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Misty Copeland shows persistence in her lifetime and still does today. This is because even though she felt as if she did not belong because she was the only African American dancer she pushed through even though it was hard for her. She continued to get better and better at what she does and worked her way up the ranks. Copeland shows persistence by never giving up and not turning back. Misty has gotten two scholarships into the things she loves.

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Misty was in middle school when she joined the ballet boys and girls .Her coach noticed her talent of ballet right away .By the end of her season Misty was scholarshipped to another ballet school close by . The ballet school was for girls younger than 13 but Misty practiced for a long time to be as good as the other ballet people . In only 2 months she was on el pointie  which is french for on your foot . Five years had passed with her getting better and better. Later on she joined the american ballet theater  (abt for short) though she started to feel as if she didn't fit in . She was the only African American out of 80 ballerinas soon after lots of practice she fit in again . Later she was promoted soloist and was one of the youngest to be promoted soloist . soon after she was the first african american principal , her achievement was groundbreaking .in her personal life she lives in mantals she has a husband  they have a 2 year old son . she said a quote that was “i may not be there yet but i am closer than yesterday . 

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Misty was in middle school when she joined the ballet boys and girls .Her coach noticed her talent of ballet right away .By the end of her season Misty was scholarshipped to another ballet school close by . The ballet school was for girls younger than 13 but Misty practiced for a long time to be as good as the other ballet people . In only 2 months she was on el pointie  which is french for on your foot . Five years had passed with her getting better and better. Later on she joined the american ballet theater  (abt for short) though she started to feel as if she didn't fit in . She was the only African American out of 80 ballerinas soon after lots of practice she fit in again . Later she was promoted soloist and was one of the youngest to be promoted soloist . soon after she was the first african american principal , her achievement was groundbreaking .in her personal life she lives in mantals she has a husband  they have a 2 year old son . she said a quote that was “i may not be there yet but i am closer than yesterday .  

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Misty Copeland shows persistence in her lifetime and still does today. This is because even though she felt as if she did not belong because she was the only African American dancer she pushed through even though it was hard for her. She continued to get better and better at what she does and worked her way up the ranks. Copeland shows persistence by never giving up and not turning back. Misty has gotten two scholarships into the things she loves.

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On September 10 1982, Misty Copeland was born in Kansas Missouri, At a young age Copeland moved to San Pedro California. There she joined the drill team at her school. Copelands coach saw her talent and suggested that she should attend ballet classes coached by Cynthia Bradley. Bradley soon recognized Copeland’s natural ability and Copeland soon started dance classes at the San Pedro Ballet School. Once classes became more serious Copeland moved in with Bradley to be closer to the dance school. In 1998 Copeland won 1st place in the ballet category of the Los Angeles Music center spotlight awards. That summer she earned a full scholarship into an intensive summer program at the San Francisco Ballet. In 1998 a custody battle was formed between Bradley’s and Copeland’s mom’s. Copeland moved back with her family and attended San Pedro high school. Soon after Copeland was invited to join the ABT studio company. In 2009 Copeland was shown in a music video for the song “Crimson and Clover” by Prince.  As Copeland’s popularity grew she began making products, even creating her own athletic brand. Throughout her life Copeland was an inspiration for many. Kiddle states that Copeland said “I may not be there yet, but I am closer than I was yesterday.”  In Conclusion Copeland continues to be an amazing rommodel in ballet history! 

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Dolly parton is very persistent because she was born into a very poor family but now is wealthy. Most musicians have the ability to afford vocal lessons but not her, she is one out of 11 kids. She helped her mom a lot on her journey with her 11 siblings. She used her ability to make her way up to where she is now, with lots of trouble and learning curves. She showed her persistence by winning 11 grammys, 10 country music awards, and being one out of five to win academy country music awards. At one point she became so famous that even Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to work alongside her, but she refused. Because she wanted to be a solo singer. This really shows how far she has come with her persistence no matter what the situation is.

