https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted Listen to the following Ted Talks. Then answer the following questions for each: 1. What is the purpose of this talk? What message is the speaker trying to get across? 2. How was this Ted Talk different than simply reading an essay out loud? 3. How does this talk relate to our theme of "overcoming adversity?" en-us 2020-12-18 17:07:07 UTC 2026-01-21 18:13:24 UTC hello@padlet.com madelinewatrous https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1032022467 2020-12-18 17:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1032022467 madelinewatrous https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1032110164 2020-12-18 17:55:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1032110164 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192700054 1. the purpose of this is to inform people about how he built his windmill. 2. this is different than reading a essay because you can hear what he is saying in his tone of voice and hear his accent and you can see him rather than imagine what he looks like.]]> 2021-02-11 15:14:10 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192700054 ry14034 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192722251 Question 1: The purpose of this talk was so William would be able to inform you on how he got the ideas for his windmill and how he built the windmill.
Question 2: This talk was simply way different than an essay, you can hear his voice and feel his feelings, also it helps us to be able to understand him better.
Question 3: This relates to our theme of adversity because William is sharing paths he took and problems he overcame.]]> 2021-02-11 15:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192722251 km16130 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192729891 1) I think the purpose of this was for William to tell you( and show you) how his dream actually came to life.
2) it is different because you could feel his emotions and you could hear his accent and hear how he improved his English!
3) he grew up in a poor place, Malawi, and now he is really famous for building windmills!]]> 2021-02-11 15:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192729891 ry14034 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192748439 Question 1: I think the purpose of this talk was how the boy was describing how something that could be seemingly impossible, but sharing 4 steps of being able to achieve anything.
Question 2: It was different than anything because you could feel the emotion and feeling coming into the boy's voice, therefore you could better understand how important this was.
Question 3: The speaker was talking about how a rare incurable genetic disorder, and saying how he didn't let this adversity block his dreams.]]> 2021-02-11 15:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192748439 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192791382 1. this ted talk was about how anything is possible
2. this is different because of the listeners emersion in his ted talk
3. he was born with multiple broken bones, but now at age 13 he is a successful singer]]> 2021-02-11 15:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192791382 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192879079 1. anything is possible
2. it was the emersion of the audience
3. he born in Malawi, a poor place in Africa, and now he is famous for building a windmill to power his whole town.]]> 2021-02-11 15:44:14 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192879079 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192973823 i agree with anthony s]]> 2021-02-11 16:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192973823 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192977539 same as kady]]> 2021-02-11 16:00:43 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192977539 ps11722 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192984268 1. I think the message is to follow your dreams, and you can achieve great things. 2. It was different than an essay because there was a tone, and pictures. 3. It has the adversity theme because he was born with a disability, but he became a singer when he's only 13.]]> 2021-02-11 16:01:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192984268 km16130 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192985808 1) i think the purpose was... how the boy had gone through lots of hard times but he was sharing the steps he used to overcome all of it.
2) it is different because he showed his feelings and emotion and also, he sang at the end.
3) like I said before, he had hard times and has a disorder but he never let adversity get in his way!]]> 2021-02-11 16:02:05 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1192985808 ps11722 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193001279 1. The purpose was to explain how things can change when you try, and you can chase your dreams. 2. it was different than an essay because there was a tone and images. 3. It has the adversity theme because he was a poor farmer until he built the windmill and had electricity.]]> 2021-02-11 16:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193001279 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193148868 1. I think that this was about anything is possible!
2. It is different because he showed his feelings and emotions!
3. he has a disorder but never lets being different or adversity get in his way of life!]]> 2021-02-11 16:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193148868 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193166760 1. The purpose of the talk is to tell you to never give up, that impossible is just another possible. 2. He sang at the end, and it was talking about something that people wouldn't usually make you write about. he used personal experiences to get his message across. 3. he's telling to us to never give up and that no matter how hard, you can do it.]]> 2021-02-11 16:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193166760 augustgmiller https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193192372 1) To show that you can always make stuff happen.
2) It felt like he was talking to me, but also everyone else.
3) I shows that he overcame so many forms of adversity!]]> 2021-02-11 16:35:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193192372 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193216665 1. The purpose was to explain how you can always achieve your dream. 2. He was giving a very motivational and helpful speech about achieving your dream instead of school related stuff. 3. His talk was about how no matter how bad your situation is, you can make it. You can do whatever you put your mind too.]]> 2021-02-11 16:38:58 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193216665 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193219242 1. the purpose was to explain how anything is possible just trust in your self and believe and you will do just fine!
