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I. Introduction A. What makes someone a hero? B. My mother is my hero.
C. My mother is an archetype and metaphor that is relevant to all of society
D. My mother is intelligent, understanding, and devoted.
II.Intelligent
A. Book Smart
B. Worldly
C. Quick-Thinker
III.Understanding
A. Treats children like equal people
1.Takes our problems seriously
2.Gives us good, non-preaching advice
3.Gives us the freedom to make our own choices
4.Supports the decisions that we make
5.Is still always there to catch us if we fall
IV. Devoted
A. Puts our needs before her own
B. Puts our wants before her own
C. Would risk her life for ours
V. Conclusion
A.My mother is intelligent, understanding, and devoted
B.She is an example of an ideal mother

What makes a person a hero? The image that often comes to mind is that of police officers, fire-fighters, and doctors; people who save lives are heroes automatically in our society. When I look into my heart to find the definition of a hero, a much closer-to-home image is prominent: an image of warmth and comfort-- my mother. One may wonder in what way my mother stacks up against rescue workers that are on call 24 hours a day to save the lives of...

I believe that my mother represents something far more essential to the very existence of every life on this earth; she is a metaphor for the care the universe gives to its child. "If you knew how great is a mother's love," Wendy tells Peter Pan in James Barrie's famous story, "you would have no fear." My mother's ways of showing how she is intelligent, understanding, and devoted to her family have instilled in me that fearless sense of being loved.
Ever since I was little, I have looked to my mother as a source for knowledge of every kind. Before I had even started school, I remember thinking that my mother must have memorized every word of the expansive encyclopedia set that sat upon the shelves way above my little head. My mother knew all the important answers from why the sky was blue to why bedtime was at 8pm. When I started schooling, she was always an incredible tutor and guide to my studies. Increasingly as I matured, I noticed that she wasn't only book smart, but also worldly; my mother understood how things worked and knew how to best work within the system. She knew how to get things done, and she knew how to get them done right the first time, even in the case of an emergency. When a quick decision had to be made, my mother easily stepped up to the plate with confidence and…

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