Jane Goodall: A Social Justice Hero
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A hero is an extraordinary person whose caring, kindness, and perserverence changes the world for the better. Most heros live basic lives, but changes an ordinary situation into an amazing one. Jane Goodall faced difficulties but her willingness to strive led her to outstanding oppurtunities. If it was not for the obstacles she faced and her desire for success, she would not be the person that she is today. Jane Goodall redefined what it meant to be a social justice hero with her worldwide know efforts to protect the chimpanzee community.
Starting when Goodall was a young girl, there were several important events that led to her success with chimps. Ever since Goodall was a young girl, she has loved animals and the outdoors. When Goodall was only two years old she became upset and started crying when a man killed a dragonfly that was buzzing around her baby carriage. Throughtout her childhood her favorite toy was a stuffed chimpanzee named Jubilee. Ever since then, she knew that she wanted to work with chimps. In 1957, Goodall first set foot into Africa when Dr. Louis Leak...
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how jane goodall redefined what it meant to be a social justice hero with her worldwide know efforts to protect the chimpanzee community.
- Describes how goodall's love of animals and the outdoors began when she was a young girl.
- Opines that goodall's efforts to save the chimp community and other events in her life showed extreme heroism.
- Explains that goodall is still expanding and sharing her knowledge of chimps. she has spent nearly three hundred days a year lecturing in classrooms and universities around the globe.
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