Rick Hansen; a True Hero What qualities make a person a hero? To answer this question‚ one must take a look at a person who is considered a hero. Rick Hansen is one of many examples of a hero. At the young age of fifteen‚ Hansen fell off the back of a truck and consequently became paralyzed for life. One would think that such a traumatic experience would make person completely pessimistic about life‚ but Rick Hansen is different. He became a world class champion wheelchair marathoner and a 1984
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Rick Hansen -History Born August 26th‚ 1957 in port alberni Grew up in St. John‚ Abbotsford and Williams Lake‚ B.C Known as a natural a athlete and was very passionate about fishing and sports He was 15 when him and his friend Don were riding in the back of a pick up truck returning home after a week long fishing trip when the truck went of the road and they were thrown out the back of the truck. He had a spinal cord injury and could never walk again. He was paralyzed form the last down. Rick spent
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My Dog Is Great Dogs are all special in their own way. Here are some reasons why my dog is special to me and my family. My dog is a kind dog he is always trying to protect us and keep us safe. My dog is amusing because he tries to talk like a real person. He also likes to where sunglasses. My dog is seven and he still acts like a puppy. When he was a puppy we never took him on walks because he was so hard to handle and if he saw another dog you were going to be dragges. So this year we bought him
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MY PET DOG I have a pet dog named Angie. It is an Alsatian. It is of medium height and white in colour. Angie has a bushy tail and glistening eyes. Angie is one year old. She was given to me on my tenth birthday. Angie likes to wander about our house. She also like to chase our neighbours’ cats. She is docile in the presence of those she is familiar with‚ but strangers had better beware. As a matter of fact‚ nobody dares to enter our house without first having Angie tied up or put in her kennel
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This I Believe I believe in my dog. When I look back at who I am and what I’ve become‚ I have my dog to thank. Yeah‚ I taught my dog to sit and lie down. And I taught him to stay and come. But this has no comparison to what he has taught me. Something tells me that responsibility‚ competition‚ patience‚ forgiveness‚ and happiness are more important traits or skills to learn. I believe in patience. In 5th grade I was given the opportunity to get a dog. My family and I went to a local breeder
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a year or so ago‚ my parents sat my brother and I down looking really solemn. At first I thought that my cat had been killed by a coyote or something (I’m slightly paranoid about my cat). Then I realized that I hadn’t seen my dog yet and normally he comes to greet us when we get home from school. He had been having some problems recently with odd possible cancer lumps and limping. I thought that he had been put down or something. Neither one happened. Then I remembered that my parents were always
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The Dog Ate My Disk‚ and Other Tales of Woe In the article The Dog Ate My Disk‚ And Other Tales of Woe by Carolyn Foster Segal‚ it talks about all the different excuses that many students’ makes in order to get away from turning in an assignment that was not completed on time. One of the most common excuses that students have is the family emergency or some sort of personal issue. This excuse has been used from time to time‚ so it is not as effective anymore compared to how it was back then‚ having
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hours per week * Part Time Job * April 2010 – present 2. Pre-Engineering Academy * Student/Member * 6 hours per week (after school for projects) * August 2010 – present 3. Best Robotics * Driver (at competitions it is my responsibility to control the robot’s movement) * 6 hours per week * August 2010 – present 4. Referee of Soccer * Referee * Usually only on weekends… About 6 games average time varies depending on age group. *
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it / My pride is no longer inside ... There’s no hiding for me / I’m forced to deal with what I feel / There is no distraction to mask what is real / I could pull the steering wheel…” -Car Radio. Twenty One Pilots The lyrics above by Twenty One Pilots explains how it felt after his car radio was stolen.He talks about how “quiet is violent” ‚being alone without any distractions like people or music to keep you from thinking of those dangerous thoughts. The protagonist in Watanabe’s Kid’s Story
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Growing up with a strict father and horrible acne wasn’t easy for Robert Hansen. Robert had acne that was so bad he rarely socialized with his peers at school. With the lack of socialization‚ people seen him as a loner. Not only was he forced to use his right hand even though he was left handed‚ but he worked long hours in the family backers for no pay at all. Having very little friends or none at all would only make Robert feel even more left out. Being alone as a kid and not having the same social
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