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Entrepreneurs: Milton Hershey. (n.d.). Retrieved April 04, 2017, from https://newsela.com/articles/bio-entrepreneurs-milton-hershey/id/19979/

After five unsuccessful years, Hershey headed west where he found work with another confectioner. It was there that he discovered caramel and how fresh milk could be used to make it.  But the businessman in Hershey wasn't content to work for someone else. He went out on his own again, only to fail twice more. In 1883, he returned to Lancaster where he started the Lancaster Caramel Company.  Success soon followed. Within a few short years, Hershey had a thriving business and was shipping his caramels all over the country.  See how these successes led to his chocolate empire!

Hollywood agents volunteer by mentoring public school students. (n.d.). Retrieved April 04, 2017, from https://newsela.com/articles/compton-talentagents/id/6911/

For the past four years, a few dozen agents from William Morris Endeavor (WME), a talent agency, have been coaching — or mentoring — students from two Compton schools to do better in their studies. The agents typically help famous actors, singers and athletes find jobs and sign contracts that pay them well for their work. Now, they're taking the time to work with students.

The Explorers: Ibn Battuta. (n.d.). Retrieved April 04, 2017, from https://newsela.com/articles/BHP-U8-3-ibn-battuta/id/3875/

The men in Ibn Battuta’s family were legal scholars and he was raised with a focus on education. His urge to travel was spurred by his interest in finding the best teachers and the best libraries; he also wanted to make a special trip to Mecca, called the “hajj.” For Muslims, the trip is a religious duty to be done at least once in life.

Time Machine (1904): The personalities of Professor and Madame Curie. (n.d.). Retrieved April 04, 2017, from https://newsela.com/articles/historic-news-curie/id/15540/

Madame Curie and her husband have traveled life's pathway with untiring energy; and if we look backward at their career we shall notice that their hard work led to their current fame.

Athletes finding different ways to raise money to get to the Olympics. (n.d.). Retrieved April 04, 2017, from https://newsela.com/articles/olympic-athletes-money/id/19162/
In 2014, ESPN wrote about Olympic athletes' financial struggles. "There are many athletes fighting to stay above the poverty line," said Nathan Crumpton, who served on the U.S. Olympic Committee's Athletes' Advisory Council on revenue allocation.  Superstars in such high-profile sports as swimming and gymnastics can sign endorsement deals that pay a lot of money, and winning a medal does come with a (taxed) cash prize.  Generally, though, there is not a lot of money for Olympic athletes.