Brad Pitt: Making It Right One Home at a Time

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If you hear the name Brad Pitt, your mind probably immediately goes straight to either one of two things: that hot guy from Oceans 11 or the whole Jennifer Aniston/Angelina Jolie scandal. All sarcasm aside, Brad Pitt is one of the sexiest men alive and has a way with the ladies, but he also is a man with a generous heart. In 2007, just months after hurricane Katrina had made its way through New Orleans and left the state of Louisiana in complete ruins, Brad Pitt traveled out of his comfortable Hollywood life and headed across the country to take a look at the turmoil caused by the disaster. It was while he was in the heart of New Orleans, that the celebrity realized the devastation hurricane Katrina left behind and made a commitment to Louisiana and its community that he would do whatever it takes to get the city back in order (Make it Right). Thus, the Make it Right organization was born and homes, as well as families, started coming back to New Orleans.
Brad Pitt is an actor, who never let fame and wealth get in the way of helping people in need. Mr. Pitt’s passion for a city in need has personally touched my heart, and although he is known for his charming smile, incredibly good looks, and impeccable acting style, he should also be known as a true humanitarian.
Brad Pitt was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma on December 18, 1964, but grew up in Springfield, Missouri in a southern Baptist home. He attended college at the University of Missouri, and studied Journalism in hopes of becoming an advertising art director “Brad Pitt”. While at college, Mr. Pitt came up with ideas, but his teachers didn’t approve of them. During an interview he explained that "they (the teachers) wanted the straight thing and it was really boring"(Pitt, Brad)...

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...he cry of New Orleans and a people in need. He modeled a humane and kindhearted quality that many celebrities are lacking these days. Even after all his hard work to get New Orleans back into shape, he asks for nothing in return. The happiness of the New Orleans citizens is all that he craves! “You have no idea,” Mr. Pitt says, “what a high it is for me to see the delight on people’s faces when they see these homes (Clarke).” Spoken like a true humanitarian!
Brad Pitt is a fine human being, who exhorts countless qualities that cause him to be one of America’s rare humanitarians. Though he has the responsibility of being a full time father and full time actor, he still makes time to help citizens in their desperate time of need. A Mr. Pitt deserves upmost respect for his work in New Orleans and for starting a movement that will soon reach to all parts of the world.

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