Michaela was born in Sierra Leone and lived in an orphanage where she was treated poorly due to having vitiligo. She found inspiration from a magazine photo of a ballerina. She was later adopted by an American couple and introduced to ballet. Despite initial self-consciousness about her vitiligo, she pursued her dream of becoming a ballerina. She graduated from a prestigious ballet school and now dances professionally, sharing her story of hope and perseverance.
A former child soldier describes how when he was 13 years old, rebels came to his village and killed his older brother for refusing to join their militia. They then asked him to sign up, and feeling he had no choice, he did so in order to avoid being killed as well. He was forced to commit violent acts as a child soldier for years.
Kamila lives with her grandmother and discovers she has a mysterious marking on her wrist from birth. On her 16th birthday, she decides to search for her parents, but her grandmother reveals they are dead. Kamila realizes she is being watched by two men in black and learns the marking means she is from a special tribe with healing powers, though others believe it is a curse. Her grandmother explains Kamila's mother also had the marking.
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2) When it was Caitlin's turn, she was excited to share that she would be going to Italy until another classmate, Jalen, said he was also going to Italy.
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A former child soldier describes how when he was 13 years old, rebels came to his village and killed his older brother for refusing to join their militia. They then asked him to sign up, and feeling he had no choice, he did so in order to avoid being killed as well. He was forced to commit violent acts as a child soldier for years.
Kamila lives with her grandmother and discovers she has a mysterious marking on her wrist from birth. On her 16th birthday, she decides to search for her parents, but her grandmother reveals they are dead. Kamila realizes she is being watched by two men in black and learns the marking means she is from a special tribe with healing powers, though others believe it is a curse. Her grandmother explains Kamila's mother also had the marking.
1) The document is a story written by a fourth grade student named Caitlin about sharing her summer vacation plans with her class.
2) When it was Caitlin's turn, she was excited to share that she would be going to Italy until another classmate, Jalen, said he was also going to Italy.
3) Caitlin got upset thinking her plans were no longer special, and she refused to share. Her teacher comforted her and said just because they were going to the same place didn't mean their trips would be the same.
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Sandra M. Schiff, a life coach and consultant, presented on self esteem and self nurturing. She discussed how caring professionals are drawn to serve others but often neglect their own needs due to high demands, stress, and limited resources. This can lead to feelings of being overwhelmed, shut down emotions, apathy, or codependency issues where one's self-worth is tied too closely to caring for others. Schiff emphasized the importance of self-care through healthy boundaries, emotional support systems, stress management techniques like exercise, relaxation, and maintaining a positive attitude and sense of self-esteem.
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Rita Volk immigrated to the United States from Uzbekistan at age 6 when the Soviet Union collapsed. Her family moved to San Francisco to start over as her parents struggled to find work and the family was on welfare. Rita had difficulties learning English and was bullied for not speaking the language well. She eventually learned English from watching movies with her family. Rita worked hard in school and college, graduating from Duke University with ambitions of becoming a surgeon. She now acts in television shows like Faking It, fulfilling her dreams.
Bella Thorne discusses her experiences with peer pressure as a teenager in California. She admits that many of her friends feel pressured by their peers to drink, do drugs, or make other bad decisions. Bella wants to help teens resist peer pressure and make their own good choices. She believes in being direct and saying a firm "no" when feeling pressured. Bella also thinks it's important for teens to have open discussions with friends about peer pressure and to avoid situations where they may feel pressured.
This document provides suggestions for how single women can enjoy Valentine's Day without a boyfriend. It notes that singer Selena Gomez has never had a Valentine but still enjoys the holiday. Some suggestions include volunteering at an animal shelter to spend time with adorable animals, having a spa day or bubble bath to pamper oneself, hosting a movie night with friends to watch romantic films featuring celebrity crushes, or planning a gift exchange with single friends. The main message is that Valentine's Day can still be fun and romantic even without a partner.
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Michaela’s brave journey to achieve her dreams!
Beacon of hope “We piled
into this car to go to the safe
house in Guinea,” Mich says.
New life In the photo on the left, Michaela models the
new clothes she got after leaving Sierra Leone. “The
photo on the right is of Mia and me a few weeks after
arriving in the U.S.,” Mich says. “We look so healthy!”
