built by oferguso on September 8, 2009 21 posts so far
Famous People
Include the name of the famous person and the turning point in his or her life. Be sure to type your first name and last initial on your sticky note. This IS for a grade! See Mrs. Ferguson's example
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Julius J says

Barry Sander
National Football Player(NFL)
Turning Point:He got a chance to get in an show them what he could do.(34 recods in one season)

Sep 15, 2009 160 chars left
Chris L. says

Jesse James
Famous robber.
Turning Point: Joined a famous gang and now is a legendary figure in the West.

Sep 15, 2009 160 chars left
Jason M says

Jason Lee
pro skateboarder/acter
Turning point: retiring from skateboarding and staring in movies and TV shows

Sep 15, 2009 160 chars left
Miles C says

Tony LaRussa
Manager for the St Louis Cardinals.
Turning Point-Going to manage a minor league team instead of using his law degree that he got from Florida St.

Sep 15, 2009 160 chars left
Darion B. says

Wale
an American hip hop artist born in D.C.
Turning Point: Uses go-go music influenced by his D.C. roots to earn a grammy for his city

Sep 15, 2009 160 chars left
Lauren S. says

Danny Kaye
Comedian/Actor
Turning Point: He didn't graduate high-school, but went into acting.

Sep 15, 2009 160 chars left
Sierra R says

Ophra Winfrey
Media personalility
Turning Point: hosted a low rated talk show.

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Adam F/ says

Albert Pujols
Pro Baseball Player
Turning Point: After his second season he became an all star and one of the best hitters ever.

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Emilee L says

Candace Parker
Basketball player
Turning Point: When she had her first kid.

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Trey S. says

Peyton Manning
NFL Quarterback
Turning Point: Being Drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 1998 NFL Draft.

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Taylor D. says

JK Rowling
Author
Turning Point: Created the Harry Potter fantasy series and is now one of the richest women in Britain.

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Preston T says

Lars Ulrich
Drummer
Turning Point: When he formed Metallica.

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Spencer M says

Albert Pujols
Major League Baseball player
Turning Point: drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 13th round of the MLB draft (402 overall)

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Luke V. says

Johnny Cash
Musician
Turning Point: When he signs with Sun Records in 1955

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Lisa H says

Mother Teresa
Humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless
Turning point: Became a Roman Catholic Nun when she was young.

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Jonathan H says

Lebron James
Professional basketball player
Turning Point: Signed a $90million shoe contract with Nike, and was the 1st draft pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
JJ H. says

Jerry Garcia
Musician/entertainer
Played in the band "Grateful Dead"
Turning Point: when he met ken kesey who needed a rock and roll band like Grateful Dead

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Zach Still says

Serj Tankian
Musician and song artist
Turning point: When he left his old band and joined his new one

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Kyle C. says

James Brown
entertainer and godfather of soul.
Turning Point: watched Louis Jordan on T.V. and wanted to become a entertainer

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Camden C says

George Harrison
Musician
Turning Point: When he left The Beatles.

Sep 9, 2009 160 chars left
Evan N. says

Michael Jackson
Pop artist/entertainer
Turning Point: Created the album "Thriller", which is the best-selling album of all time.

Sep 8, 2009 160 chars left
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