{"id":821,"date":"2020-06-15T08:28:20","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/?p=821"},"modified":"2020-06-15T08:28:20","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T15:28:20","slug":"student-nominated-heroes-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/2020\/06\/15\/student-nominated-heroes-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Student-Nominated Heroes of the Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Nominated by:\u202fSonam<\/td>\n\"LILLEY:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hero\u2019s name:\u202fPatty\u00a0Hajdu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

She lives in Canada, Ontario<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

She a hero because she is\u00a0defending women\u2019s rights.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

She the Health Minster of the Labor and the Liberal politics.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Information taken from:\u202fhttps:\/\/www.cpac.ca\/en\/programs\/my-personal-story\u00a0and\u00a0https:\/\/pm.gc.ca\/en\/cabinet\/honourable-patty-hajdu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Brora<\/td>\n\"Jane<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hero\u2019s name:<\/p>\n

Jane Goodall<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

Born in London England UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

Jane Goodall is an English primatologist and anthropologist. Considered to be the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, Goodall is best known for her 60-year study of social and family interactions of wild chimpanzees since she first went to Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania in 1960.<\/p>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

Jane Goodall was first introduced to chimpanzees when\u00a0she\u00a0was a baby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Information taken from:<\/p>\n

info taken from Wikipedia and\u00a0books tell you why<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Garrison Mutton<\/td>\n\"Billy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hero\u2019s name:\u00a0Billy Bishop<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Where does\/did this person live?\u00a0Canada<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

He shot (or Australian gunner\u00a0Sgt. Cedric Popkin, people are having an argument on who shot) Manfred Von\u00a0Richthofen\u00a0a.k.a\u00a0The Red Barron.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact):<\/p>\n

He shot The Red Barron on April 21, 1918.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Information taken from:\u00a0National geographic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Payton<\/td>\n\"Ellen<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hero\u2019s name:\u00a0Ellen DeGeneres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

California<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

She always speaks out about the\u00a0truth and things that are going on through tough times\u00a0and even times that we are grateful for.\u00a0She also is so generous and helps people in need. She also makes people laugh and that is always good!\u00a0She is also\u00a0a part\u00a0of the LGBTQ community and is not afraid\u00a0to share her opinion\u00a0about things going on. She is such a good person\u00a0overall and deserves to be called a hero.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

She was born on January 26, 1958, in Metairie, Louisiana. Her full name is\u00a0Ellen Lee DeGeneres. She first started as a standup comedian. she was selected by pay-cable station Showtime as “America’s Funniest Person.” By 1994, she was starring on her own ABC sitcom.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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https:\/\/www.biography.com\/media-figure\/ellen-degeneres#:~:text=Born%20on%20January%2026%2C%201958,on%20her%20own%20ABC%20sitcom.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Betty<\/td>\n\"Mark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hero\u2019s name:<\/p>\n

Mark Rober<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

Sunnyvale, California, USA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

He used to work for\u00a0NASA and he helped build machines to roam\u00a0Mars.<\/p>\n

He makes learning and science fun.<\/p>\n

He is also an American\u00a0youtuber.<\/p>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact):<\/p>\n

He is really funny and so are his videos!<\/p>\n

Link to his newest video:\u00a0https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg<\/a><\/p>\n

His son is autistic.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Information taken from:<\/p>\n

Wikipedia and\u00a0Google\u00a0and Famous Birthdays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Ashleigh<\/td>\n\"Rosa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hero\u2019s name:<\/p>\n

Rosa Parks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

Tuskegee, Alabama<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

She is a hero because she was an American activist in the civil rights moment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

A fun fact about Rosa Parks is\u00a0she was one of the many African American\u00a0women that was arrested for refusing to yield her seat\u00a0on a Montgomery bus.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Information taken from:<\/p>\n

History.com<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Charlotte<\/td>\n\"Christiaan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Hero\u2019s name:<\/p>\n

Christiaan Huygens<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

Grew up in The Netherlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

Christiaan Huygens is a hero because he was a physician,\u00a0mathematician, astronomer and inventor.<\/p>\n

He invented the first timekeeping devices, the pendulum and hairspring watch.<\/p>\n

The pendulum was the world\u2019s most precise timekeeper, accounting for its widespread use.<\/p>\n

He discovered the rings on Saturn and its largest satellite, Titan.<\/p>\n

His work in mechanics became the basis for some of Isaac\u00a0Newton\u2019s laws of motion.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

He was born on April 14, 1629 and died on July 8, 1695.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Information taken from:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.newworldencyclopedia.org\/entry\/Christiaan_Huygens<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Helen<\/td>\n\"Xi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hero\u2019s name:\u00a0Xi\u00a0Jinping<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

China<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

He\u00a0is a hero, because he is the\u00a0president\u00a0of China.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

He is a president.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Irelynn<\/td>\n\"Stevie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hero\u2019s name:\u00a0Stevie Wonder<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

Stevie Wonder lived and grey=w up in Saginaw, MI.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

Stevie Wonder was a committed man to music and showed the world his capabilities and talents as a blind man.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

Stevie Wonder wasn\u2019t born blind.<\/p>\n

He was the youngest solo artist to have a #1 song on Billboard.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Information taken from:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.liveformusic.com\/features\/10-things-stevie-wonder<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by: Jenica<\/td>\n\"YouTuber<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hero\u2019s name:\u00a0\u00a0Colleen\u00a0Ballinger<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Where does\/did this person live?<\/p>\n

Now:\u00a0LA, CA<\/p>\n

Grew up: Santa\u00a0Barbra, CA<\/p>\n

Born:<\/p>\n

Nov 21, 1986<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Why is this person a hero?<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She makes videos for kids and is entertaining with\u00a0Miranda\u00a0sings<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She is using her voice as a white woman to speak for Black people<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 At the end of her videos she talks for like 5 mins\u00a0nonstop\u00a0about equality<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 During her sons nap she donates to 2 different places for the Black community<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Something you love about them (Fun Fact)<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Youtuber<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She is\u00a0Miranda\u00a0sings<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She loves cats<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She has a dog<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She is married and has a\u00a0one-year\u00a0old son<\/p>\n

\u00b7\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Has been doing\u00a0YouTube\u00a0for the longest time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Information taken from:<\/p>\n

My brain and google home page<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Nominated by:\u202fSonam Hero\u2019s name:\u202fPatty\u00a0Hajdu Where does\/did this person live? She lives in Canada, Ontario Why is this person a hero? She a hero because she is\u00a0defending women\u2019s rights. Something you love about them (Fun Fact) She the Health Minster of the Labor and the Liberal politics. Information taken from:\u202fhttps:\/\/www.cpac.ca\/en\/programs\/my-personal-story\u00a0and\u00a0https:\/\/pm.gc.ca\/en\/cabinet\/honourable-patty-hajdu   Nominated by: Brora Hero\u2019s name: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=821"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":838,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/821\/revisions\/838"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=821"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=821"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/andersonm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=821"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}