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Dolly parton is a country music singer, guitarist, and actress. Winning seven grammys and ten country music awards. Some would say she is an inspiration. Because, she grew up in a low class home. But worked her way up and now is worth 650 million dollars. This shows how persistent she is. Mrs.Parton has blonde hair and blue-ish-green  eyes and lives in tennessee.  According to Kids atives.com, she has been married to Carl Thomas Dean for 56 years. According to kids encyclopedia facts, She has 11 siblings, 3 that have sadly passed away. Mrs.Parton couldn’t have done what she has without the help of her family and husband.

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Dolly Parton was borned into a very poor family in locust ridge tennessee on january 19th 1946. According to kids.co and kids.biricina.com she displayed her love for music at a very young age and became a great singer and guitarist. She started to get on local radios and television shows. Right after high school she set out for Nashville Tennessee at the ripe age of 18  years old to continue in her music career. She showed up regularly on tv shows and soon came to the attention of the music industry at RCA and made over a dozen hit songs there. She soon became one of the biggest pop country singers. When Dolly parton was 32 in 1974 she launched a solo career which made her very popular. In 1976 she was dominated the best female singer in all of county music. In 2003 she opened an amusement park called dollywood in pigeon forge tennessee. In 2011 she was awarded a lifetime special grammy award!  In 2023 she released a rockstar album at 77 years old. Lastly, most recently she released an album called “Hello, I'm Dolly.” 

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Michael Jordan shows persistence throughout his basketball career because he went through many Ups and downs Throughout his career and he still put all of his hard work and effort into basketball.  He shows you that anything you go through you can overcome and keep going. Michael Jordan is a great example of someone who doesn't give up. Michael Jordan had a goal and he would stop at nothing to achieve it. Michael Jordan played for seventeen years nonstop to achieve  his dream.

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Born in 1963 Michael Jordan would turn out to be one of the best NBA (National Basketball association) PLayers of all time. Britannica stated, Michael Jordan was born in brooklyn new york but ended up growing up in Wilmington North Carolina. He played many sports when he was a kid and one of his favorites was  basketball. He got turned away from his varsity basketball team but later ended up being their star player. He played 15 seasons in the NBA ,winning six NBA championships with the team, Chicago Bulls. This information from Britannica  is important to know because this helps to show that Michael Jordan was one of the best NBA players of all time. According to kiddle “Michael Jordan is now the owner of the Charlotte Hornets and 23x1 NASCAR cup series.” He played 3 years of college basketball  under the coaching of Dean Smith. He also became known for his leaping abilities, and performing slam dunks from the free throw line giving him the nickname “Air Jordan.” This info from kiddle is important because it shows how much Michael Jordan grew over the years.

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February 17, 1963, a kid named Michael Jordan was born. Duckster Stated that Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New york, But soon later he moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. This Information from Duckster is important because This can show how you can go from not that rich to really rich in the future and trust the process. Michael Jordan loved to play all types of sports from starting as a kid, Michael Jordan Played Football, Baseball, And especially Basketball, He was playing these sports since he was little. Michael Jordan Went to Emsley A laney High School where he became Mcdonald All-American In basketball, On his senior year, Michael Jordan Had many good Collage offers, But he chose to stay with his hometown and go to University of North Carolina (UNC). In 1982, Michael Jordan went far enough to make it to the Ncaa Basketball Championship where he was down by one score, And if he made this shot, It would go down In history, so it did and I caught many NBA (National Basketball Association) Scouts attention. On Michael Jordan’s Rookie year, he broke some rookie records, So everyone thought this kid would be the best. Kiddle stated that he left for the MLB (Major league baseball) for 2 years. This is important because this Gave a persistent Attitude and Gave Him a mindset to keep on working harder for his dad, so when he came back to the NBA, he was better than ever.

