We decided to propose our italian 'special' hero... We preserve him in our heart because of 1) his humility 2) his passion for his job 3) the great heart and courage During the Second World War, he performed services for the Jewish community. Being a cyclist, he secretely took documents from Florence to Assisi (here in Umbria) and viceversa, pretending to make exercise with the bike, following the paths on the mountains (to avoid nazist guards). He hid documents and papers in the barrel. He was subjected to many inspections and once he was captured and imprisoned for few days. But fortunately he succeded in being released. After his death, the Jewish community officially recognized his precious help. But during his life, he never demanded the right value for his contribution. He saved the life to many people.
Special lives of 4 historical characters
The first two (Jonas Salk, the one who invented polyomelites vaccine distributing it to all people with no lucrative intents and Hellen Keller, whose life changed because of meningites) deal with viruses and we made combined class lesson with the Science prof. We chose one doctor and one diseased person, both DEEPLY INSPIRING FOR WHAT THEY DID WITH THEIR LIVES. Students asked for more lessons like this! We chose to use videos to improve listening. The second couple (Amelia Earhart - first woman on a transoceanic flight, and Henry Ford, who invented the first car engine as we know it) is connected with the new inventions and technologies of the 20th century.
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