In my life my hero is my mother.She is the most significant person in my life! She is the one who is always by my side and ensures that I have everything I need.She fights everyday for me and my sister.For her we are above all!She is the one who will advise and greet me but also the one who will correct me when I am wrong for my best.

If I wanted to come to a conclusion,I would say that the real heroes are all the people who offer significant work to the world and those who give an ongoing battle to take care of their family!

Persephone Rapti

 

                                                                       

Nowadays most teenagers start to gain admiration for some people who consider them role models. My role model is Katerina Stefanidi, world champion in pole vault.

To begin with, Katerina Stefanidi is a Greek pole vaulter. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Olympic Games with a jump of 4.85 meters and has also competed at the 2012 and the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is the current European Outdoor Champion and a two-time World Indoor bronze medalist. Katerina Stefanidi has won a total of ten medals and she was named the European Women's Athlete of the year in 2017 and the Greek Female Athlete of the year. Because of her achievements she is widely regarded as the greatest female athlete in the history of Greek sport.

Furthermore, Katerina Stefanidi is a person that anyone can admire because in every race she participates she shows her stubbornness and perseverance without thinking whether she will win or not. She became an Olympic gold medalist because she did not think about winning the medal, she knew that only being in the stadium and representing her country, she felt that this experience was the biggest victory. Katerina Stefanidi is also an example to be imitated by all people because despite the difficulties she goes through, she trains countless hours and works hard to make her homeland and her family proud.

To conclude, such people make the world a better place as they motivate young people to try to pursue their careers by working hard and always having morals and courtesy. 

I think he’s a hero because he is always working and when he's not working, he helps my grandparents, does garden work or also houseworks.  Similar to me, he is very precise and he likes to do what he has to do well and wisely. Last year, for example, he decided to fix all the shutters of my grandparents' house; so he removed the shutters/ blinds and, with the help of my brother and me we sanded the shutters and then we repainted them with a beautiful color. Some months ago I helped him to fix the gutter of my grandparents' porch that was clogged and overloaded with the weight of the water and the leaves that were deposited there. For my exams he helped me prepare a model combustion engine; he took an old non-working “ciao” engine and dissected it, made a pedestal and colored the different ducts. He also repaired my brother’s motorcycle. Once he even saved the life of my grandfather who has heart problems. My uncle gave him a heart massage following the instructions of a doctor on the phone. And he made a lot of other things that I didn’t mention and every day he always does a lot of things. I think he is a hero, because he works day and night, he takes care of my grandparents and is always willing to help others. He is a plain person, but in his small way he is a hero to me.

Frison Michelangelo

My heroes, according to me, are all those people who help you when you are in trouble, who make you smile when you are sad and who teach you to have fun.

One of them is my brother. He always helped me with my homework when I was in trouble, he always made me smile when I was sad and he made me love basketball more than anything else. When I was a child, I always played with him at our house until I joined the youth team of our city.

Now he's almost 23 and even though he's much older than me and even if there are more times in which we argue than those in which we get along, I will always love him. If I could make a wish it would be to always have him by my side for the rest of my life, but unfortunately it's not me who decides fate.

Alberto Cherubin

Together with Giovanni Falcone, Paolo Borsellino is considered one of the most important and prestigious personalities in the fight against the mafia in Italy and internationally. 

Mr Borsellino was born in Palermo on January 19, 1940 in the popular neighborhood of Kalsa, where he met Giovanni Falcone during a football match.

Falcone, eight months older than him, with whom Borsellino had a friendship until his death which took place two months before the one of Borsellino.

Probably the most important part of his life was the period between 1985 and 1987, when he took part in the so-called maxiprocesso with which he condemned 342 mafiosi. In those years for security reasons together with his family and his friend Falcone, he was transferred to the Asinara prison. 

On 19 July 1992, after having lunch in Villagrazia di Carini with his wife Agnese and their children Manfredi and Lucia, Paolo Borsellino went with his bodyguards to via D'Amelio, where his mother and sister Rita lived. At 4:58 pm a Fiat 126 stuffed with TNT, which was parked under his mother's house, detonated as the judge passed, killing the five officers and Borsellino.

For me these two people are heroes because, despite knowing to be in danger, they continued working against the mafia fearlessly. 

Nicola Bernardi

The answer is easy: NO. For me the real heroes of nowdays are people who fight everyday to reach a goal, to help other people or to save our planet. There are a lot of examples I could mention: doctors, firefighters, soldiers, people who do charity, people who have two jobs to feed their family…

 

The person I want to talk about is Beatrice Maria Adelaide Marzia Vio (Bebe Vio).

She was born in Venice, in 1997. She has been practicing fencing since the age of 5 years. At the age of 11 she was stricken with meningitis. Her situation worsened over time and it forced her at the amputation of all her limbs. She didn’t give up, and a year after the illness, she returned to practice fencing.

