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Mustang Minute November 14, 2013

What do you think qualifies someone as a Hero in History? List some individuals that you think would qualify as a Hero in History? Why do you think this person/people qualify? Give a few reasons for each person you write down. Mustang Minute November 14, 2013. Heroes in History.

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Mustang Minute November 14, 2013

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  1. What do you think qualifies someone as a Hero in History? List some individuals that you think would qualify as a Hero in History? Why do you think this person/people qualify? Give a few reasons for each person you write down. Mustang MinuteNovember 14, 2013

  2. Heroes in History What qualifies someone as a hero in history? What is considered a “significant” contribution to society? Significant: Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy

  3. Courage: overcomes fears and confronts challenges head on • Virtuosity: never foolishly audacious; always judicious and well skilled to cite and seize opportunities • Sacrifice: willing to cast off personal comforts for a higher cause or the welfare of others • Determination: “Impossible” doesn’t exist, unflinching in their determination • Focus: have definite motives, know what they want to achieve or establish • Compassion: always empathetic, benevolent, and shows tenderness to those ailing or in distress, embraces the attitude to serve others over self • Perseverance: if failure occurs they get over it and fight until they achieve success, never give up • Dedication: selflessly dedicated to their task and will focus their actions toward achievement • Honesty: honesty earns them the respect of others, helps establish the individual as a leader • Loyalty: faithfulness to whatever task they undertake, particular commitment to a cause or people • Intrepidity: courage remains unshaken despite challenges, determined to fight • Conviction: strong beliefs regarding a particular situation, unshakeable • Fortitude: encountering a deed that is dangerous with a positive outlook • Responsibility: take up any responsibility with sincerity and take it through to its logical conclusions • Wisdom: most desired quality, do things because they know them to be right, not just for self, they know more than others Questions to think about:What are the qualities of a hero?

  4. You will need to be able to answer the following questions about your hero in history: • How does _____’s life mirror the hero’s journey? How does this qualify this person for “Hero” status? • Has this person changed the world for the better through their contributions? • Has this person made enough of an impact to be known the world over? • Include at least 5 parts of the Hero’s Journey in your presentation. • Present for 4-7 minutes. The basics of the Presentation:

  5. What should a presentation look like? On your index card: Name, Date, Period across the top. Write down 3 (three) things you noticed about the presentation. Write down 1 (one) question you have about the project.

  6. A Singular Hero in Historyby Alisha Adams, MJHS 2013 Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968

  7. Came from a long line of pastors in Georgia • Well educated • B.A. in 1948 from Morehouse College • B.D. in 1951 from Crozer Theological Seminary • Doctorate in 1955 from Boston University • Became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama in 1954. The “Unusual” Birth of a Pastor

  8. “Call” to Civil Rights & “Special” Speaking Ability “ He had a magnificent speaking ability, which enabled him to effectively express the demands of African Americans for social justice.” (World Book) Member of the leading organization to advance rights for Blacks. In Dec. 1955 he led the first great Black nonviolent demonstration—Bus Boycott.

  9. Inspired by Rosa Parks, Howard Thurman, and Gandhi. • Bus Boycott lasted a little over a year. • Arrested • Home Bombed • Personal Abuse “Trials” of Civil Disobedience

  10. 1965 Campaign for Black Voting Rights • Man of the Year • Nobel Peace Prize Martin Luther King with President Johnson “Achieving” Desegregation

  11. “Free at last, free at last, thank God Almighty, I'm free at last.” The Ultimate Unknown: Return Home

  12. A New “World” – A New America http://youtu.be/nFcbpGK9_aw The Washington March

  13.  "Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)." BBC - History. BBC - History, n.d. Web. 25 Feb 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/king_martin_luther.shtml>. • "Martin Luther King Jr. - Biography". Nobelprize.org. 26 Feb 2013 http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1964/king-bio.html • Garrow, David J. "King, Martin Luther, Jr." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2013. Web.  26 Feb. 2013.  Works Cited

  14. Go to the Class Website “Helpful Sources” check out the lists, or come up with your own. • Create a list of about 10-15 people you would be interested in researching. • Remember you may not get your first, or second, or third, or fourth pick… • You may change your topic but you cannot change topics after Fri Dec 13. HOMEWORK: Due Wed Nov 20

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