"I'm Gonna Push Through!" by Jasmyn Wright by Annie Fagundes https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k Examples of how historic people overcame challenges. en-us 2020-10-09 13:59:45 UTC 2025-12-19 04:18:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f64c.png I'm Gonna Push Through! afagundes https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/816792541 Share at least one fact about a famous person from "I'm Gonna Push Through!" that demonstrates how they overcame a challenge. Remember to cite your source by including the name of the database where you did your research!]]> 2020-10-09 14:10:50 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/816792541 Marie Tharp (1920-2006) afagundes https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/816817788 According to World Book, Marie Tharp was a cartographer who mapped the ocean floor. She worked in a field dominated by men and she had to continually prove herself. At this time, women were not accepted into various college departments and geological fieldwork was restricted to men. Marie continued to push through these challenges and earned her Bachelors degree, then Masters degree, and went on the create maps of the ocean floor that are still used today.
Written by Mrs. Fagundes
Source:
Kilzer, N.V. (2020). Tharp, Marie. In World Book Student. Retrieved from https://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar757032

]]> 2020-10-09 14:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/816817788 Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905098908 Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, and assassinated on April 4, 1968. He was a Baptist minister, and participated in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's. He was given a Noble Peace Prize. Racists often bombed his home and threw rocks.  He was assassinated on April 4, 1968. A national holiday was named after him. He was one of the biggest civil rights leader. Martin pushed through because he kept fighting for equality and rights.

Sources:
WorldBook
https://media.worldbookonline.com/image/upload/v1448035791/asset/webquests/Martin_Luther_King_Jr_Student.pdf

Written by Ayah Hassouna]]> 2020-11-09 17:10:57 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905098908 I'm Gonna Push Through! - Barack Obama https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905107403 Barack Hussein Obama II became the first African American president of the United States in 2009. He was born on August 4th, 1961. Before, he used to be the Senate of Illinois. His family consists of him, his wife and former First Lady, Michelle Obama, and his two kids, Malia Obama and Natasha (Sasha) Obama.


Mieczkowski, Yanek. "Obama, Barack." World Book Student, World Book, 2020,
www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar751987. Accessed 9 Nov. 2020.

Written by: Saesha Suvarna

]]> 2020-11-09 17:12:39 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905107403 Barack Obama https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905146931 Barack Obama was the first black president. He was born on August 4th 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Then he graduated college in 1983. Barack married a lawyer named Michelle Robinson. And in 1996 he was elected Illinois state senate. And then his daughter Malia was born 1998, and then three years later Natasha was born. Also then in 2004 he was became U.S. senator. In 2008 and 2012 he was elected president. And in 2009 he won the noble peace prize.

World book online and google]]> 2020-11-09 17:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905146931 LeBron James https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905155325  LeBron James was born in Dec. 30, 1984, in Akron, Ohio. He was one of the only people that made into professional league without doing college teams. LeBron James is famous player since his career started, he was picked by the cavs/cavaliers and brought them to their very first conference championship! Then the Miami Heat selected LeBron James and brought them to to the finals. James helped Miami reach the NBA finals in 2010-2011 and 2013-2014. He led the team to the NBA championship in 2011-2012 and again in 2012-2013. He was selected the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012, and 2012-2013 seasons. Then lastly Los-angeles lakers picked him and leBron James and then Lebron brought them to the finals and won it. LeBron has donated huge amounts of money to children hospitals schools and colleges. LeBron never ever asked for fame.. that is not even on his list of goals. He wanted kids to learn that nothing comes easy. NOTHING! He also wants the team to gain it's reputations.. in the finals he had to play against his ex-team Miami Heat when he was lakers. It might have been bad to see his old team loose but it is how the game goes so he did not really mind. LeBron continuous his career and still succeeds in his work!
   Sanjit Reddy Aleti
https://worldbookonline.com/student-new/#/article/home/ar752440/James,%20LeBron

