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HEROES
1.
he·roes [heer-ohs] noun, plural
Persons of distinguished courage or ability, admired for their brave deeds and noble qualities.
2. Persons who, in the opinion of others, have heroic qualities or
have performed heroic acts and are regarded as model ordeals:
POLITICIANS
Barack H. Obama is the 44th
President of the United States.
His story is the American story
— values from the heartland, a
middle-class upbringing in a
strong family, hard work and
education as the means of
getting ahead, and the
conviction that a life so blessed
should be lived in service to
others
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Michelle Obama is
the first African
American First
Lady and wife of
Barack Obama, the
44th President of
the United States.
William J. Clinton
was president of the
United States,
elected in 1992 and
reelected in 1996.
Previously he had
served as governor of
Arkansas.
Hillary R. Clinton is the 67thUnited States Secretary of State, serving in the
administration of President Obama. She was a United States Senator for New
York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42ndPresident of the United States,
Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001. In
the 2008 election, Clinton was a leading candidate for the Democratic
presidential nomination.
HISTORICAL FIGURES
Anne Frank was one of the
most renowned and most
discussed Jewish victims of the
Holocaust. Acknowledged for
the quality of her writing, her
diary has become one of the
world's most widely read
books, and has been the basis
for several plays and films.
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Cory Aquino. was the 11thPresident of the Philippines and the first woman to hold
that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People
Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the
Philippines. She is considered an icon of democracy, and was titled by TIME
Magazine in 1986 as its 'Woman of the Year'.
Helen Keller
was an
American
author,
political
activist, and
lecturer. She
was the first
deaf blind
person to earn
a Bachelor of
Arts degree.
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INVENTORS
Alexander
Graham Bell was
one of the primary
inventors of the
telephone, did
important work in
communication
for the deaf and
held over 18
patents.
Albert Einstein was a
German-born
physicist who
developed the theory
of relativity and is
considered the most
influential physicist
of the 20th century
Thomas Alva Edison is famous
as the inventor of the light bulb
but another one of his early
inventions has proven at least as
illuminating over the years.
Edison established the worlds
first modern research facility or
invention factory as he called it.
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Louis Pasteur
was a French
chemist and
biologist who
proved the
germ theory of
disease and
invented the
process of
pasteurization
Marie Curie was a
physicist and chemist
famous for her
pioneering research on
radioactivity. She was
the first person honored
with two Nobel Prizes in
physics and chemistry.
She was the first female
professor at the
University of Paris
Wilbur and Orville Wright shared an intellectual curiosity and an aptitude for
science, at a time when the possibility of human flight was beginning to look
like a reality. Together, the Wright brothers developed the first successful
airplane in Kittyhawk, North Carolina—and together they became national
heroes. Considered the fathers of modern aviation, they developed innovative
technology and inspired imaginations around the world.
Amelia Earhart was the first
female pilot to fly across the
Atlantic and the first person to
have flown both oceans. Her
mysterious disappearance
occurred in 1937
Steve Jobs was an American businessman and inventor widely recognized as a
charismatic pioneer of the personal computer revolution. He was co-founder,
chairman, and chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Jobs also co-founded and served as
chief executive of Pixar Studios; he became a member of the board of directors of The
Walt Disney Company in 2006, following the acquisition of Pixar by Disney.
EDUCATORS
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of
general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is
often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects
in human history. He received the 1921Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to
theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric
effect". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics.
Charles Darwin established that all species of life have descended over time
from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching
pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.
ATHLETES
Michael Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active
entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. His biography on the
National Basketball Association (NBA) website states, "By acclamation, Michael
Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time."Jordan was one of the most
effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in
popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s.
Mariel Margaret "Mia" Hamm is a retired American soccer player. Hamm played
many years as a forward for the United States women's national soccer team and
was a founding member of the Washington Freedom. Hamm has scored more
international goals in her career than any other player, male or female, in the history
of U.S. soccer (158). She is the second most capped female player in soccer history
appearing in 275 international matches throughout her career.
Roberto Clemente was a Puerto Rican baseball
right fielder who played 18 seasons in Major
League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates
from 1955 through 1972. Clemente was awarded
the National League (NL) Most Valuable Player
(MVP) Award in 1966. He was on the NL All-Star
team 15 times, received 12 Gold Glove Awards,
and led the NL in batting average four times. In
1972, Clemente got his 3,000th major league hit.
Kobe Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting
guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association
(NBA). Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower
Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school basketball
player in the country.
Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino
professional boxer and politician.
He is the first eight-division
world champion; having won 8
world titles, as well as the first to
win the lineal championship in
four different weight classes. He
was named "Fighter of the
Decade" for the 2000s by the
Boxing Writers Association of
America (BWAA). He is also a
three-time The Ring and BWAA
"Fighter of the Year," winning
the award in 2006, 2008, and
2009.
