“To be a good loser is to learn how to win”- Carl Sandburg

Carl Sandburg Clara Mathilda (née Anderson) and August Sandberg, Swedish ancestry for both, Galesburg, Illinois, is a three-room cottage at 313 East Third Street was born. He said he and his two oldest siblings “Sandburg” changed the spelling of his last name, nickname in elementary school about the same time, “Charles” or “Charlie” adopted.

At age thirteen, he left school and started driving a milk wagon. About seventeen or eighteen years of age by the age of fourteen, he Galesburg hotel barbershop in association worked as a porter. Eighteen months later he was again on the milk route. He is a bricklayer and became a farm laborer on the plains of Kansas wheat. Lombard College in Galesburg After spending a gap, the servant of a hotel in Denver, Omaha became a coal porter. As a reporter for the Chicago Daily News, began his writing career. He later poetry, history, biography, fiction, children’s literature, and wrote movie reviews. SANDBURG also collected and edited books of ballads and folklore. He said that before moving to North Carolina spent most of his life in the Midwest.

SANDBURG volunteered to go to the military and July 25 GUANICA, disembarking in Puerto Rico, during the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico with 6 Illinois infantry was stationed, 1898 Sandburg to actually fight was never called. He is a math and grammar exam before failing attended West Point for just two weeks. SANDBURG Galesburg returned and entered Lombard College, but left without a degree in 1903.

The Milwaukee, Wisconsin moved, and the Social Democratic Party, the Socialist Party of America was known in the state, which joined name. SANDBURG Emil Seidel, 1910-1912 Socialist mayor of Milwaukee worked as a secretary.

SANDBURG 1907 Social Democratic Party office met Lilian Steichen, and they married the next year. Lillian’s brother was photographer Edward Steichen. He called his wife with Paula SANDBURG, raised three daughters.

Sandburgs suburban Chicago, Illinois, then Harbert, Michigan moved to, and. They Sandburg Rootabaga Pigeons (1923), and followed by potato face, in 1922, Elmhurst, Rootabaga Stories wrote three children’s books from 1930 to 1919, Elmhurst, Illinois, before settling at 331 S. York Street, Evanston, Illinois Lived (1930). SANDBURG also wrote Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years in 1926, a two-volume biography, American Songbag (1927), and a book of poems called in Elmhurst Good Morning, America (1928). 331 W. York Street moved to Michigan in 1930 Sandburg home, family, Elmhurst was demolished and is now a parking lot.

Corn Huskers Sandburg in 1919 for his collection “Poetry Society made possible by a special grant” won a Pulitzer Prize. The complete history of the war years in 1951 for poetry, his Abraham Lincoln’s second section, and a second Pulitzer for poetry in 1940 won the Pulitzer Prize.

In 1945 he Connemara, Flat Rock, North Carolina, a 246 acre (100 hectares) were taken for rural property. Here he published his total a little more than a third of the work produced, and his wife, daughters, and two grandchildren lived with.

On February 12, 1959, in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, the Congress, followed by an address by actor Fredric March Sandburg a dramatic reading of the Gettysburg Address, met in joint session to hear. [15] As of 2013, SANDBURG ever invited to address a joint session of Congress remains the only American poet.
SANDBURG supported the Civil Rights Movement and the Silver Plaque Award as awarded by the NAACP was the first white man, “civil rights chief prophet in our time.”

SANDBURG 1967 died of natural causes; His ashes “Remembrance Rock”, located behind the house of his birth was buried under a granite boulder.

Such a reporter for the Chicago Daily News and de book as the time spent, the Chicago, Illinois, focused on “Chicago” as most of the poetry of Carl Sandburg. His most famous description of the city as the “world / equipment manufacturer hog butcher, with railroads wheat / player and the nation’s freight handler, / Stormy, husky stacker, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders.”

SANDBURG for your collection Carl Sandburg, Corn Huskers Pulitzer Prize earned the complete poems, and Abraham Lincoln (Abraham Lincoln: The War Years) for his autobiography. Aaron Copland’s Lincoln for his recording of documentary or words (other than humor) speech – he was honored with a Grammy Award in 1959 for Best Performance was Caedmon Records in New York City in May 1957 and the Lincoln biography Excerpts from some of the speeches recorded Portrait with the New York Philharmonic.

SANDBURG his Rootabaga Stories and Rootabaga dove, he originally created for his daughters eccentric, sometimes melancholy for a series of stories are remembered by generations of children. Rootabaga Stories for the childhood game “for American Fairy Tales” Sandburg was born from the desire. He added that European royalty and knights felt that stories were inappropriate, and therefore high-rise buildings, trains, corn fairies and “five wonderful pretzels” settle their stories with.

