Movie Monday Half Past Autumn Part 3 and 4

1. What is your definition of successful?
   I define successful as being able to persevere through hardships to achieve an ultimate goal. I believe that hard work is what makes people successful.
2. What have you given up to become successful?
   I have given up lots of time to study and do homework to be successful in school. I spend lots of my free time working on education-related work to be successful.
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
   Parks had to give up his African American pride to be the first black man to work as a staff photographer at Life Magazine and produce a film. 
4. Who was Gloria Vanderbilt's father?
   Reginald Claypoole Vanderbiltoo 
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
   $10,000
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
   He did not agree with Muhammad's philosophies. 
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
   The Learning Tree was the first major Hollywood film to be directed by an African American.
9. What was significant about the character Shaft?
   Shaft was a black superhero that was a reflection of Gordon Park's character. He inspired other African Americans to not be limited by racial stigma. 
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
    His camera
11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
    She stated that life with Gordon was too hectic and unorganized for her. 
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
    The recent feature film that told the same story as Solomon Northrup's Odyssey is 12 Years a Slave. 
13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
    Gordan Parks, jr was the son of Gordon Parks and a Hollywood film director that produced the film Super Fly. He was following the footsteps of his father but died in a tragic plane crash. 
14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
    My favorite Gordon Parks photo is the one titled Segregation Story. I like this photo because it accurate depicts the racial segregation that African Americans faced during Gordan Park's time. 
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
    In ten years, I will remember that Gordon Parks was a successful African American photographer that stood up against racial stigma.