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Ripples in the Water. People Who’ve Made A Difference in the World While Following Their Dreams. Bono (Paul Hewson). 1960 – Member of rock group U2 Uses his celebrity to bring awareness and aid to the Aids epidemic in Africa. Jacques Cousteau. 1910 – 1997 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ripples in the Ripples in the WaterWater
People Who’ve Made A Difference People Who’ve Made A Difference in the World While Following Their in the World While Following Their
DreamsDreams
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Bono (Paul Hewson)Bono (Paul Hewson)
1960 – Member of rock group
U2 Uses his celebrity to b
ring awareness and aid to the Aids epidemic in Africa.
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Jacques CousteauJacques Cousteau
1910 – 1997 Invented SCUBA and
was a tireless ocean environmentalist.
Much of our understanding of the ocean is the result of Cousteau’s life work.
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Walt DisneyWalt Disney
1901 - 1966 Created the magic tha
t is Disney..
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Henry FordHenry Ford
1863 – 1947 Created an affordable
automobile by inventing the assembly line..
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Michael J. FoxMichael J. Fox
1961 - - Actor and warrior in th
e fight against Parkinson’s Disease.
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Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
1706 – 1790 Inventor and statesm
an. Instrumental in the establishment of a new nation (The USA)
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Mahatma GandhiMahatma Gandhi
1869 – 1948 A major political and s
piritual leader of the Indian Independence Movement who pioneered the use of mass civil disobedience to bring about positive change.
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Bill GatesBill Gates
1955 – Founded Microsoft Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation
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Steve IrwinSteve Irwin
1962 – 2006 The “croc hunter” who
was a big voice for animal conservation..
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John F. KennedyJohn F. Kennedy
1917 - 1963 3535thth President of the President of the
United StatesUnited States Founded the Peace C
orps
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Martin Luther King, Jr.Martin Luther King, Jr.
1929 – 1968 He led a mass struggl
e for racial equality that doomed segregation and changed America forever..
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Chico MendesChico Mendes
1944 - 1988 A labor and environm
ental activist killed trying to save the Brazilian rainforest.
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Alfred NobelAlfred Nobel
1833 – 1896 Invented dynamite Endowed the Nobel P
rize
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John OttoJohn Otto
1870 – 19521870 – 1952 Responsible for gettin
g the canyons south of Fruita declared a National Monument..
He married in the Monument
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Chief OurayChief Ouray
1833 – 1880 Leader of Southern Ut
e Indians who spent his life negotiating with government officials trying to assure a peaceful existence for his people..
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Rosa ParksRosa Parks
1913 - 2005 Stood up for the rights
of all humans to be treated fairly and with dignity..
Her simple act of protest galvanized America’s Civil Rights Movement..
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Christopher ReeveChristopher Reeve
1952 – 2004 Actor famous for playi
ng Superman and working to find a cure for paralysis..
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Jackie RobinsonJackie Robinson
1919 - 1972 Shattered the color ba
rrier in sports and changed the face of sports for succeeding generations..
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Corrie ten BoomCorrie ten Boom
1892 – 1983 Helped saved hundre
ds of Jews in Holland from Nazi concentration camps..
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Mother TheresaMother Theresa
1910 - 1997 She fought for the dig
nity of the destitute and cared for the poorest of the poor..
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Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman
1820 - 1913 Black slave who riske
d her freedom and her life to run an “underground railroad” to free other slaves..
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George WashingtonGeorge Washington
1732 - 1799 Commander of Contin
ental Army and first President of the United States..
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Oprah WinfreyOprah Winfrey
o 1954 – 1954 – Bio from her websiteBio from her website Academy of Academy of
AchievementAchievement Leadership Academy Leadership Academy
for Girls for Girls