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I think Micheal Jordan explains how persistence is shown, since he never gave up on his dreams and did many things to achieve what he wanted and needed in life as his future job. I believe this is how he showed persistence because in the text, “Micheal Jordan- A Profile for Failure” states, “When you make bad decisions, you learn from that and move forward. I think I’m better in that sense. I’ve experienced all of the different valleys and lows about ownership and the success of businesses.”
These are a few quotes that Micheal has said in his life as a successful basketball player. He even wrote many books like “Dream Big” and “Salt In His Shoes”. These are just a few of the kids books he created. He was a very wonderful player and author in his life. A fact about Micheal Jordan is he is also known by his initials MJ, and is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. He played fifteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Micheal Jordan also showed persistence by practicing a lot and even when he made many mistakes, he decided to not give up and ended up being the best basketball player out there. A quote that Micheal Jordan said was, “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times, I’ve been trusted to take the game-winning shot and miss. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Micheal Jordan says that he has failed multiple times but also succeeded multiple times as well. He also says that failure is the key to success. Without failing, you can not accomplish your dreams. One might say that Micheal Jordan was a failure who missed shots a million times. Others would say that he doesn’t deserve his role as being the best basketball player. What they don’t know is that he inspired many people, no matter if he failed or not, he kept on trying and practicing until he played his role as what he is now, the world's best basketball player.

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Jordan is a basketball player that worked to show his place. Michael was just a toddler when he first tried to sign up for the school’s basketball team but ended up being rejected. Because of this, he decided to work harder and not give up.  According to the text, “Michael Jordan’s Biography” states, “Michael Jeffrey Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York on February 17, 1963. However, his family moved to Wilmington, North Carolina when he was still a young child. ” He became the star of his team, and by the time he was almost done with highschool, he had already been asked to go to college. He played college basketball for three years before going on to the NBA. In his first year in the NBA, Jordan was known to be very good. After a long time, the Bulls won their first championship. A few years later, he led the Bulls to 6 NBA championships. Jordan was the NBA leader in scoring for 10 seasons.  In the text, “Jordan was one of the greatest all-around players in the history of the game.” This shows that Micheal Jordan helped his team by leading him to winning championships. He is now known to be one of the best players in basketball still in this time.

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According to the text (Micheal Jordan) Jordan was born in Brooklyn,New york on February 17,1963.Soon enough they moved to Wilmington,North Carolina when he was young.Jordan grew up and Improved in his basketball skills at Emsley A.laney high school in Wilmington where he soon became a Mcdonald’s All-American by his senior year!Jordan soon enough attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC).He majored in cultural geography and he finally played basketball there for 3 years before finally joining the NBA in 1981. Finally,Jordan hit a winning shot in 1982 NCAA championship game.After a while he joined Chicago Bulls,after a long time in 1991,the bulls won their first championship.Jordan soon enough let the bulls into 6 NBA championship.Finally Jordan retired in 1993 to play professional baseball,then he joined back.Soon enough then he retired again 1999 only to return in 2001 to play for Washington Wizards.After all that he finally retired in 2004 for good.That was now the end of his Basketball career as a player.He soon became a owner and manager of the NBA’s charlotte Hornets.This all important to him since it was his whole life every time and thing he has done in that time.

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Lebron James has broken many records in basketball like most career points scored. James was born in Akron,Ohio on December 30, 1984. He was showing confidence by practicing when he was injured and scoring the most career points in basketball. He is still playing basketball right now.

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Lebron James is a 39 year old basketball player, he plays for Los Angeles Lakers. He broke the NBA record for total career points scored. In high school he was named Ohio's Mr,Basketball or player of the year. James acted in space jam which features bugs bunny and other characters. James suffered an injury in 2022 which made him miss the season. The Lakers did fail to make it to the playoffs. James was in a poor family when he was little. He won the Olympic Golden Medal in 2008 and 2012. James has been MVP 6 times. James is nicknamed King James.

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Lebron James was born on December 30,1984 in Akron, Ohio. After entering the National League of Basketball Association, directly from high school, he established himself as one of the league basketball players. Capable of playing multiple positions, he was selected as the NBA’s most valuable players, for 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013. Mr. James led three teams to the championship, the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013, the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016, and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. He won the NBA cup championship in 2023.

