The Terry Fox Story directed and produced by Steve Nash.
This is the most current biography of Terry Fox. The 1st clip is the 3 minute long trailer and the 2nd clip is the hour long biography.
In order to truly appreciate the work we want to accomplish with the Terry Fox assembly we need to have a firm understanding of what his story is and thus truly appreciate why we participate in this important event every year.
1. In ONE word how did the documentary make you feel?
2. have you learned any lessons from the movie?
3. How can you APPLY the lessons learned to your real life
4. Now go back and start some dialogue with your peers asking them to explain why they choose THAT word.
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Defiant.
ReplyDeleteNow tell me, why was difiant the first word to pop into your mind after the video?
DeleteHopefull
ReplyDeleteWhy does it make you feel hopefull?
Deletei am hopefull that his actions will better our future, because he wanted to make a change.
DeleteI am as well because doctors will finaly get their cure for cancer and then they can stop causing cancer.
Deletethey are?
Deletehow do doctors cause cancer?????
DeleteThe idea of cancer is actually a condition of the mind. Doctors advertise the condition in order to get money for their cause but what they don't realize is that they only increase the awareness of it causing the fear of getting cancer which causes cancer!
DeleteI have had this happen to me. Remember at Albion Hills when I hit my head on the ice? You know what I was thinking? 'Wouldn't it be hilarious if I hit my head on a branch.' and I fell and cracked my head on the ice. Actually the ice cracked, but that's not the focus.
It's the power of suggestion. The more real something seems, the more real it becomes.
That's all I'm saying.
ummm....... ok but still i am talking about how do they physicaly create it because that was how this conversation started!
DeleteHow I just described it causes physical cancer.
DeleteI'm not so sure if I agree with you on the whole doctors and money thing, but I've had the thought of cutting my finger while cutting vegetables to make dinner at home TWICE and both times i ended up cutting myself.
Deleteor you just aim for the branch.....
DeleteWell, sometime's doctors can make a few errors. But I have heard that doctors just make the situation worse by subscribing things too their patients.
DeleteI don't really think that they are causing the cancer because they are trying too find cures for it, that's why we have a variety of different foundations to support the cause. I do agree that they can make a few trials and errors during there procedures on trying to make a cure.
If someone is diagnosed by cancer they do things for the person too make them better. Like when Terry got his leg amputated, they gave him an artificial leg so he can still walk and from that he was able to run his marathon.
1. my only word is ENCOURAGED i felt so motivated and encouraged by watching this movie is because a regular boy who was safe from cancer still fought for it and thats what i call bravery
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DeleteWhy did you choose that word?
Delete@nauman i chose this word because i felt so motivated and encouraged by watching this movie is because a regular boy who was safe from cancer still fought for it and thats what i call bravery
Deletetrue that good point
DeleteI have learned to never give up and to always remember Terry for motivation.
ReplyDeleteI've also learned that to be determined does not mean to go all out and destroy yourself in the first strecth of your goal, but to reserve yourself. Not be lazy, but be reserved and do as Terry did.
Yes, doing as Terry did might be a difficult task because of everything that had happened but it wasn't impossible, so using Terry as a motivation would be a good start in completing a goal.
DeleteThoughtful
ReplyDeletewhy did you choose the word thoughtful ?
Deleteinspired!
ReplyDeleteWhy so inspired by Terry Fox?
DeleteSelfcentered
ReplyDeleteHow is Terry self centered? o.O
DeleteMaybe because, he didn't care about what othe told him about not making it. He just kept his hopes between himself so he can keep believing without any interference.
DeleteNot terry, it made me feel sefcentered because of how we quickley we give up, and Terry just kept going. Also how we don't even want to donate to the cause for cancer sometimes, but we don't think about the people who need it, I mean what if you or I ended up with cancer, wouldn't you want people to donate so a cure can quickley be found?
DeleteYes, I agree with Fatma and what she said about donating. People go around saying that there going to donate and then when it comes down too it they ask other people to do it but they still haven't contributed anything to support the cause. They have to make sure that they do their part first.
DeleteI do agree with the donating part. Sorry for the misunderstanding, and I would think of it that way. Now I relize
Deletebravery..
ReplyDeletewhere did the bravery come from?