SANDBURG 1927 collection, American Songbag, going through several versions, enjoyed enormous popularity; And Sandburg himself long ago, or the folk revival movement (1940s and 1960s, respectively) before, lectures and poetry, singing and recording with a single guitar himself, was probably the first American urban folk singer. According to musicologist Judith Tick:

As a populist poet, Sandburg rich with a variety of ’20s almost all the ends of the earth from the stripes and streaks of color a “ragbag in a book called” The American view is called “… a powerful dignity bestowed United States.” Modern music ranging from new public widely reviewed journals, American Songbag a number of musicians affected. “He came out almost as soon as.” A “milestone” which it calls Pete Seeger, composer Eli saw it Siegmeister 1927 took him to Paris with him, and he and his wife Hannah “was always singing this song. That was home. That was where we were. ”

Now boyhood home in Galesburg Carl Sandburg Carl Sandburg State Historic Site operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency’s. The site of his and his wife’s ashes are buried, under which a large stone called Remembrance Rock, was born with the Sandburg cottage, a modern visitor center, and is included in the small garden. Flat Rock home of 22-year SANDBURG, Henderson County, North Carolina, Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site is protected by the National Park Service. Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, Illinois is located in Sandburg’s birthplace.

Carl Sandburg north side near the village, located in Chicago, the Chicago of the 1960s urban renewal project. City funding, the Division Street and North Avenue between Clark and LaSalle St. is located between Solomon and Cordwell, architects. In 1979, Carl Sandburg Village was converted to condominium ownership.

In 1960, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst Illinois junior high school renamed as “Carl Sandburg Middle School.” SANDBURG spoke at the dedication ceremony. The house was demolished in 1930 and 1919, 331 S. York Street in Elmhurst dwells on the site is a parking lot. [24] In 1954, Carl Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Illinois, was dedicated. SANDBURG was in attendance, and students with song and stories regaling, many hours in what was supposed to be an hour of extended event. Years later, he displayed a maverick, returned to school and with no identification, was thrown out of principal. She later returned with ID, embarrassed principal canceled the rest of the school day and held an assembly to honor the visit. In 1959, Carl Sandburg Junior High School Golden Valley, Minnesota, was opened. Carl Sandburg School took part in the dedication. Name Sandburg Middle School in 1988, servicing grades 6, 7 was changed, and now 1,100 students enrolled 8. basically school is built with a capacity for 1,800 students. SANDBURG middle school for gifted students to offer accelerated learning programs in schools was one of the first in the state of Minnesota. In December 1961, Carl Sandburg Elementary School in San Bruno, California was dedicated. Then, Sandburg came to the ceremony and clearly gathered around him, which was influenced by young children’s faces. San Bruno Park School District in school due to falling enrollment was stopped in the 1980s.

NESHAMINY school district, county secondary institution in less money is Carl Sandburg Middle School. Horizontal length of tree trunk inscribed with quotes an end partition is located in the lobby: “Man is born with his heart rainbow and you will never read it until you consider the rainbow”. Another secondary school by the same name in South Alexandria, Virginia, is located in the Fairfax County Public Schools School District is part of. A student residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee SANDBURG Hall. Building a total of 2,700 students from four high-rise towers with a capacity of. The Social Democratic Party and Emil Seidel, the first socialist mayor of Milwaukee as the private secretary’s role as an organizer Sandburg is an exterior plaque. Wheaton, Orland Park, Springfield, Mundelein, Freeport and Joliet in Illinois, including those in Sandburg named several other schools are doing.

On January 6, 1978, the 100th anniversary of his birth, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp in honor of Sandburg. Additional design Sandburg with its own distinctive signature, originally drawn up in 1952 by his friend William A. Smith consists of a profile.

Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Urbana-Champaign University of Illinois) (RBML) Carl Sandburg papers homes. The bulk of the collection was purchased directly from Carl Sandburg and his family. In total, RBML photographs, correspondence, and manuscripts of the papers, including the Carl Sandburg owns more than 600 cubic feet.

Carl Sandburg Library before December 10, Livonia, Michigan, opened in 1961 in the name of representing the best of the Midwest’s literature as an example of an American writer was recommended by the library commission. Carl Sandburg was taught for a time at the University of Michigan.

Funded by the State of Illinois, Amtrak route in October 2006 (Galesburg and Macomb) via a second train on the Chicago Quincy added. Carl Sandburg called Chicago the new train route Quincy “Illinois Zephyr” joined.

Named in honor of Galesburg Sandburg, Sandburg Mall opened in 1974. Chicago Public Library annually, Carl Sandburg Prize awarded for contribution to literature.

