3 Influential People of 2011

On Time Magazine online, there is a list of the 100 most influentual people of 2011. All of them were great, but I chose three that stuck out to me.
The first person is Takeshi Kanno. He is a 31 year old doctor in Japan. The thing that he did was he helped patients at his hospital stay safe during the horrible earthquake and tsunami that happened last spring. When helicopters came to rescue him and the patients, he refused to leave until all the patients were out. I chose him because of his selflessness and his bravery in helping all those sick and injured people out of a deadly disaster.
 The next person is Nathan Wolfe. Wolfe, who is 40 years old, is the CEO, founder, and director of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative. That basically means it is a team that tracks infectious diseases all over the world. He made it to try to reduce the amount of life- threatening illnesses in the world by catching them in early stages. I chose him because his actions could save so many people all over the planet from dying from infectious diseases.
 Finally, the last person I chose was Gabrielle Giffords. I remember hearing on the news about how she got shot in the head in Tuscon. Giffords, 40, refused to give up. She still fights everyday to recover from her severe brain injuries, even though she is doing a lot better. I chose her because she is so brave and hardworking in trying to recover after the tragic massacre.
 So, there were so many people who made big impacts on the world in 2011, but these three really stood out to me with their bravery, determination, and kindness to others.


Here are the links to the people I chose:
Takeshi Kanno: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066313,00.html


Nathan Wolfe: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066265,00.html


Gabrielle Giffords: http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2066367_2066369_2066454,00.html