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Women with Moxie. mox·ie noun ˈ mäk-sē MOXIE: courage, determination. Khaled Hosseini. Born in Kabul, Afghanistan Father worked with government Relocated to Paris Later to U.S. because of Soviets Studied medicine in California Wrote The Kite Runner in 2001
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Women with Moxie mox·ie noun \ˈmäk-sē\ MOXIE: courage, determination
KhaledHosseini • Born in Kabul, Afghanistan • Father worked with government • Relocated to Paris • Later to U.S. because of Soviets • Studied medicine in California • Wrote The Kite Runner in 2001 • Wrote A Thousand Splendid Suns in 2007 • KhaledHosseini Foundation
Maya Angelou • Born in 1928 and Raised in Missouri and Arkansas • Racism • Sexual abuse • First African American female cable car conductor • Passion for arts • Helped Malcolm X and Martin Luther King • Wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings in 1970 • Currently teaches at Wake Forest University
Jaycee Dugard • Born in 1980 in California • Kidnapped 1991 by Phillip and Nancy Garrido • 11 years old • 18 years • 2 daughters • Discovered in 2009 • Reunited with family • Started JAYC Foundation (Just Ask Yourself To Care)
A Thousand Splendid Suns • Afghanistan during wartime • Mariam • Illegitimate child • Mother died so married to Rasheed • Laila • Childhood • Bomb • Battles overcome together • Motherhood • Taliban • Rasheed
A young Afghan girl from a refugee camp photographed by Steve McCurry in 1985
“Concrete Angel” – Martina McBride • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO5bhAbO9DM 1:17-1:48
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • Maya’s obstacles • Racism • Stamps • Dentist • Job • Abandonment by mother • Rape • Homelessness • Teenage Pregnancy
“Listen” - Beyonce • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc1R1JMTMKQ 0:36-1:16
A Stolen Life: A Memoir • Jaycee’s Obstacles • Kidnapping • Sexual abuse • Pregnancies • Identity • Parents • Reuniting with family • Media • Adapting and adjusting
Jaycee’s interview with Diane Sawyer • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKHbUDcCQ8g • 0:28
Women with Moxie • Mariam and Laila • Sacrifice • Friendship • Tenacity • Maya Angelou • Bold • Learned from her mistakes • influential • Jaycee • Endured • Inspires many
Lessons Learned • Perseverance • Impact of friendship and motherhood on survival • Live life to the fullest because life is short
Works Cited • Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Random House, 1970. Print. • Dugard, Jaycee Lee. A Stolen Life: A Memoir. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2011. Print. • "Google Images." Google Images. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://images.google.com/>. For “Flower Vendor” photo, photo of KhaledHosseini, photo of Maya Angelou, A Thousand Splendid Suns book cover, photo of Afghan girl, photo of Jaycee’s shed, and I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings book cover • Hosseini, Khaled. A Thousand Splendid Suns. New York: Riverhead, 2007. Print. • "KhaledHosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns." KhaledHosseini | A Thousand Splendid Suns. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.khaledhosseini.com/>. For KhaledHosseini biography • Merriam-Webster. Merriam-Webster. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/>. For definition of moxie • Sakuma, Paul. "Inside Jaycee Dugard's Terror Tent." Cbsnews.com. Columbia Broadcasting System. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-504083_162-5276725-4.html?tag=page;next>. For pictures of Jaycee's living conditions • "Welcome to Maya Angelou’s Official Site." Maya Angelou. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://mayaangelou.com/>. For Maya Angelou’s biography • YouTube. YouTube. Web. 16 May 2012. <http://www.youtube.com/>. For “Listen” music video, “Concrete Angel” video, and Jaycee’s interview with Dianne Sawyer