My Hero My Father

By: Abdullah Alqarni

Everyone has own hero . This is always true . My hero is my father who had an active life since he was thirteen years old.
  
First of all , he was living in south of Saudi Arabia  . in a small village  and  His family was between the poor and middle class . Therefore, he did not go to school to learn how to write and read . He was working with my granfather . Then  He started  work  when he was thirteen years old  to help his family and himself . So he  adopted on himself since that time . He was working with his cousin for ten years , and  he was taking  50 SR  it  is like 20 dollar per month . It was hard for him ; however , he did not have another choice .  After that , when he got a chance  he started his own business . he bought a truck , the job was shipping goods from one place to another , so sometimes we did not see him for while . After Five years , he got a new truck and he gave the old one to his brother to work with him  because on that time  it was hard to get a jab and  the economy was badly in Saudi  Arabia and their was little of companies to work on .If he had a qualified scientific . Therefore , he was working like that for forty years and he became a successful on his job.

After that ,  he moved to anther city and he became  a real estate developer .  And he opened   a  company . Then he gave  it to my brothers because he wanted  to learn them about the work and  to got relax after decades of working.

In conclusion , he was working hardly  for forty years or more on different jobs  to gave us a good live so I appreciate that and I hope  to be what he want to be . 
Thanks father

My Hero - Jeongyun

by Jeongyun Lee

  



Time Cover on December 27 of 1954

Walt Disney, had plenty of careers, was an creator, animator, cartoonist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, and producer who inspires children to dreaming another world.

 

When we were young, almost children had the opportunity to watching Disney animations such as Mickey Mouse, Lion King and variety princesses. Probably, the images and exiting stories helped people -especially children- to develop their imagination and creation. His attempt is had a huge effect on the world cultures. Because of his challenge and passion of new things, the animation area can broaden their idea and activities. He recorded the voices of his animation, extend his company, build up "Disney World" in the world, and they are producing lots of Disney musicals. He is the one of the major icon in American culture, specially American animation industry, until now and his company is continuing success.

In the Disney stories, we can find easily some hero characters but who are not perfect. So, we can readily more sympathize with the situation. The story and film of Disney is not just for children, it can make a profound impression to old people. By reading their significant story, the adult also have the opportunity to think about our lives.

Thanks to one creative pioneer, I thought about my real dream. Have you ever seen the animation Lion King? This is an extraordinary animation by Walt Disney's company and this is my favorite animation in Disney. Because, in the Lion king, we can see the interesting relationships in between person, feel love, friendship, and desire. It seems like real person's life. When I was 19 years old, I unexpectedly had a chance to see the Musical "Lion King", this moment was my best moment in my life that I choose my dream. It is the musical director. The Musical Lion king helps me to decide my future and Disney makes it possible for me to having a strong passion and challenge spirit.



My hero...Hana

By. Hana

 

When I heard that I had to write essay about my hero, I felt very nervous. Why was I so nervous? To be honest, there was no such thing as a hero to me. Most of Korean would not have this, because we live for our goal, not a hero. We did not have extravagance to have a hero in this competitive society.

I spend a lot of time thinking about it. Suddenly, I came up with a Megamind which was story about hero movie four years ago. The movie said “Heroes are not born. They are made.” Really, the main character of the film was evil but became a hero in the end of the film. In this regard, hero is me. I have three reasons about this.

First, my life become more and more complete as a sculpture while I alive. I always determine the one of various selections. I am going to experience the process to become a hero.

Second, I am not afraid when I confront some problems. Five years ago, I applied to go to the university during application period. I was given only three opportunities. I was concerned about this because my score was not enough to apply university I wanted. However, I applied to the university where I wanted to study. How was it? I tasted failure.

Third, I do not give up. Before I went to the U.S., My professor said that I did not pass the interview which selected students who wanted to go to UCR, because I had a problem. The biggest problem which was faced with me was lack of English ability. However I passed the interview. The professor was astonished to hear it.

To sum up, when I always decide something for me, I am not afraid. Also, when I confront unpleasant situation, I do not give up. Therefore, I believe that I am a hero.

