1. Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words

2. Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words Part I
Read over the profiles and answer the questions on the handout. You make work with people around you.

3. Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words Part I
Do you think you know who any of these people are? Which ones? Who do you think they are?
Are there any specific profiles that you think sound particularly interesting? Why?
Who on this list do you think is the most successful?

4. Pictures Are Worth A Thousand Words Part II
Match the personalities(A-L) to the faces/names using the letters printed on the folders.

5. Answers Personality Letter Person H Maya Angelou L Tupac Shakur J
Cuba Gooding Jr. I
Drew Barrymore K
Osama Bin Laden A
Malcolm X D
MC Hammer F
Oprah Winfrey E
Al Capone G
Bill Gates C
Adolf Hitler B
Jerry Springer

6. Split into groups of three or four people
Split into groups of three or four people. Each group will be given a person to investigate. Each group will create a presentation on their person that will answer these questions.
What were some assumptions you made about this person before you knew who they were?
Why did you make these assumptions?
Were these assumptions proven to be correct or incorrect?
Are assumptions like these positive or negative? Why an in what way?
How do they affect the way the way that we treat others?
What has this exercise taught you about making assumptions?