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LeBron James is a basketball player that had a rough time growing up, but he followed his passion in playing basketball and didn't give up. He went through high school playing basketball. His basketball coach believed in him when his family was falling apart. That made him believe in himself. It also taught him to follow his passion. Sometimes he lost games, or had a rough day, but he showed persistence even when things got tough. He had a severe head injury in the middle of an NBA game, but no, he didn't give up, instead he got better and learned from his mistakes. He has shown so much persistence in his years of basketball making him a famous basketball player!

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Lebron James was once into baseball and basketball.  Always moving on and off the court states, ”He was a star on his basketball team.”. So everyone knew that one day he would be a professional basketball player, He continued playing baseball until his last year in high school. Always moving on and off the court states ,“After high school lebron james decided to continue playing basketball.”Always moving on and off the court states. “He was one of the only players to go straight from highschool to professional basketball.”After his first season ,he won many awards such as four NBA championships, four NBA most valuable player awards,nineteen selections as a NBA all star, etc.Lebron james helped by funding a school called the I Promise School in his hometown akron, ohio.Lebron james facts for kids. ”Lebron James married his highschool sweetheart and the mother of his children Savannah James,” they got married on the 14 of September in 2013.Lebron James has 3 kids 2 boys and one girl his boys names are Brody and Bryce and his daughters name in Zhuri.

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LeBron James was born in Akron, Ohio on December 30, 1984. He had a difficult childhood. His family was poor and had a tough time growing up. Biography: LeBron James states, “ Fortunately, his basketball coach, Frankie Walker, took LeBron James and let him stay with his family where he could focus on school and basketball” He followed his passion for basketball and then after entering the NBA (National Basketball Association) directly from high school in 2003, “ he quickly established himself as one of the league superstars.” states Britannica. Because of this he was capable of playing in multiple positions. LeBron James was capable of being selected as the NBA’s most valuable player in 2009, 2010, 2012, and 2013. This shows how he is committed to being a great player. LeBron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers to the NBA championships in 2016, and the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. “In 2023 he broke the NBA record for total career points  scored.” states Britannica. He has accomplished so much in life. Even in 2024 LeBron James has won three Olympic gold medals as a member of the U.S. men’s national team! This is how accomplished and how committed he is to playing basketball! 

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Mrs.CopeLand is an actor,dancer, public speaker, and author. She has won many awards along with her going to movies to start acting and writing books, going to dance practice on time, and trying to get her doctor of fine arts degree. But then she got married to Olu Evan in california, she then had her first child!!! When she was younger she won many awards and honors  during the 2010’s.  Mrs CopeLand loves cooking and baking for her family and her friends all of the time. But when doing all of this at the same time she had confidence and when she failed she got back up and kept trying even when the worst happened. But then after all of her hard work she got a award that was her doctor of fine arts degree! And now she is living a happy life with all of her amazing words and with her happy family!!!

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 Mrs. Copeland is an American ballet dancer for American ballet theater. She was the first African American to hold the highest-ranking ballet position at her dance company. And she takes her ballet seriously, when she isn’t practicing she is stretching. She takes classes almost everyday, but most of the time she is taking care of her body. She treats her body with respect. She is the youngest out of four children from her mom’s side of her second marriage. Mrs Copeland has a husband named Olu Evans thye happily got married in california. When Mrs Copeland began to act her first lesson was in 2009, and when she got older she became a public speaker. When she got older in the mid 200’s-2010’s she won 8 awards almost every year. Mrs Copeland was born on September 10 1982, in the early 1996, cantine convinced Copeland to attend a ballet class at her local boys and girls club. Mrs Copeland attended many classes as a spectator before participating. Mrs Copeland quote “ i may not be there yet, but i am closer than i was yesterday” This quote is stating that everyday  you live closer to your goal in life , Mrs Copeland has one son, and loves cooking for her family and friends.