I Want to be A Hero--Oscar

Everybody wants to be a hero, but what is hero? “A hero refers to characters who in the face of danger and adversity or from a position of weakness, display courage and the will for self-sacrifice.”—Wikipedia. I want to be a hero, there are three reasons: help people, never give up and face to weakness. As regards help other people, I can mention firefighter. Firefighters always help other people when they need help. Helping people is their duty, and we expect them to de their duty. In china, even though firefighters have low income, lots of young people want to be a firefighter because People respect the firefighters. I belive firefighters are hero because they face to danger everyday. In addition,when they put off the fire, their bodies pump adrenaline into their bloodstreams. For me, that can makes me exciting and pleasurable. The second reason is never give up. Studying in America is very difficult for me in first few months, therefore I want to be a person who never giver up such as, Batman and Spiderman. My favorite movie is The Dark Knight , in that movie Batman has a powerful enemy The Joker. Batman gets hurt and almost give up in this movies, however he does not give up. Thanks to he does not give up, The Joker is  put in a mental hospital. Finally, heroes always face to weakness because they want to stronger.As a case in point,my grandfather was a war hero during the second world war. But ten years ago he got a badly-diseased heart. therefore,he tried  to only eat vegetables every day. He become a vegetarian for about 10 years.That is very difficult for everybody.  In conclusion,help other people, never give up and face to weakness are three reasons why i want to be hero. Everyone needs a positive reason to keep them life going and face to challenge. 

MY HERO ... KEVEIN

The beast person as i see in my life is my father, because he always helps me to grow up to the good way. he likes to encourages me to be a good perfect person in the life, as i see him. Almost the people likes him because he is helpful and he always respects all of the people. He has dedication in his communication with other people.

        My father is a good man and he likes to help any person as he can, and every year he has been benevolence to help the poor people. He is perfect provisional person because he respects any person in the life even if he knows him or not, that is his attitude. i didn't see any person in my life angry about him, and also he has dedication at his job, he likes to organize every thing in his job by his self.

         Moreover, i love my father he was behind me and take care about me when i was child. He was teach me when i was in the high school, and also i was studying in the business school, he didn't care about the money he just take care about me. He wants me get high scours in my education because he wants me to complete his job after him.

         in addition, my father has certificate from the high school, he didn't complete his education, but he didn't stop for the life. When he finished his high school, he started to worked with the dealer for the parts of cars.  My father worked with him to got experience, after he got the experience he started his company by him self and his company is famous in my country.

         In counclugen, my father i see him my hero because he always behind me if i have bad situation or any thing. He learned me everything and waked up me to the life, and i can't find any person like him in my whole life. 

My Hero - Tony

When people say "Hero" the most people know that means superheros who have  superpowers and the abilities beyond oridnary people. But hero can be someone who just has high - mined and moral sense, who helps or takes care of the other people.

I would love to say that my hero is around me and I know him very well. My dad is my hero and also my mom, but I decide to talk about my dad because I am a male so we are the same gender as each other. So I can describe him much more than mom.

My dad is a businessman. He was born at Bangkok, Thailand. He graduated Master Degree in MBA and Bachelor Degree in Mechanic Engineering. He has Thai Restaurant and factory of rock. He is always busy. So when he has free time. He would like to spend the time with family. He took me and mom to have dinner outside. He likes to travel aboard. He has visited many countries since he was a teenage. He enjoys watching movies and playing golf with his friends. We always go to the theater together. He loves watching Americans movies and reading books. He also learned doctrine. He always go to the temple.

My dad  has never given up for anything as I have seen in my life. He always takes care of me and my mom. He works hard to provide family. He is a gentleman. He respects my mom and cares his son. He could do everything for our comfortable and happiness. He used to have a bad days but he didn't give up but still kept going on. When I had any troubles. He always listened to me and adviced me to solve the problems. When I was child. Sometimes I was bad-behaved or stubborn , my dad didn't hit me but he taught me a lesson .He always understands me. He is who I can always trust him and I didn't have to worry about being misunderstood. When I grew up we always kid and play around to each other. I became a teenager. I could ask and talk about anything with him like we were friend but I also kept being respectful. I honored him as adult and the same time as my friend.