Someone asked me if I were stranded on a desert island what book would I bring How to Build a Boat – Steven Wright

Born in New York City, Steven Wright grew up in Boston. As a teenager, he has been featured comedians, especially when Johnny Carson Tonight Show Starring enjoyed staying up late to watch. He decided he wanted to be a comedian, but was afraid to admit it out loud. Instead, he graduated with a degree in mass communications, attended Boston’s Emerson College.

He is an open mike night at a Boston comedy club took part in the comedy at the age of 23 when she finally decided to give it a try. In a rhythm with a poker face, put his dry humor, was a hit. In 1982 he was invited to appear on The Tonight Show when he knew his dream had come true. Right so well that he was asked to come back later in the week that is received, and soon, like himself Saturday Night Live and Late Night with David Letterman as other comedy shows / Late Night It was found making appearances. His first album, I have a pony, was nominated for a Grammy in 1986.

Also in 1986, he desperately starring Madonna, Susan, looking for his motion picture debut. The following year he and Roberto Benigni Jim Jarmusch, entitled Coffee and Cigarettes appeared in a short film was written with. In the same vein Jarmusch went on to make two other shorts and finally appointments for Best Live Action Short Film Oscar in 1989 was awarded the 2004 Wright was released, in which the length of a feature film by the same title They decided to include co-wrote with Michael Armstrong and Dennis Jennings, who starred as the title role, the.

From 1992 to 1994, Wright starring Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser, Harharman Warren played on the hit sitcom Mad About You. Starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, they also like Natural Born Killers (1994) as the feature films continued to appear; Canadian Bacon starring John Candy and Alan Alda (1995); Muse starring Sharon Stone and Albert Brooks (1999); Starring Jason Biggs and Mena Suvari and loser (2000) ,.

Multi-talented, Wright also plays guitar and writes songs, is a gifted painter, has written two short films and a novel published in Rolling Stone magazine’s story has had.

After years of living in New York and Los Angeles, 2002 Wright moved to Boston Red Sox fan in the back, in his spare time he enjoys attending baseball games. He continues to perform stand-up comedy, and recently in Las Vegas and many other US cities that included a tour of England and Ireland completed.

“Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.”-Og Mandino copy

Augustine also known as OG Mandino Mandino, a renowned author and motivational speaker. His most famous work in the biggest Salseman to help people succeed in life was written. He wrote several other books and his works worldwide sales have exceeded 50 million. Mandino Success Unlimited magazine and president of the National Speakers Association’s Hall of Fame was a member.

(Hereinafter “OG” nickname) Augustine Mandino Italy on December 12, 1923 and shortly thereafter came to the United States. He encouraged his passion for writing, which is under the watchful eye of his mother Nantick, grew up in Massachusetts. It’s a career that inspired him to pursue writing Mandino’s mother and the University of Missouri School of Journalism is planning on attending. But in 1940 Mandino’s mother died suddenly from a heart attack and to work in a paper factory in favor of Mandino temporarily abandoned writing.

After two years of factory work, Og Mandino joined the US Army Air Corps and eventually became a bombadier. He said he met with Jimmy Stewart flew during which time thirty bombing missions over Germany during World War II flew to. He began writing his books several years later when Mr. Stewart Mandino a personal photograph graced the office wall.

He returned from the war, Og Mandino former pilots like himself discovered the lack of job opportunities. Consequently, Mandino took a job as an insurance salesman and started traveling from town to town. At night he would visit local bars and eventually major in alcohol Mandino, the drink itself. Unable to live with their illness, his illness prevented him from holding any job, and his wife, taking with him his only child, left him.

Cleveland, he seriously considered suicide while roaming the streets Mandino, and fell into depression. Instead, he looked for help and some self-help books and motivational titles that got his attention. Mandino sparked something inside and he began to absorb all the information they had to offer. He said that similar information for other libraries have searched and read hundreds of books about success. As a result of his reading, Mandino overcome his alcohol addiction and a more positive attitude about life was able to build.

Og Mandino, 9 दिसंबर his second wife, Bette, 1957, about ten years after the marriage of Mandino’s first book, The Greatest Salesman in the World, was published and it quickly grew in popularity. Mandino 18 other books followed this work and turned his passion into a speaking career. His speech is always as much as spirituality and action, with emphasis on humor were lighter. Mandino 52 years of age, retired.

Mandino 3 September 1996, passed away.

“Leap, and the net will appear.”-John Burroughs

John Burroughs (April 3, 1837 – March 29th 1921) US conservation movement was active in the American naturalist and essayist nature. Wake Robin in 1871 was the first of his essay collection.

