Think of a person you look up to or admire based on a value he/she has or had (the person doesn’t need to still be alive). In one paragraph:
- discuss the value (values listed in Reading section of L.A. Binder on website) of the person that you look up to or admire, and
- use details from the person’s life and/or experiences to demonstrate the existence of the value.
My grandfather was diagnosed with skin cancer in the year of 2005. I was 1 ¾ years old at the time, so I really didn’t know what was going on. He had gone through so many treatments like surgery and radiation until the year of 2007. His last wishes were to go to his Florida home and pass away there because he knew it was coming closer. The doctors said he probably had about one more year. So he stretched his ‘’vacation’’ a little farther. The doctors were wrong; he passed away in October of 2007. He never made it to Florida, but he had never stopped trying to get to Florida. He booked tickets for all of us and rented a couple of cars. It was hard for my grandmother to cancel all that. My grandfather persevered through all of his treatments by staying positive.
ReplyDeleteYour grandfather sounded like he was an amazing man. If only we had more people who would persevere through troubles and stay postitive, for the world, full of its horrors and evils, would seem like a better place.
DeleteWhen we were younger and sang in our church’s kids-chorus, my younger sister Melody was told constantly to sing quieter and blend in with the other kids since they were very shy and quiet. However, as the years went on, she learned to sing very high and strong. So high that she can sometimes sing the notes in Ariana Grande songs that are almost whistle notes. In her chorus, her teacher lets students sing solos and Melody usually does a solo each time. When we are on car trips with her, we have her play whatever songs she wants and we all sing carpool karaoke. She has taught herself individuality in a world full of ‘clones’ and showed my why I need to be unique to succeed.
ReplyDeleteI think being unique in our society today is important. Melody became strong and unique by believing in herself and listening to her heart. Melody has inspired many people with her voice and confidence, and that is why she is worthy of admiration.
DeleteJim Kelly is a very resilient man. As a football player Jim was sacked 25 times and always got back up (a sack is being tackled with the ball). In football a quarterback (Jim’s position) is hit almost every time he throws the ball (he throws almost every play). Jim had intense resilience through this, he threw for 35467 yards and 237 touchdowns. Through this Jim went to 4 straight championships, and lost every single one. These failures can crush a normal man but Jim kept on. Jim married his good friend Jill and they had 3 kids, Camryn, Hunter, and Erin. Jim had an especially strong connection with his son, Hunter. Jim wanted to see his son grow up and play football with his Dad, even if Hunter didn’t play professionally. Sadly Jim’s son was diagnosed with Krabbe Leukodystrophy at a young age. Everyone kind of knew Hunter would never survive. In Jim’s Hall of Fame induction speech he said “the toughest person I've ever met in my life is my hero, my soldier, my son, Hunter”. Jim wanted to have his son see his induction, and he did. But Hunter’s luck eventually ran out, and he died.This should have crushed Jim, but it didn’t. Jim kept on raising his daughters and was making progress in his fight against Krabbe Leukodystrophy when cancer struck. Just like everything though, Jim kept going on. Jim is now cancer free and a big inspiration to me.
ReplyDeleteJames, the fact that Jim Kelly was a very loyal and determined father was a very important model to this society because of all the people who give less credit to their inspirations and all the people who helped them strive harder. Jim Kelly was a good model because even though he has gone through much pain, he continues to take care of what else is important that is left in this world.
DeleteI have an acquaintance with this swimmer Shannon. She swims for a different team than me. I met her at a invitational meet at RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology). I, of course know who she is and her name. She practically swam against me in all my events. She is also really fast. I think she is the fastest girl in our age group. Minutes before the event the 100 IM (where you swim a 25 yard for all the strokes in this order fly,backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle)
ReplyDeleteshe asked me “Do you have a duck,?”
I replied back and said “no sadly,.”
She then said the next words I’d think I never hear from her or any other swimmer
“If I win I’ll give you the duck,.”
I couldn’t believe. I said back “Are you sure,?”
Shannon replies easily “Yeah, I gave all my ducks I won away last year,.”
Of course I agreed and said “okay,.”
