The Count and the Wedding Guest
List the characters of the story.
Andy Donovan, Mrs. Scott, Miss Conway, the imaginary count, Mike Sullivan
Who Thomas Edison was?
an American inventor and entrepreneur
Who Walt Disney was?
an American television producer and showman
Who Martin Luther King was?
an advocate of nonviolence and direct actions for social changes
Who Steve Jobs was?
the co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc
Where dis Andy Donovan meet Miss Conway?
at Mrs. Scott boarding house
Speak about Edison's childhood
- did not well at school
- homeschooled
- scarlet fever that caused him becoming partially deaf
Speak about Disney's childhood.
- his hometown - inspiration for Disneyland
- aptitude for drawing
- delivering papers
When and why did he first struggle with segregation?
- African-American family
- in his childhood
Speak about Jobs's family.
- adopted child
- taught by his father rudimentary electronics, by his mother - reading
Where did Miss Conway find the photograph of her imaginary lover?
at a photographer
How did Edison become a telegraph operator?
saved a child whose father repaid him this way
What was Disney's first job after graduating high-school?
- draftsman and inker in commercial art studios
Whom did Luther King appreciate? Why?
- Mahatma Gandhi
- non-violent
Speak about Jobs's school years.
- good at school
- dropped out
- money issues
- keep on attending classes
Why was Miss Conway wearing black? Give both reasons.
1. Her fiancée died.
2. Black suited her perfectly.
List some of his inventions.
- the automatic repeater
- the electromagnetic device
- the carbon microphone
- the phonograph
- the light bulb, etc.
List some characters and cartoon movies of Disney.
- Mickey, Donald Duck, Pluto, Goofy
- Snow White ant the even Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi
Speak about the strike generated by Rosa Parks.
-refused to give her sit on a bus
- the boycott lasted 100 days
- MLK - the leader
- the desegregation was accepted in 1956
How was Apple I computer invented?
- in Jobs's father garage
- together with Wozniak and Ronald Wayne
Tell the reason of Miss Conway's lie.
Nobody loved her and she decided to invent the story.
What was his famous quote?
Genius is 2 per cent inspiration and 98 per cent perspiration.
What do you know about Disney company?
- founded in 1922 together with Ub Iwerks
- Alice in Cartoonland the first animation cartoon
- filed for bankruptcy in 1923
- reopened it together with his brother Roy
What are the awards of King and his famous speeches?
- Man of the Year (1963)
- Nobel Peace Prize (1964)
- I Have a Dream, I've Been to the Mountaintop
Speak about Jobs's Apple business.
- fired in 1985
- started NeXT
- returns back
- iPhone invention