In the words of his biographer Edward Renehan, Burroughs special identity is less than that of a scientist, naturalist, “with a fee of a literary naturalist natural world had to record their own unique perceptions.” The results, which echo with the sound of its cultural moment when its popularity, and since both show a body of work was his relative obscurity.

Chauncy and Amy Kelly Burroughs Burroughs was the seventh of ten children. The Delaware County, New York, near Roxbury, Catskill Mountains, was born on the family farm. As a child, especially the latter, he will write about the mountain slide, looking off to the east and the high peaks of the Catskills, the old clump spent many hours on the slopes of the mountain. He labored on the family farm as the frogs and birds, including the family of bumblebees and other wildlife around the farm each spring was fascinated by return. In his later years, he all rural nature and sense of kinship with things for the love of his later life as a farm boy credited.

Burroughs showed keen interest in learning during their teenage years. Burroughs among classmates was future financier Jay Gould. Burroughs’ father provided by the local school was considered adequate for basic education and higher education for the books he wanted or asked for money to pay the young Burroughs refused to support. At the age of 17 she olives Burroughs, teaching at a school in New York to leave home to earn money needed for college.

Burroughs Cooperstown Seminary from 1854 until 1856, including a period of study in higher education institutions alternated with periods of teaching; He Burroughs in 1863. 1857 to seek employment closer to home in a small village in Illinois, New York, left a teaching position until he returns prepared by, left the seminary continues to teach and in 1856 completed his studies “The Girl I Left Behind Me.” On September 12, 1857, Burroughs Ursula North (1836-1917) married.

Burroughs then a fairly new publication, The Atlantic Monthly, accepted his essay expression, when in the summer of 1860 was his first break as a writer. Editor James Russell Lowell She initially thought Burroughs had plagiarized his old acquaintance to the work of Emerson found the same essay. Pool index and moving rhetoric, both periodical indexes, even Emerson credited as the author of the essay.

In 1864, Burroughs as a clerk at the Treasury accepted a position; He continued in that profession at the end of the 1880s, will become a federal bank examiner. All the while, he continued to publish essays, and poetry of Walt Whitman’s increased interest in. Burroughs in November 1863 in Washington, DC met Whitman, and the two became close friends.

Whitman in his nature as well as writing his philosophical and literary essays encouraged Burroughs to develop. In 1867, Burroughs was largely (and anonymous) before the publication of the revised and edited by Whitman himself a poet and man, poet Walt Whitman as the first biographical and critical notes on the work published. Four years later, Burroughs Hurd and Houghton’s first collection of essays Boston home nature, Wake Robin published.
In 2005, a photo of Slabsides, West Park, New York Burroughs cabin; Cabin in 1968 was named a National Historic Landmark.

In January 1873, Burroughs went off to New York to Washington. The next year he built his Riverby property where (Esopus part of the town), West Park, New York, a 9-acre (3.6-hectare) farm bought. There he focused on table grapes before eventually grew different crops. He continued to write, and for many years as a federal bank examiner continued. In 1895 he and his son Julian Burroughs said, “Slabsides” is said to build an Adirondack-style cabin near where Riverby purchased additional land. Slabsides he wrote, including students from local Vassar College, celery, grew up and entertain the audience.  After the end of the 20th century, Burroughs renovated an old farmhouse near his birthplace and called it “Woodchuck Lodge.” It became his summer residence until his death.

Burroughs Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, (an automobile, which was one of the first in the Hudson Valley), Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone and Thomas Edison in his later years, including those with many celebrities of the time. In 1899, he took part in the campaign to Alaska EH Harriman.

In 1901, Burroughs a fan, Clara Barrus (1864-1931) met. He was a physician in Middletown with state psychiatric hospital, NY Clara was 37 and nearly half his age. He is my life,  and was finally the great love of his literary executrix. Poet Walt Whitman documents with firsthand accounts and letters is dependent on the Burroughs friendship, in 1931: “Comrade Whitman and Burroughs” Ursula published in 1917, died at his home after he moved.

In 1903, Atlantic Monthly “Real and evening Natural History” after publishing an article titled, Burroughs nature fakers controversy known as the literary debate was widely publicized. As for wildlife Ernest Thompson Seton their singular representations, Charles GD Roberts and William J. Long on the offensive as the popular writers of the day, he said, “forest yellow journalism” as “natural” animal stories The booming genre condemned. The dispute lasted for four years and was friends with Burroughs which President Theodore Roosevelt, American environmental and political figures of the day including covers.

