Alexandra Scott- A cancer patient who decided when she was 4 years old that she wanted to hold a lemonade stand to benefit other people with cancer. By the end of her short lifetime, she had raised over 1 million dollars for childhood cancer.Suzie Tipton- She was born 13 weeks premature, and suffered a bunch of strokes during birth. Suzie was adopted, and always needed lots of equipment, like wheelchairs. She realized these things were expensive, and that some families who needed this equipment couldn't afford it. She created a 'loan closet', where families could trade out old equipment for new equipment. She has won 2 1000 dollar grants, and continues to expand her foundation.
Kayla Cornale- She was motivated to help her cousin with autism to learn to read and spell, so she invented "Sounds and SyllablesT". This program applied pitch to the process of learning language, and helped many autistic kids. Kayla was one of 19 students from Canada to represent at the Science and Engineering fairs in Arizona
Bethany Hamilton- She was attacked by a shark off the coast of Hawaii in 2003, and lost her left arm, and almost her life. She has made her way through this tragedy and continues to surf and give inspiration to other people. She has written a biography called 'Soul Surfer', and a movie was produced about her. Bethany has been a role model for people trying to get through tough times.
Conclusion: Through reading about these different young people who have added great things to the world, I have learned that it doesn't matter how old someone is, they can still change the world and people's lives.
7 comments:
That story about Suzie is really cool how she did that for other family's. I learned that being a hero is having motivation, determination, and virtousity, to better improve other lives and to inspire others.
After reading about your heroes, I learned that you have to have strength and perseverance to be a successful young hero.
i learned in reading this i learned a hero should have a strong heart and be very positive with what they are going through.
i learned that young heroes are very motivated to help others
Kirstin's blog taught me the importance and motivation of youth. Young people have more power and spirit than any other group.
I learned that to be a hero in tough times, you have to keep strong, positive, and determined.
It's amazing what young people can do, and they give such inspiration to their peers to go out and do something that will benefit their community. Did researching these young heroes give you an urge to do something to make the world better?
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