My dad wants me to get a good job, although we already have our own business but he wants me to experience this life by myself. He would cheer me up , support and push me forward. I am pleasure everything what he has done for me and I know that he would stop doing it untill I could succeed my life. I really appreciate my dad so much.

One day  I would repay and take care of him for everything he has done for me and family. I dare saying I love him and I'm glad to be his son.

My Hero .. FAISAL

BY FAISAL ...

The hero means that man or woman has powerful more than usual in the life. That also means the hero for make the life safe as superman, batman, snd spiderman. As i see my father is my hero. for many reasons i have seen it in him.

First, my father never gives up as i see. In two years ago when he was at his work , the boss came to him and said that this situation is not for you. I know you did a good job , but your friend should be in your position because he has a certificate from University. My father said that is not fear because I have been working at this place around 30 years , but my father's friend did not work as my father did. He just work around 3 years , so my father has more experience than him to get that position. Then my father let his friend to get his position. He really was so sad because his closer friend wanted his position.

 7 months later, the boss had a meeting with staff, and he said that he had an announcement faking the fear in this work. He let my father got his position again because my father's friend did not know how to do the work very well, and he did not have the knowledge. When they finished that meeting my father was happy to got back his position. My father's friend told my father that he is sorry , but my father did not like what his friend did.

In other hand, he is helpful. He does not like to see someone who need something and does not help him. Before I came to here, one of my father's friends need some money directly my dad went to the bank to bring the money to him. Then the man said that you are so kind. In other way, he does not like to do the wrong thing.  I was smoking in my area and my father's friend saw me and said to me '' i will tell your father ''. When I got home , my father said I need to talk to you. I went to his room, and he said that this smoke is not good for your health, and it will let the people take a bad reputation. I promised him to not do that again.

I hope my personality be like him as well, and everybody say a good things about me and my reputation like him.

My Hero - Irene

By - Irene
When people say the word "hero,'' what will you think?  Maybe your hero is a superman, batman, spiderman, a famous singer or a movie star. But my hero is around me, who gives me more love than others. She is my mother, and the hero in my heart. My mother isn't great in the way of a famous singer or a movie star. She does nothing big, but what she does make others inferior. From her, I learn a lot.
My mother was  pregnant for ten months before my birth. She gave me life and brought me up very well. When I was a baby, she taught me how to walk and how to speak. When I fell down, she immediately picked me up. She taught me the first word is a mother. 
I have grown up. When I go to school, she helps me solve many problems. One day, I was fight with my classmate because she grabbed my basketball. The teacher called my mother and told her everything. Indeed, she didn't angry for me. She taught me to be friendly to classmate, and also told me be kind to others. When I did badly in study, she encouraged me and tried to cheer me up. In my growing, she didn't scold me.
She is encouraged me to learn more knowledge. I with her traveled a lot cities. She said that we should always go on a trip to see a different world, and you can not go to school to learn the books of things. Life experience is very important.
My mother is a teacher, and she is always busy with her work. When she corrects students' homework, she is always very serious. My mother is responsible to all if her students. She cares much about students study and life, and she tries her best to help students in need.
My mother is a loving mother, a qualified teacher, and a real hero in my heart.

My Hero - Karen

by: Karen M.

My hero is actually two people, my parents. I have chosen them because they are the most important people in my life. I know that if I need something, they will do everything to make it happen.

This could be a cliche but my parents are the best parents in the world. My father has grown up in the same city as my mother, and they  met each other in karate classes. He  worked hard to give education to me and my brothers, and meanwhile my mother would take care of the house duties and us.

They always taught me good things, such as how to be a kind person, treat others well and never stop studying. I was born in Brazil, but everyone thinks I am Japanese because my grandparents were born in Japan. My education was mixed up with Brazilian and Japanese culture.

I guess parents are heroes for most of the children, but we cannot forget that they are human too. Sometimes they might fail or could not do something, and we can not blame them for that, or even think they are bad. We idealize the idea of heroes and sometimes expect more from them than what they can do. As you grow up, you can understand this.

I am only here because of my parents help and money, the government in Brazil does not invest in education in my country. I appreciate everything that they gave to me, especially values and dignity. Someday I want represent a hero to my children and teach them all the lessons I have learned with my parents. Because of everything my special heroes have done for me, I devote my writing to them.