Many of Burroughs essay first appeared in popular magazines. The best bird, flower and is known for his observations on rural scenes, but his essay topics religion, philosophy and literature over. Burrows, an author, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as was confirmed by his election as many of Thoreau’s qualities.His praising the achievements, a staunch defender of Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson But Henry David Thoreau was somewhat important.
Burroughs essay came out of some trips back to his native Catskills. In the late 1880s, in the essay “The Heart of the Southern Catskills,” he Slide Mountain, Catskills chronicled the ascent of the highest peak in the range. Speaking of view from the summit, he wrote: “The works of man dwindle, and the vast world of the original features come out every single object or point is dwarfed; Hudson Valley in the surface of the Earth is only a wrinkle. . The great thing is you far beyond your ken stretched away on every hand that the earth is only with a sense of wonder to find. “Some of these words are known as Burroughs Ledge a rock outcrop On the summit of the mountain are now on a plaque commemorating Burroughs. He climbed the slide and neighboring Cornell and Wittenberg mountains, collectively named the Burroughs Range.

Mill Brook Ridge Mountains and other Catskill Peekamoose essays, and rafting down the East Branch of the Delaware River rise, spoke about fly fishing for trout. The theory of natural selection, such as commenting on the controversies of the day natural science, as well as traveled extensively and wrote about other regions and countries, though it is still observed in the region , and is known primarily for these. He entertained philosophical and literary questions, and four years after the poet’s death in 1896 and wrote a book about Whitman.

From his youth, Burroughs was an avid fly fisherman and is in the midst of Catskill anglers. He never wrote any purely fishing, he fishing for literature essay contributed some remarkable fishing. The most notable of these appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in October 1870 and was later published in the Catskills, which was speckled trout. In his essay on his experiences as an angler speckled trout Burroughs highlights and Catskills trout, rivers and lakes celebrates.

He had memory lapses and a decline in heart function, including the general began to show signs of advanced age when Burrows few months before his death, during his later years enjoyed good physical and mental health. Burroughs in February 1921 from his chest underwent an operation to remove an abscess. After the operation, his health rapidly declined. While Burrows 1921 Kingsville, Ohio, died on March 29 on a train near. Burrows, he had played as a child and love ‘boyhood’ rock ‘was referred to as the foot of a cliff, in what would have been his 84th birthday at the Roxbury, New York, was buried in. “I stand between eternal ways,” he wrote in the years before the trail here is a line that is etched on the tablet. Woodchuck Lodge, a National Historic Landmark in 1962 Riverby was named and listed on the National Register of Historic Places Slabsides similar in 1968. All three were named.

After his death in 1921, John Burroughs John Burroughs Association has been observed. Union for a medal every year, “a prestigious natural history book” John Burroughs Esopus, New York in the sanctuary, Slabsides around 170 acres of land, and maintains awards.

Twelve American Schools in Washington, DC, and Minneapolis, Minnesota in the public elementary schools, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Los Angeles, California, a public high school in the public middle schools, and a private secondary school, including John Burroughs is named after Burroughs School , St. Louis, Missouri. Mount Rainier National Park Mountain Burroughs John Burroughs and John Burroughs Association named her honor.There name of a medal publicly well-written and illustrated natural history publications was recognized. Burroughs Medal every year on the first Monday of April, during the annual meeting of the Association with the presentation, natural history, is awarded to a distinguished author.

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”Eleanor Roosevelt

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s wife Eleanor Roosevelt in American politics through his active participation have changed the role of the first lady.

Born in New York City on October 11, 1884, Eleanor Roosevelt, niece of Theodore Roosevelt in the White House was one of the most outspoken women. She said her husband during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1905, married, Eleanor gave press conferences and wrote in a newspaper column. After his death, she focused on human rights and women’s issues, the United Nations served.

First Lady, author and humanitarian Eleanor Roosevelt in New York City October 11, 1884 Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born. President Theodore Roosevelt’s niece, Eleanor, known as a shy child, and extensive damage was experienced at an early age: his mother died in 1892 and she was 10 when her father, two years died later. It helps to draw him out of his shell a teenager, was an experience when Eleanor was sent to school in England.

In 1905, Eleanor would later become president of the United States, his distant cousin, Franklin D. Roosevelt, married. Anna, (died as an infant), James Franklin, Elliot, Franklin Jr. and John: the couple had six children. Despite her busy home life, Eleanor working for the American Red Cross, during the First World War, has been active in public service.

Her husband in 1921 after a polio attack, Eleanor Franklin with his political career came forward to help. Her husband became president in 1933, Eleanor dramatically changed the role of the first lady. Stay in the background and is not material to handle domestic affairs, the first lady of American politics was an important part of the world showed up. He gave a press conference and working on behalf of the League of Women Voters, human rights, children’s causes and spoke out for women’s issues. He also had his own newspaper column, “My Day.” She also said, focus on helping the poor in the country stood against racial discrimination and the US Army during World War II to travel abroad to visit.