When we went up to the blocks and swam the 100 IM she had won. She walked up to the box and waited for me and asked me what I want. I took one out of a box and hugged her and thanked her many times. Even though I still felt bad about it I said to myself if i get fast enough someday I’ll make it up to her. We then bid our goodbyes and go to our separate teams.
I would probably remember this day forever as she is kind enough to give me her duck. Even if we met 30 minutes ago.
(what i mean by ‘duck’ if u win the heat you are swimming you get to choose a rubber duck out of a box)
Shannon seems like a very inspirational character. It's amazing how when she's one of the fastest swimmers it doesn't really seem to get into her head. I know lots of people that have the "I'm better than you attitude", and that doesn't really help anyone. She also seemed to help you in a way that she probably didn't even mean to. You said that if you get fast enough you could make it up to her. This shows that she inspired you to work harder in a positive way. Shannon seems like a person that's very worthy of admiration.
DeleteHave you ever felt like you’ve lost everything? One of the people who I look up to most is my mother. She is so incredibly strong, and has hope through whatever she’s going through. In 2011, my mother was diagnosed with Lymphoma. I was younger then, and I didn’t completely understand what my mother was going through. She went through many rounds of intense chemotherapy. Many days, when I came home from school, I heard her crying. Even when she was depressed, she would still stay strong for our family, so we wouldn’t worry about her too much. As her hair fell out, she let my siblings and I cut her hair into ridiculous hairstyles to try and lighten the mood. She would always have a smile on her face, and would always be willing to play a game with us. My mom would have hope through all her chemo, through every radiation session, through every surgery. This year, six years after she had been declared cancer-free, she has again been diagnosed with Lymphoma. Even though she’ll have to go through all the treatments again, she has hope that no matter what, her life is in God’s hands.
ReplyDeleteMelody,your mother is very worthy of admiration. From what I read, she seems like a very strong woman who has been through so much. Any one would be lucky to have her in their lives as an inspiration. Your mom obviously has a large impact on you and your decisions. That's so cool how you helped her with her hair. I have hope for your mom to get healthy soon.
Delete` Olympian Gabby Douglas loves gymnastics, but getting up to olympic level wasn’t effortless. At a young age, Gabby left home to go practice at a better gym. She went and lived with a family that would take her to all of her practices and care about her. However, Gabby was having a hard time. She was homesick, and just couldn’t take all of the pressure anymore. So, she decided to quit, leaving the one sport she loved. Tormented, Gabby realized that she couldn’t live without gymnastics in her life, so she decided to go back into it. Eventually, with Gabby’s hard work, she got up to olympic level and she didn’t doubt herself, or have one single egocentric thought on her path to victory. Gabby was missing her real family, and she was getting frustrated about not getting the skills she needed. All of these factors piled on, and it was just getting really hard for her to keep on going. Gabby pushed through hard times so she could keep doing what she loves, and that takes a lot of perseverance.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Gabby Douglas is a great person to admire. She is showing evidence of having necessary skills such as perseverance, confidence, and she was humble about her skills. These skills are important because most of today's failure comes from not having confidence or giving up when you fail.
DeleteI've been watching this guy on YouTube who calls himself "ricegum", he basically makes videos about his daily life called vlogs. I believe that Ricegum has some serious dedication to YouTube because he has been through some serious road blocks like other YouTubers making fun of him, or the loss of friends or family. Through all of those issues, he still manages to make entertaining videos for the 9 million people what watches his videos. He also lives with OTHER YouTubers so he can make better videos with them! In every one of his videos I chuckle a little bit inside my head or outside, his videos never disappoint me, as a matter of fact I think the reason why I started a YouTube channel is because of him...
ReplyDeleteAnish, the characteristics that Ricegum has are vital to our society today. This is because he has dedicated to the thing he loves, Youtube. Ricegum has persevered through his troubles, and has still succeeded.
DeleteHave you ever felt like the odds are stacked against you? Have you ever felt like throwing in the towel thinking there is no other way? Have you ever thought you deserved something more than another? A person I admire is Rafael Nadal. He's the Number one ranked tennis player in the world. His discontent to what he has already accomplished inspires me to push myself to be the best I can be. Despite the boisterous crowds he face, he always keeps a tranquil yet avid personality. His humility towards other people always inspires me to do the same, and when all seems bleak, he always finds a way.
