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What is a hero? A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. In the novel October Sky by Homer Hickam, a teenager named Homer “Sonny” Hickam grew up in a coal town in West Virginia where a boy’s usual fate was to end up in the mines. Although his mine-foreman father contemplated him in dismay, Homer still had his eyes on the sky and a love for flying rockets. Throughout the course of the story Homer proves to be heroic by remaining devoted to building the rockets, disregarding his father’s approval and facing the challenge of his stolen belongings.

A hero is someone that shows courage and bravery and is admired for their actions. Sometimes, a hero is someone unexpected and would never have been thought to be a hero by anyone because of who they are, or what and where they come from. One example of unexpected heroism, is from three greasers, Dallas Winston, Johnny Cade, and Ponyboy Curtis from The Outsiders. Dally, Johnny, and Ponyboy can be considered heroes because of some actions and choices they made.

A hero is people who buy supplies or other things to help people whom had their property destroyed in a natural disaster. They’re heroes because People who buy supplies for people

Beginning in the 1950s, the United States have witnessed two Category Five Storms and seven Category Four Storms naming Hurricane Katrina as one of the most deadly Category Four hurricanes to hit the Gulf Coast. On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina dismantled several sections of the levee which caused it to collapse. The storm then breeched the New Orleans’ levee system allowing Lake Ponchartrain and the Mississippi River to flow in the heart of the city. Furthermore, a tremendous amount of damages occurred throughout the coast of Mississippi and Alabama. The state of Louisiana sustained most of the damages not just from Hurricane

A hero is not only someone with superpowers but can be anyone. It can be anyone like you or me. A hero is someone who is willing to stand up for other people. The book, A Lesson Before Dying, takes place in Louisiana and is about an innocent Black man convicted and sent to the electric chair. In the story there are real people that Ernest Gaines alludes to. Ernest Gaines makes an allusion to Joe Louis and Jackie Robinson. Beside these two, Mamie Till also stepped up and was audacious. They were all fearless and gave hope to many other people because of what they were doing. These heroes took a stand against society and changed the world for everyone.

In the turn of the new century, the people of Galveston were faced with a grim reminder. The event that destroyed the small island of Galveston, the Galveston Hurricane, had many social, political, and economic impacts that made this storm life-changing. The Galveston Hurricane of 1900 improved Texas for the better and helped Galveston grow stronger as a city.

Austin is the largest city in the southern part of the United States, the capital of Texas. The city's population is growing rapidly, and in 2014 there were more than 912 000 inhabitants. Together with suburbs it is 1,7 million. In 1839, the village named Waterloo was renamed in Austin, in honor of Stephen Fuller Austin - a man who played an important role in the history of Texas. In 1846, Austin became the capital of Texas.

What is a hero? A hero might not be the flying ,fictitious and fabricated forteller of good that humanity has decided upon. Everyone is the protagonist of their own story therefor a hero could be anyone from any place or time; no matter how strange their circumstances. According to merriam-webster dictionary heroism is an act of great courage. Meaning heroism is facing a great fear while being fully aware of the danger.

There are many different opinions and thoughts on what exactly makes a person a hero. In the case of the novel “The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” by Junot Diaz, it discusses the recurring heartbreaks and traumatic times Oscar endures throughout his life. He is a very insecure person who has a strong desire for love. He tries his hardest to obtain this goal and many see him as a hero because he seems to never give up despite his failures. Diaz describes numerous instances where Oscar repeats his past mistakes causing him to look more like a fool than a hero.

The New York Times article “Pummeled Florida Staggers Toward Long Recovery” by Alexander Burns informs readers on the controversy surrounding the power outages in Florida. The author explains how right after Hurricane Irma weekend it had started to head north of florida, being that it was just leaving somewhere between Miami to Jacksonville. In the meantime florida has power outages throughout the cities, there are people are without no electricity, and to even get back electricity it could take days to months. In this case florida has so many damages with houses being in pieces, homes flooded, every thing ruined with only some things are salvageable and storm damages costing between $20-$50 billion. For other people in florida who didn't believe they needed to be evacuated and who thought they could wait it out, it soon will be necessary for some residents to evacuate. As there may also be tornado warnings because of the historical levels of flooding. With the storm later heading north it's is cautioned to residence when they return home because the powerlines

Everyday extraordinary events happen. Events of survival, overcoming great odds, sometimes luck and occasionally stories of great injustice. The story of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter could defiantly be perceived as one of great injustice. It could also be perceived as a immensely manipulated story made popular due to the views of famous and important people. The most popular belief is the story showcased in the 1999 movie 'The Hurricane'. The film tells the story of an innocent carter, framed for the murder of three innocent white people and sentenced to jail for life only to be freed.

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In the late 1960s black men were arrested because they fit a simple description of a black man.White men did everything possible to stop a black man from getting recognized. Professional boxer Rubin Carter was born on May 6, 1937, in Clifton, New Jersey. In 1966, at the height of his boxing career, Carter was wrongfully convicted of a triple murder.Carter was arrested at twelve after attacking a man with a boy scout knife and again in 1957 for purse snatching and served four years in trenton state maximum-security prison.When four white people were shot and the only reason for the three murders and one survivor was racial retaliation. Rubin Hurricane Carter is an advocate, and a black man in route of a crime scene was wrongfully arrested, put on trial four times, and released after twenty-two years in prison.

“Here comes the story of the Hurricane”-Rubin Carter—the boxer, the man—who had justice stacked against him (Dylan, Bob). The question: What is justice? According to whose point of view? In the 1960s, were blacks treated fairly? Case in point—Rubin “Hurricane” Carter who was finally released from jail after 19 years of being wrongfully imprisoned for a crime he never committed.

The film's powerful message comes alive through its main actor's magnificent performances and the anger and frustration that they evoke. In particular, Denzel Washington proved this throughout the film with his representation of Rubin Carter. He is known for films and works such as: Glory, The Pelican Brief, Philadelphia, Courage Under Fire, and a new must-see release Remember the Titans. The Hurricane is no exception for his list of stellar performances. However, aside from Denzel Washington's stunning portrayal, the other actors are one-sided and faceless. Vincent Della Pesca (Dan Hedaya) establishes himself throughout the film as an evil presence with an insane desire to put Rubin behind bars. His motivation is left to the imagination of the audience. This antagonist appears to be self-motivated without any clear sense of