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My Hero: Muhammed Ali
Use this resource to learn about the life and career of boxing legend, Muhammed Ali. This brief article overviews his boxing career along with his humanitarian endeavors.
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My Hero: Marian Wright Edelman
Use this site to learn about the contributions of Marian Wright Edelman, a civil rights activist and the founder of the Washington Research Project, which "engendered the Children's Defense Fund." This article includes "related links"...
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My Hero: Milton S. Hershey
Milton Hershey-- the "Chocolate King"--was driven by his love for candy to create what is now the largest chocolate factory. Read about his career as well as his Hershey Industrial School in this student-written profile.
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My Hero: Daniel Boone
A great American explorer, Daniel Boone published his memoirs so that we can read about his adventures. This article briefly overviews Boone's life and explorations and provides links to more information on this great American.
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My Hero: Beowulf
Use this resource to learn why Beowulf, of epic poetry fame, is viewed as a heroic character.
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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: William Shakespeare
Use this resource to learn about William Shakespeare. He is credited with authoring over 30 plays and over 150 sonnets. Includes audio feature for listening to the text.
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My Hero: Dorothea Lange
Dorothea Lange's life and accomplishments are examined through this article.
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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: Maria Montessori
Use this site to learn about "teacher hero" Maria Montessori, whose approach to teaching children which relies on the usage of "concrete materials," has changed the educational world. Read about what children think about Montessori's...
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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."