A SALUTE TO OUR HEROES, NEAR AND FAR : TODAY'S TOPIC:.Heroes are a rare breed of people. You can find them in your family, the neighborhood, on the big screen, or at concerts and sporting events. We asked you to write about someone you really admire and to tell us what you like about him or her. Most readers rated their parents as their biggest heroes for providing them with love, homework assistance, financial support and cooking and cleaning duties. Hercules is my hero. Because he is strong, brave and smart. And he takes care of his family and others in need and Iolis is his friend too. - Jamie Dover, 8 Northridge My hero is my big brother. I think he's the best person in the world. You know once he won a gold metal for the smartest kid in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. he competed with every smart mechanic but my brother is the smartest... - Erikka Guerra, 8 Arlington Heights Arlington Heights, village (1990 pop. 75,460), Cook county, NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago; founded 1836, inc. 1887. Its manufactures include machinery, drugs and medical equipment, and metal fabrication. Arlington Park racetrack is there. School Los Angeles My hero is my third grade teacher, I like my hero because she teaches me how to read and how to write stories. I look up to her because she encaurages me to do positive things. She is there when I need her. She knows a lot of things to help me. She can show me the right things to do to get to college. Her named is Ms. Lanning. - Jeanette Xuncax, 8 Arlington Heights School Los Angeles Somebody who I admire is my 2nd grade teacher, Mrs. Aihara. She was the best teacher I ever had. She was funny, caring and made learning interesting. I had the most fun in her class and I want to be just like her when I grow up. - Jordan Menashe, 9 Balboa Magnet School magnet school n. A public school offering a specialized curriculum, often with high academic standards, to a student body representing a cross section of the community. Northridge My heros are my parents and my sisters. They are my heros because they are the ones that told me that I can do anything. My parents work and give us money and support us. If I wanted something that my parents did not like, they would still support me. They are my heros and I hope I can be like them in the future. - Lisa Kim, 12 Canoga Park School Canoga Park My hero is my dad, Homer. He is my Hero because he would teach me alot of stuff like, fish, swim, write, color, act and sing. He worked in a High school as a custodian. He was the best father I ever had. But he died. I still love him. Well, that the story about my hero. -Evelyn Olivares Cerritos Elementary School elementary school: see school. Glendale The persons who I admire the most are my parents. They inspire me because they encourge me do my best and go to take the test to Harvard University Harvard University, mainly at Cambridge, Mass., including Harvard College, the oldest American college. Harvard College Harvard College, originally for men, was founded in 1636 with a grant from the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. so that I could take the medical classes and class of criminality. They want me to be an F.B.I. and to study as hard as I could... - Christian Jugo, 10 Commonwealth Avenue School Los Angeles My heroes are my mom and dad. They are my heroes because they are nice. They take care of me. - Nicole Fowler, 7 Darby Elementary School Northridge My favorite My Favorite is an independent synthpop band from Long Island, New York. They released two CDs: Love at Absolute Zero and Happiest Days of Our Lives. My Favorite broke up on September 14, 2005, when singer Andrea Vaughn left the band. hero is Michelle from Full House. Because she is funny and has a twin sister. But I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. their real names. One of the twins is taller than the other. They made a lot of movies. - Krizia Flower, 10 Dyer Street School Sylmar My favorite hero is from the baseball National League team ``The Dodgers.'' That hero is Mike Piazza Michael Joseph Piazza (born September 4, 1968 in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is an American Major League Baseball player who currently plays for the Oakland Athletics. He began his career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and played for the Florida Marlins, New York Mets, San Diego Padres . He is number 31. He's the best player of the Dodgers. He won a trophy for the home run he had made in the All-Star game An all-star game is an exhibition game played by the best players in their sports league. The players are often chosen by a popular vote of fans of the sport and the game often occurs at the halfway point of the regular season, although this is not the case for some all-star games . He was the only Dodger there. That's why I admire the Dodgers. - Soledad Topete, 10 Dyer Street School Sylmar I don't really admire just one person. There are a lot of people I look up to, but the people I admire most are my parents. They