A Hero Essay

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Frank Batts
Alex Mason

Growing up Alex Mason had parents and two brothers that he loved indefinitely. He lived the life of every other kid but the only thing different about his family and him is that they live in Uganda in a refugee camp. One night when everyone was sleeping and the military came in and raided the camp they killed the adults, took the woman, and beat the kids or mutilated their faces. Mason was brutally, beaten his brothers were mutilated and killed, his dad was killed, and his mother was taken. Only Mason and about five others survived. Mason saw what happened to his family and swore vengeance on the ruler of Uganda Sakib Abu. But instead of grieving over their deaths he knew that the military would be back. So he fled to Morocco. Ten years later he returns to Uganda after training. In training he was the most successful because he focused on his anger. After he returns he sneaks up on a group of about twenty companions of Sakib and leaves one alive to spread the news the Alex Mason is back. Once Sakib hears about this he gets worried and feels threatened so he sends out hundreds of troops. Which only one survived to tell Sakib that Alex said that he would find Sakib anywhere, anytime, and any place. Afterwards Sakib lets Alex know that he will kill his mother if he doesn’t surrender. Alex went forward with his plan killing all of the troops he could and when he got to Sakib’s palace Alex found Sakib With a gun to Alex’s mothers head. Alex said you

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