Half Past Autumn - Part 3 and 4

1. What is your definition of successful?
1. Being successful means being satisfied with the change that you have brought about, whether it be through, perhaps, academic achievement, or idling away. 
2. What have you given up to become successful?
1. I give up random leisure time to be successful so that I can later have the satisfaction of being able to say with confidence that I am successful.
3. What did Parks give up to become successful?
1. Parks gave up much of his family time with his wife and children.
4. Who was Genevieve Young's father?
1. Her step father was one of the founding father of the UN, Ambassador V.K. Wellington Koo.
5. How much was Parks advanced to write his first book (and eventual best-selling autobiography)?
1. Parks was advanced 10,000 dollars.
6. How much money did Elijah Muhammad offer Parks to do a story on The Nation of Islam?
1. 5000
7. Why did Parks refuse the money?
1. They had different ideals.
8. What was significant about the movie The Learning Tree?
1. The Learning Tree was Parks' first film.
9. What was significant about the character Shaft?
1. Shaft was the superhero for black Americans. He represented the dreams and hopes of the black people, and provided them with a role model to follow.
10. What was Gordon Parks' choice of weapons?
1. His choice of weapon was the camera
11. What reason did Genevieve Young give for the divorce?
1. She said it wore her out to maintain the relationship while maintaining her own job. She had to receive phone calls and constantly wait for Parks to return.
12. In 1984, Parks directed Solomon Northrup's Odyssey. What recent feature film told the same story?
1. 12 Years a Slave
13. Who was Gordon Parks, jr?
1. Gordon Parks jr was Park's son, who became a film director as well. He died in a plane crash.
14. What is your favorite Gordon Parks photo?
1. My favorite Gordon Parks photo is the one with the maid with the broom and the mop in front of the American flag.
15. What will you remember about Gordon Parks in ten years?
1. In ten years, I'll remember that he was the black photographer who revolutionized photography and also was a film director and musician.