DeleteWell, I think that bravery is a good word because, not everyone could do the thing that Terry did and almost complete a whole marathon on an artificial leg across Canada. Most would think it's absurd to think such a thing. Instead of sitting in a hospital bed all day getting treatment for his disease he wanted to make a difference. It took not only courage and his competitiveness but also bravery. He was brave enough to do this tiresome, challenging goal.
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ReplyDelete1.Amazing
ReplyDeleteWhat is it about this movie that makes you feel amazing inside?
DeleteMOTAVATED!!!!!!
ReplyDeletewhat makes you say that?
DeleteIts because he did so much and i cant even walk the terry fox walk with out whining now i am motavated from the biography
DeleteIt's MOTIVATED.
Deleteohh thanks for telling me i had a feeling i made a mistake
Deleteyour welcome.
DeleteHe makes you feel motivated because of everything he went through in his life so it makes you feel that you can do anything, from cancer too the marathon, he kept going until he reached his goal. But unfortunately he didn't.
Deletei see that you feel motivatedm, but what is it that you feel so motivated about.
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Deletei think nauman is trying to say like after the video it makes you feel so motivated by knowing you can do whatever you want you jut have to put your mind to it.
DeleteI feel motivated in the fact that if I ever had a deep desire too do anything, anything at all, I could look at Terry Fox as an inspiration. I feel motivated about everything that I want. Like an example, This year I want too win athlete of the year, so I will take that motivation and use it as my strength.
DeleteNauman I feel quite motivated too. You're right, without watching this video we would all be complaining during the upcoming Terry Fox walk. Wouldn't we? But now that its fresh in our mind and we know the proper story yet again we would feel horrible to whine just once during our walk.
DeleteJust thinking about that makes us realize how great Terry Fox is. He didn't even complain once and if it was one of us, we all know we probably would WITHOUT even having cancer.
Its sad and disappointing, but its pretty true.
I learned that a true hero can come out of anywhere when needed most, and if you try hard enough you can be that hero.
ReplyDeleteWhy do you think people need a hero to be the face of their campaigns? For example in the movie they said the Mr. Peanut dude wanted to run the last mile with Terry in exchange for a car. A CAR!!!! A CAR I TELL YOU!!!!!
Deleteyes but he turned it down. a true hero speaks for everyone who needs a voice. a hero doesnt do somthing for fame or fortune, they do it because they want to show the world that everything is worth fighting for.
DeleteHe didn't do it for the fame, rather for the whole cause. I think at one point in the movie it seemed that he was even bothered by the press. But the publicity was good because people were becoming more aware of the cause and what he was doing, so they could make a bigger pledged or donation.
Delete2.I have learned many lessons from this video such as never giving up for the things you love and keeping faith
ReplyDeleteI've learned that if you put your mind to something, go for it and don't look back. Keep trying, even if you think it's impossible. Nothing is impossible if you don't want it to be.
ReplyDeleteI totaly agree with you Sarah.
Delete2. i learned that i should not loose hope even when i get dissencouraged by people who know very well. i also learned that there is no such thing as impossible. for example terry fox was a fully determined who was determent to run across canada which people said it was impossible.
ReplyDeleteYou are right. I was thinking that too. They said it was impossible, but look at what he has accomplished. He almost reached his goal, but that doesn't matter. Everyone saw how hard he tried and the effort he made. Can you believe that he raised over half a billion dollars for Cancer? Not only that but he inspired so many giving them the hope and faith.
DeleteIt was almost a miracle. Terry Fox was a miracle to everyone. When people doubt others, that's exactly when they get proven wrong.
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ReplyDeleteThe leasons I have learn after watching this movie is we should NEVER LOSE HOPE because your hope is the only thing which leads you to your destination you want to reach. But if you lose your HOPE then you will never reach your destenation.
ReplyDeleteI would Apply this leason by never loosing my Hope about what i want to do and what i want to reach like how Terry Fox never loses his Hope.
The lesson i learned from this movie is that I cant just give up because of a little obstacle becasuse Terry Fox ran with an amputated leg and i cant even walk the whole Terry fox walk here at school with out whining about my legs hurting so this has motavated me to Destroy the obstacle to get to my goal because Terry Fox did a million times better than me with a amputated leg!!!! TERRY FOX IS INSIPIRATION TO US ALL!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteTotally agree i admit too i am really inspired be Terry Fox and his motivation towards fundraising to find a cure for cancer!
