GLOBAL CITIZENS IN THE MAKING
(Iffah Rehman continued...) Disney movie, Frozen. Other than the fact that Olaf is so cute, some of the lines Olaf says are really sweet. One of the lines I remember is, “Some people are worth melting for.” This may sound stupid but in people language that line means some people are worth dying for. Olaf put other people in front of himself. So Disney made a really good job in making him so thoughtful. It’s a bit weird saying that a snowman is my inspirational character but Olaf is so caring. He’s really funny too!
Talia Joy Castellano
PUPIL FEEDBACK “I have learned so much about myself in this project. I didn’t realise that I had a lot to say to myself. I am happy that I learned things about myself without even knowing it. It’s helped me know my weaknesses and strengths and I have goals in mind for the future now. It’s pretty weird to be honest, because you wouldn’t think you could learn anything about yourself but you can.”
Rachel MacKinnon Portree High School “Just keep swimming.” Finding Nemo Talia Joy Castellano inspires me because throughout her battle with cancer she has continued to stay happy, positive and hopeful. Talia was most known for being a famous make-up artist and beauty guru and also for doing YouTube videos. Talia has been featured on numerous national television shows. Talia was diagnosed with neuroblastoma which is a rare childhood cancer at the age of seven. After 3 relapses and a diagnosis of the secondary cancer pre-lukemia, Talia continued to fight 2 forms of aggressive cancers. She continued treatments knowing there was no cure but hoped to slow down the progression to prolong her life. Sadly after 6 and a half years on July 16, 2013 at 11:22am Talia Joy Castellano lost her battle to childhood cancer. Talia continues to attract followers who view her YouTube videos and now has more than 1,000,000 subscribers. Talia’s best known quotation and motto is “makeup is my wig” and “just keep swimming”.
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Talia continues to inspire people to live their lives to the fullest and to love themselves as they are. Talia wanted to leave her footprints and handprints on this world so she will never be forgotten.
Jody Beveridge Queen Anne High School “I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life, and that is why I succeed.” Michael Jordan My vision for a better world would have to be no poverty, hunger, war, murderers, and no lifethreatening diseases and illnesses. Most of my charity work abroad would be helping hunger and poverty and trying to clean up war sites. I want to take time out of my personal life to help those less fortunate. I want to help people with cancer come to terms with what they have been diagnosed with and help them through bad times. My gran died of cancer and I know how bad it feels when they are gone, so I want to help their family members through the tough times because it is comforting when the person telling you “I know how you feel” really does.