have given me food, clothing, shelter and the most important thing they have given me is love. They might not be movie stars or famous singers, but they both love me, and that's all it takes for them to be my heroes. - Tracy Canaber, 11 Mesa Verde Middle School Moorpark I really admire my mom because she is nice to me. My mom takes care of me when I'm sick because she is a nurse. - Venche S. Williams, 9 dtpost Napa Street School Northridge My heroes are the members of the Olympic team. I have been participating in this sport for almost four years. Anytime this event is on TV. I watch and try to spot out things I can do. Someday I hope to be allowed into the Olympic Trials. Even if I do not make the team I will not be upset, just glad I got to be in the trials. - Christine McKenna, 12 Nobel Middle School Northridge Yes, I do have a hero. My hero is the powerful Jesus Christ Jesus Christ: see Jesus. Jesus Christ 40 days after Resurrection, ascended into heaven. [N.T.: Acts 1:1–11] See : Ascension Jesus Christ kind to the poor, forgiving to the sinful. [N.T. . He is my hero because if it wasn't for him we would never be alive. I think Jesus Christ is the only hero. - Susana Rivera, 10 Oxnard Street School North Hollywood Yes I have a hero. My hero is Martin Luther King Jr. He is my hero because he let me do the things that white people do. I also thing that he is the hero of the African-American people too. He will be my hero forever. - Victor Mejia, 10 Oxnard Street School North Hollywood To me everyone who is honest is a hero or anyone who has the courage to say no to drugs. To me anyone who wants to be a hero doesn't have to be rich or famous just honest and kind-hearted. And that doesn't mean you have to be perfect. No one is perfect. - Gabriela Lugo, 9 Oxnard Street School North Hollywood My heroes are Eddie Jones, Cedric Ceballos Cedric Z. Ceballos (born August 2 1969 in Maui, Hawaii) is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. As a small forward, he played most notably for the Los Angeles Lakers and the Phoenix Suns, later finishing his NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks, Detroit , and Nick Van Exel Nickey (Nick) Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Van Exel, a 6'1" left-handed point guard, was most well known for his flashy style of play and his ability to hit critical shots during . They are Pro-Basketball players. They live in Los Angeles. They play almost everywhere in the United States. - John DeFroscia, 11 Pacific Christian School Los Angeles Cesar Chavez. When he was a little boy about six years old, he was a farm worker with his dad. At twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. old he founded United Farm Workers The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) is a labor union that evolved from unions founded in 1962 by César Chávez, Philip Vera Cruz, Dolores Huerta, and Larry Itliong. This union changed from a workers' rights organization that helped workers get unemployment insurance to that of (UFW UFW United Farm Workers (union) UFW United Factory Warehouse ). He led a strike against table grape growers of California's San Joaquin Valley Noun 1. San Joaquin Valley - a vast valley in central California known for its rich farmland Calif., California, Golden State, CA - a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes , because of low harvest wages in California Vineyards and unsanitary un·san·i·tar·y adj. Not sanitary. working conditions. Chavez went on a fast for twenty-five days, then he won `la Huelga'' (the strike). - Ivan Acevedo, 11 Rockdale Elementary School Los Angeles My super hero is my Aunt Sue and my mom because... My Nina Sue: because she helped me learn how to read and still helps me learn how to read. If it wasn't for her I wouldn't be reading like I am reading. I am so lucky to have a Aunt like her Thank You Nina Sue. I love you. My Mom: because she works very, very, very hard to get where she is right now... - Melissa Mijares, 7 St. Genevieve School Arleta My hero is my sister Erin. She is my hero because she encourages me to do my best. She also helps me with homework, and takes me places. She shows me what I do wrong. I'll really miss her when she leaves for SLO SLO Slovenia (ISO Country Identifier) SLO San Luis Obispo (California) SLO Service Level Objectives (information technology services) (Cal Poly). Erin also helps me on how to play sports. I will try to followin her footsteps. - Taylor Ineich, 12 San Carlos Central Middle School CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) Alan Lebeda, 9, of Oxnard Street School admire s fire and police personnel. (2) ``My teacher is my hero because she teaches me and my friends a lot of different things,'' said Stephanie Gomez, 8, of Canoga Park Elementary School. (3) Sammy Estrada, 13, of Pasadena Christian School says Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls is his hero for being the greatest basketball player of all time, helping sick kids and signing autographs. |
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