WhenIwasinhighschool,therewasateacherwhotaughtmemorethanthatinclass.Hewasaverykindboy,4or5yearsolderthanusandtaughtusgeography.Wealllikedtotakehisclass,thoughgeographywasnotourmajorcourse.Whatimpressedmealotwashisgrace.
Youcouldseehimalwayssmiling.Hegotangryonlywhenweweretoonoisyinclass.Afterclass,heoftenplayedsoccerwithus.Heusedtobeaverybelievabledefenderandneverfouledonanyofus.WealllikedtocallhimTeacherMiaoandhewasjustlikeafriend,notateacher.HissonsypersonalityinspiredmetobekindtoeveryoneImet.Thatwasmywell-belovedTeacherMiao.
TheManIAdore
Therearesomanypeoplearoundme,amongthem,Ilikemyfatherthemost.Myfatherisaheroinmyheart,whenIhavequestions,hecananswermeandtellmesomethingaboutthem.Myfatheralsotakesmetomanyplaces,likeShanghai,Beijingandsoon.IamsohappywhenIamwithmyfather,heisthebestfather.
Iliketowatchmovie,whenIamsmall,Iwatchmanyactionmovie,IlikeJackieChen’smovie,IadoreJackieChen,heisheroinmyheart.MyfriendsalsolikeJackieChen,sometimeswhenwewatchhismovie,wewilltalkaboutitandshareouropinion.JackieChenissostrongandheneversgiveup,Ilearnalotfromhim.
MyEnglishteacherisMissHou,allthestudentslikehersomuch.Iamoneofthem,MissHouistheoneIadore,sheissopatientandkindtome.WhenIhavequestionaboutEnglish,sheispleasedtoexplainthequestion,eventhoughIstillhavequestion,shekeepsanswerthemuntilIunderstand.MissHouisagreatteacher.
Iveseenalotofcelebritiessofar.Nowletstalkaboutmyfavoritecelebrities.MyfavoritecelebrityisCopernicus,whouncoversthelayersofcelestialbodies,andEdison,whoisthe"kingofinvention".Thisismyfavoritecelebrityinmylife.
LetmefirsttalkabouttheCopernicuswhouncoversthelayersofcelestialbodies!Foralongtime,ancientGreekastronomerPtolemystheoryof"geocentricsystem"dominatedpeoplesminds.Ptolemybelievedthattheearthwaslocatedinthecenteroftheearth.Month.Planetsandstarsorbittheearth.Later,CopernicusoverturnedPtolemystheory.Copernicusexplainedtheheliocentrictheoryinthetheoryofcelestialmotion,tellingusthatthesunisthecenteroftheuniverse,andtheearthrevolvesaroundthesun.ThenBrunoacceptedanddevelopedCopernicussheliocentrism,believingthattheuniverseisinfiniteandthatthesolarsystemisjustacelestialsystem.Galileothroughtelescopeobservationofcelestialbodies,foundthatthesurfaceofthemoonisuneven,thesunhassunspots,theMilkywayiscomposedofcountlessstars.
LetmetalkaboutEdison,thegreatinventor.ThomasoftheUnitedStates.Edisoniswantedtobethekingofinventionallovertheworld.Intotal,hehasobtainedmorethan1000inventionandcreationpatents,whichhavenotbeenapproachedsofar.In1876,Edisonsetupalaboratoryinmonroebuck,NewJersey,whichwasan"inventionfactory".Edisontransformedthetelephoneintoapracticaloneandinventedthephonograph.Edisonalsoinventedtheelectriclamp.Duringthisperiod,heexperiencedfailure.Ittookhimayearand50000dollarstofindoutthattheplatinumwirecouldnotbeusedforfilament.Afterhundredsofexperiments,hefinallyfoundtherightmaterial.OnOctober12,1879,Edisonmadethefirstlightbulboutofcarbon,whichglowedcontinuouslyfor42hours.
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Timesneedheroes,andheroesstandout.FranklinRooseveltisjustaheroofthetimes.WellknownforhisuNPRecedented13yearsasthePresidentofU.S.,heisregardedasasaviorofAmerica.However,itisnothisbrilliantachievementsthatattractme.WhatIreallyadmirearesomequalitiesshininginhiswholelifesuchasfortitude,courageandalsohisamiability.
Hisearlytime,Imeanbeforehisforties,wassmooth.Hewasbornrichandhadahappymarriage.AftergraduatingfromHarvard,heservedintheNavy.Atthattime,hehadalreadyshownhisremarkableleadershipandsincehisunclewasaPresident,hewouldsurelyenterthepoliticalarena.Buteverythingchangedwhenhewas39.Healthyandstrongashewas,hewasattackedbypolioafterswimming,whichcausedthelifelongdeformityinhislegs.Itwasextremelyhardforthisambitiousmantofacethemisfortune.Hewas,ofcourse,inabadmoodandwantedtogiveupallhisdreamsatfirst.Then,aftercarefulthinking,hefinallydecidedtobestirhimself.Hewasnotaman
easytosurrender.Againhetookpartinpoliticalactivitiesand,atthesametime,practicedstandingupandthenwalkingwithastick.Eventuallythisbravemanwonthebattleagainstfate.HebecametheonlydisabledPresidentinAmericanhistoryanduNPRecedentedlyservedfourterms.Allshouldbeattributedtohisfortitude.
"Theonlythingwefearisfearitself."Thisfamoussayingnowhasspreadallovertheworldandencouragedlotsofpeople.Rooseveltfirstsaidit,andasagreatleader,hemadeallhispeoplebelieveit.Hepracticedwhathepreachedforhewassurelyacourageouspersonchallengingthetradition.HeformulatednewpoliciestohelphisnationoutoftheDepression.HedeclaredwaragainstFasciststhoughmostoftheCongressmenopposedhimatthattime.Allprovedthathewasrightforhiscouragewasnotrashbutbasedoncarefulthinking."Aleaderisonewhodarestodream,andthen,darestoachieve."
Hewasgreat,butnotgreatinappearance.Helookedlikeakindgrandpaatthefirstsight.Heinitiatedthefiresidechattoexpresshisideasandexplainhispoliciesinarelaxedatmosphereonradio.Healwayssmiledsincerelywhenspeakingandlistening.Thesedidn＇tlowerhisprestigebutmadehimamiableandwelcome.
Heissurelynotaperfectmannoonecanbeperfect.Everyagehasitsherointheforefront,justlikeFranklinRooseveltamanIadmire.