Sunday, November 17, 2013

Batkid Saves The Day

When I got home from school on Friday, all my mom kept talking about was "Batkid". It was blowing up on social media. Basically, a kid named Miles Scott, who had leukemia, had wished to be Batman for a day. So, Make-A-Wish made that happen. They, with the help of pretty much the whole city of San Fransisco set up a series of events and obstacles for Miles, who was dressed as Batman. He went around town in his Batmobile (Lamborghini), saving different people and doing different challenges. He saved a woman who was trapped on the train tracks, stopped Riddler from robbing a bank, stopped a kidnapping at the zoo, and much more.

He even got Barack Obama to reach out to him from the white house. He sent a video message saying, "Way to go, Miles! Way to save Gotham!" Thousands of people came out to watch it all happen. Traffic was stopped, people flooded the streets. It's safe to say was a huge day in San
 Fransisco.

Some of the people that came to City Hall to see Batkid.


First of all, I think this is the cutest thing ever. This kid had battled cancer for almost all his life, and had finally beaten it. It is totally fair for him to be a child again for this one day, since his childhood probably was not any fun at all. This was this kid's one wish, and people made it happen. I think this shows America does have compassion and does some really great things. When people put their minds to it, they can make anything happen. I think that if America puts their mind to more topics/issues, maybe not in the same realm as this, they could really make a difference. Americans have this drive inside of them - when they want to do something, they do it. I think this day in San Fransisco is a testament to that.

Left: The special "Gotham City Chronicle" edition the San Fransisco Chronicle printed for the day with the story on the front page. Right: Miles Scott, Batkid.

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  1. Maddie CNovember 17, 2013 at 11:41 PM

    Sara this is a great story, thanks for sharing it! I totally agree with you that this shows that when Americans work together, they can do something really extraordinary. This made me wonder why Americans don't put their minds together, as you said, more often. I think that one reason why people helped so much for this particular event is that it isn't controversial in the slightest. People aren't going to take issue with people trying to make this little boy's dream become a reality. But when you think of many of the issue America is faced with, they are often controversial about the right course of action. I think that's why Americans were able to work together to accomplish this goal but haven't necessarily been able to solve more problems.

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