For her active role in public policy, Eleanor was heavily criticized by some. He, however, praised the others, and today, she is a woman and civil rights leaders as well as through the mass media to promote key issues at first regarded as one of the government officials is.

After her husband’s death, April 12th, 1945, Eleanor she plans to continue her public service are not aware that interviewers “The story is over,” he reportedly said. However, the opposite would be true. From 1945 to 1953, Eleanor served as a representative of the United Nations General Assembly. She also became the chair of the UN Human Rights Commission. As a member of the Human Rights Commission, the Human Rights-one he considered his greatest achievement that helped write the Universal Declaration of effort.

Outside of his political work, Eleanor my story (1937), thus my (1958) and own autobiography (1961), (1949) recall, including several books about his life and experiences. President John F. Kennedy, a representative for the United Nations when he made a return to public service in his autobiography was published the same year (1961) is made. Commission on the Status of Women President Kennedy appointed Eleanor chair.

First Lady Eleanor at the age of 78. A revolutionary November 7, 1962, died of cancer, Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House was to remain one of the most outspoken women. She has had her share of critics, while most political and social change, much of his life dedicated to the fight, which was a great humanist agree.

“Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds.” ~Gordon B. Hinckley

Gordon B. Hinckley, (23 जून born 1910, Salt Lake City, Utah, US-died January 27, 2008, Salt Lake City) to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 15th President (1995-2008) of Christ, commonly known as the Mormon Church. Hinckley worldwide, nearly 13 million members of some 9 million to help expand the church and from the margins to the mainstream of American society led it.

Hinckley on the Mayflower and the 19th century has moved from Illinois to Utah, the Mormon pioneers left the pilgrims who went off. He said he was so young Mormons are encouraged to perform two years of missionary service to meet publicly preached in London’s Hyde Park in 1932 from the University of Utah from 1933-1935 received a degree in English Check. Hinckley in England on his return to Utah of the activities of the newly built church was put in charge of public relations service that so impressed church leaders. During the next 20 years, a radio series on the history of the church, 1938 World’s Fair in San Francisco and the California Gold Rush in 1949 to celebrate the centennial of the church display monitor, and a network of church-owned radio and television Help stations. From 1951 to 1958, as head of the church’s General Missionary Committee, appearing on radio and television news programs and interviews with every major US newspaper, the media continued to embrace.

In 1961, Hinckley Twelve Apostles, the church’s second highest governing body became a member of the quorum. As an apostle Hinckley Africa, South America and Asia, evangelizing, were sent on a global mission. In 1981 he met the President of the First Presidency-the office was appointed counselor and generally two advisers. Other members of the presidency because of poor health, he finally assumed the responsibilities of running the church. March 12, 1995, he was ordained to the president.

As president, Hinckley a respected world religion based largely on the US west of the church from a small group led to a profound change. His global travels around the world, people took the message of the church and church membership has led to significant growth. He secretly and separately to remove the image of the church leaders and the church did not have a non-Christian cult that Mormons were to perform the job and that, in his words, “strange people. ” Hinckley emphasized common ground with Christian churches not joined opposes gay marriage and so-called family values, promoting them in. He also promoted the use of the church’s official name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rather than the more common “Mormon Church.” He said dozens of temples around the world and thousands of Chapel commission, the reconstruction of the historic Mormon Temple Nauvoo, Ill., And the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City to repair and inspect the construction of a new assembly building. Hinckley 2004 for his humanitarian and educational work was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

“If you really want to know yourself, start by writing a book.” – Shereen El Feki

El Feki a Welsh mother and an Egyptian father was born in Great Britain. She visited her grandmother in Cairo on a regular basis, grew up in Canada. Then, in 1991, graduating from the University of Toronto with a BSc in immunology from Cambridge University and an MPhil PhD in immunology, after the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center as a reporter in 1998 after health economist to join She had learned Arabic and the Middle East, especially in Egypt, spending much of her time liberation and women’s sexuality issues, the research started. In 2005, he left economist, and from 2006 to 2008, the weekly show, People & Power on the Al Jazeera International, Pulse, hosted. From 2010 to 2012, the HIV UN Global Commission deputy chairwoman and laws.

With the upcoming Spanish and translated into Arabic, French and German, Dutch, Bahasa Indonesia, has been translated into the intimate life in a changing Arab world: in 2013, El Feki sex and citadel published. “Sex and the Citadel,” the Guardian First Book Award and was nominated for the Orwell Prize; Al-Feki’s TED talk on sexuality in the Arab region since 2014 book survey of sexual attitudes of women and men in Egypt and the wider Arab world, and research results presented to him five years is approximately 1 million views. El Feki taboos around sexuality in Arab societies are starting to be challenged, and that such a debate in the personal life of politics, economics and the wider public sector, are critical to change that conclusion. However, that such change “by the development, not revolution” for at least one generation is more that warns.