]]> 2020-11-09 17:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905155325 Stephen Hawking https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905157986 Stephen William Hawking was a theoretical physicist and a cosmologist (and many more) and he was born on January 8, 1947 and he died on March 14, 2018. Hawking was born in Oxford into a family of doctors. Hawking began his university education at University College in October 1959 at the age of 17, where he received a first class BA (Hons.) degree in physics. He began his graduate work at Trinity Hall, Cambridge in October 1962, where he obtained his PhD degree in applied mathematics and theoretical physics, specialising in general relativity and cosmology in March 1966. During this period—in 1963—Hawking was diagnosed with an early-onset slow-progressing form of motor neurone disease eral scleriosis(ALS) or Lou Gehrig's disease) that gradually paralysed him over the decades. After the loss of his speech, he was able to communicate through a speech-generating device —initially through use of a handheld switch, and eventually by using a single cheek musc]]> 2020-11-09 17:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905157986 https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905158730 2020-11-09 17:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905158730 Martin Luther King Jr. 20120605 https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905197123 2020-11-09 17:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905197123 Malala Yousafzai https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905507563 Malala was born July 12, 1997.
She grew up in Pakistan.she stood up for women's  rights ]]> 2020-11-09 18:32:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905507563 Barack Obama https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905556571 According to PebbleGo, Barack Obama was the first black president of the United States. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. He went to school in Hawaii, and went to Harvard Law School afterwards. He moved to Chicago and married a lady named Michelle Robinson. They had two daughters, Malia and Natasha, who a lot of people call Sasha. Obama helped people in politics. He was elected president in 2008 and 2012. In 2009 he won a Nobel Peace Prize. He inspired all people to achieve their dreams.


-Alexandra Cheng]]> 2020-11-09 18:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905556571 Dwayne went on to play football in college. An injury kept him from playing at the professional level.In 1996, he joined the WorldWrestling Federation (WWF)."The Rock" quickly becamea fan favorite. https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905600358 2020-11-09 18:50:52 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/905600358 Audrey Hepburn https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/906268555 Audrey Hepburn was born in 1929 and she died in 1993. She won the 1953 Academy award for the best actress. She did modeling. Hepburn's became a star for her fist film.

I got this from world book.

From: Alyssa Johnson.
 ]]> 2020-11-09 21:43:27 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/906268555 LeBron James 20084311 https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/906437256 LeBron James is a basketball player on NBA and a active in social issues and charities. I got this imformason from PebbleGo and Ekanthika Mageshwaran wrote this.]]> 2020-11-09 23:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/906437256 Serena Williams https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/906448175 Serena played in her first
pro tournament in 1995.
She lost in the first round.
Serena took her time to improve.
In 1999, she won the U.S. Open. 

I got this information from PebbleGo.
-Sasha Guerrero]]> 2020-11-09 23:08:56 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/906448175 LeBron James https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/910366743 Lebron James was born December 30, 1984.  He is an american professional basketball player for the LA Lakers.  widely considered one of the greatest NBA players.  Lebron James began playing organized basketball in 5th grade. Even at a young age he was still a great player.  
Ava headlee ]]> 2020-11-10 19:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/910366743 Chadwick boseman https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/910670382 Boseman, Chadwick (1976-2020), was an African American actor. Boseman was best known for his portrayal of T'Challa in the motion picture Black Panther (2018).

Chadwick Aaron Boseman was born on Nov. 29, 1976, in Anderson, in northwestern South Carolina. He attended college at Howard University in Washington, D.C., graduating with a bachelor of fine arts degree in 2000. He then pursued a career in the theater, writing and directing several plays.

That is some of the information that I found about Chadwick RIP 1976 - 2020 from colon cancer

found on worldbook and Grady]]> 2020-11-10 21:26:37 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/910670382 Sally Ride (1951 - 2012) https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/911123243 Sally Ride was a brave and determined astronaut. She was the first woman and the youngest American to go into space. The date she went into space was 1986, using the rocket, Challenger. In 1989, she also later on in her life became a teacher encouraging more girls to study math and science. 

