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The Benefits of Failure Harry Potter author, J.K. Rowling, came from an impoverished background in Britain. She suffered many failures before achieving great success. In a famous 2008 Harvard University commencement speech, “The Fringe Benefits of Failure,” (youtube.com/watch?v=qmyKidgR--8_ ) she shared her insights into failure. Watch minutes 1-12. Answer questions 1-4 below: 1. What does Ms. Rowling mean when she says “failure means a striping away of the inessential”? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does Ms. Rowling mean when she says “Rock bottom became the solid foundation upon which I rebuilt my life”? PRODUCT PREVIEW _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. According to Ms. Rowling, how is failure related to achievement ? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. Ms. Rowling told the graduates that “there is an expiry date for blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction.” Comment. What's your expiry date? _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________
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