2. well he was talking differently louder and more enthusiastic, you could just tell this was very important to him, way more than a read aloud would ever be!
3. well he didnt care what anybody thought not even his mother he just knew to trust in himself and he knew he could do it!]]> 2021-02-11 16:39:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193219242 augustgmiller https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193259155 1) He was trying to say that you should always never give up!
2) He had many pictures involved.
3) He overcame the adversity of the drought.]]> 2021-02-11 16:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193259155 ay18476 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193289122 1. To inspire people.
2. Because it had emotion.
3. "Overcomming NEGATIVITY]]> 2021-02-11 16:50:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193289122 cottagecorefrog https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193437448 1. I think the purpose of this Ted Talk was to get people to believe in themselves and to overcome everything even though it seems hard.
2. There was more emotion and it felt like he was jumping out of the screen talking to me.
3. The whole talk was about him overcoming his disease and telling us some tips to overcome our own version of a disease(even if it technically isn't a disease)]]> 2021-02-11 17:13:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193437448 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193551053 1: to make the impossible possible
2: the way the camras it felt like he was talking to me insted of an audience
3 to over come the impossible and make the impossable possiable agian.

]]> 2021-02-11 17:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193551053 tianalakeyll https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193589565 1. The purpose of it is to tell you that you can achieve anything you want in life
2. It seemed more inspirational because you can watch instead of having to try to figure out whos talking every time
3. He talks about how he overcame his disease. ]]> 2021-02-11 17:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193589565 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193598031 1: to make pepole think well if he did it i can do it to.
2: becase it was not just a reading an eassy it was inspiring
3:i think prpoably a lot of pepole said no you cant do that and he wanted to shoq the world his accomplishments. ]]> 2021-02-11 17:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193598031 tianalakeyll https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193613800 1. The purpose of this is to show how he was struggling in his home town so he built a windmill and the purpose was to inspire people
2. I enjoy watching videos than reading essays more and I liked seeing the pictures in the video so you can really get an idea of what he's talking about.
3. He shows all of the things that he has accomplished which can also inspire people.]]> 2021-02-11 17:43:13 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193613800 cottagecorefrog https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193621104 1. The purpose of this talk is to tell people how he built his windmill and what happened because of it but also to tell people that because he did it they can to.
2. It was different then just reading out an essay out loud because there was humor
3. The last thing he said is "whatever happens, don't give up" which I think is what adversity is.]]> 2021-02-11 17:44:28 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193621104 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193656955 1 that you can do anything you out your mind to or you can overcome your adversity.
2 it was more engaging and lets you really visualise what their talking about and what their going through or went through. 
3 Because the talk was about how he overcame his promblem or adversity.]]> 2021-02-11 17:50:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193656955 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193742960 1 the purpose was to explain how he made the windmill 2 if it was a essay then he wouldent have everyones attention and he might of said diffrent things 3 he was in a poor town and he made do with it]]> 2021-02-11 18:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193742960 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193756118  1 to show that he made something increadable in a rough time and  that you can too.
2 it expressed emotion and had humor.
3 because he made something with a bunch of people thinking he was crazy and everyone was hungry but yet he made it that's overcoming adversity and so it relate to the theme of overcoming adversity.]]> 2021-02-11 18:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193756118 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193758909 1 he was saying that you have to have a growth mindset if you don't then you won't get anything done 2 if it was a essay he wouldn't have the slides or emotion 3 if working through all that isn't overcoming adversity then i don't know what is he had a deisiee when he was a baby it was guessed he would die but he lived]]> 2021-02-11 18:07:26 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193758909 eh20828 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193880387 My computer didn't like me so...]]> 2021-02-11 18:28:09 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193880387 eh20828 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193928755 2021-02-11 18:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1193928755 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194041455 1) i think the message was that he was trying to tell people not to give up, and anybody can make the impossible possible
2) We got to see pictures and what he and his disability looks like and we heard his singing, and all the clapping about his family and God
3) He didn't let his disability stop him from what he loved to do]]> 2021-02-11 18:56:25 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194041455 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194116464 1) He wanted to share what he went through and share about him, his family, and his world. He also wanted to share about this because almost nobody even knew they and their problems even existed
2) We get to see pictures of his family and his farm, and we got to see him.We could also hear what they sounded like where he is from, and how hard he is trying to learn English correctly.
