1. My definition of being successful is doing what you like and eventually doing it well. In order to be do something well, you need to be passionate.I want to be a good badminton athlete when I growup
2. I have given up sleep. Sleep has been given up in order to continue working on what I want to improve on, such as for a certain class or for a sport that I love.
3. Parks had to give up family time and marriages in order to become successful in his multiple fields of photography, film, and music.
4. Genevieve Young's father was Claurence Kuangson Young.
5. Parks was advanced $10,000 and this book was called The Learning Tree.
6. Elijah Muhammad offered Parks half a million dollars
7. Parks refused the money because he felt that Elijah Muhammad might try to influence Parks and his work.
3. Parks had to give up family time and marriages in order to become successful in his multiple fields of photography, film, and music.
4. Genevieve Young's father was Claurence Kuangson Young.
5. Parks was advanced $10,000 and this book was called The Learning Tree.
6. Elijah Muhammad offered Parks half a million dollars
7. Parks refused the money because he felt that Elijah Muhammad might try to influence Parks and his work.
8. It was the first time that an African American would direct a major Hollywood film.
9. Shaft was a black superhero that inspired other African Americans to not be intimidated by racism. Shaft was a reflection of Gordon Parks.
10. Gordon Parks' choice of weapons were photography, writing, music, and film
11. Genevieve Young said that separation was like living in a washing machine because she never knew what was going to happen next.
12. The recent feature film that shared the similar story is 12 Years A Slave.
13. Gordon Parks, Jr. is the oldest son of Gordon Parks. Gordon Jr. was a director, who directed Super Fly. Gordon Parks, Jr. died in a plane crash. He seemed to follow in the footsteps of his father as a director and photographer.
9. Shaft was a black superhero that inspired other African Americans to not be intimidated by racism. Shaft was a reflection of Gordon Parks.
10. Gordon Parks' choice of weapons were photography, writing, music, and film
11. Genevieve Young said that separation was like living in a washing machine because she never knew what was going to happen next.
12. The recent feature film that shared the similar story is 12 Years A Slave.
13. Gordon Parks, Jr. is the oldest son of Gordon Parks. Gordon Jr. was a director, who directed Super Fly. Gordon Parks, Jr. died in a plane crash. He seemed to follow in the footsteps of his father as a director and photographer.
14. My favorite Gordon Parks photo is of Muhammad Ali because it pictures one of the most important athletes in history.
15. I will remember Gordon Parks in 10 years as a historic African American man who fought segregation and racial injustices through photography, music, writing, and film.
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