Dear Mikyla, Thanks for your hero essay. It's been interesting to read essays by a couple of different students on heroism; it's made me think about it quite a lot. I think are lives are full of quiet heroes, but often their actions don't conform to what people generally think of as a hero. Although your introductory and concluding paragraphs indicate that this is your opinion as well, I'm not sure you've chosen the best examples to prove your thesis, since you've taken very famous people whose deeds are pretty much consistent with the popular notion of heroism. Terry Fox is certainly everyone's hero - no objection to your using him as an example - but in fact his actions probably did save many lives, though indirectly. Mother Teresa also saved many lives. You're closer to the mark with Amelia Earhart, but then she conforms to the stereotype of a hero by risking her own life. So, while I enjoyed your opinions on these heroes, you don't seem to really support your own thesis. I think your essay might have been more convincing if you'd talked about people in your own life who are heroes to you personally. Rhea T. PS I love your misspelling of Earhart, by the way. I think I'll always think of her as Airheart now; it seems so much more appropriate... Dear Mikyla, We read your views on a hero and really enjoyed it. We really enjoyed all of the ideas and comments that you gave about what a hero meant to you. It is excellent seeing all of the characteristics of heroes that you have stated in your views. Maybe you could supply us with some more example as heroes, like someone dear to your heart. You could mention that your mother is a hero.  Your adjectives and ways that you expressed your point of views. Excellent story!!! Sincerely, Chloe and Bridget   Havergal Dear Mikyla, I enjoyed your story.  I really liked how you really put a kind of power into it and pointed out some of the world’s great heroes. In the future, if you think about re-editing this story, I would suggest that you make it longer and maybe even find out about a hero who was not an adult, but a child. Kaitlyn I thought that your story was very well written and had good explanation of the people who you thought were heroes.  If I had written the story, I would have told about some heroes that people see on TV and who are not real (Superman, Spiderman, X-Men, Xena, etc.) You had a good beginning, middle and end.  I enjoyed reading the parts on Terry Fox and Mother Theresa and how they changed the world.  I think that you had good ideas and should build on your story and try to make in into a book for children, so they can learn about true heroes in the world they live in. Jocelyn I never really thought of what a hero is but, you made me realize that a hero doesn't have to save someone's life.  A hero can be someone who just makes a difference in life.  I think that you show a lot of very good examples of heroes.  Its nice to know that people do know what a real hero is. Carly Dear Mikyla, I liked your story very much. I enjoyed the way you interpret a hero. Keep up the good work. From Aiden Hey Mikyla! Your story is amazing, and it gave me pleasure to read it. However, you say the word Hero too much, way too much!! I think you need to try to catch your reader’s attention closer to the beginning. If you work on these things, your story would be even better, guaranteed!!!! Danielle L. Sarah L. Mikyla, I think you ably refuted the idea that to be heroic means saving peoples' lives.  You raised some valid points that one can use to determine whether or not a person is a hero: one who makes a difference in humanity, one who is loving and caring, and one who has accomplished something that has not been done before. More impressive for me, was your choice of "heroes" - Terry Fox, Mother Teresa and Amelia Earhart.  Thanks for breaking the apparent, common trend of most young people today, who feel that heroes are sports personalities and sports personalities only. Audrey Yhap