My%20Hero

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• My Hero
• Presentations by
• Mrs Bonneys Class
• Lynnwood Elementary
• Spring 2008

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Harriett Tubman by Chalon

• Harriet Tubman ran away from slavery an into
  freedom and was hit with a 2 lb brick when she
  was trying to escape. She helped other slave
  escape through the underground railroad

• Harriet Tubman was a hero because she led over
  300 slaves to safety and not one got caught. She
  was very proud of all of them. She established
  the route that helped other slaves escape from
  the south to gain their freedom in the north.

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Harriett Tubman by Chalon
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The Wright Brother by Ana

• Brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright built and flew
  the first airplane called Kitty Hawk in December
  1903

• The Wright Brothers were heroes because they
  invented the first airplane and made the first
  engine for the plane.
• I chose these heroes because they invented what I
  like.

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The Wright Brothers by Ana
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Elizabeth Blackwell by Yana

• Elizabeth Blackwell is a medical hero. She became
  the first woman doctor in 1850. She opened a
  hospital and a college for women in America.

• I chose Elizabeth Blackwell as my hero becausee
  she was the first woman doctor and has inspired
  so many women to become doctors and surgeons. In
  1869, she left for England and in 1874 she opened
  the London School of Medecine for women.

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Elizabeth Blackwell by Yana
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Corrie Ten Boom by Meghan

• Corrie Ten Boom was a Dutch Lady who took jews
  and hid them from the Nazis during WWII. Her
  family had to go to a concentration camp.

• Corrie Ten Boom survived the camp and helped her
  sister Betsie who was very sick
• I chose this person as my Hero because she was a
  Christian and her actions were inspiring.
• Her museum Webpage is http//www.corrietenboom.com
  /

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Corrie Ten Boom by Meghan
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Marie Curie by Andra

• Marie Curie is a Scientist Hero. In 1903 she
  received the Nobel Prize in Physics with her
  husband Pierre Curie.

• Marie Curie devoted her life to Science. She was
  not able to study in Poland, so she came to Paris
  to continue her research.
• Marie Curie was my hero because she discovered
  radium which helped cancer and many other things.
• Website http//www.aip.org/history/curie/brief/ind
  ex.html

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Marie Curie by Andra