Written by, Jaclyn Pham.]]> 2020-11-11 01:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/911123243 Martin Luther King Jr. 20015421 https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/913683854 Martin King Jr. was a great civil leader. When he was born (1929, in Georgia) people of diffrent skin colors were segregated. That means people of color could not go to the same schools, restrants or even drink out of the same water fountan as white people. He clearly stated in his " I have a dream speech"  that he wants people of different color holding hands. -by Ranae green  (I got the info at pebble go)]]> 2020-11-11 17:40:29 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/913683854 Katherine Johnson 20024393 https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/917447675 Katherine Johnson was the first African American woman to work at NASA.]]> 2020-11-12 17:13:02 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/917447675 Maryn LaFata https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/917456850 Malala Yousafzai
She was born in Mingora, Pakistan on July 12, 1997.
Malala went to the
school her father opened.
Soon the Taliban took over.
They shut down more than
100 schools for girls. She was attacked
while riding the school bus.
Malala survived and still
fights for women's rights.

( i got this info at Pebble Go)

-Maryn
hope you like it!
]]> 2020-11-12 17:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/917456850 martin luther king https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/917537731 martin luther king pushed through by achiving his dreams. he knew it was hard, but he pushed through. he was born in 1929 georgia. he was fighting so people would not have to be juged and seperaded for there color. he whanted to make sure people did not get juged by color or the way people looked.  ]]> 2020-11-12 17:30:36 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/917537731 christin bell https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/918071654 Christin bell is a actress and her voceis in frozen!
by:Sedona]]> 2020-11-12 19:16:34 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/918071654 Maria Tallchief https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/918500387 Maria Tallchief was a famous American Indian ballerina she was born on January 24, 1925, in Fairfax, Oklahoma. She performed roles like Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and lots more. In 1965 Maria retired and opened a ballet school in Chicago. She was invited to join the Woman's Hall of Fame in 1996. Maria died in 2013 on April 11th.
           By: Sarah lu
(Information from Pebblego and Worldbook)]]> 2020-11-12 21:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/918500387 Anne Frank https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/920948522
Anne Frank was a Jewish girl who was born in 1929. She wrote a diary about her experiences hiding from the Nazis during World War II.


By, 
Shelly Kebely

https://worldbookonline.com/wbdiscover/article?id=ar830809&st=anne+frank

]]> 2020-11-13 17:08:24 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/920948522 Martin luther king jr. 20102622 https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/922254792 By:Dixon cruz

Martin luther king push through because he wanted equal rights for black,whites people he wanted the laws to be peace and hope for everyone no matter how he far or long he has to go he wont stop tell he has rights for everyone]]> 2020-11-14 01:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/922254792 Michelle Obama https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/942414350 Michelle Obama was born on January 17, 1964. She was the first African-American first lady.  In 1985 she graduated from Princeton University. In 1988 she graduated from Harvard Law School.  In 1992
Michelle married Barack Obama. Michelle and Barack have two daughters, Malia and Sasha. Barack became president in 2009. Michelle became the first lady.

By, Tinsae Mesfin]]> 2020-11-19 17:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/942414350 Martin Luther King Jr. 20189511 https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/942427360 was born on January 15, 1929. He said the famous speech of "I have a dream".  He was a leader of the American civil rights movement. He also organized a number of peaceful protests as head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, including the famous March on Washington.

                 Kamil Gutierrez

 ( - resources: wikipedia and worldbook) ]]> 2020-11-19 17:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/942427360 Michelle Obama https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/1064892405 She pushed through. So many people doubted her and her husband as they went through the election, and they did it only because she was black. but she showed everyone that she is proud to be a black woman, and she will not let anybody stop her for the color she is or what gender she is. She inspired so many people around the world that they can do what they want, and be who they want to be, no matter the color on their skin or the gender they are!!!
                  By: Josie Rosemond
(pebblego Information) ]]> 2021-01-07 19:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/afagundes/ltxuf47r7w6m2p8k/wish/1064892405