DeleteExactly !! if he could raise over 10 million dollars the least we can do is donate and keep his legacy going!
DeleteYes, I agree and after we do the Terry Fox run at school, we always complain that are legs hurt and what not, while Terry ran almost across the country with one leg and an artificial leg. Thinking about the times how I complained about it makes me feel like a nub. He ran almost across the country, while we are running like 4 blocks -.-.
Delete1.CONFIDENT
ReplyDeletewhat was it that made you feel so confidfent?
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ReplyDeleteWhy did you choose that word?
Deletewhy did you chose this work
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Deletewhat made you choose the word ?
DeleteI think that this is a very good word. Why was it the first thing too pop in your head?
Delete1. Inspired
ReplyDelete2.Yes, one of the lessons that I have learned is that to never give up. Always keep on trying until you have finished or reached your satisfaction.
3. I can apply this lesson to my life because during math or any other subject, whenever I dont understand the question I dont give up, I keep trying until I figure it out. This is one way I can apply this lesson in real life.
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ReplyDeleteAppreciative!
ReplyDeletewhy did you choose only this word to tell how you feel.?
DeleteWhy did you choose this one word?
Delete1.Determined.He told himself, if someone can run across Newyork then he can run across Canada, he never gave up.
ReplyDelete2.From the movie I learned to stay focus,calm,to never give up, to stay motivated and to hope for the best.
3.I can apply these leasons to the real life by never giving up we have to stay calm and listen to our heart to find the key to the door.
can you give an example for staying focus, calm, be motivated, and to never give up
DeleteAn example is whenever theres a test we should stay calm and focused.
DeleteI could apply these lessons to real life because when I have a task to complete and I cant really seem to figure it out I will keep trying harder until I get the job done
ReplyDeletedid you ever loose you hope about something?
DeleteInspiring.
ReplyDeleteSeeing what Terry did to inspire others, what do you think you could do to inspire your peers?
DeleteWell it depends on what i'm inspiring them about, I mean Terry inspired me, that I can do anything I want not matter what the obstacles are. He set a goal and was determined not to stop until he reached it.
DeleteI've learned that if Terry can run 3,339 miles in 143 days, without a leg, than we shouldn't be whining about anything. We shouldn't be doubtfull! If I was in Terry's shoes, I don't know what I would do, how I would feel. But I'm sure that I wouldn't even dare to go out anywhere, let alone run across Canada because of how people would look at me feel bad for me. But this documentary and Terry's effort has shown me to never give up, to never lose hope!
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ReplyDeletewhat makes you say that?
Delete1.miserable
ReplyDeletewhy miserable?
DeleteWhy do you feel miserable.
DeleteI think he means sad,right pablo?
Deletei think he maens miserable probably because Terry fox has done so much with one leg
DeleteHe told us that he feels sad.
DeletePossible he is trying to say how he fealt after the movie misereble that terry fox died in the way and didnt finish the run.
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Deletei feel miserable because he didnt finish the run also because he died 1 month before his birthday also cause his cancer has spreaded in side his body.
Delete2.I learned that you should never underestimate someone, if their hearts in it they would continue till the day they die.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't say "die" but, until satisfaction or goal has been reached would be more better
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i cant beleive that terry fox raised so much for cancer funds that impressed me
I'm impressed too. One guy raising 500 million is amazing. What do you think you can do to impress your peers that anything is possible?
Deleteis that the only thing that impressed you ?
Deletei can aply this in my life whenever i feel down or alone, i think never to give up and think that there are so many other people who had givin up, and so many people who are still fighting.
ReplyDeleteInspired.
ReplyDeleteWhy did you choose this word?
DeleteTo apply the lesson in to reality I am going to complete all my goals or at least get close to them like Terry Fox. If i could apply all this in to my life i could accomplish so much. Also this time one of my goals willl be to raise alot of money for the Terry fox foundation because he has inspired me to accomplish way more than I could ever do and now that is waht i aim for!!!
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ReplyDeletedont you mean hopeful and why did you choose that word
DeleteWe could apply these leasons to real life when we work in school. Working on projects, everyone has ideas. Some seem way to hard to do for that grade level. But it doesn't mean you can't do it. Just try, and try harder. Something great would come out of it in the end.
