by cobalt. » Wed Oct 26, 2011 10:07 am
(This is totally random but what do you think of my essay for English class?
Mrs. Peters
English 9
October 23, 2011
Hero Essay:
Everyone has heard of them but who and what are heroes? According to Webster’s
Dictionary it is “one that is much admired or shows great courage.” Well, for me Martha
Jane Cannary, otherwise known as “Calamity Jane” is my hero. In my opinion, she shows
examples of heroism, in her great adventurous life as a settler, caretaker, soldier and many
other ranks in the early 1900’s. Prepare yourself to explore this heroic, atypical gal.
To me Calamity Jane is a picture perfect description of a hero. Calamity Jane is my
hero because of many reasons, one of the reasons why she is my hero is because she had the
poise to be different in a very discriminating era, where women were expected to act
sophisticated and to cook, clean and raise their children.
Another reason why Calamity Jane is my hero is because she showed extreme
audacity . During a battle with Native Americans, the Captain of her troop, Captain Egan
was shot. Calamity Jane saw the captain slump in his saddle and raced to his side,
dismounted to place him onto her saddle, mounted up again and raced to their Fort where, he
jokingly gave her the nickname of Calamity Jane. There is one source that says that all the
soldiers were “slaughtered” by the Native Americans while Martha and the Captain didn’t
acquire a scratch.
My final reason why Calamity Jane is my hero is because she stayed with eight men
ridden with small pox and cared for them using only Epsom salts and cream of tartar. Three
of the men a died and as she buried them she recited the prayer “Now I Lay Me Down To
Sleep”. She showed that even though she was a tough cookie she had a soft heart, through
her act of volunteering to care for these men that she barely knew, risking her own health to
care for and comfort them.
Overall Martha Jane Cannary, Calamity Jane, was a rough and tumble kind of
woman, with a split personality. One minute she could be mining for gold, drinking whiskey,
cussing, shooting guns and riding dare devilishly and the next she could be comforting and
caring for those that need her. That is why Martha Jane Cannary, also known as “Calamity
Jane” is my hero.)
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