Terry Fox Character Traits

Terry Fox, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in 1977, a type of bone cancer. Due to him having cancer, he had to get his right leg amputated. That was a crazy obstacle in Terry Fox’s life. But he stayed strong and overcame it. After seeing many kids suffering from cancer, he felt like there had to be money raised to help the people suffering from the terrible disease.

The Marathon of Hope, which started in St. John Newfoundland and ended in Thunder Bay, Ontario, was terminated because the cancer had spread to his lungs. So, he was hospitalized. Although this may be true, this inspiring person ran halfway across Canada with a fake leg and in pain to fulfill this dream. His dream took a lot of perseverance and determination. Even though he did not fully complete his dream, Terry Fox raised over 1.7 million dollars for cancer research which was still a great accomplishment.

The Terry Fox run doesn’t know happen in Canada. It also happens in many places around the globe. Places that organize and perform the Terry Fox run includes countries such as ‘India, China, Netherlands, Egypt, Germany, England, Japan and many many more.’ (7) Not only do they run for Terry every year all over the world but Canada also made him a ‘$1 coin in 2005 for the 25th anniversary of the run.’ (6) In ‘1981, he was added into the “Canadian Sports Hall of Fame”.’

“I 've been running the Terry Fox runs outside of the school for awhile now, even bringing my son along with me since he could walk,” said Ms. Phan, an avid supporter of the run. “People tend to forget about Terry Fox after high school, as if cancer is no longer a problem to them. I believe it is important to maintain the values he has exhibited and continue to support cancer research even after high

Nearly any time Terry feels overwhelmed, he continuously goes to the rooftops. The camera does a good job of using longer shots to show the city looking very small in the background, and Terry being alone in the foreground much larger and in primary focus. He obviously feels a tremendous amount of pressure given the conflict he is in throughout the film, and the usage of the rooftops was key. In a way, it also seemed evident that Terry saw himself in the city to be the same as the birds trapped in the cage. He had his own escape in the form of the rooftops, but the pigeons had nowhere to go

As the fourth section progresses we are introduced to a variety of characteristics that define a rebel. My personal take was that you know you are truly rebel when you cannot be easily defined by stereotypes of a rebel. In addition, a rebellious person may rebel against multiple ideals but in rebelling against those ideals they support different ideals. Chris McCandless is a paragon of a rebel seen in his rebellion against societal norms but also his rebellion against characteristics of individuals that rebel against societal norms.

Chris McCandless possessed many heroic qualities that are shown throughout the novel but due to those qualities he did not always make the most responsible choices. The heroic trait that is most easily seen throughout the novel is bravery. Chris showed bravery even before he left for Alaska, when in high school he would spend the weekends delivering food to homeless people and prostitutes in the rough

He felt that if he stopped seeking out challenges he would lose his edge (p 78). In my post of July 14 I said that Pat Tillman, “had an incredible sense of who he was. He didn’t need to hide much, or pretend to be something that he wasn’t.” He had compassion and the strength in character to challenge himself and be

He is worried that he will rack up medical bills from his cancer treatment and leave nothing for his pregnant wife and disable son if he passes away. This aspect of his life is described by a journey archetype because he accepts his cancer for

Similar to McCandless, Knievel was being reckless, which had affected others around him. McCandless had left his family to travel to Alaska and live in the wild in search of enlightenment. After his death, word about his journey spread around the country. Many viewed McCandless to be egotistical due to the fact that he left his entire life to pursue his personal desires, and he didn’t think about how others would feel after he left, or if he did, he didn’t care. McCandless was also seen as ignorant.

Terry wants justice for Joey Doyle’s murder. Doyle only wanted justice for his town, and to get the justice, he agreed to testify against Friendly. Friendly had murdered Joey Doyle and made his murder seem like a suicide. At the end of On the Waterfront, Terry testifies against felon Johnny Friendly. Terry testifies against Friendly because Friendly murdered Doyle.

At the time, he set a world record of 28 minutes, 24.4 seconds and is still the only American to ever win a gold medal in the 10k event. When Billy Mills won his Olympic gold medal in 1964 he was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC). After serving his country during the Vietnam War, Mr. Mills was Honorably Discharged from the military as a Lieutenant. Mr. Mills is currently the national spokesman for running strong for American Indian youth whose mission is to help American Indian people meet their immediate survival needs – food, water, and shelter – while implementing and supporting programs designed to create opportunities for self-sufficiency and self-esteem. The program began in 1986 as a project of Christian Relief Services

McCandless is admirable because of his generosity, positivity, and courage to follow his own dream.

Walter dealt with a hardship in his live as well. Walter was faced with racial discrimination. He wanted to have money to be able to to what he wants, follow his dreams. The only problem is that he didn 't have a high paying job. Your probably thinking to yourself why doesn 't he just get another job.

He was threatened, arrested, harassed and belittled for his efforts of freedom and peace. He was strong willed and refused to give up the fight and always reassured his supporters that justice would always triumph. Even now, in retirement, he still continues to inspire the world (Gish, 2004). 8.1. Desmond Tutu and the Big Five Desmond Tutu’s personality can be described and explained by the Big Five trait theory.