The Exquisite Prompt Challenge November Winner, DiCamillo: Level
III Check out the November winning entry in the grade 6-8 level.
There are many definitions of the word hero. Everyone's personal
definition of the word is different. My example and definition
of a hero is my dad. In the summer of 2006, my family was going
to go on vacation to Florida. Our plans were immediately changed
when my dad was diagnosed with leukemia. My family was
completely devastated. We didn't understand how things went
wrong so fast. My dad was always strong and always pushing
himself no matter his condition. He continued this positive
attitude throughout his time in the hospital. "Dad lay down!
Don't worry about that, rest." These words were constantly
coming out of my mouth when he would see something out of place
in his room and want to fix it. It was amazing, despite him
being so weak and sick, he wanted to be the strong man he always
was. It was these things that helped me notice my dad was not
just strong but extremely brave