Never Give Up

By: Matt, Nikki, Levi, and Stetson

Arts and Humanities: LeviFrank Gehry

• Early evidence of ability: his family migrated • He is influenced by: the worlds most

innovative architect• Disabilities: he didn`t have much skill at first

but then he gained it over time• He was born in: Toronto, Canada • He graduated in: 1954

Arts and Humanities: LeviAmy Tan

• Early evidence of ability: she wanted to be an artist

• She is influenced by: her childhood because her savings was only 17 cents

• Disabilities: though she wanted to be an artist, when she was young her skills weren`t very good

Arts and Humanities: LeviRita Dove

• Early evidence of ability: she read poems and her favorite one is called: Daddy

• She is influenced by: the books she wrote• Disability: she has a hard time with language• In high school she got to see her favorite

author

Science and Technology: StetsonAlbert Einsten

• He is influenced by: his family`s business• Disabilities: he couldn`t finish school• He discovered that the speed of light is

constant

Science and Technology: StetsonBill Gates

• Early evidence of ability: he wanted to go to school

• He is influenced by: his smartness• He changed the computing world

Science and Technology: StetsonPhilo Fornsworth

• Early evidence of ability: he built an electric motor at age 12

• In high school he had an idea for T.V.• He is good with electricity

Sports: MattMichael Jordon

• Early evidence of ability: he left college his junior year to play for the NBA

• He was influenced by: the players on the Bulls team

• Disabilities: he has ADHD ( he couldn`t stand still)

• He won 6 championship rings• He is a 3 time All star MVP

Sports: MattMuhammad Ali

• Early evidence of ability: he became a Golden Glove

• He wasn`t afraid of anybody• Disabilities: he experienced racial prejudice

and discrimination first hand• He won the boxing championship 3 times

Sports: MattMia Hamm

• Early evidence of ability: she was considered the best soccer player in her state

• Her brother died of complications from a rare blood disease, aplastic anemia

• She won the woman's cup in 1991 and 1999

Leadership: NikkiMartin Luther King Jr.

• Early evidence of ability: he graduated at 15• He is influenced by: Mahatma Gandhi• He gave a famous speech called “ I Have a

Dream.”• He changed how we treat people• He led the March on Washington

Leadership: NikkiMahatma Gandhi

• Early evidence of ability: he was a sophisticated and westernized lawyer

• He was influenced by: Baghaved Gita (scripture)

• He was a religious leader

Leadership: NikkiAbraham Lincoln

• Early evidence of ability: he was pushed to do hard work in which he did

• He is influenced by: Sarah Bush Johnston (his stepmother)

• Disabilities: cancer• When he was only 9 his mother died which

made him stronger emotionally