My Sisters Keeper

My Sister's Keeper is an enthralling read. Kate is diagnosed with a attenuate form of leukemia at the age of two. Anna is conceived as a "designer baby" specifically for the purpose of saving Kate. Now, 13 years later, when Kate needs a kidney transplant to live Anna decides she doesn't want to give up her own body any longer. Anna hires a lawyer to sue her parents and have legal medical emancipation. My Sister's Keeper is thought provoking and will be leaving you to ask the questions of what will happen to the entire family between court cases and leukemia?

Sarah's Key

Sarah, a ten-year-old girl, was born in France and has lived there her entire life. They thought they were safe from the German soldiers, but Sarah is arrested along with her mother and father by French police as they go door-to-door arresting Jewish families. In an attempt to save her brother, Micheal, she looks him in there secret hiding place thinking he will be safe there.
Sixty years later Julia Jarmond, a American Journalist living in France, discovers Sarah's story during research about the roundup.

This tale will stick in your head long after reading it, be prepared to cry and laugh.

Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

By Rebecca

         According to Joseph S. Volpe, four in ten people experience a hardship in their lifetime. The sad part is only one in ten will attempt to help these people. I went on an online search to find ordinary heroes, and what I found shocked me. The things people will do for others makes them extraordinary. Meanwhile these people have been through a lot in their own lives.
Meet Delmy Trujillo. She is a volunteer at Centro Hispano. A non-profit organization helping Hispanic immigrants and their families feel comfortable and succeed in America by providing them with resources, education, and support. Because of her selfless acts and volunteer work many families are able to confute the stereotypical version of Hispanics and  make a successful life for themselves.
         One in eight women will develop breast cancer in her life time, and one in twenty will develop colorectal cancer. Emma J. Fulton has survived them both. After surviving the late stages of breast cancer she felt she should be able to do anything and not to waste a moment of life and other women should be able to do the same. Fulton started an all female biking club in the 70's.  Her goal is to ride across the country on her motorcycle to support the battle against colorectal cancer. Fulton is a volunteer for Screening of Life. A organization designed to encourage women to be tested for cancer. She is also a member of the Colorectal Cancer Committee. Thanks to Fulton many women can believe in their selves and their lives.
         There are many inspirational people through out this world. One of which is Todd Vinson. When Vinson saw adolescent and teenage boys struggling throughout his neighborhood in Oklahoma he took action alone. His didn't wait for governmental support, he new what he wanted to do and did it. Within a year he had enough money and donations to buy a family farm that currently provides a safe environment in housing kids from troubled homes. The Willow Springs Boys Ranch supports boys in getting the education they need to be able to grow up and maintain a successful life. Many of these boys get a high school diploma and go on to complete college. Vinson's selfless acts have created the success of many teen boys.
         One things many don't think about when think about heroes is the power of logic. Not just strength. Alfred Tibor is a Holocaust survivor. He was rounded up in 1941 on October 21, life in the camps was hard. He tells the story of running for five days and four nights. There was no food or drinks and the inmates, prisoners of war, were forced to eat snow off the backs of the men ahead of them. While running a male next to him wanted to fall back. He was famished and could go on no longer. The officers would shoot the weak, and anyone who fell behind is considered weak. Tibor was only eleven when he lift that exhausted body, slung him over his shoulder and continued to run for and entire day and night. If the bravery and strength of Tibor was not there that would be one more life lost in those tragic years. Although Tibor can no longer run night and day with bodies hoisted over his shoulder he can spread His found logic. While in the camps he hated everyone, he hated the country, the government, the officers, and the neighbors for not stopping it. When he got out in 1947 he was angry and wanted revenge on everybody. This was a turning point in his life when he realized hatred would get him no where. He learned to celebrate life through his own throes. He now preaches, "...embrace each other, there is no difference between races and religions..."
            These are just a few of the amazing things man and woman can do.Even small things count. Remember, smile and be kind to everyone for you never know what they have been through or are about to do.




http://www.americantowns.com/de/lincoln/heroes/emma-j-fulton-cancer-survivor-volunteer-screening-for-life 

http://www.50in52journey.com/states/utah7.asp 

http://www.50in52journey.com/states/ohio8.asp 

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