Birth-Herb Brooks was born and raised into the lifestyle of playing the sport of hockey. Growing up, he played hockey in high school, college at the U of M, and he was cut from the 1960 olympic team just before the games started. He lived, breathed, ate, and slept hockey... his whole life was hockey, ever since he was born.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Brooks
Call to Adventure-In 1983, Michigan's coach had passed away and Michigan were in need for a new replacement coach. Following up with the death of Michigan's coach, John Maclnnes, Brooks was offered a spot there to be a replacement coach for the Michigan hockey team.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Brooks#Later_career
Refusal of the Call-Rather than coaching Michigan, Brooks turned down the offer to go off and coach the St.Cloud State University's hockey team. He led the team to become a division 1 hockey school. Herb finished his his collegiate coaching with an incredible record of 175-101-20. He then became the very first coach of the US to claim victory over the USSR in 20 years, along with his carefully selected hockey team.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Brooks#Later_career
Belly of the whale-Herb Brooks went on in his career coaching many other hockey teams. He got involved so much in coaching, that he eventually coached the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars, New Jersey Devils, and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/biography-of-herb-brooks.html
Sacrifice/Betrayal-Herb Brooks and his US team mainly consisted of players from the U of M and players of their rivals- Boston University. Herb had to teach each and every individual player how to cooperate together and play as a team. He would not allow any hatred between his players, just because they are from Minnesota, or because they are from Boston.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Brooks#Early_life
Final Battle-Herb Brooks and his US team claimed victory at the Olympic games in 1980. The US beat the USSR to win the gold metal in the last final minutes of the Olympic event for Hockey. "Miracle On Ice" it was called, and later came up as a movie title in the theaters. This event was so special, that it was claimed as the "single most indelible moment in all of U.S. sports history".
http://proicehockey.about.com/cs/history/a/miracle_on_ice.htm
Death of the Hero-On August 11th 2003, Herb Brooks was killed in a car accident north of the Twin Cities near Interstate 35. At only 66 years of age, Brooks died at a young age. It was a very violent way to die, and to be as big as a hero as Herb Brooks, this was a very tragic time for family and friends of Herb Brooks.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/hockey/news/2003/08/11/brooks_obit_ap/
Freedom to Live-Herb Brooks lived a good life as a Hockey legend. Brooks was one of the best hockey coaches of all time, and led many teams of his that he coached to victory. He was "a true American hero", and he will never be forgotten.
http://www.herbbrooksfoundation.com/history.html
Mr.Cheng I tried to include 10 characteristics of a hero, but I only came up with 8 and I could not come up with 2 more without being repetitive, or they just would not make sense.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Luke skywalker and Doug PIE paragraphs
Doug from "blue diamond" is a character that saves his best friend from committing suicide. Luke skywalker from "star wars" is a character that destroys the empire and brings peace to the galaxy. Both characters have success after they complete their long journey in the quest to save their best friend/destroy the empire. Also, at the beginning of the quest, they both have a 'refusal to the call' to go on the quest but, they begin their journey in a different way from eachother. Doug, from blue diamond, is somewhat forced into the situation because his friend Quinn offered to take him to dinner one night while Doug was in the middle of studying, and Quinn then kidnapped him, and drove him all the way to Las Vegas in his dad's car, which is off limits at all times for Quinn to drive. Luke skywalker on the other hand, chose to go with obi-wan to alderaan, after seeing that the empire has killed his parents, and practically destroyed his home. Luke did not have many other logical reasons to stay home, so his only choice was to go with obi-wan on the quest. This shows that not all heroes are prepared for what they have to do, but rather that they have to find whats hidden inside of them, that makes them a hero.
"Heroes" as we know them, most all the time have skills that they were born with, or have a certain power that only they can possess. A similarity between Doug and Luke proves that you do not need to have skills or special powers to be a hero. Doug is just a normal high school student that was not born with the ability to jump from building to building to save an old lady and her cat from their burning apartment. Neither was Luke. Although Luke's father was a great Jedi warrior that had the power of the force, Luke does not have to become a Jedi like his father, to bring peace to the galaxy. Doug is a true hero that saved his best friend, Quinn, from killing himself by being a nice guy and talking to him. Doug listed the things in life that are worth living for, and Quinn thought about it, and decided that he would not kill himself. Dog is a hero because he brought out the power of friendship that every person has, to talk to his friend and to stop him from killing himself. On the other hand, Luke volunteered to help the rebellion in the fight for peace and power against the empire. Luke is a hero because he had the courage to help the people that needed it most to bring peace to the galaxy. This shows that any person can be a hero, born with special powers, or not.
The reason why Luke skywalker goes on the quest with obi-wan to help destroy the empire is because the empire had destroyed all of his home, and murdered his parents. Luke had nowhere else to go, and no interest in anything else but to become a great Jedi, like his father. Throughout the story, Luke does not show interest in having fun, eating exotic meals and or drinks that he has never seen back at his home, or anything else. The only few things Luke has on his mind are to: destroy the empire, save princess Leia
(for the rebel alliance), and to learn the ways of the force and to become a Jedi warrior to fight against the empire. Luke skywalker could not be any more motivated than he was at helping the rebel alliance and becoming a Jedi. At the end of the story, Luke destroys the death star, and is quickly known to be a hero. Luke's motivation to be like his father is what kept him going, and is what in the end, helped him destroy the death star. Sometimes, there is no better role model in life to look up to than your father, and Luke pursued his goal by following in his father's footsteps throughout the story to reach his goal.
"Heroes" as we know them, most all the time have skills that they were born with, or have a certain power that only they can possess. A similarity between Doug and Luke proves that you do not need to have skills or special powers to be a hero. Doug is just a normal high school student that was not born with the ability to jump from building to building to save an old lady and her cat from their burning apartment. Neither was Luke. Although Luke's father was a great Jedi warrior that had the power of the force, Luke does not have to become a Jedi like his father, to bring peace to the galaxy. Doug is a true hero that saved his best friend, Quinn, from killing himself by being a nice guy and talking to him. Doug listed the things in life that are worth living for, and Quinn thought about it, and decided that he would not kill himself. Dog is a hero because he brought out the power of friendship that every person has, to talk to his friend and to stop him from killing himself. On the other hand, Luke volunteered to help the rebellion in the fight for peace and power against the empire. Luke is a hero because he had the courage to help the people that needed it most to bring peace to the galaxy. This shows that any person can be a hero, born with special powers, or not.
The reason why Luke skywalker goes on the quest with obi-wan to help destroy the empire is because the empire had destroyed all of his home, and murdered his parents. Luke had nowhere else to go, and no interest in anything else but to become a great Jedi, like his father. Throughout the story, Luke does not show interest in having fun, eating exotic meals and or drinks that he has never seen back at his home, or anything else. The only few things Luke has on his mind are to: destroy the empire, save princess Leia
(for the rebel alliance), and to learn the ways of the force and to become a Jedi warrior to fight against the empire. Luke skywalker could not be any more motivated than he was at helping the rebel alliance and becoming a Jedi. At the end of the story, Luke destroys the death star, and is quickly known to be a hero. Luke's motivation to be like his father is what kept him going, and is what in the end, helped him destroy the death star. Sometimes, there is no better role model in life to look up to than your father, and Luke pursued his goal by following in his father's footsteps throughout the story to reach his goal.
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