Rizal as a Hero

He is looked upon in a heroic way for fighting the justice system and showing courage, strength and ability to resist laws through making his own lifestyle, with separate beliefs, attitudes and values. He was a friend of the poor, kind to women and children, and an enemy of the rich. He was forced into crime by the harsh harassments of the authorities. He said to have died bravely against the more powerful forces of the law. He has grown to be an admired infamous figure for the way he stood up to authority and his larrikin ways.

On November 16 1885, 41 year-old Metis father Louis David Riel passed away at 8:00am(CTZ) .After a long battle in court, he was sentenced to execution for treason which led him to be hung in Regina, Saskatchewan.

he became sort of a national hero . In 1898 , when he came back , he was

would consent to be the civil governor of the Philippines. He took the position organizing civil

The Filipino people had helped the US fight the Spanish-American War in hope to gain independence in return. However, instead of gaining independence the Philippines was annexed to the United States on December 10, 1898. When the Filipino’s had found they were going to be ruled over once again they were very unhappy, after all they had helped the US. When Aguinaldo had found out that the Philippines were going to be controlled by the US, he had declared war on the United States.

Even though it did not completely eradicate drugs it did address the drug trafficking problem in many different aspects. Both of these problems took courage and strength to overcome, which is reason enough for many people to consider him a hero.

They “rose in revolt against American rule, as they had rebelled several times against the Spanish” (Zinn 297). They were right to do so, as the war only ended very poorly for their country and consequently “the death rate was enormous from battle casualties and from disease” (Zinn 297). On the contrary, both the Spanish-American war and the Philippine-American war had great economical advantage for the United States and demonstrated to the world how powerful their country was becoming, as some power-hungry citizens and the government wanted their country to appear. Nonetheless, there were those growing upset with the virtually unnecessary wars, and “…’patience, industry, and moderation’ preached to blacks, the ‘patriotism’ preached to whites, did not fully sink in. In the first years of the twentieth century, despite all the demonstrated power of the state, large numbers of blacks, whites, men, women became impatient, immoderate, unpatriotic” (Zinn 301) which would led to some growing unfaithful with the American

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna was a cruel and determined leader. He wanted to control everything he could. Before he was elected the public favored him, but after his promises had been broken the public no longer viewed him the same way and looked down on him with hate. Santa Anna is an important historical figure because without the struggles he caused us, Texas might not have become a part of the United States of America.

Cesar Chavez was a Latino civil rights activist, born to Librado and Juana Estrada Chavez on the thirty-first of March in the year 1927. During The Great Depression, he was obligated to move to California with his family to work in the vine fields. After moving to California as a young man he joined the United States Army serving two years during World War II. He later married Helen Fabela Chavez and together they had eight children. Chavez later passed away on April twenty-third 1993 in San Luis, Arizona, he was able to achieve the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1994 for his civil rights movement. Therefore Cesar Chavez is certainly a hero, he improved the life of many Latino immigrant workers during the Great Depression by promoting non violence protesting, improving working conditions, and creating an organization.

he was a unique person who affected many people’s lives. Some would identify him as a rebel,

Louis Riel, a controversial man who ponders around Canada’s mind & judgement today, some may call him a traitor but for the most in fact he was a hero. He was one of the founding fathers that embraced and shaped our country to what we are today and not only that, he was a fighter that stood up for what he believed in and what he knew was best for the people because simply he cared about them. Although, at times his reasons were faulty, his selfless acts were far more recognizable than his prevailing mistakes that led him to execution in 1885 as he was judged “guilty” of alleged accusations of an unfair court of whom did not favour him.

"He acted arbitrarily in the administration of justice; he exceeded his powers enforcing his authority;he usurped royal rights by denying appeal to condemned rebels;he alienated crown property without authorisation; he deprived privileged colonists of offices or perquisites; he favoured his own family or friends; he lined his pockets at public expense." (Fernandez)

Carlos works with a coyote , but she refuse to help Carlos cross the border. Then Carlos meets with two American siblings who are looking for extra money by crossing infants and children to the United States. The sibling agree to smuggle Carlos into the United States , but Carlos did not realized that it could of have end his life. The siblings way of smuggling individuals was by putting them inside the seats with no hole to breath from and hope for the best. Then issues occur during the process, and Carlos ends up in the hands of "Guerros"yet he is saved by a woman who helps immigrates by giving them a house and foods.

What is a hero? In my view a hero is someone that you admire. You may

“Rizal had a burning desire to know exactly the conditions of the Philippines when the Spaniards came ashore to the islands. His theory was the country was economically self-sufficient and prosperous.  Rizal entertained the idea that it had a lively and vigorous community enriched with the collective and sensitive art and culture of the native population. He