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August
27, 2001:
 "Robert
E. Lee is my hero. He
was a gentleman in the truest sense of the word.
He was admired not only by the Confederate troops,
but by the Union troops as well, including the man
to whom he surrendered, General Grant."
Photo:
Robert E., Mary, and Ulysses
in front of an old building at Jefferson
Barracks, Missouri. Read
more in Report #7.
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August
20, 2001:
"My
Dad. When people usually think of a person that
they admire, it is typical to think of a person
that is strong and an inspiration to them. I feel
that you can admire and be inspired by a person
even if they are no longer with you. The person
that I admire the most is my father. He died when
I was a baby, but I admire him for everything he
was and everything he wanted me to be..."
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more.
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August
13, 2001:
 "Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart.
I started playing the piano at age 6, and I always
heard stories about Mozart starting at age 3. The
more I learned about Mozart, the more interesting
his life became -- his childhood, his life as a
musician, how he was treated, and the genius of
his works. He's a great inspiration!" Read
a book about Wolfgang.
Photo: Wolfgang
Amadeus Mozart.
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August
6, 2001:
 "Ulysses
S. Grant
was a true hero in private as well as in public.
He was our first civil rights President. He cared
about the Indians and the freed slaves. The Treaty
of Washington (1871) is mostly his work, though
he's never gotten enough credit for it. It settled
claims against Britain, and more important, it established
neutrality and international arbitration to avoid
war. This become the foundation for the World Court
and League of Nations. My favorite Grant web site
is the Ulysses
S. Grant Network."
- Nancy W. from Newark, Ohio
From Your
Page: April 23, 2001.
Photo: Ulysses
S. Grant.
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July
30, 2001:
My
Hero is MY Son! My son, as a young child, was dyslexic...The
main thing he says he wants to accomplish is to
help one child like he was helped. And he has found
that child at the age of 23 and is helping this
child. Now, That makes a Mama proud. To this child
he is a hero (my son) in his eyes his mother has
said. So I am grateful to God for Blessing Us with
our Little Big Hero. -- Bernadette Basham. Read
more.
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July
23, 2001:
 "William
Shakespeare
is the greatest playwright of all time! He can do
it all -- comedies, tragedies, historical plays.
They are all great. When I first read (or was first
supposed to read) a Shakespeare's play, it was very
confusing. Then I began to study the great bard,
and his plays came to life. I couldn't image my
life without the richness of Shakespeare's words."
Read
a book about William Shakespeare.
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July
16, 2001:
 Neil
Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins are
my heroes for successfully completing the Apollo
11 mission. The accomplishments
of Armstrong and Aldrin are well known -- they were
the first two people to walk on the moon. Collins,
too, was a big part of the mission's success because
he stayed in the Command Module and orbited the
moon during the lunar landing. Without Collins there
would be no Command Module pilot; without a Command
Module pilot there would be no Command Module; and,
of course, without a Command Module there would
be no spacecraft for Armstrong and Aldrin to dock
with after leaving the moon. The success of Apollo
11 is a result of the team work of all three of
the Astronauts, and I think they did a great job.
One day, I would like the U.S. to return to the
moon, and I would like to be the Astronaut that
goes. Read
the Apollo 11 Press Conference held August 12, 1969,
or Read
a book about Astronauts.
Photo: The
Crew of Apollo 11 -- from
left to right is Commander Neil A. Armstrong, Command
Module Pilot Michael Collins, and Lunar Module Pilot
Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr.
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July
9, 2001:
"John
Muir was a great person
and cared about nature and the environment. I'm
so thankful for his work in protecting places of
great natural beauty, like Yosemite and Alaska.
I'm also glad he started the Sierra Club to continue
on his work." -- Bob.
Read
a book about John Muir.
Photo: John
Muir
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July
2, 2001:
 "Ben
Franklin
is my all-time favorite hero. He was THE Founding
Father of the United States, no just a Founding
Father. He was the older, wiser statesman during
the Continental Congress, and the other delegates
looked to him for advice and guidance. And he never
took himself too seriously -- he could add humor
to any situation." Read
a book about Ben Franklin.
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June
25, 2001:
 "Henry
VIII is my hero. He gave
England strength and stability after years of fighting
in the War of the Roses, and he wanted a male heir
to continue the stability of the English throne.
In addition, Henry VIII helped England get out of
the Middle Ages and brought the Renaissance to England
and its people." Read
a book about King Hal.
Photo: Henry
VIII
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June
18, 2001:
"My
hero is my grandmother. She is a kind, sweet, and
gentle woman, and I love her very much. My favorite
memory of growing up is spending the summers with
my grandmother. We would go for walks in the woods,
pick flowers in the meadows, and fish in the lake."
-- Beth S. from Wisconsin
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June
11, 2001:
"My
family is my hero. I love my mom, dad, brothers,
and sisters. I come from a big family, and there
is always someone around to help each other. We
are never lonely because there is always someone
to play a game with, go the movies with, go to the
beach with, or just hang out. Also, my mom and dad
take us to get ice cream on Saturdays!"
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June
4, 2001:
"Melanie
Benn. Melanie lost her limbs to a horrible bacterial
disease her first year of college. She was my student
in second grade at Sundance Elementary in San Diego.
She has since gone on to graduate from San Diego
State University and is working on her master's
degree at UCLA in social work. Melanie participated
in the Paralympics in swimming and helped the USA
win a silver medal. At 24 years old, Melanie has
received the Eagle Spirit Award from Sharp Hospital.
She is my hero, and her spirit grows in me." --
Meg
Goffredo from Escondido, CA
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