Trading card: Jonas Salk

Posted by admin on October 25, 2009 under Jonas Salk Trading Card, Trading Card | Be the First to Comment

Jonas Salk - Medical Pioneer

Even the disease’s name scares everyone today: Cancer. But in the 1950′s the scary disease was Polio. It paralyzed or killed children. People kept hoping someone would find a way to stop it. Dr. Salk worked every day for years to discover a vaccine to prevent polio, and he succeeded. But instead of bragging and taking lots of money for his work, he displayed HUMILITY and kept working as a doctor to find cures for other diseases, including cancer and AIDS.

Virtue: Humility is not bragging about your success.

Call to Action: What could you say to someone who praises you for doing a good job?

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