Terry Fox

What if Terry Fox was a girl? Tara Stanielle Fox, a canadian hero who ran across the country on an artificial leg to raise money for cancer. Sadly, she had passed away before she could finish her run. Tara Fox will always be remembered for her determination, bravery, and perseverance. Did the previous sentences sound familiar? If they did, that's probably because they were about the famous canadian hero, Terry Fox, except they were about a woman, not a man. Terry Fox’s life would be very different

However, Terry Fox is conquering the biggest mountain of them all: cancer. Terry hopes to raise awareness for a worthy but neglected cause and has now decided to run across Canada to fund a cure for cancer. Terry ran his marathon of hope with a prosthetic leg after receiving news that his right leg needed to be amputated fifteen centimeters above his right knee. Through his tremendous physical challenge, he has overcome the discomfort caused by his prosthetic leg. While running this marathon, Terry gives

able to create a dance routine to warm-up for the Terry Fox run. Personally, I did not create the dance, but I was able to help out for the preparation of the run. In my group, we were able to organize music and many other things like the announcement. For the musical chairs event, I was able to help pull away chairs. At this time, we learned how to think quickly and act based on our given situations. I was also able to count money for the Terry Fox run, this took quite some time. Lastly, I was able

Terry fox Monday, October, 17, 2016 In Canadian history there are many famous people. In my mind Terry Fox is a real Canadian hero. He is a role model to everyone because he didn’t give up. Numerous structures were build by Terry Fox’s name like highways,parks and schools around the nation. He won three awards that were Persons of National Historic significance (national historic person),Canadian Newsmaker of the year (broadcast about Terry Fox),Lou Marsh trophy (recognizes

Terry’s fox is a Canadian hero who was diagnosed with bone cancer, sadly he died on June 28, 1981, he was in the age 23 when he died in New Westminster. Terry Fox was only 18 when he was diagnosed with cancer he had to get his right leg amputated in 1977. When I was researching about his life I found a quote that I really like it was “I am tired and weary because people are continually forcing me off the road. I actually honked off once. People are passing from behind me on this narrow road.

June 28th 1981 is the day we lost the selfless, determined, unstoppable Terry Fox. Yes, Terry had many amazing traits, but if you put them all together he was unstoppable. Terry Fox wasn't just amazing because he attempted to run across Canada but he was amazing because he did all that with an artificial leg. Terry got osteosarcoma which is a type of cancer in his leg which caused him to get his leg amputated. When he was in the hospital he saw all the young kids with cancer and felt so badly that

to achieve this dream. His name was Terrance Stanley Fox. He was born on July 28, 1958 Winnipeg, Manitoba. He had 3 siblings 2 brothers (Darrel and Fred) and 1 sister (Judith). In his first year of Simon Fraser University Terry felt agony in his right knee. Which pushed him to see a doctor. Terry was told he had

anything’s possible if you try, dreams are made possible if you try” (Terry Fox). At first, no one knew who he was. However, over time his voice was heard, and his name was recognized. Terry Fox is one of Canada’s greatest heroes and inspiration as he has transformed Canada into becoming a more generous society with their help with charities, and became a representation of what a good Canadian is. Through his humble being and actions, Terry inspired many people to follow their dreams; showed that being

reason I was eager to volunteer. After the talk about the volunteer opportunities of Student Success, I booked to join to two volunteer events: Terry Fox Run and Toronto Kidney Walk. Both are fundraising events with physical activities; run and walk. People join a marathon to raise money for cancer research through the annual Terry Fox Run based on Terry Fox Foundation’s mission. For other activity, people walk to raise awareness and funds

Terry Fox and Maurice Richard Canada’s history is rich with leaders willing to bring change. Terry Fox and Maurice Richard are two different notable Canadians who both had similar historical significance and leadership abilities. This essay will be addressing their historical significance through the quantity of lives they affected across the country and the durability of the impacts still evident today, and their leadership ability of displaying determination by showing resilience in the face