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Rudolph Giuliani is a hero in New York.	Mattie Stepanek has written a poem about September 11.	Thank you to the firefighters working for days on end in New York.	Heroes are everywhere.

"On a normal day, we value heroism because it is uncommon. On Sept. 11, we valued heroism because it was everywhere." -- Nancy Gibbs, Time Magazine Online


Read the International Declaration of Human Rights.	Seeds of Peace are the future leaders of a peaceful world.	Ada Aharoni believes in the peace-making value of poetry.	Sadako Sasaki inspired an international peace movement.

"We are growing up, together / So we must live as one family.." -- Mattie Stepanek, Poet


Ron Kovic's open letter to the American people.	Chief Arvol Looking Horse: "On your decision rests the fate of the world."	Jason Crowe founded the Victims' Relief Fund.	Vedran Smailovic is the "Cellist of Sarajevo."

"I think that we all are heroes if we can work for peace and love in the world." -- Leonara Shiroka, Peace Activist