Sinjin’s+Hero+Essay

//__The Giving Tree__//

A Summary by Sinjin S.

Joy. Sacrifice. Willingness. Unconditional love. These words all describe the Tree. This is the story of the willingness, devotion, and unconditional love of a tree to a boy, and the sacrifices she makes to keep him content. She strives to make him happy, from when he was a little naïve boy, to a weary old man. The tree was very happy for him to play on the tree when he was little. But then, as he matured, he didn’t play on the tree anymore. But one day, the boy came back, not to play, and wanted money, so the Tree gave him apples to sell for money. When the boy climbed up the tree, to get her apples, the Tree was enlightened. As the boy grew older, he came back with problems. The time after he came and got apples, he wanted a house with a wife and children. But for a wife and children, he needed a house, so the Tree provided the boy with her branches for him to build with. The tree loves experiencing the joy of giving. The story, //__The Giving Tree__// by Shel Silverstein, ends when the weary old man came back to the what was left of the tree, to rest the rest of his life.

//__The Giving Tree__// is a good example of the relationship of the Nile River and Egypt’s citizens. The Nile gives the citizens all of their needs, like how the Tree gave the boy branches for a house. The Nile also provided water for agriculture, which is used for food and money, (even though Egyptians usually bartered,) like how the Tree gave the boy apples to sell for money. So that is why I think that the Tree from //__The Giving Tree__// is a fantastic example of Nile River and the Egyptians.

= The Gettysburg Address =

The Gettysburg Address, written and spoken by Abraham Lincoln. It was a short speech that lasted less than two minutes and had around 270 words. Gettysburg is a battlefield, but after the war, they built a monument there to hold a ceremony to honor those who died during the war. The previous speaker before Lincoln took 2 hours speaking, so when the photographer was setting up the camera, Lincoln was finished by the time he finished the lens.

His speech focused on the fact that the country was born only 87 years ago, and that, and that the nation will have keep on living, and will not perish. I think it is a lot like the Ancient Egyptian slaves, and how they did vigorous work to build the pyramid. A lot of them died while building it, and if they didn't, their lifespan was around 30 years. One thing that was different is that they actually honored those who died during the civil war.

=The Little Mermaid = Analysis by Sinjin S.  The Little Mermaid, from the story, well... "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christan Anderson, goes beyond the adjective selflessness, and all the way to sacrafice, to win love from the prince. She is willing to give up her tail and the ability to stay with her loving family, just to be up on land, walking, and to be with the prince. "But if you take away my voice," said the little mermaid, "what is left for me?" "Your beautiful form, your graceful walk, and your expressive eyes; surely with these you can enchain a man's heart. Well, have you lost your courage? Put out your little tongue that I may cut it off as my payment; then you shall have the powerful draught." This is an excerpt from the story that shows how far her devotion for love of the prince, will carry her. This story reminds me of the story, "Romeo and Juliet", and is similar about how a character(s) die... So "The Little Mermaid" is an excellent story of selflessness, sacrafice, and suicide, just for undying love.

The Sea Witch is the unforgiving antagonist with strict rules, and selfish and greedy prices. How could she be selfish and greedy? The following excerpt is an excellent example that proves my point. ===="But I must be paid also," said the witch, "and it is not a trifle that I ask. You have the sweetest voice of any who dwell here in the depths of the sea, and you believe that you will be able to charm the prince with it also, but this voice you must give to me; the best thing you possess will I have for the price of my draught. My own blood must be mixed with it, that it may be as sharp as a two-edged sword." Not only that, but some of the strict backfiring artributes of the draught she creates for the Mermaid, include her every step, searing with pain. So all that shows that she is one selfish, greedy, and unforgiving antagonist. She is also very strict. "But think again," said the witch; "for when once your shape has become like a human being, you can no more be a mermaid. You will never return through the water to your sisters, or to your father's palace again; and if you do not win the love of the prince, so that he is willing to forget his father and mother for your sake, and to love you with his whole soul, and allow the priest to join your hands that you may be man and wife, then you will never have an immortal soul. The first morning after he marries another your heart will break, and you will become foam on the crest of the waves." That, and the many other excerpts I have presented you with, proves my point of her having strict "rules'====

The Little Mermaid is a selfless princess of the Sea King, the sister of her 6 other sisters, and the youngest grand daughter of her grandmother. She goes through unconventional means, to win the love of a prince that she saved, during the prince's birthday on a ship. The prince never finds out that the Little Mermaid saved him during the entire story, and not even when the Sea Witch gives the Little Mermaid legs, to walk on land, as the Sea Witch demanded the Little Mermaid's tonge, and voice, causing the Little Mermaid to become mute. One of the most selfless things that the Little Mermaid had done, was that at the end, when the prince was getting married to someone else, her sisters came up from the water, them getting the Sea Witch's magic, and gave the Little Mermaid a knife, to plunge through the prince's heart, or else she would die. But instead of doing that, she just jumped into the ocean, dying. I thought that was very heroic, and brave, to just let the prince be happy, and live. So in the end, the Little Mermaid is one of the most selfless characters in the story.

=A hero is someone who distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. Even someone who doesn’t go and saves lives could be considered one. But what is the difference between an //unsung// hero, and a hero?= = = =Well an unsung hero is a person who makes a substantive yet unrecognized contribution; a person whose bravery is unknown or unacknowledged. There are many people out there in the world who are unsung heroes, and one of them is Reginald Serrano.= = = =Reggie has very many characteristics that could be considered heroic. Last year, he was very willing, in taking his own parents to each of their doctor’s appointments. Even though most people do that, he was willing to use his own time just to make sure they get to their appointments in time. That, and before he got his new job last year, he went all the way to Ventura when he was in another town, taking care of his parents while bringing them to places, just to pick Sinjin, Sarah, and two years ago, Celine, while their mother is in work from 9 AM to 5 PM. Even though that isn't much compared to what the soldiers do, that is very selfless. He even protected his wife when someone attacked her. Now that is heroic.= = = =Reggie is a lot like the Giving Tree from, well… //__The Giving Tree__//. In said book, the Tree gives the boy what he wants, such as wood for a house, apples for money, and in the end, the stump to rest on, just to make the boy happy. Reggie is willing to spend time with his family, spend money for them, take them places, to make them joyful as well. That, and all he wants in return, is respect and love.= = = =Reggie is an unsung hero, and he is my dad. I love you, happy birthday.=