She won two medals at 2016 Rio Paralympics Games, and two at 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, in fencing of course.

 

I chose to speak about her because I love sport, and I think she is one of the most important Italian athletes. She is an example for everybody to follow.  A lot of people in his situation would have given up, but she didn’t give up and fought to return at her normal life.

I like her also because she never tries to hide herself for her diversity. She puts herself in the foreground to empower people like her.

 

The message I want to give is: don’t stop to watch your diversity, trasforme it into your strong point. Follow your goals, and do what you love.

Be like Bebe.

Be an hero.

 

Davide :)

MY HERO IS LILIANA SEGRE

 Liliana Segre was born on 10 September 1930 in Milan into a Jewish family. She survived the Holocaust, but for many years she did not want to tell anything to the world, until in 1997 she participated in a documentary in which she testified to the existence of the prison camps, this fact made me understand the person who she is, in fact, one of the things that made me passionate about his story is the courage with which she faced every difficulty without fear and with dignity.

On 19th January 2018 our President of the Republic appointed her a senator for life to have illustrated the homeland thanks to her social merits. This made me even more passionate by making me reflect again on how many horrible facts she had to go through, but always resisting with great determination. Determination is a quality that Iam trying to develop more and more. The last thing, on 15th April 2021, she was elected presidential candidate for combating the phenomena of intolerance, racism, anti-Semitism. This woman indirectly gave me a lot of advice on how to improve in all areas, giving me courage, determination and making it clear that no person is inferior to another, for these points I chose her as my hero.

But there are some people who don’t wear capes: they can be called REAL HEROES.

These heroes are normal people who want to help others; they are determined to achieve their goals, they protect people, they are self-sacrificing, selfless and honest.

They inspire us to act like them.

My elementary school teacher is my inspiration, because she was my main figure during primary school. With her I learned how to write and read and she transferred to me the passion for reading. She was well-organized with all the subjects and creative because she invented many activities to do for learning important things and life lessons (friendship, love, happiness…).

She lives near my house and when we have time I go to visit her, because she always gives me great tips. She is a wonderful person and I hope that everyone has a model person like her.

Sara Bonotto

When the Second World War broke up, he was sent as an official delegate with the status of Diplomat to the East Curtain countries. At the time of the armistice between Italy and the alliance (8th September 1943) he was in Budapest: he refused to adhere to the Italian Social Republic and is therefore committed for some months in a castle reserved for diplomats.

In October 1944 the systematic persecution, violence and deportation of citizens of Jewish religion began. Perlasca managed to escape the controls on the committed diplomats and fled. He first hided with acquaintances, and then he found refuge in the Spanish Embassy. Here he began collaborating with Sanz Briz, the Spanish Ambassador had started issuing safe conduct passes to protect Hungarian Jews. At the end of November Sanz Briz had to leave Hungary so as not to recognize the Szalasi government. Perlasca presented himself as Brinz's substitute and he kept the Spanish Embassy going almost on his own, with risk of being discovered by the Nazis and pressed by the need of finding food for the Hungarian Jews crowded in his “protected houses” along the Danube. He succeeded in preventing their deportation until the red Army arrival, saving 5218 Jews.

He was made prisoner, then freed after some days, and he finally entered into Italy, where he started living a normal life. Being a very reserved man, he never revealed to anyone, not even his family, his story of courage, unselfishness and solidarity. Until in the Eighties some Hungarian Jewish women started searching the Spanish diplomat who had saved their lives during the Second World War. Through the Budapest Jew community newspaper, they found him in Padua. In this way, his story emerged from years of silence.

He inspires me, he’s special to me and he teached me to be brave and kind in every situation. Since he was a child, he loved working in the big farm that his family got with all the countryside fields, but he loved going to the city centre with his friends too. He spent his life working hard on the farm and loved his entire family. 

Everyone in Cittadella knew him, he was very famous. They all loved him, because he was the funniest, optimistic, the hardest worker and he had a fantastic sense of humor, because I always laughed when I stayed with him. Even in the last period, because of the illness he didn’t remember some things, he told me all the stories of his past, and some adventures that he did with his family. He loved me a lot. I was very important to him, but I think that he loved me more when I kissed him on the cheek, because everytime that I did it, he smiled at me and his eyes sparkled.
A few years ago he went to Padua and he won the 65th Award for work and economic progress, because he was the oldest hard worker in the province of Padua. 

He was so proud of me and all of our family, he loved us for infinity, and, even if he is no longer alive, I know that he will be with me forever. 


Toniolo Eleonora

One of the meanings of the word “Hero” in the dictionary is “a man distinguished by exceptional courage and  nobility and strength”.

When we were young, we played with doll-heroes, who had supernatural powers and we had them as a point of reference, like someone very powerful, with courage. Then we grew up and we understand that they aren’t real and we need someone else from which to take a model. 

