Michelle Rodriguez is an American actress born in 1978 in Texas. She dropped out of high school but later earned her GED. Rodriguez beat out 350 other applicants to land her first role in 2000's "Girlfight". She has since been recognized on several "sexiest" and "most beautiful" lists. Rodriguez is currently writing a family-friendly screenplay focused on purity, animals, and children. She admires her brain over her body and believes in herself to succeed. Martin Luther King Jr. was an American civil rights leader born in 1929 in Atlanta. He skipped grades in high school and entered Morehouse College at age 15. King received a bachelor's degree in sociology and later married Coretta

1. My Leaders & Role Models By: Isabel Barajas

2. Michelle Rodriguez Born July 12, 1978 Born In Bexar County, Texas Years Active 2000-present Actress

3. Background Michelle dropped out of high school & later earned her GED. She briefly attended business school before quitting to pursue a career in acting. Her 1 st movie was “Girlfight”.

4. Accomplishments Rodriguez beat 350 other applicants to her first role in the 2000 film “Girlfight”. Ranked in the “102 sexiest women in the world”, Maxim’s “100 Sexiest women” & in People En Espanol’s “50 Mas Bellos”. She is currently writing a screenplay like a family film based purity, animals , and children.

5. Quotes “ My favorite part of my body is my brain. I think no matter what my body looks like I wont be satisfied unless I no how to use it.” “ I don’t think it’s narcissistic at all to love and believe in yourself. I think some people are really scared to do that. I have to. If I don’t, I would not succeed in what I do . ”

6. Why I Admire Michelle I admire Michelle Rodriguez because she seems like a cool person. I like her because she is different from the rest. She is her own self & doesn’t pretend to be something she’s not.

7. Martin Luther King Jr. Born January 15, 1929 Died April 4, 1968 Born In Atlanta, Georgia Conference (SCLC), Southern Christian Leadership

8. Background King attended Booker T. Washington High school. He skipped 9 th and 12 th grade and entered Morehouse Collage at age 15 without graduating high school. He Graduated Morehouse with a Bachelor’s degree in sociology. Later He Married Coretta Scott on June 18, 1953 on the lawn of her parents house in her hometown Heiberger, Alabama.

9. Accomplishments King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Helped with the African-American Civil Rights Movement and the Peace Movement. King also won the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1977.

10. Quotes “ A man who wont die for something is not fit to live.” “ A lie cannot live.” “ The time is always right to do something right.”

11. Why I Admire Martin I like Martin because he helped a lot of African American people when racism was around a lot. I admire Martin because he fights for what he believes in and he always wanted to make a difference in life. He never believed that being a different race was a bad thing. Its something to be proud of.

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