ReplyDeleteI think that Rafael Nadal is worthy of administration because he faces lots of challenges, but is able to persevere and accomplish all the things he does. He faces challenging opponents and plays in front of lots of hard crowds.
DeleteMy grandmother is 89 years old. A few years ago, she was extremely healthy and in great condition.It wasn't until 2015, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, making her breathing irregular. She had went through lung surgery and now has a tube that collects fluid build-up in her lungs. For a while, my grandmother has been getting treatment at home. Nurses would come to empty the fluid every month. During Winter, 2016, she broke her leg when walking outside after a snowstorm. In 2017, the cast was removed. For months she has had stage four lung cancer. As of January 1st, 2018, she was rushed to the hospital for her irregular breathing. My grandmother is very sick, yet she cooperates with all of the treatments and medications to better herself.
ReplyDeleteI think your grandmother is very strong to endure so many harsh treatments, and is very worthy of being admired. Not many people can stay strong, and cooperative through issues like cancer.
DeleteWould life be enjoyable without someone that deeply cared for you? For some, their supporters have arisen only recently. Throughout his presidency, former-President Barack Obama has led stances to help the disabled, undocumented immigrants, and the LGBT community. One of his most notable actions is the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. This program embedded 650,000 immigrants into the American society. A significant and recent event was the legalization of same-sex marriage by the Supreme Court in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. Similarly, the "Don't ask, don't tell" policy in the US Military was phased out. Although this change is certainly significant in the US Military, his increase of the employment of the of the disabled into the federal government can be described as a step in the right direction. Protecting the members of the community that are the most vulnerable and ones that were taken advantage of was an important goal of Obama's presidency, especially when almost no one else was looking out for them. Without respect, no one would be where they are.
ReplyDeleteMichael,I believe your choice of Barack Obama was very good decision. The former president deserves this admiration for all the things you listed and more. All the time he spent in office, he had one goal and that was to help people. I believe you expressed that very well. Very good choice and a amazing job expressing your point.
DeleteMy grandma was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in November of 2012 when she was only 65 years old. Alzheimer’s causes changes in the brain that decrease short term memory and increase memory loss and loss of other basic mental abilities. She has a hard time remembering faces and names and now finds it hard to recall me and my brother Mason. From her memories, she knows who we are but can not remember what our names are. My grandma, grandpa, aunt, uncle and cousins came over for Thanksgiving and she had a hard time. We played games all together and she got frustrated with herself because she knew she used to know how to play. And that's the hard part: she knows that she can’t remember like she used to be able to. But she still perseveres and tries to stay in the moment and work through it.
ReplyDeletePerseverance is a characteristic that is critical to our society today, where many people are battling difficult situations like illnesses and poverty. Perseverance is the strength to move on, to find hope where there seems to be none; persevering through a tough situation will usually give you the strength to move on and maybe lead you to a better situation. People in our society have to learn to keep hoping and pushing through their pain, so they can possibly overcome their barriers and achieve their goals despite the obstacles that barred them. Your grandmother is admirable because she doesn't let her memory struggles keep her from doing well in life.
DeleteI’m just a kid. There are many people I look up to and admire. The person I have to admire most though is my dance teacher Lori Leonardi. She has been teaching me my tap solo and duet with my friend Maddie for 8 years and she helps me so much. She shows great dedication with everything she does and even though she changes dances (which gets annoying) many times she makes sure it is the best she can do. She does it because she loves us. She always wants us to win and she will help me in any way possible to make that happen. She goes out of her way to hold extra rehearsals or keeps us even later at night when she wants to go home so that we can continue to progress. To me this shows great dedication and leadership and someday when I have a job I want to love it as much as she loves hers.
ReplyDeleteDedication and leadership are skills that so many people need. Lori Leonardi is very worthy of admiration for all that she does to help you and others improve. Going out of her way to help all of you shows how much dedication she has.
