Heroes Every Child Should Know: Perseus And Margaret Bourke White

Have you ever done something that you were scared of? Maybe it was going off of a diving board for the first time. Whatever it was, there was something to motivate you. You did it in spite of not knowing what was going to happen. In the stories, Heroes every child should know Perseus, Hatshepsut, his majesty herself, and Margaret Bourke White the main characters are motivated to take action even though they are uncertain about what the future might bring.

In the story, Heroes Every Child Should Know: Perseus, Perseus, knowing he would end up a famous hero motivated him to face his fears, and kill Medusa. In paragraphs 9-12 it says, "The sandals themselves will guide you on the road, for they are divine and cannot stray; … Arise, and gird them on, and go forth." Perseus then rose and went to the edge of the cliff and Athene cheered him on but he stayed. He was obviously scared that he was going to jump off the cliff. But he also had other things on his mind like saying goodbye to his mom. This shows how determined

Paragraph 11 states, “But a small child could not be an effective ruler…Gradually, over seven years, her power and influence grew. In the end, Hatshepsut was ruling Egypt in all but name.” Hatchepsut knew that she could help Egypt so she became regent. She, along with the whole of Egypt knew that a child could not run it. In paragraph 12 it says, “ Egypt required a strong pharaoh to ensure maat. Hatshepsut could be that pharaoh—even if she did happen to be a woman.” Hatchepsut knew there needed to be a strong pharaoh to ensure maat and she knew it couldn’t yet be her nephew. In paragraph 13 it says, These women had not ruled long or well, and neither had had the audacity to proclaim herself pharaoh. Hatshepsut would be different.'' This means that Hatchepsut was going to rule for an extended period of time. And she would do it