Terry Fox Research Paper

Kit foxes, also called Vulpes Macrotis are among the smallest foxes in America. The kit fox is very easily mistaken for a dog however when you look at their appearance you realize that proportions are not that of a dog's. Many people often confuse the kit fox with its larger cousin, the grey desert fox.

The Four Chaplains are four United States Army chaplains who gave their lives to save other civilian and military personnel as the ship SS Dorchester sank on February 3, 1943, during World War II. The four men name's are George Fox, Alexander Goode, Clark Poling, John Washington. They were significant because they would help keep the other men close to God.

Terrance Stanley Fox also known as Terry Fox was born on July 28, 1958 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. At the young age of 18 years old, Terry was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma, what we know of as bone cancer. Terry had no choice but to have his leg amputated 6 inches above his right knee. In the hospital, Terry was surrounded by many fellow cancer patients which mainly consisted of young children. Terry was so heartbroken about seeing the suffering of other patients he decided then that he would run across Canada to raise money for future cancer research. Terry started his Marathon of Hope in St. Johns Newfoundland on April 12th, 1980. Terry started out strong and soon attention about his Marathon of Hope grew quickly and money was beginning to

Terry's ambitions and dedication led him to Newfoundland where he started his journey to run across Canada. April 12, 1980, he begins his journey. E dips his leg into the cold Atlantic and starts his run. It

Ruben J. Fox a 40 year old man who has gone has graduated from Harvard University, and has gone into the career as a lawyer for the state of Michigan. After working several years in Michigan working on a various amount of cases. Ruben J. Fox had soon been offered a position as a politician for the Universal Party. For several years Ruben J Fox had worked on several cases mainly relating towards Gun Control in order to protect said policy for the rights of the public, while still trying to defend the people. Six years later Ruben J. Fox had been recommended and accepted as a Senator for the Universal Party. As Ruben had ascended to the position of Senator of the Universal Party, he had worked closely with the Death Penalty, trying to preserve this option for the cruel morbid criminals, stating that people should die from natural causes . Ruben has worked on several delicate criminal cases. Immigration was huge for him, Ruben believes that English should no longer become a mandatory language to learn, main reason being; that almost everyone who enters the United States, due to either their accent or of other reasons. Relating to Marriage and Divorce, Ruben believes that same sex-marriage should be allowed for any type of couple.As for Divorce it should take at least a month for due process to occur in order to deal with any issues that has already occurred in said marriage such as rape or other issues relating towards family affairs.

His journey was motivated by his early life experience.When Tommy was a young boy, there was the chance of the loss of his right leg due to a condition called osteomyelitis, and as a ‘charity’ patient on one of Winnipeg’s hospital wards his care was rather very ineffective as tommy's family did not have a lot of money and since money was

“Paavo Nurmi is considered to be the greatest runner of all time. “He was known as The King of Runners or the Flying Finn.” (Paavo Nurmi – A Biography).“Famous all over the world,

While the pain is fresh and the glory is sweet, I decided to write this article about my experience running the marathon and how in my opinion, it metaphorically correlates the beginning and the diurnal responsibility of my profession as a Surgical Technologist.

Philippe Croizon is a quadriplegic amputee, who, after suffering from a severe electric shock, overcame his disabilities and achieved feats some of us can only dream of. His accomplishments include; swimming across the Channel, swimming across five continents, and four straits. Also how he got over his severe depression and got used to his new life. Philippe Croizon was born March 20th, 1968 to Monique and Gerard Croizon. He married Susanna and had his first son Jeremy.

Many, who did not get the chance to cross the finish line last year, went again. ”"I think I'm going to start crying at the starting line, and I'm not sure I'll stop until I cross the finish line," said Katie O'Donnell”.Many people stayed brave and went , some didn’t even run the race and just came to support their city.Jeff Bauman , who lost his legs during the bombing “"It feels great" to be back, he said. "I feel very safe."”.Another supporter "Just wanted to let them know that they can't beat us down. I think it makes us all stronger when something like that happens," he said.” Showing that no matter what happened they will be united.

In his teen years, his running career began. When he was 19 he entered his first race, the annual Victoria Day five mile race in Caledonia. He did not win this

Therefore, Terry started the marathon of hope to spread awareness and increase funds for research. Thirdly, he never stopped even though he did not have much support at first. To illustrate, Tabitha Marshall, online writer, notes that Terry only had two supporters at first which were his brother and a long-time friend of his. Hence, Terry did not care how many people supported him he would not stop. To sum up, passion pushed him through the hard times he went

     The runner in this story was not out to win the Mayor's Cup 10K, he

Eddie Izzard ran over 707 miles in 27 days at the age of 54. (BBC News “How will Eddie Izzard recover from 27 Marathons?)” At the age of 42 he ran 30 miles a day to build up his endurance. He ate porridge with honey for breakfast, boiled eggs, bananas, dried mango and at night he ate salads. Eddie eats fish and meats to rebuild the muscles he loses. He ran in many marathons in South Africa in extreme heat. On his third marathons his body started to

When considering the topic of health benefits and the risks of running long distances the well known story of the original marathoner Pheidippides is often brought up. The story is often told that Pheidippides, after running nearly twenty-six miles from Marathon to Athens to declare that the Athenians had won the Battle of Marathon, fell dead from exhaustion. This version of the first marathon often casts a negative light on the health benefits of running. However, this is not the full story. The real story involves Pheidippides traveling one hundred forty miles in an attempt to recruit the Spartans to aid the Athenians in their upcoming battle; then running again the return trip to report to the Athenians that aid would not be coming before the Persians arrived to battle. Finally, he ran the twenty-six miles to Athens to report the Athenian victory. That is when he finally collapsed from wounds and exhaustion. From this tragedy, we see that at some point distance running can be harmful or even fatal. The real question is, have marathons reached