DeleteOne of the people who I love dearly and don't nearly appreciate enough is my grandmother. She has showed incredible perseverance and resilience throughout her life. Perseverance means to keep pushing through tough times, and resilience is the ability to recover quickly from any problems that pop up along the road to success. My grandmother grew up on a farm in Southern Illinois, right after the Great Depression. She had nine brothers and one sister, and her family struggled, just like every farming family in that time period. As the oldest daughter, she had to do lots of house chores and learn how to help out around the farm. However, she went into training to become a nurse. With this new knowledge, she moved to Chicago, far away from home. Soon after, she gave up her practice to start a family, and stay home with her four children. Her husband was stubborn, and she worked through a one-sided marriage for 50 years. About four years ago, her spouse became bedridden, and she was his sole caretaker until his recent death. During those 50 years, she never left the city, because there was always work to do. Through all of this, she remained determined to reach her next goal. She persevered through training, and remained resilient through her tough marriage and home life by remembering good things must come, even if they take forever to get here.
ReplyDeleteYour grandmother is such an amazing person, Nellie! I think it's so important to have perseverance and resilience today, especially with many of society's problems.
DeleteYour grandmother sounds like an amazing person! What she did is important in society today because there are many people that don't keep going when things start to get tough. She kept going and never gave up which is great!
DeleteHave you ever felt all alone in this huge world and there's no one to lean on? My mom, she is a determined and admirable person. She went through a lot of hardships in her life but she was determined to persevere through her problems. My grandfather, my moms dad, died when she was five. Ever since then, my grandma and mom was all on their own. My grandma was always working, trying to support the herself and my mom. My mom had to learn how to cook or make herself things, she had to do everything by herself. Once my mom turned fourteen, she started working. She balanced two jobs and school. Even though it was difficult, my mom was determined to do good. She ended up graduating in the top five of her class. Through my moms determination she learned how to be independent and persevere through the obstacles in her way.
ReplyDeleteDetermination is an important characteristic in today's world. Without determined people, our society would gradually devolve into unmotivated and lazy individuals with no ambition or motivation. Determination is the drive that propels us in life when all else fails, and I think your mother's story is a great example of it.
DeleteDo you have someone that you have always looked up too? Well I do. I have always looked up to olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas. I look up to Gabby Douglas because despite all of the challenges that life threw at her she continued on and never gave up. I think that she shows people that you can push on through bad times if you love something enough. Gabby definitely loved gymnastics enough because she worked as hard as she could and that hard work paid off for her. She went to the olympics twice because of all the dedication that she put into being the best gymnast that she could be. Her dedication has taught me that if I want to do something and if I believe in myself enough I can do it.
ReplyDeleteGabby Douglas is an amazing person. She is a big inspiration lot of people. She's confident, accepting, and brave. She is a great person to admire. I like your writing. It made me think more about her as a person.
Deletei admire my mom because she had to raise me and my brother alone then she had met my step dad and she had to raise 4 kids and manige the new faily and the pets and she had to deal with aere adituds and selfish bahaver and i admire he fro it
ReplyDeleteadmire her for it she has enough aditude and fource to contrul the family that is way to hectic for any other persone and she can overcome the harsh ways of the faimly and ingeris that we indure
DeleteI like your example because I think your Mom really deserves it. She really shows how much she cares and how much love she has for you guys. If only all moms were the same as your Mom because some people in this world have parents that don't care very much about them.
DeleteI admire my mom very, very much. She was diagnosed with breast cancer back in 2015. When my parents gave us the news, we were in shock. I couldn’t believe that it had happened to my mom of all people. She had to go through about a year and a half of repeated surgery and therapy. Whenever I went to sleep, the thought that she could be gone the next day haunted me. The chemotherapy took a toll on her. She was often tired or depressed, but she always reassured us. We knew that she was going through hard times, but she fought through. She still goes on check-ups every few months, but she has greatly improved. Her determination to get past the sickness has inspired me. I believe that it takes a really strong person to get through such a traumatic experience.
ReplyDeleteYour mom sounds like a very strong person. I am sorry that all of your family had to go through this tough time with her but I'm glad she has gotten better. Your mom deserves your admiration because she brought you up into this world and it's sweet you admire her.
DeleteThe best times I have in school are with Mrs. Mewhorter. I really admire her because she has such a great passion for music. I especially love all the trips we go on. The best thing about Mrs. Mewhorter is she is always helpful and she cares about all her students. If a student doesn't get something she will always help until you fully understand what you need to know. Mrs. Mewhorter is one of the best teachers in the school she is very caring, helpful, and passionate.