HUMANITARIANS
Robin Lim is a midwife and
founder of YayasanBumiSehat
(Healthy Mother Earth
Foundation) health clinics, which
offer free prenatal care, birthing
services and medical aid to
anyone who needs it. She and
her team have been working
since 2003 to combat Indonesia's
high maternal and infant
mortality rates. [1] She was
awarded the 2011 CNN Hero of
the Year award by the CNN
news network, for helping
thousands of low-income women
in Indonesia with healthy
pregnancy and birth services.
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Nelson
Mandela
served as
President of
South Africa
from 1994 to
1999, and was
the first South
African
president to be
elected in a
fully
representative
democratic
election.
Mother Teresa was a Roman Catholic nun who for over 40 years aided the poor, sick,
orphaned, and dying. By the 1970s she had become internationally renowned as a
humanitarian and campaigner for the poor and helpless. She won the Nobel Peace
Prize in 1979 and India’s highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1980 for her
humanitarian work. Mother Teresa’s set up the Missionaries of Charity which
continued to expand to over 600 missions in over 100 countries.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a leader in the American civil rights movement led the
Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-6) and helped found the Southern Christian
Leadership Conference (1957), serving as its first president. Martin Luther King led
a March on Washington in 1963, where he delivered his most influential speech, “I
Have a Dream”. While in Washington, he raised public consciousness of the civil
rights movement leading him to become the youngest person to receive the Nobel
Peace Prize for his work to end segregation and racial discrimination through civil
disobedience and other non-violent means.
Mahatma Gandhi led a
coalition against nonviolence-which led India to
independence and inspired
movements for civil rights
and freedom across the
world. He is officially
honored in India as the
Father of the Nation; his
birthday is on October 2,
and it is known as the
International Day of NonViolence.
Diana Windsor, the Princess of Wales, was a well known supporter of all charity
projects close to her heart. As a princess, there was an expectation for her to involve
herself with hospital organizations so that she could comfort the sick. Her interests
surpassed her responsibilities when she concerned herself with certain illnesses and
health-related matters. Diana was the first celebrity to actually touch a person with
HIV. Her hope was to change the views or public opinions of the AIDS virus. Her
royal blood and birthright did not overshadow her humanitarian acts of kindness.
Bono is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main
vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono is also widely known for his activism
concerning Africa, for which he co-founded DATA, EDUN, the ONE Campaign and
Product Red. He has organized and played in several benefit concerts and has met with
influential politicians. Bono has been praised and criticized for his activism and
involvement with U2. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, was granted an
honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and was named as a
Person of the Year by Time, among other awards and nominations.
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Whitney Houston was an American
recording artist, actress, producer,
and model. In 2009, the Guinness
World Records cited her as the mostawarded female act of all time.
She is an American media
proprietor, talk show host, actress,
producer and philanthropist.
Winfrey is best known for her selftitled, multi-award-winning talk
show, which has become the
highest-rated program of its kind in
history and was nationally
syndicated from 1986 to 2011.She
has been ranked the richest African
American of the 20th century, the
greatest black philanthropist in
American history, and was for a
time the world's only black
billionaire. She is also, according to
some assessments, the most
influential woman in the world.
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about
her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all
time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century.
Shirley Temple Black is an American film and television
actress, singer, dancer, autobiographer, and former U.S.
Ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia. She began her
film career in 1932 at the age of four and in 1934,
skyrocketed to superstardom in Bright Eyes, a feature
film designed specifically for her talents.
Madonna is an American singer,
songwriter, actress and
entrepreneur. Born in Bay City,
Michigan, she moved to New
York City in 1977 to pursue a
career in modern dance. After
performing in the music groups
Breakfast Club and Emmy, she
released her debut album in
1983. She followed it with a
series of albums that attained
immense popularity by pushing
the boundaries of lyrical content
in mainstream popular music
and imagery in her music videos,
which became a fixture on MTV.
Beyonce Knowles is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools
and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to
fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one
of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time.
Will Smith is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television
film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood.
Smith has been nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, two Academy Awards, and has
won multiple Grammy Awards.
Leonardo DiCaprio is an American actor and film producer. As an actor, he has been
nominated for the Golden Globe Award eight times and won the Golden Globe
Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Aviator (2004). He has also been
nominated by the Academy Awards, Screen Actors Guild and the British Academy of
Film and Television Arts.
Angelina Jolie is an American actress and director. She has received an
Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe
Awards, and was named Hollywood's highest-paid actress by Forbes in 2009
and 2011.
Brad Pitt is an American actor
and film producer. Pitt has
received three Academy Award
nominations and five Golden
Globe Award nominations,
winning one Golden Globe. He
has been described as one of the
world's most attractive men, a
label for which he has received
substantial media attention