newsvine - david cook gives back
I love children and you all know that. I feel like, we owe them a push for a better life no matter where they live and what their economic status is. They are the future and it's our job to guide them. I've always wanted to be that person who can help out and then just, hug them and make them feel like work is being done to help them, you know? Like, I've dreamed of going over to Africa and lending a hand because it's necessary. Sure, there's debate that "fix what's in your own backyard first" but if we all thought about ourselves and not about others, not only would we have no friends but we'd lose that bit of humanity and love for another.
David Cook is one of my heroes. He works hard and his recent visit to Ethiopia for Idol Gives Back gave me reason to dive deeper into the education system in Ethiopia and discuss what's at hand with the girls and their lack of schooling and the UN Foundation making the most of what they can. I wrote an article and hope you all check it out...
David Cook Gives Back
It was Nelson Mandela who once said about education that it is the most powerful weapon in which you can use to change the world and from what life has taught us, it’s rather true. Education is a process to living and learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. Its aim should be to teach us rather how to think, than being told what to think and in toe, improve our minds as to enabling us to think for ourselves. It is a mandatory part of our civilization and a major part of education is encouragement.
Somebody who understands the value of education is season seven winner of American Idol, David Cook. Cook, whose interest in music began at a young age was singing in the second grade and was encouraged further by his music teacher, Ms. Gentry to carry on singing. She saw such potential in the young Cook and gave him a solo part in the school’s Christmas pageant. It was from that moment on - just a sheer push, that Cook realized his dreams of pursuing a career in singing. After winning the title of American Idol in May of 2008, Cook has gone on to selling more than 1.5 million records in the United States, giving him Platinum status.
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David Cook is one of my heroes. He works hard and his recent visit to Ethiopia for Idol Gives Back gave me reason to dive deeper into the education system in Ethiopia and discuss what's at hand with the girls and their lack of schooling and the UN Foundation making the most of what they can. I wrote an article and hope you all check it out...
David Cook Gives Back
It was Nelson Mandela who once said about education that it is the most powerful weapon in which you can use to change the world and from what life has taught us, it’s rather true. Education is a process to living and learning what you didn’t even know you didn’t know. Its aim should be to teach us rather how to think, than being told what to think and in toe, improve our minds as to enabling us to think for ourselves. It is a mandatory part of our civilization and a major part of education is encouragement.
Somebody who understands the value of education is season seven winner of American Idol, David Cook. Cook, whose interest in music began at a young age was singing in the second grade and was encouraged further by his music teacher, Ms. Gentry to carry on singing. She saw such potential in the young Cook and gave him a solo part in the school’s Christmas pageant. It was from that moment on - just a sheer push, that Cook realized his dreams of pursuing a career in singing. After winning the title of American Idol in May of 2008, Cook has gone on to selling more than 1.5 million records in the United States, giving him Platinum status.
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