“Let us remember One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai

As a young girl, Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan defied the Taliban to allow girls to get an education demanded. In 2012 he shot in the head by a Taliban gunman, but had survived.

Malala Yousafzai Mingora, Pakistan, July 12, 1997 was born. As a child, he issued a death threat against him, which resulted in the Taliban girls’ education, to become a lawyer. He was traveling home from school when the October 9, 2012, a gunman shot Malala. He survived, and continued to speak on the importance of education. In 2014 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2013, she was again nominated to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest person won.

On July 12, 1997, Malala Yousafzai is located in the country’s Swat valley, Mingora, Pakistan was born. For the first few years of her life, her hometown was known for its summer festivals remained a popular tourist destination. Taliban tried to take control but, as the area began to change.

Yousafzai her father, Ziauddin Yousafzai, was established a school attended. Taliban attack girls’ schools in Swat after launching, Malala in September 2008. The title of his talk Peshawar, Pakistan, gave a speech on “the Taliban dare take away the fundamental right to education?” Was

In early 2009, Yousafzai to deny her an education about living under Taliban threats started blogging for the BBC. In order to hide his identity, he used the name Gul Makai. However, in December of that year he was revealed to be the BBC blogger.

With a growing public forum, Yousafzai for an education, the right, and continued to talk about the right of all women. Her activism same year, she was awarded Pakistan’s National Youth Peace Prize in 2011 for the International Children’s Peace Prize in nomination.

He was 14 when Taliban Malala and her family had issued a death threat against him learned. Malala was afraid for the safety of her father and a Taliban anti-worker-although he and his family initially radical group felt really will not harm a child.

October 9, 2012 on her way home from school, a man was riding in Malala Malala who had boarded the bus and demanded to know the girl. Malala looked toward his friends, his position was given away. The gunman shot Malala in the left side of his head, fired him; Bullet then traveled down his neck. Two other girls also were wounded in the attack.

Malala shooting left in critical condition, he was sent to a military hospital in Peshawar. A portion of his skull was removed to treat his swollen brain. To receive further care, the Birmingham, England was transferred.

Once he was in the United Kingdom, Yousafzai out of a medically induced coma was rushed. She left him paralyzed several surgeries to correct a facial nerve repair will be required, including the face, he had suffered no major brain damage. In March 2013, he started attending the school in Birmingham was able to.

Shooting continued his recovery during a massive outpouring of support for Yousafzai, occurred. Stood up for education and unfortunately was released in October 2013 which was shot by the Taliban who GIRL: She I am Malala, she wrote an autobiography in 2013, on his 16th birthday at the UN Yousafzai spoke Taliban still perceive a goal.

Despite threats from the Taliban, Yousafzai remains a staunch advocate for the power of education. October 10, 2013, in acknowledgment of her work, the European Parliament Sakharov Yousafzai Award for Freedom of Thought. That same year, he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He did not win the prize, but in August of the same year was named a candidate again in March 2014, Leanin.Org worldwide about the importance of education for girls and Yousafzai with Sheryl Sandberg at Facebook Live Chat organized. Her story, her motivation and family, future and talked about his plans for advocacy, and a variety of social network users answered questioned.

In October 2014, Yousafzai Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi of the rights of children, as well as Nobel Peace Prize. At age 17, he received the Nobel Peace Prize, becoming the youngest. Congratulations Yousafzai, the Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif said, “Pakistan’s () pride, he was proud of his countrymen. His achievement is unique and unequaled. The world’s girls and boys should carry forward the struggle and commitment. Through the simple act of going to school teacher has become a global advocate of peace, a brave and gentle, “UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon described it as”. ”

In October 2015, a documentary about his life will be released. She lives Malala MALALA audience, his family, and all over the world for its commitment to support education for girls will give an intimate look at Davis Guggenheim (An Inconvenient Truth, Waiting for Superman) is guided by named.