ReplyDeleteAlso, not everyone's great in school. But you could start fresh every year. Presevere, keep trying. You could become an A student if you don't act lazy and just sit around all day. Everything you do, is up to you. So make critical decisions, and go for it.
2.Yes, this movie and terry foz has motivated me to never give up anything and everything is possible :) He showed that throughout the way you will be put down like when he started in quebec no one was their to cheer him on but that didnt make him stop he still continued to move on. I also learned that you will always need some motivation! By that i mean during the video he mentioned that some man in New york walked all across and so will he if that man could do it so could he. And now we are motivated as alot of people mentioned in their one word, who knows it can be any of us walking across canada , or doing something amazing just like him. You also need to fight everything. Nothing just comes into your hand and you can't be perfect. This video made me think about what mr.cheney said PERFECT PRACTICE makes PERFECT and pratice makes imporvement.He praticed and practiced it wasent perfect tho so he did struglle , if he did perfect pratice he could have been perfec but it would take much long much much longer to be perfect.
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Delete1. Nothing. Most of you are reading this saying"What!!! Are you crazy!?" No, i'm not crazy. The reason I wrote nothing is because in my opinion, one word can't describe how I feel. To hear about a guy who decides to raise money for cancer by walking across Canada with an amputated leg. I mean when I get a simple fever, I feel bad for myself. Terry had cancer, lost a leg, and to put the cherry on the cake, he walked on it everyday for 20+ miles.
ReplyDelete1. To be honest, the documentary made me feel very sad. But a different type of sadness, like the bittersweet kind of sadness. Its sort of hard to explain this type of emotion
ReplyDeleteA lesson i learned from this was if you belive you can do it anything is possible. (:
ReplyDeletehow do you think you can apply this in your life?
DeleteI can apply the lessons I've learned with real life by fixing my mistakes. My mistakes of when I want to give up. It's probably the biggest mistake anyone can make. Terry didn't even give up, he kept going 'till he was sure he couldn't continue, but did his best, he didn't try he DID!
ReplyDelete1. Determined!!
ReplyDelete2. The lesson i learned from this movie, is never to give up anywhere in life even when your own is shorting out. also if you have one goal and stay focused to it, you can accomnplish it. no matter how impossible it is or how impossible others make it for you.
3. i can apply this lesson i learned in real life by not giving up nomatter how hard your goal is.
Q.2 I learnd that there allway hope in any situation good or bad.TO NEVER GIVE UP.
ReplyDeleteThe lesson I learned is that to never give up just because there are some obstacle's in our life like Terry Fox he ran more than 3000 miles, and when we do the Terry Fox run at our school I start complaining about how im so tired. Terry Fox is motivational to me a lot, and many other people too.
ReplyDeleteThat's ture, because even I do that. I guess we need to think twice before giving up or even having second thoughts about it.
Delete3. i apply this video's lesson in real life by not giving up. i can use it when i am struggling in homework such as when i dont know whats going on at class and there is a test. these lessons can be used through out my whole life so these are really important to me.
ReplyDeletethe lesson i learnt in this documentry is that anything can happen in your life if you put your heart into it because no one thought that terry fox would run this far however he put his heart in it and ran over 3,000 mils
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DeleteWhy emotional?
Delete3. You can apply this in real life by looking at Terry Fox as an example and be inspired if You would want to do something like him.
ReplyDeletedoes it take courage and strength to do things like Terry did? or is it something as simple as doing math work?
DeleteWell, I thought it took a whole lot of courage to do something like Terry did. I don't think it is as simple as for someone to do like math work, but quite more challenging then that -.-.
DeleteI think the life lesson learned is that never give up on something you want to do in your life like when Terry want to run for cancer he wanted to give up but then he thought about the kids and kept on going and how they get cancer at a very young age
ReplyDeleteHe didnt really "want" to run accross canada he was inspired to run because of the guy who ran in NYC.
DeleteDo you think his competitive nature drove him towards that?
DeleteHe actually was motivated by the kid;s in the hospital too strat running not only from the guy running across NYC, he wanted too run for the kids he wanted too make a diffrence for them.
DeleteHe was soo motivated and because of his compettitve nature he never wanted too give up he just wanted too keep going and never stop.
