Hero Blog

Literary Blog- My fictional hero is from the book Silent to the Bone, by E.L. Konigsburg. My hero's name is Conner. He does something that i wish i could do, but at the same time, I am glad that I am not in his situation. His best friend sees something happen to his younger sister, and goes silent. Branwell goes silent and Conner has to figure out why. Branwell goes to Juvenille Detention, and says sbsolutly nothing. Meanwhile, Conner has no idea what happened, and neither does anybody else. Conner comes up with a way to communicate with Branwell, and he never gives up on his friend. To me that is what a hero does, they never give up, no matter what the struggle is. This is why he is my hero.

Personal Hero- My hero is my father. He is the second youngest of 6, and his mom did not work. He had one older brother, who is the eldest. He was part of a family that did not go out to eat alot and did not have a lot luck as a family. Now that he is my father, he is a carpenter, a painter, an electrician, an engineer, a car repair man, a mehanic, a plumber and is real job is a steel salesman for Alro Steel. While my brother and I were going througha Catholic Grade School, and playing 3 sports, he worked two jobs and owned his own painting company. My dad never has time to rest, and he always found time to put his family into is schedual. He never missed any of my or my brothers games, no matter what he had planned. He gives so much for this family and expects nothing out of it. When i grow up i wish i could be half of the man that he is. I wish i could have two kids and have to pay child support for a relationship in high school. One example is that a weekend a couple weeks ago, he had a painting job that was going to take a couple of days. He travels all around Indiana for his work and leaves at 730 every morning and gets home at 5. He came home from work on Saturday at 3, and immediatly went to painting, that night I had a recreational basketball game, and he left painting early to come to my game, that was 30 minutes away, then went back to work. He got home at 11, and finished some paper work. The next morning he was up and ready for 830 mass. He is inpirational and is amazing. I love him with all of my heart.

Popular Hero- Nelson Mandela is my popular hero. Before he was arrested he was an anti-apartheid activist. He was the leader of Umkhonto we Sizwe. In 1962, he was arrested for sabotage and sentenced to 27 years in prison. Upon his release he ran for presidency and won. He has then fought for a Democratic Government and has won that battle. He was won more than 250 awards including the 1993 Noble Peace Prize. He is truly a person who did not give up on his own country and that is what a hero does. They do not give up on their own people and they believe in them no matter what has occured.