When I was a kid growing up. . . I always Marvel at great Americans like Will Rogers, Paul Harvey and Johnny Bench. I always thought why don’t people listen to those who know. The very answer to life difficulties are being broadcasted on the very airways we listen to but everybody is deaf to hear because nobody cares to listen to humanity.
William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 – August 15, 1935) was an American stage and motion picture actor, vaudeville performer, American cowboy, humorist, newspaper columnist, and social commentator from Oklahoma. He was a Cherokee citizen born in the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory.
Known as “Oklahoma’s Favorite Son”, Rogers was born to a Cherokee family in Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma). As an entertainer and humorist, he traveled around the world three times, made 71 films (50 silent films and 21 “talkies”), and wrote more than 4,000 nationally syndicated newspaper columns.
By the mid-1930s Rogers was hugely popular in the United States, with leading political wit and the highest paid of Hollywood film stars. He died in 1935 with aviator Wiley Post when their small airplane crashed in northern Alaska.
Rogers’s vaudeville rope act led to success in the Ziegfeld Follies, which in turn led to the first of his many movie contracts. His 1920s syndicated newspaper column and his radio appearances increased his visibility and popularity. Rogers crusaded for aviation expansion and provided Americans with first-hand accounts of his world travels.
His earthy anecdotes and folksy style allowed him to poke fun at gangsters, Prohibition, politicians, government programs, and a host of other controversial topics in a way that was appreciated by a national audience, with no one offended. His aphorisms, couched in humorous terms, were widely quoted: “I am not a member of an organized political party. I am a Democrat.”
Rogers even provided an epigram on his most famous epigram:
When I die, my epitaph, or whatever you call those signs on gravestones, is going to read: “I joked about every prominent man of my time, but I never met a man I dident [sic] like.” I am so proud of that, I can hardly wait to die so it can be carved.
Harvey was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of a policeman who was killed by robbers in 1921. He made radio receivers as a young boy, and he attended Tulsa Central High School where teacher Isabelle Ronan was “impressed by his voice”. On her recommendation, he started working at KVOO in Tulsa in 1933 helping to clean up when he was. He eventually was allowed to fill in on the air, reading commercials and the news.
He also continued working at KVOO while attending the University of Tulsa, first as an announcer and later as a program director. He spent three years as a station manager for KFBI AM, now known as KFDI, a radio station that once had studios in Salina, Kansas.
From there, he also moved to a newscasting job at KOMA in Oklahoma City, and then to KXOK in St. Louis in 1938 where he was Director of Special Events and a roving reporter.
Harvey then moved to Hawaii to cover the United States Navy as it concentrated its fleet in the Pacific. He was returning to the mainland from assignment when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.
He eventually enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces, however, served only from December 1943 to March 1944. His critics [specify] claimed that he was given a psychiatric discharge for deliberately injuring himself in the heel. Harvey did angrily denied the accusation, but was vague about details:
“I cannot tell you the exact wording on my discharge.”
Harvey then moved to Chicago, where in June 1944, he began broadcasting from the ABC affiliate WENR. In 1945, he began hosting the postwar employment program Jobs for G.I. Joe on WENR. Harvey added The Rest of the Story as a tagline to in-depth feature stories in 1946. Back in the Day Will Rogers didn’t miss a beat and was always spot on and in 1965 Paul Harvey proved to be a Biblical Visionist with his prediction in the Broadcast:
Even in todays world . . . .we send the message of separation through a 2000 mile wall. That separate The United States and Mexico as we have also drawn up a Health Care Plan that separate Americans beliefs. Whereas we should draw up a plan that where everybody gives a little to gain a lot. Health Care should be a plan where everybody pays into to help with the root cause (that being to subsidized doctors for the expense of doing business.) Therefore they wouldn’t feel they have to rip off insurance companies to make a living. Premium cost would be reduced and that alone would jump start a better humanity.
Pay it forward. One person can only do so much. For a chain reaction, you must inspire people who go on to inspire others, etc. You’ll have to live so that people see that you are serious about your cause. And so on and so on. Imagine if everyone followed through with this and what kind of world it would be!
