Historical role models - Amy Bissetta

Istorijske ličnosti kao uzori - Ejmi Biseta

Prevodilac: Ivana Korom Lektor: Tatjana Jevdjic

We all know that there are certain virtues

Svi znamo da postoje određene osobine

that are good for us.

koje su dobre za nas.

Intelligence,

Inteligencija,

wisdom,

mudrost,

bravery,

justice,

hrabrost,

pravda,

respect,

poštovanje,

responsibility,

odgovornost,

honesty,

iskrenost,

unselfishness,

nesebičnost,

compassion,

patience,

saosećanje,

strpljenje

and perseverance

i upornost

always have been and always will be positive virtues.

su uvek bile i uvek će biti pozitivne osobine.

Think of some people who have those traits.

Setite se nekih ljudi koji imaju te osobine.

Maybe it's Martin Luther King

To je možda Martin Luter King

or Abraham Lincoln

ili Abraham Linkoln

or George Washington.

ili Džordž Vašington.

I bet you know a lot of facts

Kladim se da dosta znate

about these historical figures,

o ovim istorijskim ličnostima,

but maybe you've never taken the time

ali možda nikada niste

to think about their character.

razmišljali o njihovom karakteru.

Let's talk about Sybil Ludington.

Pričajmo o Sibil Ludington.

She's a little-known revolutionary figure,

Ona je relativno nepoznata revolucionarka,

but boy, was she something!

ali kakva je bila!

She rode 40 miles through the damp, cold night

Jahala je 64 kilometra kroz vlažnu, hladnu noć

of April 26, 1777

26. aprila 1777.

to alert the colonial militia of a British attack.

da bi obavestila kolonijalnu miliciju o britanskom napadu.

Her action was similar to that of Paul Revere,

Njena akcija je slična akciji Pola Rivera,

only she rode twice as far

samo što je ona jahala duplo dalje

and was only 16 years old.

i imala je samo 16 godina.

That takes some real guts!

Za to je potrebna ozbiljna hrabrost!

Beriah Green?

Beraja Grin?

Anyone ever heard of Beriah Green?

Da li ste čuli za njega?

He was president of the first integrated school

On je bio direktor prve ujedinjene škole

in the United States.

u Sjedinjenim Državama.

He also spent the majority of his life

Takođe se tokom većine života

fighting for the immediate abolition of slavery.

borio za momentalno ukidanje ropstva.

He used his voice,

Koristio se glasom,

pen,

olovkom

and good deed to fight slavery.

i dobrim delima u borbi protiv ropstva.

Beriah Green was fiercely devoted to abolition

Beraja Grin je bio snažno posvećen ukidanju ropstva

before it was popular

pre nego što je to bilo popularno

because he believed it was the right thing to do.

jer je verovao da je to ispravna stvar.

And then there's Abraham Lincoln.

A tu je i Abraham Linkoln.

You know he was president during the Civil War.

Znate da je bio predsednik tokom građanskog rata.

He wrote the Emancipation Proclaimation

Napisao je proklamaciju o emancipaciji

and is credited with freeing the slaves.

i zaslužan je za oslobođenje robova.

He went to war with the South to save the Union.

Ratovao je sa Jugom da bi spasao Uniju.

He helped the country get through

Pomogao je da zemlja prođe

one of its most difficult times.

kroz jedan od najtežih perioda.

He kept the United States united.

Održao je Sjedinjene Države ujedinjenim.

But, above all that,

Ali iznad svega,

Abraham Lincoln showed great leadership.

Abraham Linkoln je pokazao izuzetno vođstvo.

Could any of these people

Da li bi iko od ovih ljudi

have done the deeds they're famous for

uradio ta dela po kojima su poznati

without bravery,

bez hrabrosti,

compassion,

saosećanja,

dedication,

posvećenosti

or wisdom?

ili mudrosti?

No!

Ne!

History can teach us much more than just the facts.

Istorija može da nas nauči mnogo više od činjenica.

It's full of examples of how to live better.

Puna je primera toga kako živeti bolje.

And for you,

even if you're not freeing the slaves

A vama,

čak i ako ne oslobađate robove

or riding 40 miles on horseback,

i ne jašete konja 64 kilometra,

bravery and wisdom will help you get an A on that test,

hrabrost i mudrost će pomoći da dobijete 5 na kontrolnom,

ask out that cute boy,

da upoznate onog slatkog dečaka

and get that great job.

i dobijete taj sjajan posao.