Sabrina’s+Hero+Essay

//__The Giving Tree__// Have you ever loved a tree, a toy, or something that isn’t living, most people have. When you are reading this summary keep this question in mind. __The Giving Tree__ by Shel Silverstein, this book is about an apple tree having a best friend and giving it shelter, food, money, and a place to rest but the boy was to shellfish to even notice that he was taking life from his best friend.The life lesson is that it is important to have a best friend to help you when you are in need. Shel Silverstein’s goal in this book is to tell people that they need to worry about the future not the present. “The Giving Tree” can be related to Ancient Egypt by the tree being the Nile and the boy being the Egyptian citizens. The tree can be related to the Nile because it gives water, it cools your face when it is scorching hot, and its annual floods helped the crops grow and also make it easy to catch fish. The boy relates to the Egyptian citizens because the boy gets provided with apples, a boat, shelter, money, comfort, and love. But the most important thing in this book that even if the tree had to give its life away she would still be happy.


 * __ The Gettysburg Address __** The Gettysburg address is a speech given by the President of the United State, Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln delivered this speech during the American Civil War. The American Civil War lasted for 3 days straight. This speech was made to let the United States know that the men who died in the war died for freedom and that they would never be forgotten. This speech was also made to give the thousands of men the respect they earned. The war was the union vs. the confederate and the magnitude of the battle stunned the nation.The facts I learned was that it was 2 minutes long and was only 270 words. The Gettysburg Address was dedicated to the soldiers who fought in the American Civil War. The orator who spoke before Abraham Lincoln was, Edward Everett. I also learned that I learned the photographer thought that Lincoln was going to speak long so when he was finished setting up the camera Lincoln was already done with the speech, and the photographer didn’t get a picture.

The Little mermaid summary The Little mermaid is written by Hans Christian Anderson. The Little Mermaid isn’t at all like the movie not that the movie is better but I actually think that the book is better than the movie because Hans Christian Anderson uses a lot of describing words like, blurted. This book was about a mermaid princess who is always looking for adventure like saving men from shipwrecks. After she saves a man from the shipwreck she falls in love with him. Although he couldn’t fall in love with her because she was a mermaid and he was a human. So she gets legs from a malevolent sea witch and made a deal that she gave her voice and her tongue. But the Prince begins to fall in love with her but the love wasn’t meant to be for he fell in love another woman. But I’ve said too much already but you can read the book to figure out if he marries the mermaid or the other girl. Character analysis: The Little mermaid princess is the sacrificial protagonist who thinks that love is the only important thing in the world but it is not. But her real dream was to have legs and breathe human air and be able to run, walk, and skip away in her own little world. But if she doesn’t find love she’ll die and turn into the ocean foam. But she doesn’t find love so her sisters told her to save herself and stab the prince, but the mermaid was too generous and jumped into the sea and turned her into stone. The sea witch is the wicked protagonist who thrives for a singing voice and power. All the sea witch wanted to do was gain power by taking people's soles and hair. She also makes the deal that they made hard so it made it hard for the mermaid to do her part of her deal, which is very devious and melovalant.

** Hero Project **
 * What is a hero? A hero is a man/ woman of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. A hero is a person who sacrifices their time to help people who are in need. **
 * What does it mean to be an unsung hero? An unsung hero is **** a **** person who makes a substantive yet unrecognizedcontribution;apersonwhose bravery is unknown or unacknowledged. To be an unsung hero means you do not get credit for the hard work you’ve done because you are unknown.**
 * I think my hero, my grandpa has the qualities of an unsung hero because he fought in the Vietnam War and nobody ever knew that he fought in it or that he actually was a hero. I think my grandpa is a hero because he was generous enough to fight for his country and even risked his own life. **
 * He helps his parents, wife, kids, and family when they need transportation, food, or company no matter what he will always be there for all of us and take care of us. But my grandpa doesn’t expect anything in return because he is doing it for his family and that’s all that matters. **
 * I think __The Giving Tree__ by Shel Silverstein best relates to this because no matter what the tree still was there when the boy needed her, and my grandpa will always be there when I need them. In conclusion, I think my grandpa is the world’s best hero because he is the best singer, the best hero, and the best grandpa. **