Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Daily Lives of Our Heroes

by Korrina Plair and Mercedes Santiago

Throughout the world, there are many people that we call our heroes on a daily basis. These include police officers, doctors, firefighters, EMT’s, etc. 

Anyone can be a hero and people see others like their parents and family members as heroes. A hero is a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.

Police officers and doctors play a really big role in society simply because their job never ends. They eat, sleep, and breathe their work which is why they are our heroes. Their hard work and dedication are put into the community to make sure everything is okay.

Cora Johnson is a sergeant and she works for NYPD at the 84th precinct in downtown, Brooklyn. Cora Johnson has been working for the NYPD for 17 years and her experience is one that we couldn’t possibly imagine. “Being a sergeant comes with a lot of hard work and dedication and it’s way harder than it looks. I go to work every single day and some days I stay longer than others simply because the work never ends,” said Johnson.

Police officers work 24/7 and their work is very important to them, the community depends on them to keep us safe. “It wasn’t easy at all I worked very hard to get where I want to be and I’m still working my hardest to provide for my family and live my life with no regrets,” said Johnson. 

Cora Johnson is a dedicated sergeant who always looks to get work done and be seen as a hero in this community.

 Another very important person to the community is Esmeralda. Esmeralda Moscoso is a retired RN (registered nurse).  I asked her how long she was working in the medical field and her response was, “42 years.”  Esmeralda Moscoso worked at New York Manhattan Hospital (NYU) for 13 years, she specialized in orthopedics. After that, she worked at Presbyterian Hospital for 28 years.

“I started working in 1975. I was one of the first kids in my family to go to college. Coming from poverty I went to Kingsborough Community College on a scholarship for 3 years,” Ms. Moscoso shared about how she became a nurse.

“My sister Rita had fallen off a roof when she was two years old in Ecuador and I would take care of her, I was always with her.” She explained that “After I saw and been through that with my sister I wanted to help people and save lives.”

While working in Presbyterian Hospital her specialty was being a nurse during open heart surgery and general surgeries. I also asked her if she wasn’t an RN what would she be or do and if she enjoyed being an RN. She implied that “I wanted to be a plastic surgeon but I loved being an RN.”

Who do you admire and why? Please share




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