You only know how big is the importance of your parents when you are abroad or without them. I wish my super heroes were with me right now but I know that they sent me to study, because they love me want the best for me.

My Father is my hero ! -Boom-

             

My father is a person who be a hero for me. Because he can did many things at the same time and that was successful. I'm so proud of my father he also has to responsibility family. Right now he is a principle of high school in Thailand, and he is studying law degree to be a lawyer at the same time, those are very difficult to do like that. In 3 years ago my father graduated a social science Kasetsart University in Thailand with a doctor's degree that made me surprised because I heard how hard to be a doctor's degree in Kasetsart University, but he did. My father tried hard to taught me to organized time, because he always says "time is very important in life" if you do not manage time you are going to lose anything you should have it, and when I was look into his eyes that inspired me to be like my father. Many times I was thinking about how to be a father, how my father did hard with many things, sometimes he has got a lot of problem from his works or family's problem at the same time but my father never gave up with those problems he still moving on and fight with those problems like strong person, he does not cares about how hard he has tried with in the whole life because of now he has people who he loved with above everything else, are my mother and me. It is a reason why he can not give up with those difficulty things. I knew My father works hard cause he want me and my mother be happiness and I'm so proud to be his son. When I was in the trouble my father always reminded me to keep going and don't be give up with any things. Someday I will be a strong person like him. For now I have learned many things that he taught me, and I will not lose this game. "Life is game if we do not play we will lose it" my daddy said. Thanks god for my parents and thank you my father to be my "Hero."

My hero_HaRim

SEO HA RIM

    My favorite superhero is a "Iron Man"-

 Actually the Iron Man is different from other "superheroes".  Because the Iron man doesn't have  special gifted powers and abilities. The Iron man just wears "special" suit, and then exhibits some superpower ( the ability to fly or to jump over tall tower).  The story of Iron Man is
 "An American billionaire playboy, industrialist, and ingenious engineer, Tony Stark suffers a severe chest injury during a kidnapping in which his captors attempt to force him to build a weapon of mass destruction. He instead creates a powered suit of armor to save his life and escape captivity. He later uses the suit and successive versions to protect the world as Iron Man." from [wikipedia].
According to the story, Tony Stark is a simply normal man. However, it is a point that why i like Iron man.
Iron man is not a complete hero. Some other heroes are certainly fighting against injustice. They always served the nation and saved public. In contrast, Iron man sometimes hesitated to strike at enemy because he did not want to be damaged. He also reckoned up the gains as well as losses. Finally, he defeated an enemy for his girlfriend or people who were closed him. On occasion, when he had a conflict about selecting comfortable life or saving people, I could understand his mind. I thought it was realistic worry. These realistic feature of iron man could get sympathy, this is why Iron man seemed to be attractive.
In addition, Iron man story is not only fantasy. His ability can come true in future. Therefore, while people watched iron man, we could expect to meet "real " Iron man. Naturally, If iron man ability becomes common, his specificity will decline. However, it is certain that meeting Iron man in future is wonderful thing.
In my opinion, Iron man has both spectacle side and realistic side. That is why Iron man is my favorite hero.

WELCOME!

Welcome to the Writing 536 (Winter 2014) class blog!

You are encouraged to use this blog as a place to keep notes, to present your ideas and opinions, or to start a discussion about a topic that you find interesting or important.

Here is a basic truth about writing:

The more you write in different contexts and situations, and the more time you spend writing, the faster your writing improves! 

Much like learning to play the piano or ride a bicycle, writing is a physical process; more than most people think! Consequently, the more you write, the more comfortable you'll feel about writing in English, and when you get more comfortable, you can better concentrate on improving specific skills, like paying more attention to word choices, or finding different ways of developing an idea, as well as learning how to find your own grammar and syntax problems.

Writing is the best way to get a deeper understanding of the complexities and flexibilities of a language. It can also help you organize your thoughts and ideas, or it can help you think about thing you don't feel comfortable discussing with others. Writing can even help you create alternate realities. Some say that you don't know what you really think about something until you write about it.

Best wishes to everybody, and I hope we will have a great learning experience this quarter!