ReplyDeleteIt's great how she helps you until you understand it because some people don't do that. They will just tell you what you have to do.
DeleteI admire my Aunt. My Aunt was diagnosed with a heart disease,she had a small heart. She went in and out of hospitals days and nights trying to fight it off. One day they gave her a piece maker which helped her heart pump blood throughout her body. The doctors said she would live for 10 more years or so. She never told anyone how long more she was going to live. She lived as if everything was all right. She did everything with us, swimming or going to the city. Everything was perfect, although we thought. Until one day she passed away. My Aunt preserver because even with her heart diseases she lived life as if everything was normal and alright.
ReplyDeleteTresha, your aunt seems very admirable and I am glad to know she passed away living her life the way she wanted to. I believe more people should live this way no matter what.
DeleteHave you ever given time, support, and economic aid to children in need. Jordan Spieth has. Jordan and his family has even opened a foundation to help Children. To be more specific, they help children with cancer, and children with special needs. Their foundation is called the Jordan Spieth Family Foundation. The foundation helps build confidence in the disabled children, and On the other hand they give hope to children with cancer. All of these things represent the value of charity because Jordan Spieth is giving the needy children hope,support,confidence, and aid. Jordan Spieth is a true role model and I hope I can do what he is doing as I grow and mature.
ReplyDeleteThe characteristics of this character are necessary for today because they can donate to other people.
DeleteJordan Spieth has a very good foundation for cancer. This is a very good person to admire because he has put a very big foundation to support cancer and this will get closer to a cure for cancer if everyone does things like this.
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DeleteDo you ever let your imperfections drag you down? Well, that’s not the case with Millie Bobby Brown, a thirteen-year-old actress and star of Netflix original Stranger Things. Millie was born in Spain in 2004, but then moved to England with her family when she was two. She grew up in England, and even developed an English accent! However, she learned that she was actually deaf in her left ear. Did that stop her? No! Instead of letting that define who she was, Millie went on to audition for Stranger Things when she was only eleven years old, and got one of the biggest parts without even a single acting or singing lesson! (In case you were wondering, she got the part of Eleven, a small girl who has strong telekinesis.) Stranger Things takes place in Hawkins, Indiana, and Millie has a brilliant American accent! Not only that, she can perfectly rap Nicki Minaj’s “Monster.” Because of her amazing talents and determination to be the best she can be, Millie Bobby Brown won the Best Actress award at only age twelve. She is an inspiration to not only me, but to many, many others all around the world. I hope that one day I can inspire people the way that she does.
ReplyDeleteDedication is a very important trait that most people don't have these days.The way Millie Brown got through her problems and became a young actress really shows how worthy she is of admiration.
DeleteThe person I admire the most is my mom. She is the most dedicated women I know in this world. She always puts others before herself. From getting her dream job to buying a house to learning to drive, she did that all while having no one close but me. When I was 4 years old my parents got divorced. My mom was a teen mom so she didn’t finish high school. A couple of months after my parents had gotten divorced my mom was getting her high school degree so she could finish studying to be a dentist. She enrolled me in dance,swimming a karate classes at the age of 5. So when I went to my activities, she went to school. She was always there for me she me up from school, dropped me off and brought me to my activities. We moved here to Albany because all my mom's older brother lives here and now all her brothers live here. Also because the schools are better here and she wants a good future for me. So in the summer she decided to buy a house here. The perseverance my mom had and still has made me extremely grateful for her.
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It sounds like your mom is very nice and would do anything to protect you and keep you safe. Your mom sounds like she is doing her best to raise you and make sure that you grow up to be as hard working as she did and for you to be successful.
DeleteDo you have someone you admire? Well I do. My Grandma Kay is the person who I admire because she was always there for people who she cared about. If she didn’t even know you or something she always counted you as a part of the family, she is and will always be caring no matter what.
ReplyDeleteIn 2016 Grandma Kay was diagnosed with Cancer, that year was hard for my aunt and my family because we would always go to her house for holidays and other family stuff, but for the most person who it was hard for was my aunt because that was her mom and my aunt was pregnant with her 3rd child,and her mom was always there for my aunt during the pregantance.
