...well respected. One Hero Many people admire is Harriet Tubman for helping many people to freedom. The life of hero Harriet Tubman had struggles and hard times. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1820 in Maryland, she was one of nine siblings. In 1849 Harriet's owner fell ill and later died, she saw this as her chance to escape. She traveled nearly 90 miles on the underground railroad rather than continuing to live her life in the north, Harriet made it her mission to help her family to freedom.Harriet not only rescued her family from slavery but also rescued hundreds of other slaves.In the few years Harriet was working on the underground railroad she earned the nickname "Moses" and became the most famous "Conductor".When Harriet decided she was done being a conductor of the underground railroad she had rescued her parents, several siblings, and about 60 other slaves. After Harriet rescued her family from slavery she served as a nurse, scout, and spy for union government during the...
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...liberty having no experience of it." This is an amazing quote by Harriet Tubman, it shows her perseverance through the hard times. It shows how she came come out on top even through beatings daily, little to no food, loss of family, no education and a severe head injury that almost killed her. Even through all these obstacles, Harriet Tubman was a hero, "the Moses of her people." Harriet Tubman was born a slave named Araminta, where she got the nickname "Minty,'' although she change it later to Harriet, to honor her mother. She was born in Dorchester County in Maryland, in 1820. Her parents, Harriet Ross and Ben Ross, were also slaves. Tubman's family had nine children including her, although three...
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...Heroes need a hero for the injustices they face. Most heroes in society have been thought of as criminals at one point or another. They are constantly being bashed by members of society, even though they have sacrificed more than anyone else. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, the author provides a warning for the reader about what we should not let happen to our society. Much like 1984 our treatment of them draws a parallel between our two societies. In society and 1984, people thought of as heroes have even been considered criminals because of their actions towards society in addition to this they are constantly face inequalities. Historically, many people who were viewed as heroes were once considered to be criminals as well. Harriet Tubman, a civil rights hero who freed slaves once had,”Rewards offered by slaveholders for Tubman’s capture eventually totaled $40,000”(”Harriet Tubman”). Harriet...
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...Harriet Tubman was an amazing hero with a lot of bravery. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery, but that did not keep her away from what she thought was important. Harriet Tubman was always a active person from being a slave, to a cook, and nurse in the civil war, started scouting and at the end of her heroism she became a scout for south states to check if they still had slaves, because slavery had ended but the North wanted to know if they followed that law. Harriet Tubman was also a writer at one time which i did not know. Harriet Tubman's name first was known when she became a conductor, then everyone knew her when she had escaped slavery, she also was known for many other things like map creator, creator of the underground railroad,...
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...know that Harriet Tubman will soon be the face of the $20 bill? To accomplish this, she risked her own life by freeing slaves and fighting for rights as the conductor of the Underground Railroad. She was motivated and had a strong character, she was a true hero, and she impacted history. If it weren’t for Tubman's motivation and determined personality many slaves would have never known freedom. According to History.com Tubman was, "born a slave on Maryland's Eastern shore, she endured the harsh existence of a field hand, including brutal beatings." This shows why Tubman was so motivated to be free. After being a slave for approximately 29 years she had escaped (biography.com). The amazing part is that she wasn't satisfied with her own freedom, she wanted everyone to be free. She constantly said, "Mah people mus' go free." -History.com. She wanted everyone to know freedom so badly that she freed more and more...
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...Harriet Tubman: Early life, main accomplishments, and legacy. The hero of the underground railroad is Harriet Tubman. Harriet was an influential figure during the fight to abolish slavery. It all started with her early life, leading to her main accomplishments and her after-life legacy. Harriet inspired many generations and people across the world. Harriet’s legacy is her bravery to escape from slavery and pursue abolishment. She will forever go down in history for her fight for freedom. As a child, Tubman grew up in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet was originally named Araminta Ross, which she later changed to Harriet Tubman after getting married. Tubman was one of nine children born to Harriet “Rit” and Ben Ross, enslaved people owned by two different families on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. At the age of six, Tubman began to work as a house servant for the Brodess family, who owned Tubman for the majority of her life. The Brodess family would make Tubman work in dangerous, miserable conditions. While Tubman was twenty-five and still enslaved, she married a free black man named John Tubman and later took the last name Tubman. While Tubman was just a teenager, she was severely injured. Tubman’s owner, who was...
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...The Railroad Worker She was a hero, a woman, an African American, and a former slave who risked her life to bring many slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad. She escaped to freedom herself but then returned to the south many times risking that freedom to rescue not only her family but people she didn't know. She was a hero. She was also as wife, a daughter, a mother, a spy, a nurse, a cook, and an army scout for the Union Army. She was a woman of strong moral character who didn't back down from what she believed in. She was brave, she was just. She was small and petite but she never backed down. She never lost a passenger on any of her journeys. Harriet Tubman during the civil war in any possible way she could such as cooking food,...
