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Richard Nares Research Paper

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Source One: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/02/health/cnnheroes-nares-cancer-rides/ The main focus of this article is Richard Nares, a grieving father, who has become a hero in the eyes of many children fighting cancer. Nares has had a huge impact on two-year-old Sisi Johnson who has neuroblastoma. Sisi’s mother does not have a car and struggles to transport her daughter to and from chemotherapy as much as six times a week. Nares, who lost his son, Emilio, to cancer in 2000, has started a program called “Ride With Emilio”. This program provides transportation for low-income families with children battling cancer. The program has hundreds of patients who receive free rides to and from their cancer treatments. Nares met …show more content…

was driving home from a shopping trip with his five-year-old son when he suffered an aneurysm and stroke. He somehow was able to pull over but wasn’t able to speak or move. His five-year-old son Nathaniel Jr. grabbed his dad’s cellphone and called his grandmother. As soon as she knew that her five-year-old grandson and his father were in trouble, she was ready to go help them. The only problem was that she didn’t know where they were and neither did Nathaniel Jr. Luckily, the little boy had payed attention in class and could name the letters F-U-R-N-I-T-U-R-E on the sign near him when he got on the phone with his mother. He helped his mother and his grandmother find his location, therefore saving his father’s life. Although Nathaniel Jr. may be only five, by saving his dad, he has become a hero.
In his five years of life, young Nathaniel Jr. has become a hero. By relaying his location in a way he was able to understand, the courageous five-year-old may have saved his father’s life. Nathaniel Jr. is not the definition of a common hero, yet through his actions he has become a hero. Although Nathaniel Jr. May be only five, he conveys many qualities of a hero, such as;

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