“Either you run the day or the day runs you.” –

“Give yourself the gift of the virtue of patience
Because the value of knowledge, and
Confidence in their own ability to dream effect
About achieve worthy rewards. ”
– Jim Rohn

Jim Rohn, internationally the most influential thinkers of our time has been honored as one of the. His deep business philosophy, visionary insights, and inspiring messages, a popular speaker, author, and counselor has made. In the last 37 years, around the world more than 5,000 visitors and 3 million people have been addressed. He is the 1985 recipient of the National Speakers Association CPAE awards and 17 different books, audio and video programs Writer

Why: All the time referred to by many as the greatest motivational speaker Jim Rohn always asking questions in four subjects approached by the personal and professional success? Why not? Why not? And why not now? He then applied to the success and productivity, uncover the secrets understandable, given those and related questions. Witticisms and anecdotes, laced with his particular style, his enthusiasm and “can do” spirit igniting, listeners captivates.

For more than 40 years, Jim Rohn have expanded their imagination of what is possible that a skilled artist to sculpt life strategies to help people like the art world-honed. Those who had the privilege of hearing her speak beauty and its contents can attest to common sense. This widely by many as a national treasure the most influential thinkers of our time is regarded as one of, and is thought of, however, is no coincidence. Jim is the author of countless books and audio and video programs, and to encourage and personal development trainers and executives from America’s top corporations helped to shape a generation of hundreds.

Idaho Born in a farming family in the mid-1900s, Jim served him well throughout his life that was ingrained with a work ethic. At 25, he met his mentor Earl Shoaff. He made his first fortune in the next six years, yet she Beverly Hills, California, moved, unless the Rotary Club of Idaho farm boy friend Ron titled “asked him to tell the story of their success when speaking not found in Beverly Hills makes it. ”

His speech, he received an invitation to share more, and better yet, they have to start paying for it so well that went over. In the beginning, she started her personal development business, which in 1963 seminar, before moving on, in front of college and high school classrooms and spoke at service clubs. Since then, Jim Rohn changed her life through the material to affect the lives of millions of people, self-help and personal growth became a trailblazer in the industry.

Jim Rohn’s most personal and affecting the performance of the business focused on the fundamentals of human behavior. Who seek to teach them and inspire others who are compared to the standard. He said that ordinary principles and events have the unique ability to bring extraordinary insights, and his substance and style combination hear or read his words, which captures the imagination of the people.

“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti

Jiddu Krishnamurti in Madanapalle May 11, 1895, was born in a small town in South India. He and his brother, Dr. Annie Besant, then President of the Theosophical Society was adopted in his youth. Theosophists Besant and others whose coming was predicted Dr. Krishnamurti was declared a world teacher. To prepare for the coming of this world, a world-wide organization was formed and the young Krishnamurti was made its head called the Order of the Star in the East.

In 1929, however, Krishnamurti, he was hoping to play the role with abandon its huge following order is dissolved, and the work was donated all the money and property returned.

Since then, his death on 17 February 1986 for nearly sixty years, the large number of visitors and mankind needs a radical change in people talking about traveling around the world.

Krishnamurti great thinkers and religious teachers of all time as one of the globally considered. He explained that any philosophy or religion, but also for the security and happiness of the person searched, with its violence and corruption of the problems of living in modern society, in our everyday lives, things that concern us all spoke, and it was not fear, anger, grief and bereavement for free from the burden of the internal need for mankind. He explained the subtle workings of the human mind with great precision, and our daily life is a profound meditation and spiritual quality pointed to the need to bring.

Krishnamurthy any religious organization, sect or country, and nor does he subscribe to any school of political or ideological thought had to. On the contrary, he divided human beings and bring about conflict and war are the very factors that maintained. He said we are like the rest of humanity and are not different from one another, all of us human beings repeatedly Hindu, Muslim or Christian first, and reminded his listeners that are not. He said that without destroying ourselves or the environment asked to tread lightly on this earth. His listeners sent a deep sense of respect for nature. His teachings man-made belief systems, nationalistic sentiment and sectarianism across. At the same time, humanity’s search for the truth to give new meaning and direction. His teaching, in addition to being relevant to the modern age, is timeless and universal.

Krishnamurti as a mentor, a friend, but not as spoke, and his dialogue and discussion based on the knowledge of tradition, but in the human mind and his own insights based on his vision of the sacred There are, it is always a sense of freshness and simplicity of communication has remained unchanged over the years, the essence of his message. He addressed large audiences, people Krishnamurthy, addressing his or her particular problem was talking to each of them personally felt. In the interview, he said his private grief came to him, listening carefully to the man or woman, and through their own understanding to encourage them to heal itself, a kind teacher. His words shed new light on traditional concepts of religious scholars found that. Krishnamurti took on the challenge of modern scientists and psychologists and went forward step by step with them, discussed their theories and sometimes those principles enabled them to consider the limitations. Krishnamurti scientists and religious figures, individuals interact with TV and radio interviews, and letters with the teachers and students interact with the public, writing, discussions as a large body of literature has left. Many of these books, and audio and video recordings as published.