H - Louis Zamperini: Olympic runner who was a POW during WWII, perseverant during his time in Japan

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R - Blue Period: Protagonist used to be a gangster now trying to get into an art college, no talent at all but always perseverant

E - AGT: Show has begun to decline as it celebrates one-time talent displays but doesn't necessarily celebrate continuous, perseverant efforts

S - Alysa Liu: Gave up on ice skating originally since she was burnt out, but her grit to continue allowed her to rediscover her passion for the sport

H: Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of college, and through that he became one of the most successful businessmen of our time.

R: Percy Jackson works really hard through his journey. He defeated a cyclops and this allowed for him to save a camp.

E: The Beatles were never professionally trained but still became one of the most influential songwriters of modern music.

S: Green-Tao Theorem, created by Terrence Tao's, was modeled through difficult scientific formulas (which took him and his partner many years) dating from the 1800s-1900s. This led to the creation of an easier for MRI scanning.

C- Hantavirus, despite having a super deadly disease they made a video to convince everyone to let them out.

R- Into the Wid- Chris Mcandless went into the wild to prove that he didn't need the riches from his upbringing to prove everyone wrong, through sheer determination alone he went on to live months in the wild before scumbing to illness.

H - Football player - Brandon Brewswerth joined a university in Alabama after fighting to join a football team for 17 years and became a starter.

E- Tony Stark after being taken by terrorists in an isolated cave with nothing, through sheer grit and survival he managed to build a weapon to help him escape.

S - Micheal Phelps - Dreamed about making the 100 meter butterfly record for a whole year straight after attending practice everyday that year. Once he made the world record he was so locked in because of his grit. Most amount of gold medals

H-Cold War-> Both sides were drawing out during the harsh winter times, seeing which side will be able to persevere longest. US

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R-Unbroken-> Zamperini was able to persevere even though he was being stranded in the ocean; being one of the few soldiers that survived this long.

E-Spiderman -> He was a high school student, while still having to manage being a hero, overcoming many villains.

S- Mugsy Bogues-> Was able to overcome his heightness (Short NBA player)

H: Barack Obama - He's a talented politician but also worked hard to overcome stereotypes and discrimination towards his authority

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R: Unbroken - Zamperini wasn't just talented in sports and military activity, but worked hard to continue succeeding both during war and running

E: One Piece - Luffy perservered in achieving his goals and worked hard

S: Alyssa Liu - doesn't focus on talent but instead works hard

C- Survivors Tiktok about the hantavirus cruise. Speaks about how scared he is on the cruise, but how everyone is getting through it regardless and staying strong.

H- Ceasar Chavez and the United Farmworkers Unions efforts to improve labor conditions for grape farmers in California utilizing boycotts and protests.

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R-Into the wild John Krakowers determination and grit to follow his heart and pursue his lifestyle regardless of the risks, ultimately leading to his death.

E- The Lakers attempting to stay strong and determined against OKC even though LeBron is unc and cant perform anymore.

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C: ICE protests -- passionate protestors circulate all around the world and increased the amount of protesters so the movement became stronger

H: Hiter hated the allies so much that he rose to power even though he was only a general in WWI, he displayed passion that eventually allowed him to climb to the top.

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R: Educated - Tara was super passionate about getting her education to the point she left her family.

E: Dance Moms - Nia was super bad but she had passion and was successful she perservered even though she was the worst and overlooked on the team and continued to win with her grit

S: Alfred -- about pangea, none had faith and though his hypothesis was dumb but then he proved himself right by having evidence that only came through perseverance

H: Ghandi: He was a peaceful activist despite the violence he faced

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R: Into the wild: Chris was pushing through the harsh antarctic

E: Rocky the movie, he was the underdog in the movie

S: Golf professional Tiger Woods was the world number one player in the world for over 10 years, and he didn't get to where he was through just raw talent, he worked countless hours and sacrificed his body

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R- Just Mercy, Bryan stevenson works really hard in order to help incarcerated individuals

E- Dream Academy show, many contestants in the show have to show their hard work and determination to be in a pop group, and the ones who are able to preserver and prove themselves move on

S- Broke Though she has bad scolosis sher continue to work hard and have grit during her cheer carerr

H- Reynolds Pamphlet, Hamilton documented his affairs with mariah reynolds

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R- The bible is a timeless text that is still used today though it is many years old

E- New York times articles have been around for a long time

S- Newtons Laws of motion are a very important part of science evolution

H- Julius Caesar, I came I saw I conquered, lasting impact on the world and motivation for many leaders today.

R- The words of Shakespeare are still widely taught in English classes worldwide to teach kids about power and love.

E- Gilmore Girls, Emily's lasting words about how she believes Lorelai is somewhat of a failure stuck with her forever, even in her adult age the words still stick with her.

