One of the stories that really sticks out in my mind right now would probably be the story of Christopher Reeves. He is the man who played Superman the man of steel. He played this character that couldn’t be beaten or hurt no matter what. So it can’t be looked at without tremendous irony to see where he sits now. A few years ago he was severely injured in a horseback riding incident. …showed first 75 words of 285 total…

…showed last 75 words of 285 total…those that he has inspired was Travis Roy, a Boston University hockey player who was paralyzed at his first game of his freshman year just seconds after stepping foot onto the ice. Roy like Reeves took his misfortune in stride, he also went against the odds and continued his education at Boston College and actually graduated this year, at his graduation he actually gave a very moving inspirational speech. Both of these courageous ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**