Since Joy, Matthew, and Nicholas all use the same writing curriculum, we decided to post each of our own essays, which are all about Clara Barton. Here is Nicholas'.
Clara Barton
By Nicholas
Extremely intelligent, extraordinarily brave, and exceedingly committed, Clara Barton, the angel of the battlefield, became a girl’s heroine for generations. Born on Christmas 1821 in Oxford, Massachusetts, she was the youngest of 7 children. While growing up in a typical farm family, she gained useful and practical knowledge from being homeschooled, and became a teacher when she was 15. During the Civil War she rescued and revived hundreds of soldiers. She rested in Switzerland. There she learned about the Red Cross which became her life’s work. She led the Red Cross until 1904 when she retired at the age of 83. Clearly her contributions enriched the lives of many.
Clara Barton had an intriguing childhood being the youngest of seven. When she was 11 years old, her brother David had a serious accident and she slowly nursed him back to health. Inside, her father, who had been a soldier, told her tales of war lore. Truly a tomboy, she was healing animals and astoundingly had a tiny tame turkey! Her mom homeschooled her. Learning at home was not bad because she could still help around the farm. When she was skating, she injured her knee and this gave her a good point of view for a sick person. At age fifteen she began her successful 13 year teaching career. This shows that Clara Barton had a superb childhood.
Quickly, Clara Barton began to become known as a good nurse in her hometown. When an opening for a Civil war nurse in her hometown regiment appeared she jumped at the chance for adventure. She helped the entire battlefield.She was seen as an angel by the injured soldiers and even helped other regiments when they were in battle. Organizing supplies; she had always caringly packed the necessities. After the battle she would find some solider to help recover M.I.A.s. Clara Barton was committed to giving the soldier the best treatment although some doctors were lazy in their job. Clara Barton, who usually came out of the battlefield with shrapnel in her dress, was a brave Civil war nurse.
When Clara Barton was done with the Civil war she began investigating the Red Cross. Traveling to Europe, she learned about the Swiss and their help in wars. She campaigned in the U.S. She gained support. She began her work. Finally she got an important branch in the U.S. and begun her work. Clara Barton, who had helped Union soldiers before, started to think globally. Outside of war, she quickly expanded the Red Cross to calamities also. Clara Barton began to help in Cuba when she was 77 years old! Clara Barton was important in the Red Cross during her presidency.
Clara Barton clearly enriched the lives of many through her inspiring words and deeds. At the age of 15 she became an uplifting teacher. Rescuing soldiers from battle, Clara was dedicated to giving every soldier the best treatment possible. Since she wanted to spread her efforts nationally, she began organizing the Red Cross in the U.S. Clara was extremely committed to helping all Americans who faced disasters.