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Mrs.CopeLand began formal Ballet training when she was just 13 years old. She quickly progressed and was awarded a full scholarship to San Francisco Ballet's summer program. After the program she joined  the American Ballet Theater studio company in 2000. In 2007 she then eventually was promoted to be a soloist. In 2008 She was the only African American Woman in the dance company. In 2009 she took acting lessons. In 2011 she was featured in season one, Episode 5 in “Day In A LIfe” and the 11th season of “ So You Think You Can Dance”. In 2013 she was named as an ambassador of boys and girls clubs of America.  In 2015 she became the first African American woman to be promoted to a principal dancer in the company's history! In 2016 she got married in california. 2017 she was then appeared as a guest artist with La Scala Theater Ballet.  Then in 2021 Mrs. CopeLand was awarded its highest honor. In 2023 Mrs.CopeLand was awarded a doctor of fine arts degree!

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Mr.Kinney has created many books and has produced 7 movies with each better than the last. He has shown confidence by taking the step to post his work online. Without that confidence we never would have Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

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Jeff Kinney is an American children’s book author and website developer who is known for creating the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series,Mr.Kinney was born on February 19,1971 and was one of four children . His mother was an educator and his dad worked for the federal government. In 1976 Mr.Kinney started his first year of school.In 1981 Mr.Kinney opened his world to fantasy(he was in fifth grade). Mr. Kinney went to Potomac Landing Elementary,Eugene Burrows for middle school and Bishop McNara High School. 2 years later he moved to England. He went to Villanova University for college but then transferred to the University of Maryland,College Park, to study computer science and later,criminal justice and graduated in 1993.During college he created a comic called Igdoof in 2 school newspapers. After college Mr.Kinney started his career as a cartoonist. Meanwhile he also worked as a newspaper layout editor and then as a game designer for Family Education Network. 5 years later Mr.Kinney got married. In 1998 he came up with his first thought about the Wimpy Kid series. In 2004  he placed Wimpy Kid strips online and attracted 70,000 views per day. 2 years later he signed a print contract which allowed him to publish his work as a book. It was a huge hit and gradually rose up the bestseller list. His books are about a middle schooler named Greg Heffley and his life. Some of Mr.Kinney’s books include Rodrick Rules,Cabin Fever,The Getaway and Hot Mess. He also acted as an executive producer for four live action Wimpy Kid  movies, and a co-producer for 3 animated Wimpy Kid movies. He also created a knock off series called Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid,and his books are available in 60 different languages.

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Mr.Kinney was born on February 19,1971 .In 1976 Mr.Kinney started his first year of school.In 1981 Mr.Kinney opened his world to fantasy(he was in fifth grade).In 1989 he graduated from high school.Then in 1933 he graduated high school. 2 years later he moved to England. Then in 1995 he drafted his first book. 5 years later Mr.Kinney got married. In 2007 he released his first book which was a big hit. From 2008-2024 he made 12 books.

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 Mr. Dave Eggers showed a lot of persistence in his lifetime, here are examples. 
After graduating from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992,
 Eggers had lost his parents to cancer within a short period. 
In 1991 and 1992  he wrote a book, “A Heartbreaking work of Staggering Genius”,this book was about his parents death and how it was hard for him but he still kept his career in writing. 
Now he has won many awards such as “The American Book Award”, and the “Pulitzer Prize” and that loss did not stop him from continuing his work. This shows that he has a lot of persistence  in him, he is truly a good man.

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Mr. Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. He is married to Vendela Vida, and now has 2 children. He has written various books in his lifetime such as “the Monk of Mokha” and “the Circle”. He had developed a passion for storytelling at a young age. He studied journalism and graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1992, He has won many awards such as, the American Book Award, the Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Award for Education, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the TED Prize, and has even been a finalist for the National Book Award, The Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and many more! He is the founder of McSweeney’s, a non-profit publishing company based in San Francisco that produces books, humor websites, and magazines. He is also the co-founder of “Voice of Witness" which is a non-profit book series, and his work also appears in New York Times.  

