Rosa Lee Parks, who became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person, was born on this date in 1913. Describe the bravest stand you’ve ever taken.
The first woman to become a recognized doctor, Elizabeth Blackwell, was born on this date in 1821. She was admitted to medical school only because the men already at the school, when offered the chance to reject her, assumed her application was a hoax and jokingly played along. How do you think she felt when she showed up at school the first day?
What is the nicest thing you’ve ever done for someone?
Explain how to do the thing you know how to do better than anyone else.
3M began selling Scotch tape on this date in 1930. Describe why you’d like to leave behind something that’s sticking to you right now.
What character from the movies do you most admire, and why?
“That’s all a man can hope for during his lifetime — to set an example — and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history.” -US President William McKinley, born on this date in 1843. Describe the example you want to set during your lifetime.
Jackson Pollock, a painter famous for giant canvases covered in colors he spattered randomly across them, was born on this date in 1912. Explain why you think his work is or is not art.