarah would give advice about is about the 3 people being held hostage in Iran. She would probably go and try to rescue them or try to get people active and make them want to go save them just like she saved her father from the Bannocks. She would tell people that if it was her she would go risk her own life to save the lives of the others. She would give advice like this because she experienced her own father being captured and wouldn’t want it to happen to anyone else. She might even give advice on how to save them because she has experience with saving people who have been held hostage. Sources

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