Don’t intentionally hurt others. Imagine a society where every single person did not look to harm another individual. You wouldn’t have to lock your doors at night and self-defense would be a thing of the past. You may think one person cannot make a difference. The whole world is just seven billion individuals. Just think, you may inspire someone to be like you and start a chain reaction!
Laugh and smile! Many believe that laughter is the best medicine you can have. Not only that, but people who are happy are often more healthy and are lots more fun to be around! Sharing a smile and a laugh with someone is easy, completely free, and may just make someone’s day! When your happiness is contributing to the happiness and well-being of other people and the planet, that’s called sustainable happiness!
Have a generosity of spirit, have an open heart and ask yourself, “do I have courage?” Identify a cause where you have a personal interest. Articulate the problem. Engage the “change makers” or encourage those who also want to make a change. Make a plan and execute. Anyone can change the world; all it takes is a little time, effort and dedication!
Changing the world will change you.
Just Goes to Show You That Critical First Impression isn’t always so!!!
Many times in today’s world we are quick to judge people on a appearance alone. If I would be like this I would only be half as smart as I truly believe myself to be. I have never met a person that didn’t teach me something and I would only be partially entertained as we all know entertainment is a big part of living.
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. Also when I overcome her debut and unconventionality, provocative work, and visual experimentation.
I have became appreciative of her musical career.
She began performing as a teenager, singing at open mic nights and acting in school plays. She studied at Collaborative Arts Project 21, thru New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, before dropping out to pursue a music career.
When Def Jam Recordings canceled her contract, she worked as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing, where Akon helped her sign a joint deal with Interscope Records and his own label KonLive Distribution in 2007. She rose to prominence the following year with her debut album, the electropop record The Fame, and its chart-topping singles “Just Dance” and “Poker Face”. A follow-up EP, The Fame Monster, featuring the singles “Bad Romance”, “Telephone” and “Alejandro” as she has became accepted for her own individuality in the business.
Whom Am I to Judge: Eylene Pirez is a physicist who has worked on NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn, dark matter research, and is currently finishing her PhD in particle accelerator technologies at UCLA. In addition, she is an astronomy educator and eHow contributor, and provides free science tutorials to the public.
Born and raised in Cuba, Eylene experienced harsh political and freedom restrictions in her early life that drove her passion for world travel. Whether through photography or academia, her goal is to solidify the bond between humans and the universe.
Most recently, Eylene finished building a van which will allow her to travel the American continent to fulfill her passion projects. https://soundcloud.com/user-591514477/eylene-pirez
Also as a 12-year old girl from Canada Severn Cullis-Suzuki, daughter of David Suzuki, as she traveled to Brazil to address the very first U.N. Conference on Climate Change in Rio. traveled to Brazil. As she spoke to the United Nations Earth Summit the truth with such power and grace that she silenced the world. She called on grownups to follow the same rules we teach our children. She defined the role of the climate negotiators then and today her words ring truer than when she spoke them. Her speech has been heard by millions.
Even if you’re broke, there are lots of ways you can help to make the world a better place.
Find exciting and fun ways to change the world. Volunteering is not only a great way to help those less fortunate; you might also make new friends!
Advertise your cause by using your talents.
You don’t just give up. You don’t just let things happen. You make a stand! You say no! You have the guts to do what’s right, even when everyone else just runs away.
Never be cruel and never be cowardly and if you are
always make amends.
The only way anyone can live in peace is if they’re prepared to forgive.
Spread the word. Get your friends involved. Make it go Viral ~ The more the better!
You don’t have to change the world for everyone, you can change the world for a couple of people and still leave a positive impact.
Help yourself so you can help others so much more to say but that’s a good start.
Treat others like you want to be treated, if you are horrible to someone, and think, would I like them saying that to me. And always be open to whom you meet!!!
Through the Flat Earth Society Jura-Glenlivet comments I have learned alot 🙂
Fifty Five years ago, on February 9, 1964, The Beatles made their first American television appearance. It’s undeniable that The Beatles’ influence on rock music and popular culture was, and remains, immense. The Beatles – Rooftop Concert (1969)