Malala
VIDEO:
1. Interview with Jon Stewart of the Daily Show: here Malala explains why she became a crusader
for girls’ education in Pakistan despite threats on her life
o http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/a335nz/malala-yousafzai
2. Diane Sawyer on selecting Malala as person of the year: doctor who treated Malala talks about
her bravery
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXvs1vwiD0M
3. Malala is interviewed by Diane Sawyer:
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev-jPT5M9cU
IMAGES:
Brian Acton in 2009 tweeting about his failure to gets jobs as a software engineer at tech giants
Facebook and Twitter. Acton went on to create WhatsApp, the mobile messaging app purchased by
Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion.
In reading Acton’s tweets, what character traits do you think helped lead to his success as a software
engineer and entrepreneur, even in the face of rejection?
BETHANY HAMILTON – Soul Surfer
VIDEO:
1. Surf Channel Video: Bethany & Leg Amputee Alyssa Cleland Share Inspiring Surf Session
http://bethanyhamilton.com/2014/09/surf-channel-video-bethany-leg-amputee-alyssacleland-share-inspiring-surf-session/
2. Makers interview:
http://www.makers.com/moments/towards-future
ERIC LEGRAND
Eric J. LeGrand (born September 4, 1990) is a former American football defensive tackle who
played college football at Rutgers University until he became paralyzed while making a tackle in an
October 2010 game. He has since regained movement in his shoulders and sensation throughout his
body. His inspirational story is told in his books Believe: The Victorious Story of Eric LeGrand
(Young Readers' Edition) and Believe: My Faith and the Tackle That Changed My Life.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed him to a symbolic contract as an undrafted free agent in May
2012.
You can follow Eric LeGrand on Twitter: https://twitter.com/search?q=eric%20legrand&src=typd
where you will see tweets like this:
ARTICLE:
1. NPR Interview: Eric LeGrand Tackling Life's Obstacles
http://www.npr.org/2012/09/27/161885886/eric-legrand-tackling-lifes-obstacles
VIDEO:
1. ESPN: Eric LeGrand: Believe
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8468657
2. ESPN: Eric LeGrand’s Recovery
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8158220
3. NJ.com: Former Rutgers player Eric LeGrand featured in HBO documentary
http://www.nj.com/rutgersfootball/index.ssf/2014/11/former_rutgers_player_eric_legrand_fea
tured_in_hbo_documentary.html
4. Eric LeGrand graduates from Rutgers, receives a standing ovation
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2014/05/eric-legrand-graduate-rutgers
5. Fox Sports FS1 Exclusive: Eric LeGrand's journey an inspiration for us all
http://www.foxsports.com/watch/fox-sports-live/story/in-his-long-journey-eric-legrand-justkeeps-inspiring-us-all-052614
QUOTES:
Believe: Eric LeGrand
http://ericlegrandbelieve.weebly.com/quotes.html
LOUIS ZAMPERINI
ARTICLE:
1. New York Times: Louis Zamperini, Olympian and ‘Unbroken’ War Survivor, Dies at 97
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/04/arts/louis-zamperini-olympian-war-survivor-unbrokendies.html
2. CNN: Louis Zamperini, triumphant 'Unbroken' warrior, dies at 97
http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/03/showbiz/movies/obit-zamperini-unbroken/
VIDEO:
1. CBS Sunday Morning 5 27 12: Unbroken Louis Zamperini
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llTs8ajr9t0
2. Louis Zamperini Tells His Story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNQHsONP4is
Team USA Videos:
1. Childhood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtALNlgBMWQ
2. Olympic Journey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGvr8zafUpk
3. 47 Days at Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dd26ccWBLM
4. Prisoner of War
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_7ZB7Oc-Ww
5. Back Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZofG_BMOmY
OPRAH
WINFREY
Oprah Winfrey overcame poverty, parental neglect, sexual abuse and racism to
become one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the entertainment industry –
and the world’s first African-American billionaire.
ARTICLE:
1. New York Times: http://www.evancarmichael.com/Famous-Entrepreneurs/514/How-She-Did-ItOprahs-Success-Factors.html
2. Encyclopedia of World Biography: http://www.notablebiographies.com/We-Z/WinfreyOprah.html
VIDEO:
1. Makers: Oprah Winfrey, Media Mogul & Philanthropist: http://www.makers.com/oprah-winfrey
ISHMAEL BEAH – child soldier
VIDEO:
1. Daily Show Interview with Jon Stewart
http://thedailyshow.cc.com/videos/da2lgj/ishmael-beah
2. (with text) Former child soldier from Sierra Leone speaks to Ballard High School seniors
http://www.wdrb.com/story/28026631/former-child-soldier-from-sierra-leone-speaks-toballard-high-school-seniors
QUOTES:
“When I was young, my father used to say, ‘If you are alive, there is hope for a better day and
something good to happen. If there is nothing good left in the destiny of a person, he or she will die.’
I thought about these words during my journey, and they kept me moving even when I didn’t know
where I was going. Those words became the vehicle that drove my spirit forward and made it stay
alive.”
― Ishmael Beah, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
STEPHEN HAWKING
World-renowned physicist. Diagnosed with ALS in 1963, a disease that has an average life
expectancy after diagnosis of two to five years.
ARTICLE & VIDEO:
1. Biography.com: Stephen Hawking Biography
Physicist, Scientist (1942–) http://www.biography.com/people/stephen-hawking-9331710
Article:
1. The Guardian (newspaper): Return of the Time Lord:
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2005/sep/27/scienceandnature.highereducationp
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