Gaining Acceptance

These messages show how the public became uncomfortable with change.

    • Missed Opportunities

      John Glenn was a true American hero. As the first person to go into space orbit, it gave Americans a sense of pride when there was a fear that Russians were winning the race to space. In spite of Glenn’s historic achievement, he missed an opportunity. Young girls were...

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    • Vision Acceptance and Race/Gender

      Virginia (Ginni) Rometty was born as the oldest of four children in an Italian-American family. When she was 15, her parents divorced. Ginni looked after her siblings when her mother worked. Ginni went to Northwestern and earned two degrees: Computer Science and...

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    • Faith Based Change

      Henri Groués was one of eight children born to a wealthy family in France. When he was 12, he went with his father on a mission to serve the poor. This trip was to determine his life’s journey. When he was 17.5 years old he joined a monastic order and gave up rights...

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    • Change

      It was the first time they had their family for dinner, and Chuck and Kelly were nervous. They had decided on a meal of comfort food. As Kelly watched Chuck prepare the roast beef, she noticed that he cut off the ends of the roast beef before putting both the roast...

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    • Emotional Acceptance and Change

      Jerry Cooper, the CEO of ASX Industries, was having a catch-up call with his college roommate, George Davis. Cooper was describing his frustration with an initiative to change the culture of his organization to become more diverse and inclusive. “We launched a...

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    • Advocating for Human Rights

      Alice Paul, as a descendant of William Penn, grew up in the Quaker tradition of public service. She attended college at Swarthmore, which her grandfather founded. Upon graduation, she spent a year living at a Settlement House in New York City. This is where she gained...

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    • Sacrificing for Your Beliefs

      Carlton Pearson was born to a life of the ministry. He went to college at Oral Roberts University and was personally mentored by Oral Roberts. He became an associate evangelist in the Oral Roberts Evangelistic Association when he graduated. He later formed his own...

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    • Personal Acceptance

      Lucinda Franks was born in 1946 in Massachusetts. She was a 1968 graduate of Vassar College with a degree in English. She went to work for the United Press International as soon as she graduated. In spite of her degree, her job was primarily one of being a maid to the...

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    • A Lifetime Journey

      Editorial – Sun Times 01-20-21 Fifty years ago I began my position as editor of this paper. Unlike many papers, I’ve always wanted our paper to have a common sense editorial focus. I’m proud to say that over the years I’ve angered both Democrats and Republicans....

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    • Accepting our Differences

      Thomas Hawk via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Maya Lin grew up in Athens, Ohio. Her parents emigrated to the United States from China, but Maya was born in the US. Maya never thought much about her cultural heritage growing up. While at Yale, Maya entered a public design...

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