@Heta he was also motivated by the kids in the hospital like Eden said not just by the kid that was running across NYC
Delete@Tushar and yes I do think his competitive nature drove him towards running for cancer and the kid he was riding bikes with all day even drove him towards running and like what Eden also said is that he was so movtitvated of his competitive nature he never wanted to give up he just keep on going
@Eden you are right he wanted to make a diffrence for the kids and never stop always kept on going
The Idea of running accross Canada came from he guy who ran accross NYC.
DeleteWell not entirely. He also did it for the kid's that were just like him. Not only for the NYC thing. But he did think that if he could run across NYC why can't he run across Canada. But I think he mostly did it for the kids and cancer research.
DeleteI can apply this lesson in real life by not giving up no matter what even if people are putting you down, like how the reporter wrote that Terry didnt run across Quebec just because he didnt get any money from their.
ReplyDeleteI've also learned that Mr. Cheney's class MUST win this year!!!
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ReplyDelete1. For some reason I feel happy because he payed his debts to society by runing across canada and gathering $10,000,000 he did not just become a sell out and do those concerts for self purpose. He actually was inspiring to alot of people even when the radio station said he didn't go across Quebec. That about ruined all of the work that went to that run.I think they had over "emphasised" the word amputee.
For me It made me feel like he wasn't one of us he wasn't "perfect".He was unique.Taking this back to self-esteem, he was like the paternity of it all.
Very motivating Documentary I can almost relate it to the "your not special speech" The people that do something that nobody has tried something that nobody has become.That is what makes you special.
I feel "happy".
Deletewhat for? his determination?
DeleteI think this story is touching. I have to say I hadn't thought about Terry for quite some time or really understood the magnitude(level) of what he did. When I saw this I was overwhelmed. An amazing human being and an incredible story. Truly the greatest Canadian!
ReplyDeleteYes I agree, it kind of made my eyes smudgie, it have been a while since I though deeply about Terry. In the past few years, I had been doing the Terry fox runs but, not with any serious feelings.
DeleteYes, I have learned a very important lesson from this movie. I learned that, life...is something unpredictable. You never know what happens. We all live in risk carelessly but, we still realize this. Life goes bad in anyway. Only luck will bring you good things to life automatically. What really brings life awake is you. You believe in what you need and do what you want for it, you will surely get it somehow. Terry, did what he wanted. He had so many things to feel bad about and complain. He had one of the most disadvantaged life but, did he keep it that way? Of course not, he went along for what he wanted. People told him he can't but, he followed his own confident. What if others said so? Does it really matter what they say? He tried and got what he wanted. He may have had to stop but, he let the world be aware. He showed the world what he got. Now, people are helping him continue, even if he is not here. We have alot to complain and be upset about, everyone does but, if you do what you want and stay happy, you'll get what you want. You rule your life, no matter how bad it is.
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about Terry's selfesteem? People in Quebec didn't support him at all they disliked his idea of it?
ReplyDeleteI think it was because they didnt know that Terry was doing the "marathon of hope"
Deletei think that in the beggining his self esteem was very low however when he touched ontario his self esteem got higher and higher
DeleteI think that he didn't always have a positive attitude but he was very determined so I think that when he got to Quebec he was thinking too himself that "it will get better" and "just keep going you can do it" He didn't let those little thing get in the way. Even when the cars would try too like push him off the road and people were like disliking it. But also they weren't aware of what he was doing first until he got more and more of the publicity attraction.
DeleteWhat I mean by that he didn't always have a positive attitude is that he had maybe a little low self-esteem because of those little remarks people might have made, and even when his parents tried to talk him out of doing the whole marathon, but I do think that he had too stay positive to keep going he had to keep encouraging himself that he's doing the right thing. lol it's sorta hard to explain :/
DeleteYes, i learned alot from this video.
ReplyDeleteI Say this because, when i was watching this movie
i felt touched on how terry was nothing then he became
a rolemodel for other people.
What is one of things you learned? Give a example.
Deletegood point michael what touched you in this movie ?
DeleteWhat part in the movie really impacted you?
Deletei can apply this to like what navdeep said my home work or any work in my life because if you have a goal in life and cant do your homework put your heart in it because your goal always starts with your homework
ReplyDeletebut homework is just something small. how can you apply your lesson to something bigger?