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...We know Harriet Tubman as the woman who got freedom and went back to bring other people to freedom. Also you can probably guess that she didn’t like slavery. Thing that you did not know is where she lived and probably don’t even no how old she was when she did it. You probably don’t even no when this came to her mind. Well let me tell you it happened when she was 15 years old in Bucktown, Maryland this was stated in “The Woman Called Moses.” Now there’s two text that talks about Harriet Tubman. That is “The Woman Called Moses” by: Walter Oleksy and Meg Mims, then in “Leaders of the Civil War Era: Harriet Tubman” by: Ann Malaspina. These two authors wrote these passages to inform us about Harriet Tubman and what she did. These two passages are similar but are...
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...Araminta ross, later changed to Harriet tubman achieved many things in her 91 years of life but her most known about achievement is being a underground railroad worker. The second most important is her being a caregiver.Third is her being a civil war spy.Lastly is her being a civil war nurse.In my opinion her most important achievement is her being a underground railroad worker because of the fact that she made a difference in about 300 people's lives making all of them free. First let's start off with tubman's greatest achievement The underground the Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people in efforts to escape to free states or Canada. Harriet was one of the people who helped...
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...Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman was originally named Araminta Ross and was often called by her nickname “Minty”. Her mother Harriet Green was owned by Mary Pattison Brodess, and her father Ben Ross was owned by Anthony Thompson. She also has eight siblings, but her exact date of birth is unknown, but she was born around 1825. Her parents were separated and she had multiple slaveholders. She was often disobedient and stubborn. She looked up to her mother as a strong and powerful role model. Daily life as a child was hard. She was often abused by her slaveowners and she was away from her family. She had many scars and bruises. One day when refusing to obey her slaveholder’s commands, she got hit in the head with rock that was thrown at her....
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...expectations and standards for a hero; a person with abnormal abilities. We’ve all been taught to believe what’s on tv since childhood, giving us a different point of view on life. For example, thinking it is all fake because it’s exactly what we want for life to be like, to become our fantasy. In a way, we all grow out of that thought as we get older and mature but it has also just been a way to kill our dreams. But, as you’ve most likely heard, not all heroes wear capes. Sometimes, our hero might be someone we never thought had existed or sometimes it’s somebody who we acknowledge the presence of on a daily basis. Truth is, a hero is simply...
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...Would you risk your life to save someone else, just like Harriet Tubman? My definition of extraordinary is special or unique, and my definition of ordinary is normal. I believe that heroes are extraordinary because they do many things that change how people look at the world differently, like saving people’s lives, for example. To begin with, let’s look at the legendary baseball player Jackie Robinson, who is an extraordinary hero because he changed the MLB. After he retired, many MLB teams changed their strategies. He led the path for many African Americans who wanted to go to the MLB, and he also broke the color barrier in 60 years. Therefore, this makes him an extraordinary hero because he changed how the world looked differently towards...
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...Zarra Schmidt Mrs. Walker English 10H 20 February 2024 The Life of Harriet Tubman Who is Harriet Tubman? Many would say she was an escaped slave who helped others like her gain freedom using the Underground Railroad. However, she is so much more than that. Harriet Tubman is not only a role model for all women who want to make a difference in the world and have all odds stacked against them, but also, a determined, strategic, and powerful person. She has faced many trials and tribulations over the course of her long, eventful lifetime. As she once said, "I had reasoned this out in my mind; there was one of two things I had the right to, liberty or death; if I could have one, I would have the other.”(Dawson). Her early life, accomplishments,...
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...women like Harriet Tubman, but the world has slightly improved on social injustice. Social injustice is unfair, everyone deserves to be treated with privacy and respect. The three most common ones are Discrimination, Homophobia, and Ageism. There are plenty examples of social injustice in the world today, although, there has been some trials to stop it in the past. Tubman did her best to fight against racial discrimination. Harriet Tubman was the beginning leverage for the success of the African Culture. For over 200 years, African Americans have had to fight with their pride. Many people have died, but the chain on the African culture hasn’t. Blacks still have to fight daily to stop racial discrimination upon them. Why is this? Why is the African American culture still at oppression? Studies show that police are more likely to pull over and frisk blacks than whites. For African Americans, every day is a day of social injustice. Recently, many blacks have been shot and killed by policemen based on the color of their skin....
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...all taught about the importance of currency and the history of money. In the articles “Harriet Tubman Ousts Andrew Jackson in Change for a $20,” by Jackie Calmes and “Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill: Not all readers are thrilled,” by Paul Thornton explain both sides of how Americans feel about having Harriet Tubman replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. Andrew Jackson should remain the face of the $20 bill because his removal would cause more racial and gender tension among American citizens. Andrew Jackson is known for his accomplishments and for being on the $20 bill. During his time period it was “acceptable” to own slaves because society made it okay. The article by Jackie Calmes explains how Andrew Jackson, “...a white man known as much for his persecution of Native Americans…” However, whoever decided that Jefferson paid a good tribute to America thought he was a reasonable candidate to be on the bill. In Paul Thorntons article an everyday person, Arthur Senzy of Santa Monica, explains, “ ...war heroics and advocacy for the common man …” This is something that more people should focus on, this had an everlasting effect on America, he led a good example. Plenty of men...
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