The My Hero Project - Paul (Bono) Hewson

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MUSICIAN HERO:

PAUL (BONO) HEWSON

by Kaleigh from Thornhill

L’hero que j’ai parlerai est Bono. Il s’appelle Paul Hewson vraiment. Il a contribuee beaucoup a l’industrie de musique, et a l’Afrique. Je l’aime parce qu’il a aide des pouvres et les maladies. Bono ne sera pas oublier. Il sera travailler pour ses charities tout se vie. Il descendra en histoire a un hero.

Paul “Bono” Hewson est ne a Dublin, Ireland en le 10 mai, 1960. Son nom etape, Bono, vient de le phrase latin “Bono Vox”, ou ‘bonne voix’. Finalement, le nom a raccourci a Bono. Bono est alle au le Canada aux l’Etats-Unis et il a parle en la sujetdu virus SIDA. Il est arrive en l’Afrique et a collecte des fonds pour les pouvres. Il est tres travailleur, et genereux. Il a dedie beaucoup de son temps a collection fonds pour ses charities. En 1984, il a joine le group “Band Aid,” un groupqui a chante pour les pouvres. Il n’a pas des enfants, mais il a un marie, Ali Hewson. Bono est un home extraordinaire!

Bono est mon hero pour beaucoup de raisons. Son travaille en l’Afrique a aide beaucoup des gens, enfants, homes, et femmes. Il a gagne des recompenses pour son travaille humanitaire. Il est tres committee a son buts. Il est alle au Canada et l’Etats-Unis et a parle avec Paul Martin et George Bush. Il a veux ils a aide les pouvres Son travaille charite est son travail meilleur.

Aussi, j’aime son musique. Il a ete le chanteur principal de U2. Il est entre le monde de musique avec son premeire disque, “Boy.” Il a visite beaucoup des pays avec U2. Il a participle en le groupe collaborative “Band Aid” en 1984 et Bono, avec beaucoup des celebrities on chante “Do They Know It’s Christmas/ Feed The World,” le meilleur chanson Noel. Bono est change le monde avec son musique et inspire tout le monde!

Bono est tres genereux. Il a donne son argents a les pouvres. Aussi, il travailler plus difficile pour leve des fonds pour SIDA. Bono est tres inspirationale. Il aceive un nomination pour le Noble Peace Prize. Il a visite les enfants d’Afrique et aide les pouvres et mals.

Bono est l'une des meilleures personnes au monde. il est genereux et aimable. Il a aide et inspire beaucoup de gens avec son musique et travaille charite. Il a donne un bon nombre d'argent pour la recherche de SIDA et etait l'un des meilleurs chanteurs. Bono a change le monde!

My hero is Paul “Bono” Hewson. He is my hero because he has contributed a lot to both the music industry, and AIDS research. He has helps the less fortunate and the ill, and inspires others to do the same. Bono was born in Dublin, Ireland on May 10th, 1960. His stage name comes from the Latin phrase, Bono Vox, which means Good Voice. Eventually, the name was shortened to Bono. Bono has been to Canada and the United States to speak to Prime Minister (at the time) Paul Martin and President George Bush on the subject of AIDS funding. He has visited Africa and seen firsthand the damage that the AIDS virus can cause, tearing families apart and driving them to states of extreme poverty. He worked hard on his charity efforts and participated in the Live Aid, Live 8, and Live Earth concerts. He joined the group Band Aid in 1984 and participated in the collaborative Christmas song “Do They Know It’s Christmas/ Feed The World.” He reprised his role in the song in 204 with Band Aid 20, a more recent version of the same song. Bono is very inspirational. He has endured many hardships in his life, but has risen above them to help and inspire the world, both with his music and charity work. Bono has changed the world.

Written by Kaleigh from Thornhill

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Last changed on: 1/14/2008

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