DeleteWell, Radd you can always start with the little simple things that you know and want too accomplish before you move on to more big difficult things.
DeleteQ.3 I can apply this lesson to real life about goal.It may be a extream goal but never give up.Work to give hope to others and youre self.Be stronge when times are tuff.Another example is in sport you play and play and play but never really try really hard but terry fox work 100% put all his hope and efort into helping the world.If he can do it so can you in ever day life like school,sport,work give it 110%.
ReplyDelete2.yes i have learned to never give up on myself now i know what terry fox did and i know what he went threw and it makes me feel inspired so ill never give up on myself.
ReplyDeleteYeah, seeing what this young man went through and all his struggles it makes you feel so inspired and motivated that you could do anything.
Deletei totally agree after that video it makes you feel so good about yourself and feels like you can do anything.
DeleteYes it does, do you have anyways how you can apply this too your life? And do you have any set goals or anything that you might want too accomplish?
Deletethe goals i want to accomplish is that i want to join the boys soccer team cause i love soccer also to join in a community indoor soccer team and to get better at soccer do you have any goals or anything you want to accomplish ?
DeleteOne goal that I want too accomplish is to get awards at the end of the year (such as athlete of the year). I know that it will require hard work though -.-.
DeleteI learned that we have to appreciate what others are doing whether we can do the same thing or not. When Terry started to run almost everyone ignored him and told him to get off the road then some finally realized that he is running a marathon with an artificial leg!! Then everyone shut their mouths.
ReplyDeleteI can relate this to the novel rebound how mcCully felt sorry for him after he realized that he was in awheel chair.
One of my life goal was to run 12km non stop before I hit 15; I am running 4km non stop for now . I am almost their and I really was about to give up but my mom and some of my friends told me to keep on going before this summer for sure Ill hit 6 km.
You could also use Terry as a motivation to not give up on 6km. After all he did almost finish his marathon on an artificial leg and if he could do it so can you.
DeleteI think that I have learned lessons from this movie. I learned that judt too never give up on your dreams. I had a lot of mixed feelings druing the movie, I was sad, happy , surprised ect.
ReplyDeleteWords can't explain what Terry went through.
He made people feel motivated.
When he went too get his leg amputated, he saw kids giving up and not trying. He was running for them, he was running for a chance of hope, he wasn't doing this for himself but the kids that were diagnosed by this heinous disease.
whats judt?
DeleteOh, i'm sorry, I meant just**.
Deleteoh its okay
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Deleteyou can apply this in real life by setting an example to others, just like terry he never gave up his dream of running for cancer.
ReplyDeleteSo, say if your friend has a problem with something like sports. Let's say he can't play basketball, what sort of positive example could you set for him?
DeleteWhat do you mean he cant play basket ball?
DeleteI meant that what if he can't play basketball as good as his peers and he wants too get better. So what type of example might you set for him...-.-
Deleteoooohhhhh i get it
DeleteYeah :3
DeleteIn my opinon i think being competitive is a good thing because it motivated you to do better and better NOT JUST BETTER BUT TO BE THE BEST, well for me it is. I believe that terry yes he was competitve but he wasent the best he could be, we all can see he could have been better but what he did was amazing he didn't end up finishing the fun but he did TRY to fight cancer and he did TRY to finish teh race.
ReplyDeleteHow can you apply this in YOUR REAL LIFE?
ReplyDeleteWell, I believe you can apply this in many ways to your life.
DeleteHe wanted us to believe that anything was possible.
If you have a goal, that you think is impossible to do just try and try and don't give up, that's the message that he was sending out too people. If you think that there's some sort of obstacle standing in the way of your victory, just keep going until you have reached the finish line.
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Delete3. i can apply this in real life by never giving up on my self and whatever i do i do it to the best that i can do. after this video im not going to have negative thoughts and never put my self down.
ReplyDeleteTerry fox became a national hero when he embarked on his marathon of hope.
ReplyDeleteHe was such a competitive athlete that nothing would come in his way.
Although cancer was standing in the way, he would not let cancer be a reason why he should stop running. He wanted too do this, for all the kid's that he seen in the hospital. Not only for them but for everybody that was diagnosed with cancer.
Terry Fox was an inspiration not only too the kids but everyone.
