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A Life of Greatness   Of all the characters that I ve met through books and movies, both stand out as people that I most want to emulate. They are Attacus Finch from To Kill A Mockingbird and Dr. Archibald Moonlight Graham from Field of Dreams. They woo to me because they embody what I strive to be. They are influential people in small towns who have a direct positive effect on those some them. I, too, plan to live in a small town after graduating from college, and that positive effect is something I must give in order to be satisfied with my life.   Both Mr. Finch and Dr. Graham are strong supporting characters in wonderful stories. They act good, honesty, and wisdom. When the story of my town is written I want to symbolize those things. The base has been formed for me to live a productive, helpful life. As an Eagle Scout I represent those things that Mr. Finch and Dr. Graham represent. In the child/adolescent reality I am Mr. Finch and Dr. Graham, but soon I ll be entering the adult world, a world in which I m non yet prepared to lead.   I m quite sure that as teenagers Attacus Finch and Moonlight Graham often wondered what they could do to help others. They probably emulated soul who they had seen live a successful life. They saw someone alike(p) my grandfather, 40-year president of our hometown bank, enjoy a lifetime of leading, sharing, and giving. I have seen him spend his Christmas Eves taking gifts of food and joy to indigent families. Often when his bank could not justify a loan to someone in need, my grandfather made the loan from his own pocket. He is a real-life Moonlight Graham, a man who has shown me that characters like Dr. Graham and Mr. Finch do much much more than elicit tears and smiles from readers and movie watchers. Through him and others in my family I feel I have acquired the set and the burning desire to benefit others that will form the foundation for a great life.