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Mr.eggers is a writer and publisher he was born 1970 in boston,Mr.eggers is a writer and publisher he was born 1970 in boston,Massachusetts. He attended a public high school in laker forest near chicago.Mr.eggers attended university of Illinois at urbana champaign,wanting to get a degree in journalism. He  made his first book called heartbreaking genius. The book was about the death of his parents in 1991 and 199By the time he made this book he was 21 years old. He left his college and moved to Berkeley,California.  Egger took an attempt for a local newspaper. In 2002 Mr Egger published his fictional novel named, You shall know our velocity. This story was about how  frustrating it is to try to give money while traveling around the world. Now he has made a lot more books  like, Surviving Justice, What is the what,The Jump,Your fathers where are they?, Do they live, The Monk of Moksha, Heroes of the father, The Circle, and more Now, he is living in San Francisco California while he continues to write more books.  He attended a public high school in laker forest near chicago.Mr.eggers attended university of Illinois at urbana champaign,wanting to get a degree in journalism. He  made his first book called heartbreaking genius. The book was about the death of his parents in 1991 and 199By the time he made this book he was 21 years old. He left his college and moved to Berkeley,California.  Egger took an attempt for a local newspaper. In 2002 Mr Egger published his fictional novel named, You shall know our velocity. This story was about how  frustrating it is to try to give money while traveling around the world. Now he has made a lot more books  like, Surviving Justice, What is the what,The Jump,Your fathers where are they?, Do they live, The Monk of Mokha, Heroes of the father, The Circle, and more Now, he is living in San Francisco California while he continues to write more books. 

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Misty Copeland is confident with herself every single day that passes by. She is very confident with herself because she knows she has the ability to do anything if she puts her mind to it. Especially ballet. In the passage Dancing Towards Dreams, it says that,” I treat my body with the respect that any musician would their instrument. I accept all that it is and do my best to make it the best it can be. I love my body,” says Misty. Misty says this because she accepts herself the way she is. She doesn’t want to push herself beyond the limit and make her struggle more like she has struggled in the past. Misty had a challenging childhood, having to overcome poverty, moving frequently, being a child of divorce, the struggles of growing up multiethnic and much more. In Dancing Towards Dream, it says, “My body changed completely over the course of a couple of months,” she says. Misty had always been long and lean, which was considered “perfect” for a ballet dancer’s body. But now, she says, “I was being told that my proportions just weren’t right anymore.” Ever since she started doing ballet, she didn’t want to have the same feeling all over again. She has promised herself that no matter how times can get tough, there is a solution to every single problem. She has also learned to embrace her skin color, figure and appearance. 

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Misty Copeland is mostly known for her wonderful dancing. She is an African American Ballet Dancer. She does ballet at the American Ballet Theater. She lives in Manhattan's Upper West Side. She is 42 years old and she has one son named Jackson. She is married to Olu Evans. She is 5’2 feet tall. She has been dancing for over 20 years and has started Ballet at the age of 13. She got her degree at San Francisco Ballet. She has also received an honorary doctorate at New York University. According to Britannica Kids,” Since 2021, Misty has built a network after - school dance program for under - resourced students through the Misty Copeland Foundation.” She created this network because she wanted to provide many opportunities for children in under -  resourced communities to engage their whole bodies, hearts, and their minds in learning through dance, especially ballet. Advance the art form of the ballet through greater Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  

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Misty Copeland was born on September 10, 1982 in Kansas City, Missouri. She started ballet at the age of 13. According to Britannica Kids, “ In middle school, she joined the Drill team. Her coach noticed her right away and decided to recommend her for the Boys and Girls club.” After the club was over, she decided to go to San Pedro Ballet School. In 1998 at the age of 15, Copeland won her first prize in the ballet category of the Los Angeles Music Center Spotlight Awards. In the summer, she was accepted with a full scholarship at San Francisco Ballet. In that year, Copeland moved back in with her family and attended San Pedro High School. She still continued studying Ballet at Lauridsen Ballet Centre in Torrance California. In 2000, she won another scholarship to ABT’s Summer Program. During that year, she was named National Coca - Cola Scholar. At the end of the summer, she was selected into a program for young dancers still in training. In 2001, Copeland became a member at ABT’s ballet company. She has played countless roles and those are The Firebird ( 2012 ), Le Corsaire ( 2013 ), Coppelia ( 2014 ),and Swan Lake (2014). In 2015, ABT chose her to be the principal dancer. In that year, she had her broadway debut in Leonard Bernstein’s musical On the Town and in 2018, she made a feature film where she played the princess on the Nutcracker and the 4 Realms. During all of these experiences, she has written many books and one of them is Life in an Unlikely Ballerina ( 2014 ) and more. All of these events are very important in her life because these help her become a stronger and stronger ballerina that she is today.   