3) He shared the problems he had like the starvation, not much money, no water. but then he said he made the windmill to help grow food and help them survive. He told us to trust in yourself and believe you can make it.]]> 2021-02-11 19:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194116464 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194154032 1. The purpose of his talk was to tell everyone that he believed that he could accomplish what he wanted in life, and that no one was gonna take him down
2. Mostly what I said in question 1: 
He wanted everyone who was watching to know that no one could take down his dream, and that even though he has been through hard times, nothing was gonna stop him from accomplishing his goal]]> 2021-02-11 19:16:50 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194154032 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194225059 1. This one was different because he was thinking of all of this from his memory. and he was explaining on how he made his windmill
2.this relates to "Overcoming Adversity" by him explaining on how he studied and even when people said he couldnt, he made the windmill]]> 2021-02-11 19:29:48 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194225059 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194770410 he was trying to motivate other people to be creative.
i liked that he talk about how he perservered.]]> 2021-02-11 21:54:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194770410 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194805184 it was also about how anything is posible
i liked that he was vvery upbeat even though he faced alot of challenges .]]> 2021-02-11 22:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194805184 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194855120 1. I think the purpose of this tedtalk is to bring people up and show them that “you can”. 2. This is different because this tedtalk actually shows pictures and shows feelings and emotions. 3. This relates to “Overcoming adversity” by actually overcoming adversity and not giving up.]]> 2021-02-11 22:29:41 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194855120 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194879050 1. The purpose is to show and tell people what happened before, during, and after he was building the windmill. 2. Like with the first one he showed emotion and feelings, and pictures. 3. He overcame adversity by proving that he could build the windmill, overcoming and showing the people that said he couldn’t.]]> 2021-02-11 22:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194879050 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194946087 1. The purpose of this talk was to show people how something that seems impossible can be possible. 2. I feel like it is different from reading an essay is how you can see him and hear his emotions and his funny voice and you can also see him.]]> 2021-02-11 23:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1194946087 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1196756814 1 the purpose is to show people anything is possible 2 you can see his emotions 3 he had to go through hardships when he was a baby.]]> 2021-02-12 15:03:02 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1196756814 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1196766639 1 he was showing how he built the windmill 2 you can see his emotions 3 he had to overcome the challenge of building a windmill.]]> 2021-02-12 15:05:06 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1196766639 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1197850599 He was showing how he "harnessed the wind."
I felt like he showed his emotions through words not an essay. 
He had no idea how to build a windmill, but he did by junkyard scraps and a book! Whatever our adversity project is, his was harder!]]> 2021-02-12 18:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1197850599 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1197860491 1. The purpose is to show people that even when things seem impossible they aren't.
2. It's different because he shows pictures and you can't really do that through and essay and get the same reaction.
3. It relates to overcoming adversity by the fact that he actually had to overcome adversity as a baby!]]> 2021-02-12 18:55:02 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1197860491 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1208087005 1. That some People have issues with There body
2. You don't have to read it
3. It helps to understand the callgneges]]> 2021-02-16 18:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1208087005 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1208101264 1. It is trying to tell you that you sould not give up
2. you don't have to read
3. It tells you the hard ships he had]]> 2021-02-16 18:10:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1208101264 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1310029585 q1
i think that the purpose is to show people what they dont see
q2
it has someone talking out loud and that can tell more to a person that reading it
q3
it realates to overcoming adversity because by the fact that we did it as a baby.]]> 2021-03-15 11:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1310029585 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1310038502 q1 the purpose is to tell you how he harnessed the wind
q2 talking to someone can get the message across
q3 he came over the challange of building a windmill]]> 2021-03-15 11:04:54 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1310038502 ay18476 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1326574538 The purpouse was that it shows that someone can change imposible to i'm posible. It had emotion, a lot of it. This relates because it shows that someone whit no hope from doctors goes from 1-2 day to live to 13 years and counting.]]> 2021-03-18 16:55:37 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1326574538 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1376758219 1) The purpose of this Ted Talk is to share with people how to change impossible to "I'm possible". 
2) An essay is different from this Ted Talk. Essays are a little more complicated, generally, and more detailed, in my opinion. However the Ted Talk is very direct and on the subject. 
3) The Ted Talk relates to overcoming adversity because as a baby, the speaker overcame adversety. ]]> 2021-04-01 20:45:11 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1376758219 https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1376771260 1) The purpose of this Ted Talk is to tell the audience how Willimam built his windmill.
2) This Ted Talk is very enjoyable and informative.
3) This talk relates to overcoming adversity because WIlliam has to overcome adversity himself. ]]> 2021-04-01 20:52:13 UTC https://padlet.com/madelinewatrous/ted/wish/1376771260