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We all know about the power of a book to fire up a young mind with possibility. Well, now, the story of fourth graders in Brookline, Massachusetts, who were inspired by a popular children’s book to take on Hollywood. And they won!
When you’ve loved a book, really loved it, like 9 and 10-year-olds in Mr. Wells’ class, what do you do when the grown-ups are getting it all wrong? The book? The Lorax, the ultimate Dr. Seuss environmental hero, the only voice who speaks for the trees, as a greedy factory owner chops down every truffula tree in the forest.
When the kids found out the book was going to be a movie, they then checked out the movie’s website, and the kids didn’t see the Lorax speaking out about anything but tickets and online games; not one mention
of the environment.
Child A: We’re the changers, the changers, that said“we speak for the trees”?
Molly Katchpole：美国银行曾经在2011年计划推出一项新规，每个月向借记卡持有人收取五美元的费用。女大学毕业生Molly Katchpole随即在change.org网站发起抗议，赢得广泛支持。美国银行随后取消这一收费政策。
沙特阿拉伯女司机：在沙特阿拉伯，妇女是被禁止开车的。2011年，沙特妇女Manal al-Sharif因驾驶汽车而被监禁。名为Saudi Women for Driving的组织在change.org网站呼吁美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿公开支持沙特妇女争取开车的权利。希拉里后来作出回应，表示支持。
When you’ve loved a book, really loved it, like 9 and 10-year-olds in Mr. Wells’ class, what do you do when the grown-ups are getting it all wrong? The book? The Lorax, the ultimate Dr. Seuss environmental hero, the only voice who speaks for the trees, as a greedy factory owner chops down every truffula tree in the forest.
When the kids found out the book was going to be a movie, they then checked out the movie’s website, and the kids didn’t see the Lorax speaking out about anything but tickets and online games; not one mention
of the environment.
Child A: We’re the changers, the changers, that said“we speak for the trees”?
Molly Katchpole：美国银行曾经在2011年计划推出一项新规，每个月向借记卡持有人收取五美元的费用。女大学毕业生Molly Katchpole随即在change.org网站发起抗议，赢得广泛支持。美国银行随后取消这一收费政策。
沙特阿拉伯女司机：在沙特阿拉伯，妇女是被禁止开车的。2011年，沙特妇女Manal al-Sharif因驾驶汽车而被监禁。名为Saudi Women for Driving的组织在change.org网站呼吁美国国务卿希拉里·克林顿公开支持沙特妇女争取开车的权利。希拉里后来作出回应，表示支持。