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The first Air Jordan shoe was produse for basketball player Michael Jeffery Jordan during his time with the chicago bulls on November 17, 1984 and released to the public on April 1, 1985. The shoes were designed for NIKE by Peter Moore, Tinker Hatfeild, and Bruce KIlgore. Jordan was confident that the shoes would blow up and still today they are still blowing up.

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Michail jeffrey jordan born feb 17 1963 at the cumberland hospital in nyc his dad was a bank employee. In 1916 he moved to north carolina he went to laney high school  where he played football and baseball in highschool he had a lot of offers to many colleges but he decided to stay close to home and went to north carolina in 1984 he got drafted to the chicago bulls. Jordan had five sibling supporting him on his journey to becoming a superstar he is also a good spokesman he partnered up with brand like nike,coca cola,chevrolet,gatorade,mcdonalds, ball park franks in 2017 he became part owner of the miami marlins.And he is a 6x nba champion.  

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On the date of February  17, 1963 a nba (National Basketball Association) superstar was born. His name was Michael Jeffery Jordan, he was also known as MJ. Jordan grew up loving basketball, he made his high school basketball team in Emsley A. Laney high school. After performing well with an average of 30+ points per game, he got a scholarship at North Carolina Tar Heels university. After 3 years he got picked to play on a college team by the name Tar Heels. He was 6’6 and 216 lbs. In 1986 Jordan got his bachelor's degree. In 1984 he was drafted to play on the Chicago bulls. He also Led the U.S. basketball team to a gold medal in both the 1984 and 1992 olympic games. Also in 1984 he came out with a shoe brand called “Air Jordans”. At the age of 40, Jordan retired in 2003.

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Ms. Toll is a first year teacher who has already completed two years of student teaching through the University of North Georgia. Ms. Toll had to student teach for multiple years while also having to work on her degree. She had to work part time, student teach full time, and go to school full time. This was very hard for her as she had so many requirements. This meant that she had to show persistence and keep working hard even when things get hard. She kept working through her college career and graduated in May of 2024. This allowed her to be here as your teacher today. 

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Ms. Toll is a 6th grade ELA teacher at South Forsyth Middle School. She graduated from North Forsyth High School where she decided that she wanted to become a teacher after she student taught at Coal Mountain Elementary School. She went to college at the University of North Georgia and got her Bachelors degree in Middle Grades Education. While she was at school she student taught at various schools such as: Gainesville Middle school, New Holland Knowledge Academy, and Dawsonville Middle School. Her student teaching was a long and extensive process, happening parallel to her studies at University. She graduated in May of 2024 and is now in her first year teaching at South Forsyth Middle School. 

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Ms. Toll went to High School at North Forsyth High School. She graduated in the summer of 2020 and started studying at the University of North Georgia. She began her college career at the Cumming campus of UNG. Until the spring semester of her sophomore year when she moved to the Dahlonega campus and lived in an off campus apartment. She went on in her studies to student teach at Gainesville Middle School teaching 8th grade Advanced ELA. In the winter of that year she began teaching 5th grade all subjects at New Holland Knowledge Academy. After her junior year and many hours of student teaching, she started her full time student teaching position at Dawson County Middle School teaching 7th grade Social Studies. In October of her senior year, she began teaching 6th grade ELA at Dawson County Middle School. Ms. Toll continued teaching full time alongside her full time studies through the rest of her college career until she graduated in May of 2024 with her Bachelors of Science in Education and a certification to teach 4th-8th grade in the subjects of ELA and SS. She now teaches 6th Grade ELA at SFMS. 