For me, mum and dad are the only people who I can admire. They decided to have me, to teach me everything and to love me. I am grateful about this life that they gave me.

Let’s start with my mum, she is the sweetest person that I have ever met at the moment. She taught me how to cook, to tidy up the house, to take care of myself, and to ignore what people say about me. My mum really loves me and I know it because she looks at me and she smiles, she is my heroine, my point of reference for everything. She is brave, strong and she is different from other women. Thanks Mom for what you do everyday for me…

Now my dad, he is the only man I trust, he is my rock, he would give his life for me, he always protects me, respects me and gives me affection. Dad can do a lot of things and I admire him a lot. He taught me how to barbecue, how to cook good pasta, how to ski, swim, study, and how to be happy in this world. I admire him for the life he has. For me dad is everything, his hugs make me smile and all those evenings playing with him as a child were the gold of my life. 

When I stay with my parents, I feel another type of happiness, that’s strange but I feel at peace, there is a relaxing atmosphere with good vibes. 

Mum and dad are all for me, my heroine and my hero, they deserve a lot. I am so proud of them.

Delia:)

Heroes don't have to wear a mask or a cloak to be heroes.

They can be very normal people who do beautiful actions and be rewarded for their altruism.

These heroes for me are firefighters, they do their job saving lives from flames. 

Many people underestimate them and think that they are only doing their job, but I would like to see who would have the courage to replace them, because many times they risk or sacrifice their own life to save that of others.

With this I don't mean that only firefighters are heroes in our world, but I mean that firefighters are heroes because they have a lot of courage and are always present for us.

-Marco Marangoni

If I had to think of a movie hero, it would be Flash or better Barry Allen.

Barry taught me many things, the importance of friendship, trusting others, working as a team and passion for science and physics. For me he is not just a person who fights bad guys.
But if I had to think of a normal person, my maternal grandmother would come to my mind. I have a very special relationship with my grandmother. She always tells me stories about her life during  the Second World War, when she was a little girl. She tells me how she managed to go on, and how she met my grandfather.  She describes how she raised my mother and her other daughters, the work in the fields and the effort to have a better life. She is now very old. Years ago I was very afraid of losing her because she became seriously ill. She is one of the few people I trust.

For me she is my heroine who always protects me from all monsters.

Temelkova Angela

He was born in South Africa in 1918 and died in the year 2013. 

In this period there was the apartheid in South Africa, and Mandela was one of its most important antagonists.

Apartheid was a policy of racial segregation, which persisted in South Africa. Nelson Mandela all his life fought against this policy and contributed to the defeat of this regime. 

In 1942 he entered to the African National Congress, a South African political party that fought against Apartheid.

The defeat of Apartheid came in 1994, the year in which Nelson Mandela became president of South Africa at the age of 76, after a significant  effort and with a great determination.

On 15 October 1993, Mandela won the Nobel Peace Prize.

For me Nelson Mandela is a hero because he fought against discrimination and for his own ideals. 

I think he's a person with great determination and great courage, that's why I think he's a hero and why I admire him so much.

Another thing I think is that there should be more people like him, who fight for themselves and for the other people.

In many occasions in my life I would have liked to be like this man: a tenacious man who doesn't stop at the first difficulty.

Mattia Forese

She is my foundation and she is my hero.

-Eleonora Giacobbo

On January 24, 1990, Abene and other MOD members had their homes searched and property seized by the U.S. Secret Service largely based on government suspicions of having caused AT&T Corporation's network crash just over a week earlier on January 15.In February 1991, Abene was arrested and charged with computer tampering and computer trespass in the first degree.

Abene was released in November 1994 and now he is the most famous “White hat hacker” in the world, being the director of cybersecurity at Rivian.
Alessandro

STORY: Tony Stark, an ingenious inventor, son of a wealthy family, was wounded in an Asian battlefield while testing the weapons he created for the USA government. A sliver of shrapnel lodged in his heart, because of this, he built an incredible armor not only to escape imprisonment, but also to save his life.Tony Stark built the first Iron Man costume and when he got home he started playing the hero. Stark came into contact with other heroes, creating a team to fight the threats of the planet. Tony Stark received an artificial heart to replace his damaged one, but had physical problems. A life spent drinking to socialize developed in him an addiction to alcohol. After many upgrades to the costume, the inventor realized that his armor was taking power and conscience. So Stark decided to reveal his identity as Iron Man to the world by agreeing to meet the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America. Tony proposed a "Superhuman Registration Act", to show, as he did, their superhero identity, but many refused and so began a "civil war" between superheroes. The "civil war" between superheroes ended in Stark's favor but there were many deaths and also the tragic death of Captain America. After the war, Iron Man has joined a renewed team of avengers, to rebuild the world and protect it from new threats of all kinds.