My Grandma Kay got treatments she had to get a lot of treatments and then she had to move to 3 different rooms when she was done with the treatments,the last room she was in was the room where she was let out. Grandma Kay was a strong women she fought through the cancer, her whole family was with her. My aunt was pregnant with her third child and she had a lot of things going on in her life like with her mom,and that my aunt though that her mom won’t be here for her kids birth.
On july 16th 2016 Grandma Kay passed away,when my family was going up to Alexandria Bay she took my two cousins with us so their mom could stay home and wait for an update on her mom. At 10:00pm my aunt had just called my mom and said that Grandma Kay had just passed away,my mom told my sister,my brother and I. We all looked at my cousin who was 6 that time and we couldn’t tell her until we went back to her mom’s house. Grandma Kay died a strong and a lovely lady,I will never forget her at all.
Your grandma sounded like an amazing women! We need people like her in our society today because there aren't enough kind,caring, and loving people today in this world. I'm so sorry for your loss.
DeleteI was named after my great grandfather with good reason. He was an American man living in Poland with his wife and my grandfather. When WWII broke out, he planned to take them to America with him, but he could not get the money so he went to America himself to work. Since there was no communication overseas save for letters (which couldn’t really be sent in Nazi-occupied Poland), Alexander had no idea whether his wife and son were dead or alive. For 12 years he worked to bring them to the US, hopeful that they were still alive. Finally, his perseverance paid off and he smuggled his now enslaved family into the US, and my grandfather finally got to meet his father he had not seen in 12 years. Many people would’ve given up and started a new life if they were unsure if their family was alive or not, but my great grandfather held hope and stayed faithful to his family, and eventually saved their lives.
ReplyDeletePerseverance is really important about us and in our society.Your great grandfather is worthy of admiration because even though Alexander didn't know if his wife or children are still alive he still worked hard not giving up and having faith of his family.
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ReplyDeleteThe person that I admire is my dad. Dad is like a teacher to me, like a master. He taught me disciplne, responsibility and confidence.I always leave wrappers on the counter. He sometimes told me to clean up after myself so that ants does not come into our house. He also taught me mathmatics and time. I just wanted dad to teach me about life. My dad likes to help me with my homework.Whenever I get confused, I asked my dad to help me sometimes.Dad said that I should asked him even more because my dad want me to boost up my grades.Even though he is funny, He is a helpful tool for life. My Dad wants me to be healthy, strong and smart. I have learned a lesson because of Dad. Practice makes Perfect. Whenever I am studying, I am getting smarter, whenever I am taking out heavy garbage bags, I am getting strong. It was all because of my dad.
I think your dad is totally worthy of admiration because it looks like he taught you a ton in your life and has showed you a lot of the things you know today. Him teaching you responsibility, discipline, and confidence are three characteristics totally necessary and needed in our society today.
DeleteI admire Laurie Hernandez for her perseverance and positivity. She has been a gymnast for almost her whole life, and when she was only sixteen, made it to the olympics. She always thinks on the positive side of things. For example, at the olympic trials, two gymnasts are picked to do an all around competition, which is every apparatus. Laurie placed second in all around, but unfortunately and surprisingly, didn’t get picked. Many people fought for her and wanted to help her, but she was just happy she made it to the olympics, and she supported the decision. She kept working hard, and did very well at the olympics. Her perseverance and positive attitude lead her to success and fame. Laurie has had more amazing opportunities, like going on tour, and going on Dancing with the Stars. Laurie Hernandez continues to persuade people to persevere and positively think about everything in life.
ReplyDeleteMichaela, you wrote a very inspiring piece about Laurie Hernandez and you are right she has never given up on her dreams and after the Olympics she won Dancing With the Stars. She is one awesome role model and America needs people like her who have optimism and perseverance.
DeleteI admire my dad because he is a meteoroligist and finds out what a person has in the ir body or what they hurt or something that is bad that's in their body. This is why I admire my dad for what he does.
ReplyDeleteThese kind of people are very important in our society. I think this because your father determines what is wrong with someone's body. And if we did not have people like him then we may never know what or is wrong with you body.
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