Henry Tyler made the catch of the year on the weekend. When he saw a young child hanging from a sixth-floor apartment balcony (阳台), Henry ran one hundred metres, jumped over a 1.2-metre fence, and held out his arms to catch the
Eric Brown, only three years old, knocked Henry down when he fell. The boy is in the hospital and doctors say he'll be OK.
Eric woke up a little later when he heard children playing outside. He pushed a chair onto the balcony, and climbed up
Henry
"He saved my
"I just didn't want the boy to be hurt," said Henry.
One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about
An anxious 18-year-old Peng Lanxi got his
Peng lost his legs in a car accident in 2005, leaving him
His story, which
Peng is not alone. According to the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, 14,559 students facing physical challenges entered college last year. From 2016 to 2020, about 57,500 students with special needs enrolled at universities,
Six weeks before his 97th birthday, Giuseppe Paternò fulfilled the dream of a lifetime: He
Mr. Paternò’s
Born in Palermo in 1923, the first of seven children in a “ very poor family ” , Mr. Paternò began working soon after
“ His story proves that dreams can come true and that you can remain young — if not in age at least in spirit — if you develop interests. ” said Rosella Cancila, his essay adviser and
Italy’s university system is based on a three-year degree,
He isn’t so sure. “ I have to admit that in this moment, I don’t know
I was on a train in Switzerland. The train came to a stop and the conductor’s voice over the loudspeaker
Everyone started getting off the train and an old woman saw that I was
I was really glad she was heading
She was really the
She had jumped from train to train and traveled the whole way just
During my childhood, whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up, my father and I would climb the mountain near our house. Walking together, we had a lot of conversations through
I was nine years old when I learnt to ride a bike. The bike was a birthday present from my uncle. You can imagine how _
As I was practicing, I became more and more confident. Then, I heard my uncle shouting, “You are riding it by yourself now!” I was both excited and scared. I was really riding by myself, but _____
Shawn Cheshire is a blind cyclist who competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She lost her ability
She said that,
Earlier this month, Cheshire crossed 68 kilometers of steep and uneven ground in the Grand Canyon(大峡谷). She did so in 24 hours and 15 minutes,
Three friends helped her during the Grand Canyon hike. They walked several steps apart. They guided and warned her of
Cheshire and her friends finished the hike on October 8, 2018. She said as the group neared
In his book, Intentional Living, author John Maxwell shares that back in 1976, he received a gift from one of his
But when he opened the book, he was
Every day we live out our story through our words, actions and decisions. But we must remember to live with intention to focus on what
Life isn’t perfect and it’s always hard,
In elementary school, George wasn’t