Live Your MAGIC™
Category:
Biography
Publisher: LIAP Media Corp.
ISBN-10: 0986941700
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780986941702
75, four hundred word biographical introductions that inspire with original illustrations
Every person in this collection is an inspiration to others, through their response to challenges (and some of them faced incredible challenges), by their commitment to serving humanity and their fidelity to their values.
A. Y. Jackson
Aaron Moser
Abraham Lincoln
Albert Schweitzer
Alfred Nobel
Alice Waters
Amelia Earhart
Andrew Lloyd Webber
Anne Frank
Beatrice Biira
Beatrix Potter
Benjamin Franklin
Bertha Wilson
Beverley McLachlan
Celine Dion
Christopher Columbus
Craig Kielburger
Diane Warren
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ferdinand Magellan
Florence Nightingale
Galileo Galilei
Gordon Lightfoot
Grandma Moses
Gustavo Dudamel
Hayley Wickenheiser
Hazel McCallion
Helen Keller
J. K. Rowling
Jacques Cousteau
Jean Vanier
John F. Kennedy
Joseph Pulitzer
Laura Secord
Louis Braille
Louis Pasteur
Malcolm Gladwell
Marie Curie
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martti Ahtisaari
Mattie Stepanek
Maude Abbott
Maya Angelou
Michael Faraday
Michael J. Fox
Michael Jordan
Michaelle Jean
Mohamed ElBaradei
Mohandas Gandhi
Mother Teresa
Nelson Mandela
Norman Bethune
Norman Borlaug
Oprah Winfrey
Paulo Coelho
Randy Pausch
Richard Branson
Robert Munsch
Roberta Bondar
Roger Bannister
Roméo Dallaire
Ryan Hreljac
Sam Walton
Shania Twain
Shirin Ebadi
Sandford Fleming
Stephen Leacock
Terry Fox
Thomas Edison
Walt Disney
Wangari Maathai
Wayne Gretzky
William “Billy” Bishop
William Harvey
Winston Churchill
Excerpt
Terry Fox
When a teenager gets cancer and then loses a leg at age 20, you might forgive him for giving up on any big dreams. But Canadian Terry Fox refused to give up. In fact, he started dreaming bigger than ever.
Terry was determined to raise money for cancer research to help other young people. So, he decided to do something no-one had ever done before — to run some five thousand miles across Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, on one real and one artificial leg.
Terry prepared for 18 months running over 5000 kilometers (3,107 miles).
He set out quietly on April 12, 1980, dipping his artificial leg in the waters of Newfoundland. Starting that day, and every day that followed, he ran 25 miles. Through rain and shine, despite pain and exhaustion, from early morning darkness to long after sunset, he ran the equivalent of a marathon every day.
By halfway through his run, Terry had captured the hearts of his nation. Huge crowds appeared by the sides of lonely highways to cheer him on. He visited the notorious Kingston Penitentiary and the hardened inmates wept at his courage and determination.
Terry never finished his heroic run. His cancer spread to his lungs and he was forced to quit on September 1, 1980 near Thunder Bay, Ontario after running for 143 days and 5,373 kilometers (3,339 miles).
Terry’s goal was to raise $1 dollar for every Canadian to fund cancer research, a total of $24 Million. When Terry had to quit his raise a groundswell of support from across Canada inspired by Terry’s courage continued the fundraising efforts and by February 1, 1981 Terry’s Marathon of Hope had raised the $24 Million.
Terry got to see his dream realized, but on June 28, 1981, at the age of 22, Terry Fox died of the disease he had battled so hard.
Terry inspired new dreams, new commitment, to follow his example and continue to raise money for cancer research through Terry Fox Runs. In 1988 the Terry Fox Foundation was established to coordinate and manage Terry’s legacy. To date, Spring 2011, close to $500 Million has been raised for cancer research and over 5,000 locations in Canada plan a Terry Fox Run this September.
Terry Fox is remembered by Canadians as their greatest hero of all time, and the best example of courage in action.
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