Welcome to Advocacy! by Carey Pohanka https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py Double click and add a favorite quote or picture and a little something about yourself! en-us 2018-11-26 16:34:38 UTC 2025-11-18 11:01:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320162589 Hey folks! My name is Crystal Wang. I go to the Bishop's School in San Diego, CA and I spend most of my free time watching TV shows on my computer. My favorite quote is from Richard Siken's debut poetry book, Crush, which goes:

“We have not touched the stars,
nor are we forgiven, which brings us back
to the hero’s shoulders and the gentleness that comes,
not from the absence of violence, but despite
the abundance of it.”

]]> 2019-01-14 06:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320162589 Hi everyone! My name is Esha Julka and I am at junior at Greenhill School in Addison, TX. I love to travel and experience new cultures from around the world! As of now, I've had the opportunity to visit 26 countries! Most of my free time is consumed by watching YouTube, writing, and playing the bass :) https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320591910 Favorite Quote: "Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower."
- Steve Jobs]]> 2019-01-15 01:42:51 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320591910 https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320661747 Hi guys! My name is Kabir Singh, and I go to the American International School of Lagos in Nigeria. I am a dedicated athlete, with my favorite sport being Football(soccer.) Apart from sports, I love to travel and explore various cultures as I am a third culture kid. I look forward to getting to know you all! 

Favorite Quote: "That's the real trouble with the world, too many people grow up."
- Walt Disney]]> 2019-01-15 09:13:34 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320661747 Hello, my name is Bethany White. I am a student at a project based learning school called The Delta School in Wilson, Arkansas, United States. I am an obsessive bibliophile who loves the classic authors such as Charles Dickens, tennis, archery, and exploring new things. I'm the second oldest of five kids with a math teacher for a mother and a detective for a father. I'm super excited for this class! https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320766049 Favourite Quote: (This is a hard one!)
Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. - Mark Twain 
OR 
While the heart beats and the flesh palpitates, a creature endowed with will should never give place to despair. - Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth]]> 2019-01-15 14:24:10 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320766049 Dorcas M. https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320851771 Hi everyone. I am Dorcas K. Mendin. I am a Liberian, and I currently attend the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa. I am very interested in women's liberation and empowerment, and this is one of the main reasons why I am here. I want to learn how to advocate effectively. 

One of favourite quotes is by Thomas Carlyle, and states: "a great man shows his greatness by the way he treats little men." ]]> 2019-01-15 16:31:06 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/320851771 Annah C. https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/321064844 Hey guys! My name is Annah Clymer, and I am a sophomore at Providence Day School in Charlotte, NC. I am a competitive swimmer so when I'm not practicing I love to read and watch TV. My all time favorite series is The Mortal Instrument series, and any Jodi Picoult book And my favorite tv shows are all of the DC Superhero shows... what can I say I'm a superhero geek ;) (Also obsessed with Marvel) So I have two favorite quotes one more serious than the other 
"We are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for."
-Robin Williams as John Keating (I know its long) 
or  one from my favorite movie 
"I mean, you know it is. Rocking and rolling and whatnot" 
- John Travolta as Danny Zuko]]> 2019-01-16 02:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/321064844 Jay M. https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/321073476 Hello all! My name is Jay Mehta, and I’m a senior at The Pembroke Hill School in Kansas City, MO. I’m an actor, tap dancer, musician, all-around nauseating theater nerd, and lover of history. I admire athletes the way a gnat might admire an eagle and will be woefully ill-prepared to engage you in a sports discussion/argument. When I’m not in rehearsal or researching World War II, I’m probably drumming or watching John Mulaney.

Favorite quote (first among equals—today at least): 

“I like pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” — Winston Churchill
]]> 2019-01-16 03:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/321073476 Anna S. https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/321359561 Hi! My name is Anna Sander, and I'm a junior at Concord Academy in Concord, Massachusetts, USA. I really love biology, baking cookies, period drama television shows, and cheering for the Red Sox (Boston's baseball team). I'm super excited to take this course and learn more strategies for how to build momentum for the movements that matter the most to me.

Favorite quote: "I'm not superstitious, but I'm a little stitious." - Michael Scott (The Office)]]> 2019-01-16 17:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/pohankac/djos9en5o3py/wish/321359561