Bethany Hamilton: Shark Attack Survivor

Introduction

Bethany Hamilton is a well known pro surfer. Although she experiences some hardships along the way, her story will continue to inspire people from all around the world.

Early Years and Education Bethany Hamilton was born on February 8, 1990, in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii. She lived with her parents, Tom and Cheri, and two older brothers, Noah and Tim. She began competitive surfing at age 8 and by age 9, she had her first sponsorship. Hamilton, now had proved that she could beat, even more experienced surfers than herself, in competition. The text found in “Bethany Hamilton Shark Attack Survivor” states,”In May 2003, she won both her age group and the open division of Hawaii’s local Motion/Ezekiel surf into summer event. Shortly

Bethany, was much farther out than the rest of them. When suddenly, she felt pressure on her left arm. Then, she noticed something big and gray, a gigantic tiger shark bit down on her left arm, pulling her back and forth. Stated in ”Bethany Hamilton Shark Attack Survivor”, ”The water around Bethany turned red. She knew her arm had been bitten off, but she didn’t panic.” She described this experience as,”I was holding onto my board, with my thumb, because I probably didn’t want to get pulled under. It was like pulling me back and forth, not like pulling me under water. Just like, you know how you eat a piece of steak? It was kind of like that.” After that horrifying experience, Bethany was drove over to Wilcox Memorial Hospital, by

He lived with his parents, Barack Obama Sr. and Stanley “Ann” Dunham. By the year of 1964, his parents divorced. Ann then married Lolo Soetoro and they moved to Jakarta, Indonesia. Barack was forced to move back to Hawaii and live with his grandparents in Honolulu. In Honolulu, Barack went to the Punahou school. The text from “Barack Obama” states,”Ann returned to Hawaii in 1972. Barack Sr. visited Barack that same year. It was the last time Barack saw his father. Barack Sr. died in a car crash in 1982.” Barack stayed in Hawaii when he was 14 years old, while his mother moved back to Indonesia. He later graduated from high school in 1979, he moved to Los Angeles, California where he attended Occidental College. In the year of 1981, he changed schools, and went to Columbia University, in New York City, where he graduated two years