He wanted too raise money for cancer research, The actual Terry Fox Foundation has contributed more than 500 million to battle the disease that forced him to withdraw halfway across the country and which claimed his life in 1981. He did not seek fame, his only intention was the was to help and inspire those, who like himself had been ravaged by cancer.
Terry embodied much of what is best about Canada – selflessness, honesty, determination and incredible attitude. Thirty years after he began his quest, his legacy continues to uplift us. We all need a role model like Terry Fox in our lives, he keeps reminding us that nothing is impossible if you try.
DeleteWhat type of leadership qualities do you guys think that Terry Fox demonstrated throughout his life?
ReplyDeleteI think that Terry had demonstrated so many leadership qualities. One of them would be nothing is impossible, and never give up. Terry has inspired/motivated many people accross America to fight. His leadership qualities has helped him to become what he stands for today. If it were not for his leadership qualities he wouldn't be able to demonstrate what he has already done.
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ReplyDeleteThe one word I would use is Inspried because a kid Inspried Terry to run for cancer
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't "a kid" it was other kids who were fighting cancer that he saw at the hospital.
DeleteWell, indeed it was other kid's that he saw that were in a battle with cancer. But there was a kid that I think he like a lot that made him want to do this even more. That little 10 year old boy that was just like him.
DeleteWhat I have learned in this movie is that you should think of others before you put yourself first I think this because Terry did that he did a funraiser for the kids and people who have cancer and try to get money to find a cure for cancer
ReplyDeleteYeah, you could see that right from the beginning he was determined too find a way to beat cancer, for all the children he had met who were fighting the disease, even the boy that he met that was just like him but 10 year's old.
DeleteAnd I also think that because of that 10 year old boy that died he felt that he had to do it for the kid. He was running for all of them.
Delete2. Yes I learned a lot of things. This movie touched me so much. It suddenly hit me when Terry said that it upsets him to see people with cancer just give up their lives like that thinking its already over. To see them lose their hope, that was the most saddest thing to hear for me. It makes me want to cry in fact because even if you have cancer, you should be fighting and be brave about it. But it's really hard.
ReplyDeleteThe one important thing I learned was to never give up. To keep on trying and make a difference. To be proud and make something amazing of what you have. The way Terry had used his situation to help people fight for cancer, that was simply incredible. He never gave up. He was so determined. Usually most people that have cancer get stuck in just thinking with a negative attitude.
I love the way Terry said that he was going to keep on running until he reached his goal. That even if he died doing it, he would die happy because he gave everything to his life a meaning that everyone could see. Terry Fox is my hero.
I feel so inspired to not give up, and those around me that are going through a tough situation with their health I'm going to do everything I can to motivate them to keep on trying. Because I hate seeing people lose their hope.
I agree with everything you said. And it was remarkable too see a guy with the same disease as the other people in that hospital go out and fight it. Not only fight it for himself, but for the other people out there struggling with the same disease.
Delete3. Well by just looking at Terry and what he has accomplished, I would feel so foolish to give up on the littlest things I'm fighting for. If Terry can be patient like that, then I can. I'll try. Whenever I think about giving up I'll just think about what Terry had to go through and how his situation was more rough.
ReplyDeleteBecause this role model makes me want to be brave and fight the hardest parts in life. I realized I have been so blessed. So I must cherish these blessings while I can and not be selfish about it. I feel so inspired to do many things in my life now because Terry is right, miraculous things can happen. Terry taught me what hope, faith, and patience was.
Now I'm going to start being more grateful for what I have, and help others. I really do mean this.
That's really great! and I think I will too. We just have too cherish all the things in life and strive for the best.
DeleteIf Terry didn't have cancer, but knew a close friend/family who was fighting from cancer. Do you think that Terry would still run accross Canada for that special someone?
ReplyDeleteHey, who know maybe he would do the same thing for that person if he really loved them and wanted them to be ok. He would be a very awesome friend to do that, just so he can see his friend live and be there with him. assuming if that friend was really close to him almost like a brother such as Doug who took the whole trip with him, I think that he would do it. I think he would have done anything he cold to help that friend even if it meant running across Canada to raise money and donate to find a cure for cancer research.
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Delete“Anything’s possible if you try. Dreams are made if people try.”
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