I choose my parents for lots of reasons, only a select few of which have I the space to describe here. The most obvious of these is that without them, I would not even be here. Beyond that, though, there are other things. Everything I believe in and everything I enjoy or dislike has to be linked to them in some way. The way they have brought me up has had a far greater influence on me than anything else this world has to offer .My parents, never complained to me about the cost of things. They made sure I had everything I needed to fit in, and that goes along way with me considering how cruel kids are when someone is different.

Some things about me I can link directly to my parents and not to anyone else. For instance

, would I use computers as much as I do today with out My Father's interest in them? Would I be such a fan of sports & wrestling if my father hadn't been one of the biggest wrestling fans I knew as a young child? If he hadn't taught me fair play, and introduced athletics to me, helped me with them, let me develop in them at my own pace, and shown me that one must work hard in order to achieve and perform better, would I follow sports, or have the desire to put in the time running, practicing, and lifting weights that is needed to perfect the imperfections and become successful. I would never have joined so many high school sport teams and enjoyed games purely for sport if it wasn't for my father.

Some common words found in the essay are:
True Heroes-Parents, Educational Spiritual, Lutheran School, Webster's Dictionary, lutheran school, cultural diversity, word hero,
Approximate Word count = 872
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)