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My Hero: Thomas Jefferson
This brief student-written article on the heroic deeds of Thomas Jefferson includes images and related links.
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My Hero: Grace Murray Hopper
Use this site to learn about Grace Murray Hopper's contributions to the world of computers and computer programming. This article includes details on her role in the U.S. Navy as well as "related links" for further reading and research.
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My Hero: John Glenn
Use this site to learn about John Glenn's accomplishments as a U.S. Marine, astronaut, and senator. This article includes links to further related information on Glenn as well as brief excerpts from the "My Hero Guestbook" in which...
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My Hero: Mary Baker Eddy
Read about why Mary Baker Eddy was inspired to found the Christian Scientist Church. This student article includes images and related links.
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My Hero: Sally Ride
Learn about the first American woman to go up in space with this brief article on Sally Ride.
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My Hero: Frederick Banting
Use this site to learn about Dr. Frederick Banting's contributions to the world of medical science which changed the lives of those with diabetes.
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My Hero: Nellie Bly
Use this resource to learn about the first known female reporter, Nellie Bly, whose work as a writer, journalist, and role model urged women to enter the field of journalism and helped women earn the respect they deserved as journalists.
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My Hero: Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Use this resource to learn about the life of writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, whose works were fueled by politics, revolution, war, and personal illness. This article includes details about Marquez personal life as well as his public life...
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My Hero: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Use this resource to learn about why Laura Ingalls Wilder is a writer hero and learn about her life as pioneer girl in the late 1800s.
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My Hero: Helen Keller
Despite her disability Helen Keller became a famous lecturer, writer, and advocate for the deaf and blind. Read about Keller's education and influential life and check out the "related links" for further reading and research.
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My Hero: Judy Blume
Use this resource to learn about how Judy Blume's books have inspired the young author of this brief article. This website includes images and "related links" for further reading.
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My Hero: Jorge Luis Borges
"The master of an evocative, strangely poetic universe," Jorge Luis Borges is praised in this article for his contributions to the literary world.
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My Hero: Henry David Thoreau
This brief article on writer Henry David Thoreau, the author of "Civil Disobedience," includes quotes and "related links" for further reading.
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My Hero: Anne Frank
Use this site to learn about the life of Anne Frank, whose experience hiding from the Nazis is recorded in her diary.
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My Hero: Science Hero: Benjamin Franklin
This brief article overviews some of Benjamin Franklin's accomplishments as a scientist and a political diplomat, whose efforts not only made him "one of the most famous scientists of his day," but also a hero to early American Colonists.
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My Hero: Ken Saro Wiwa
A hero and activist, Ken Saro Wiwa is praised in this brief article for leading a protest against "the devastation of the Ogoni people's lands by Shell Oil."
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My Hero: Mark Twain
Use this resource to learn about the writer Mark Twain, whose works were inspired by his own experiences and travels. This extensive article includes several "related links" and a long list of book resources for further reading and...
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My Hero: Plato
This resource provides an article on the life and writing of the Greek Philosopher Plato and it includes images, important dates, and related links.
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My Hero: j.k. Rowling
Use this resource to learn about why J.K. Rowling, the author of the "Harry Potter" books, is a "writer hero" to young readers. This article, written by young students, includes images and related links.
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My Hero: Dalai Lama
Use this resource to learn about the Dalai Lama, and his fight to free Tibet from Chinese occupation. This article includes links to further information on the Dalai Lama's life, exile, and work.
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My Hero: Alexander Pushkin
Use this site to learn about the life and career of Alexader Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin). This article overviews the struggles of the Russian people, which fueled Pushkin's writing and provides "related links" and "sources"...
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My Hero: Confucius
Read about the father of Confucianism and learn some of his popular sayings. This article includes a picture of a Confucian Temple in Taiwan as well as related links to further information on Confucius and his teachings.
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My Hero: Jacques Cousteau
Use this site to learn about the famous oceanographer and biologist, Jacques Cousteau, who completed 120 documentaries during his lifetime.
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My Hero: Dian Fossey
Dian Fossey's work with the African Mountain Gorilla makes her a hero to both animals and people. Use this resource to learn about her studies and her campaign against poaching.