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 * Research Topic:** Ned Begay, from Joseph Bruchac's novel, //Code Talker (Non-fiction)//

My plan is to state the qualities and actions of a hero. One of the best type of heroic figure I know is any one who served in the military. I am going to focus on Ned Begay (A Navajo code talker), and will compare his actions with the real Navajo code talkers who fought in WWII. I will define the personality traits of this hero and will tell how the environment, (way he was raised and geographically), Ned grew up in, prepared him for the up-coming obsticles of becoming a hero. The environment he grew up in also affected his decisions in life. I will give examples of how Mr. Begay stays in tact with his Navajo culture and how his relationship with religion helped give him confidence. I will tell how the community showed appreciation and how they recognized the Navajo code talkers when they returned home from their successful missions and the years following. Also I will give the reason why Ned wanted to join the United States Marines. Towards the end of the paper, I will explain what Ned thinks when he is thought as a hero.