https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg Leave an example of a Purple Cow. Be sure to explain why and how they are a purple cow please. en-us 2017-09-28 16:39:21 UTC 2024-12-27 01:00:37 UTC hello@padlet.com teacherscribe https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192169554 This pilot is purple cow. How many other pilots would order pizza for all the passengers because the flight is delayed?]]> 2017-09-28 16:44:03 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192169554 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192312679 This UPS driver is a purple cow. Instead of getting annoyed by a little boy who interrupted his job because of his love for trucks, he made this boy's dream a reality. His bond with this little boy shows he is a true purple cow.]]> 2017-09-29 01:49:57 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192312679 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192483743 Sal Kahn, creator of Kahn Academy, is a purple cow. He has found a way to make education accessible and understandable for the price of zero dollars. By bringing education online in the form of videos, he has both pursued his mission and made it marketable. ]]> 2017-09-29 14:51:29 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192483743 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192495061 This woman, Chrissy Beckles, saved 205 stray dogs in an area affected by Hurricane Maria. She is a purple cow because not many people would risk their lives and stay behind to help so many dogs. ]]> 2017-09-29 15:15:42 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192495061 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192518343 This is the story of Matt and firefighter with ALS. The other firefighters at the department were fighting to take extra shift so the Matt could stay home and still receive a pay check and insurance]]> 2017-09-29 16:03:58 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192518343 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192707422 Joey Chestnut is a purple cow. Perhaps a peculiar example but I think he fits. He has held the world record at eating competitions for over a decade. ]]> 2017-09-30 21:11:45 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192707422 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192712969 The lady in the water is the mayor of San Juan. She's an example of a purple cow because not a lot of people in power would go to the extremes she is to help people. She's wading through sewage and using a bullhorn to find people.]]> 2017-09-30 23:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192712969 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192817435 Malala Yousafzai is a purple cow because she has been fighting for girls' right to go to school in Pakistan since she was around 12. She recovered from a near fatal gunshot and will be attending Oxford University for Philosophy. She has done so much for girls' education and is the youngest person to ever receive a Nobel Prize.]]> 2017-10-01 22:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192817435 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192830487 I think that my Grandma is a purple cow. There are not a lot of 60 year olds that can run 26.2 consecutive miles. ]]> 2017-10-02 01:17:44 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192830487 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192836369 I think this little boy named Vinny is a purple cow because he decided to grow his hair out to be donated for people who have cancer.]]> 2017-10-02 02:11:55 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/192836369 https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/193079956 I think the mayor of San Juan is a purple cow because of all the things she is doing to help people after the hurricane. In the picture below she is literally wading through waist deep water to assist those who need assistance.]]> 2017-10-02 16:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/teacherscribe/fuj2x32uxrhg/wish/193079956