S- Hawaii Men's volleyball coach Charlie wade has been memorialized well because of his sportsmanship and grace when speaking about other coaches, giving him a good reputation in the men's vb world.

H: "Et tu Brutus" - Caesar says this to Brutus and it's a phrase that's still commonly used and referenced

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R: Crying in H-Mart - taught herself how to speak Korean in order to have a tie to her identity, showing how words allow a person to keep a sense of culture even after the person that taught them that culture died

E: Dead Poets Society - there was a phrase that lived past the extinction of a club that eventually reignited interest in it

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H - Treaty of Versailles: Document written at the end of WWI that was put into place to establish peace between European nations, but the promises were fragile and ended up fueling WWII

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R - Katniss Everdeen: Influential speech that was outspoken against dystopian forces, popularly referenced and quoted against current authoritative events

E - We'll Meet Again: A timeless classic that is commonly quoted and sung because of its romantic lyrics

S - Nike: Slogan is a timeless statement that has been used for motivation throughout pop culture and sports

H-Declaration of Independence -> "We the people" is still being used in many political speeches today.

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R-Shakespeare -> How his words and lines are still being incorporated within works today.

E-Whiplash -> "There is no more harmful words in the english language than 'good job'". This explains the human mind and how many leave their effort on the table after some sort of external support.

S-Kobe Bryant -> "Mamba Out." Famous line that inspired an entire generation of basketball players.

H: Declaration of Independence because it helps increase patriotism because we were able to break away from Britain and the US still stands for freedom

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R: In the country we love the author felt connected with the culture from the words in the books she read and used spanish language in order to help connect audience with the book

E: Movies and tv shows in your preferred language helps you connect with the show better

S: In volleyball players need to call out MINE in order to communicate with their teammates to successfully play.

H: Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln which helped reunite the nation after the Civil War. This eased tensions and connected the Southern and Northern regions.

R: The Bible, most people who read through the religious text, live through it within their morals.

E: John Mulaney, with the power of words, he invokes comedic emotion through his audience, bringing people together.

S: Henrietta Lacke's family has argued for her cells throughout generations. Her cells were robbed unethically and illegally. Through protests, her fame has been able to help her family.

H: The "We Want You" sign from the U.S. military urging people to join the army

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R: The bible: a long lasting piece of literature in religion and deeply connects to the Christian faith

E: Taylor Swift's song from her Speak Now album: "Timeless" where she sings about how words, memories, and people are timeless things in life

S: Famous scientist, Albert Einstein had a lot of famous quotes and one of his quotes that has stuck around for a long time is "Education is not the learning of the facts but the training of the mind to think"

H- The constitution of the United States. The constitution of the United States remained timeless, with its values still being referenced legally and within our American Society to this day.

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R- The bible and its influence on catholicism.

E- Within the movie forest gump the phrase "life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get" continues to be a popular symbol and frequently quoted phrase despite being released a long time ago.

S- The phrase "67" was created a long time ago, and became timeless and does not follow traditional linguistic constraints.

H- Statue of Liberty was given to America by France as a symbol of peace, making a lasting connection :)

R- Mosquito land by David Arnold- Mim Malone shared her worldview and culture with her new friends, which was both good and bad because she was a little mentally ill. (From her native culture)

E- Wakanda, sharing vibranium around the world, to further global technology and can be used for medical purposes :) was helpful to everyone.

S- Butterfly stroke for swimming, was an advancement for breaststroke and eventually it was changed so much from sharing around and around the world it is now it's own stroke :)

H: Early U.S. began using different ideas from philosophers like 'Aristotle' for their democracy.

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E: Different entertainment companies like 'Disney' have started incorporating more cultures into their shows in order to include more people in their audience.

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H- Silk Trade Route - allowed for various materials (like rare metals and fabrics) to be exchanged within different places and encouraged societal growth

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R- The Giver - everyone has a shared culture and shows how a lack of globalization causes people to lose individuality

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S- Population is Exponentially Growing - globally trading food allows third world countries to meet nutrition requirements

H - Silk Road: The trade that allowed for the exchange of inventions, resources, and language on the Silk Road connected the large expanse of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which allowed for each respective country to thrive due to the sharing of knowledge

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R - Born a Crime: Sharing culture and educating readers about South African Cultrue

E - Hollywood: The incorporation of different languages and cultures in films like Crazy Rich Asians allows for representation and education of certain cultures, even if it is humorous

S - Standardization of Measurements: With many countries standardizing their system of measurement to the metric system, it allows for scientific discoveries as well as day-to-day occurrences to be standardized and to minimize mistakes or misunderstandings

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E- Love Island is an example because people of diiferent backgrounds come together and bring their cultures to one another.

