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The Beginning
I began my journey by picking my hero: Captain "Sully" Sullenberger of US Flight 1549. It took some time and many other potential candidates before I finally came across him, and I knew he would be perfect for me. -
Picking my Biography
I was able to find an auotbiography written by Captain Sullenberger himself with Jeffrey Zaslow, as well. It's called "Highest Duty"and it's 321 pages long. -
The Research Thickens
Today, I went to the library in my school where i found two online articles about Captain Sullenberger that have lots of information in them. They will be great assets in my learning and research of the captain. -
The Learning Starts Now
I began reading the autobiography of Captain Sullenberger that I checked out from the library. I'm really curious about his childhood and can't wait to learn about him. -
The Beginning Captures
I read more of my autobiography today and was truly fascinated by what I've learned about Captain Sullenberger's daily routine, life, and childhood. -
Blog Creation
Today I also posted my first blog entry on Posterous.Com where I explained who my hero was and why he inspired me to pick him for my project. -
Picking the Best One
Today I thought in great detail about who I was going to interview for my hero project. There were many people I could choose from like my mom, dad, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, and that's just family members. I however decided to pick my grandfather Dub, my mom's dad, to interview due to his experiences in the US Army and flying planes. -
Blog Numero 2
I posted my second Posterous post today. This one was concerning heroes during my childhood along with contemporary heroes that I found while reading the various novels and short stoires we have read throughout this school year. -
It's About Time
I finally reached the part of my biography where Captain Sullenberger describes the landing of Flight 1549 in the Hudson River. I was very fascinated by his skill while landing the plane as well as the cooperation of the passengers to help get through the emergency safely. -
Finally Done!
Today, I finished my biography about Captain Sullenberger. I was really surprised at that him and I hared many common interests and desires, but overall he really inspired me to go out with a kind and selfless attitude to help make the world and others around me better to be in and around. -
Now the Real Work Begins...
Now that I finished my biography about Captain Sullenberger, it's time to begin my research paper. I've started thinking about how I want to organize my ideas and what I want to mention in my essay. I believe Captain Sullenberger perfectly embodies the idea of a hero and I intend my paper to prove just that.
