Nicholas Winton: A Hero

During the Holocaust, over 6 million Jews died. Only 3% of all of the Jews that Hitler and his Nazis abducted lived. Ordinary people like Ernie Feld and Werner Klemke helped save at least a dozen Jews in the time period but in very different ways. This proves that everyone can be a Hero.

Nicholas Winton is a hero because he rescue about 669 children from the nazi. Winton had a goaled that to bring much children to the country, which he did. He helped a lot of families to grab their child to rescue and it made pepole think that he is a hero. According to the article during the war, nicholas went serve for the royal air force. Nicholas kept

Nicholas Winton was born on May 19, 1909 in Prague. Nicholas' original family name was Wertheim , but his family changed it before moving to Britain in an effort of integration. However, they also converted to Christianity when they entered Britain and Nicholas was baptized. So, he was a Jew in blood, but not in mind. Nicholas Winton attended Stowe School in Stowe, Buckingham-shire. In his school his favorite activity was fencing, and he was hoping to join the Olympics, but they were canceled because of the war in 1938.

Tim Winton’s short story, ‘The Water Was Dark and it Went Forever Down’, depicts a nameless, adolescent girl who is battling the voices inside her head along with the powerful punishments at the hands of her inebriated mother. The key concerns of life and death are portrayed through the girl’s viewpoint as she compares her life with her sad, depressed mother. Anonymous as she is, the girl constantly makes an attempt to escape the outbursts, that come as a result to her mother’s drinking, by submerging herself into the water. An extended metaphor is used when expressing the girl as a machine and her will to continue surviving in her sombre life.

Many lives were saved because of Sir Nicholas Winton. He helped while others stood by and watched. In my opinion by helping out he made good choices.

Rudolph Vrba was a World War 2 hero. Vrba, along with the help of Wetzler, created the Auschwitz Protocols which essentially changed the peoples views of the Nazis. Vrba spoke out for the good of others and in doing so risked everything. He serves as a great example to people today on how to make a true difference in the lives of countless others. Vrba used his voice and saved millions of lives, and is a perfect example to us all on how to effect

Do good deeds go unpunished? Normally, you are taught by your parents to be selfless, compassionate, as the common saying goes “no good deed goes unpunished.” In the Book Thief this saying is especially true. A majority of the time when a character in the book does a good deed, or a compassionate act they get punished for it.

Having the knowledge of inherent good and evil, using that knowledge to determine ones actions and putting others before oneself is what constitutes a good human being. Living in a world that has so much hate and suffering, (that has been exemplified throughout history by men and ruthless leaders like Adolf Hitler; the evil mastermind behind the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II and Jay Gatsby in the novel The Great Gatsby for blinding himself from the ways of right and wrong to simply be able to make Daisy his after many years having passed), it is hard to find examples of good people in characters within books; much less actual human beings. And yet, there are still good people and virtuous characters in literature and film that give hope for there being a truly good person. In the autobiography Night by Elie Wiesel, the integrity behind Elie’s actions can be seen when he struggles to make life decisions for not only himself, but for his father. The story Of Mice and Men where Lennie takes care of George even though he, (George), held him back from some of his aspirations that he had been striving towards for many years. And Harold Crick in the film Stranger than Fiction who put himself before the bus to save a child’s life along with Karen Eiffel changing her writing style to better other people’s lives.

helped so many Jewish people. Schindler definitely was not a man of many morals, but his

It may seem that when everyone is against you, one person can’t make a difference, but that is not true. It was proven during World War II that one person can help numerous. There was a Swedish diplomat to Hungary during World War II named Raoul Wallenberg, who worked hard to protect Jews. By putting his life on the line and dedicating himself to save Jews in World War II, Raoul Wallenberg helps me realize that even one person’s actions can change the lives of many.

Sir Nicholas Winton was a British stockbroker who left his job and family to save the lives of Jewish children. He displayed moral courage because of this. He showed moral courage just by leaving his life, but that's not all he did. He organized eight trains to pick up Jewish children. Those eight trains carried six hundred and sixty nine

St. Nicholas, also known as "Nikolaos of Myra," was a fourth century saint and Greek bishop of Myra. Nicholas was born in Asia Minor in the Roman Empire as an only child to Christian parents. Nicholas would take nourishment only once on Wednesdays and Fridays, and that in the evening according to the canons. "He was exceedingly well brought up by his parents and trod piously in their footsteps. The child, watched over by the church, enlightened his mind and encouraged his thirst for sincere and true religion." Both of his parents tragically died during an epidemic when he was a young man, leaving him well off, but to be raised by his uncle - the Bishop of Patara. Nicholas was determined to devote his inheritance to works of charity, and his uncle mentored him as a reader and later ordained him as a presbyter (priest).

be a person who “saves the day” or is a hero in somebody else’s eyes

George Orwell’s definition of a hero is quite different than the one we might be familiar with. He believed that true heroes were ordinary people doing

Masculinity, the attributes applied to the male gender, has continuously manifested itself within the matrices of literature, with many writers using narrative fiction as a vehicle to explore ideas of the historical underpinnings of manhood, and more generally, alternative constructions of the male ontology and modality. Transcendental notions of masculinity have inevitably constrained the contemporary man within set ideologies and values — those which often enforce unrealistic and toxic expectations. This conundrum is especially relevant in Australian society given the stereotypical and diffused archetype of the ‘Aussie Man’; which characteristics such as apathy, nobility and strength forming the bedrock of the national identity. Tim Winton, a prominent Australian author, has recognised and highlighted this issue in his collection of short stories The Turning, effectively challenging timeless stereotypes and portraying distinctive