Leap of faith Michaela
collaborated with her
mom on Taking Flight, in
bookstores October 14.
Her rock “When I met my
mom, she was just so cute,”
Michaela tells J-14. Their bond
has only grown stronger!
Making her television debut All of
Michaela’s hard work paid off when she
performed on Dancing With the Stars in 2012.
Going after her dream “The first time I got
to put on pointe shoes was when we were in TJ
Maxx,” Michaela shares. “They were huge and
I was like, ‘This is perfect!’”
First Thanksgiving “We’re admiring the
turkey with our papa,” Michaela tells J-14.
“Mama said it weighed more than me!”
Naturals “We’re performing our
version of the party
scene from the Nut-
cracker,” Michaela says.
J
ust 15 years ago, Mabinty
Bangura was living in an orphan-
age in civil-war-plagued Sierra
Leone, Africa. Her father was shot
and killed by rebels when she was
only 3, her mother died of starvation
soon after, and little Mabinty was
suffering from vitiligo, a disorder
which caused her skin to appear
blotchy and discolored. “My life
was pretty much horrible,” Mabinty,
whose name was later changed to
Michaela, opens up to J-14. “I was
treated badly by other children and
adults because I had vitiligo. They
thought of me as the devil’s child and
told me that I wasn’t going to get
adopted. It ruined my self-esteem for
years.” The cruelty was never-ending.
“We were ranked as numbers,”
Michaela says about life in the
orphanage. “One was the favorite,
and 27 was the least favorite. I was
27, which meant I got the least
amount of food and clothes.”
Getting inspired
Tired of being put down by the people
she was living with, Michaela often
spent time outside, which is where
she discovered a photograph that
she says saved her life. “I found a
magazine outside of the orphanage
gate,” she explains. “It had a picture
of a ballerina standing on her tippy-
toes on it. She was like a fairy that I’d
never seen before and the image was
absolutely magical for me! I thought if
I ever got adopted, I wanted to be like
her. She represented hope, dreams,
everything that I could possibly
dream of! I [ended up] ripping the
page out and I stuck it in my under-
wear, because I didn’t have any other
place to put it.”
Dream come true
Shortly after Michaela stumbled upon
the magazine, her luck started to
change. The United Nations stepped
in to rescue her and other orphans
and take them to a safe house in
Guinea. Then, Michaela found out
that a couple from the United States
wanted to adopt her and her friend,
Mia. “I assumed that I wouldn’t be
adopted,” Michaela recalls. “But when
I was, I was like, ‘Yeah!’ It surprised
me that someone could be sweet to
the ‘devil’s child.’”
The world of ballet
Living with her new parents, the
DePrinces, Michaela started to get
used to life in America. “[When I came
to the U.S.] I assumed everyone would
have pointe shoes,” she laughs about
her ballet dreams. “I even searched my
mom’s bag thinking she was going to
have my shoes all ready for me, but
she didn’t.” However, Michaela didn’t
have to wait long to put on a of pair
ballet slippers. “I showed my mom the
picture I found,” Michaela says, and
after that, she was enrolled in her first
ballet class. “I was really excited, but
I was worried that people would judge
me for my vitiligo. I made my mother
buy me a long-sleeve turtleneck
leotard so that the other children in
my class wouldn’t see all of my white
spots. But by the time I was 7 years
old, I realized that if I was really serious
about becoming a professional
ballerina, I’d have to get over my
reluctance to expose my spots.”
From that point forward, Michaela
never looked back. She practiced her
craft nearly every day, and in 2012,
graduated from the American Ballet
Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
school in New York, and joined the
Dance Theatre of Harlem. In 2013, she
joined the junior company of the Dutch
National Ballet, and now, she’s even
releasing a book about her life (Taking
Flight hits shelves October 14).
Through it all, Michaela remains
the same grounded girl who keeps
dreaming big, and she’s intent on
spreading her message of hope.
“I have taught ballet in South Africa
many times,” she gushes. “I want to
open a school in Sierra Leone, and I
want it to be a free school so kids don’t
have to pay for it.” So inspiring!