S- The world cup is a good example of the spread of the sport soccer and how different cultures come together

H: In AP Human Geography, there is a unit where it talks about globalization and it intertwines with culture and how the spread of culture connects with globalization

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R:Born an Crime: McDonald's in south africa

E: Squid Game: The spread of the Korean culture and heritage through the entertainment and diffusion of the media, and how Squid Game has become one of the most watched series in the world

S: Medical advancements such as vaccine shave come from different parts of the world

H: when phillipines were being raided by spain the US took them in and taught them morals and about their culture being able ot share with each other

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R: Childrens books often depict children coming together so that they can become friends, meaing when it happens to wolrd it good

E: Mukbanger Zzuyang tries food from different countires, displaying cultures and allowing her audience to feel like they wanna try different things.

S: The Olympics gets countires together, sharing each others stories and cultures in onac ple

H- The globalization of ideas as a result of the Silk Road throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa resulted in the early worlds most widespread system of exchanging ideas, goods, and more.

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E- The globalization of influencers

S- The globalization of pickleball as the worlds fastest growing sport, brings people together and helps many have an experience in the sport that they can relate to.

H-Opium War-> Europeans used India as a trade route to feed the Chinese people opium, which got them addicted and led to war.

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R-Bible-> Translated into different languages, globalizing into the world becoming the most read book in the world.

E-Man On Fire -> John Creasy, main character is framed for the bombing in Brazil despite his ties with CIA, which this news becomes global and now the CIA has to respond to this madness.

S-Aztec ball game -> Globalzied and became soccer.

H- Teddy Rosevelt big stick policy, stop wars.

R- The Upside of Unrequited by Becky Abertalli main character Molly found that when she was more polite to the men working in her office, even if it was fake, it made them respect and like her more.

E- Liv and Maddie- When identical twins Liv and Maddie switched, Maddie who was meaner switched personalities to be Liv, who was nicer, and people treater her better.

S- Shohei Ohtani always bows and shows sportsmanship to the opposing team and it's made him very well loved.

H-John F. Kennedy-> Utilzied polite speech, which helped in the unification of the U.S. during difficult times.

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R-Christmas Carol -> Scrooge didn't have the decensy to use any polite phrases which turned people away from him, creating isolation.

E- Ellen Degeneres-> Appears nice on TV, while being a terrible person when off camera, creating controversy.

S-Commentators on Jarren Duran -> After his recent mental health issues, many commentators went on live to explain how bad it is to mock another person's issues, no matter what level of player they are.

H: Moral Diplomacy used by the United States in the 1900s was a tactic in which the U.S. helped other countries "politely" on the surface, but intended to take political positions from them.

R: The Bear Snores on, a children's book emphasizing the importance of politeness .

E: Megan thee Stallion removing cuss words from her songs while performing in the Musical Moulin Rouge to appeal to her audience.

S: Rosalind Franklin's work through discovering the Double-Helix Structured DNA was ultimately rejected numerous times because of her brash personality. Her work was neglected for years, but she was able to work through certain aspects in her life by appealing to her male colleagues.

H- Stalin used polite speech to spread propaganda and fix his image

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R- Hillbilly Elegy - Vance learns how to fit in with society and uses polite speech to do, allowing him to network with higher social classes

E- American Psycho: Serial killer uses polite speech to maintain a good social status and climb social hierarchy

S- Fundamental Attribution Error - people assume mistakes or bad habits represent a person's identity rather than it being a result of circumstance, so being polite increases chances of people viewing you as friendly and having positive connections with you

H - Rosa Parks: Tried to use polite speech to get her way, but had to resort to other efforts because her polite speech was not being taken seriously

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R - Crying in H-Mart: Protagonist is learning Korean, only knows literal and short phrases to communicate with her extended family but cannot communicate further or deeper

E - Mulan: Expected to be polite through her speech to uphold traditional gender roles of femininity

S - Classical conditioning

H: Mano po was created in the Filo culture in order to greet elders and is a sign of politeness and respect

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R: People in italy wrote to julliet for advice in their lovelife only in polite tones in order to get the good advice

E: Love on the spectrum showcases people who are poliet to one another to build connections and find love

S: The olympics when the frecnh frigure skater held the japanese figure skater (han) flag because its his culture to have the flag being raised

H: Ghandi, and how he prioritized polite speech and maintaining a calm nature when talking to others and communicating

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R: Into the Wild: Hitchhiking requires politeness and not seeming like a suspicious person, to gain others trust

E: From Love Island: calling her partner "Babe"

S:A Canadian guy raised a Japanese flag to show respect

H- President Nixon maintaining positive relations with china and Chinese officials led to good trade.

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R- Within the Bible, the shop sellers in the temple were disrespecting Jesus with their words and actions, ultimately resulting in Jesus flipping over all the sellers tables and kicking them out of the temple.

E- Within the movie the 300, the Persian messanger that was sent to give leonidas a declaration of war became disrespectful and was ultimately killed.

S- In volleyball, it is essential for players to high five or shake hands under the net following a game, leading to good sportsmanship within leagues.