Movie Monday part 3 and 4

1. What is your definition of successful?
   My definition of successful means having the ability to set clear, specific goals and then work to accomplish them. I personally intend to become a diplomat in the future and deal with international relations. 
2. What have you given up to become successful?
   I have given up a lot of my free times to spend with friends or watch TV to accomplish my goals.
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
   He gave up a stable, loving family. 
4. Who was Genevieve Young's father?
   He was Chauncy Hallcok Young. 
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
   He did $10K for the first seven pages. 
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on the Nation of Islam?
   He offered half a million dollars. 
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
   He felt that it was morally wrong to accept the money. 
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
   It was placed in the library of Congress.
9. What was significant about the character Shaft?
   Shaft was an African-American super figure that people could look up to. He stood as a symbol against racism. 
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
    His choice of weapons was books. 
11. What reason  did Genevieve Young give up for the divorce?
    There was too much going on at the time and they spend too much time apart from each other to be considered a healthy marriage. 
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
    The recent feature film was 12 Years a Slave that told the same story. 
13. Who was Gordon Parks jr?
    He was Gordon Park's son that died in a plane crash.
14. What  is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
    It was Evening Wraps in New York. 
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in 10 years?
    I will remember how he turned down a lot of money, half a million dollars, to do what he believed was ethically correct.