English Assignment 10/30/10

1. Read about what three Ashoka fellows are doing to try and improve the world. Click here to do so. 2. Summarize what each person's idea is on your own blog. 3. Start visiting your peers' blogs and leave at least two comments discussing the ideas you think are of value. 4. Refine your list about what you will write about in your persuasive paper. 5. Pick one concept for your paper.

Dennis Karpes -
Dennis Karpes is from the Netherlands. He created the global brand, "Dance4Life". Dance4Life helps to fight AIDS/HIV. As of now, there are more than 300,000 teenagers from over 20 different countries involved.

Abdellah Aboulharjan -
Abdellah is from France. He is mentoring teens from poor areas. He is helping them to become entrepreneurs so that they may become better people and help their communities.

Jayanthi Dandeniya -
Jayanthi is from Sri Lanka. In the 1980s, more than 60, 000 Sri Lanka citizens were taken by state agents, including Jayanthi's fiance and brother. She is helping families to come together and share their experience of their loss in public ways. This is helping to raise awareness as well as bring some comfort to the families. Thanks to her efforts, a Monument to the disappeared was erected.