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= = 1) Slide One (cover)- Title- Mariella Patricia Tomas: The Founder of Hope //a picture of Mariella Tomas [|http://www.penelope-cruz-online.com/blog/blog-images/penelope3.jpg]// 2) Slide Two- Mariella Patricia Tomas was born on July 8, 1974 in the small, pretty much forgotten town of Santa Manos. Her parents, Jorge and Mariella Tomas, felt like they were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. //A picture of an adorable and cute baby girl http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2304394/2/istockphoto_2304394_baby_girl.jpg// 3) Slide 3- At the age of two, Mariella was already walking and talking. She could say an amazing amount of words for her age; she could say a total of 53 words. It was a really big shock for her family. She was always the center of attention at her house. Mariella’s parents were both only child’s so she doesn’t have any aunts, uncles, or cousins. But, the Tomas’s enjoyed their quiet life on the farm so it didn’t matter. //Quite life and quiet life on a farm. Impressed people. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://photo.net/photo/pcd4553/vermont-farm-52.4.jpg&imgrefurl=http://photo.net/photo/pcd4553/vermont-farm-52&h=1054&w=1556&sz=319&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=pAOoKoipueo8aM:&tbnh=102&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfarm%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff// 4) Slide 4- On September 23, 1978, Roberto Jonathon Tomas was born; Mariella’s new little brother. At first, Mariella didn’t really like her brother and didn’t get along with him because she felt that he was stealing all of her parents’ time from her. She later quotes, “I remember I tried to feed him mashed up peas and oatmeal at the same time just because I wanted a simple laugh.” //Mashed up peas and oatmeal. An unhappy baby…// http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://maxradi.us/photos/random/oatmeal.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.acne.org/messageboard/index.php%3Fshowtopic%3D78203&h=480&w=640&sz=57&hl=en&start=2&tbnid=q_IfYBWRWF74XM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Doatmeal%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.plateofpeas.com/Art/peas.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.plateofpeas.com/&h=399&w=394&sz=179&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=uZUoFTf7lQAyeM:&tbnh=124&tbnw=122&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpeas%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2344777/2/istockphoto_2344777_crying_baby_boy.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.istockphoto.com/file_closeup/%3Fid%3D2344777%26refnum%3D1063488%26Lang%3Den&h=252&w=380&sz=14&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=_SPBMMywYA-RvM:&tbnh=82&tbnw=123&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dunhappy%2Bbaby%2Bboy%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff 5) Slide 5- Subs: One sad, sad night… - Years flew by for the Tomas’s; Mariella was now a 6 year old and in first grade and Roberto was just starting to speak. On March 11, 1980 Mr. and Mrs. Tomas went out for their 13th anniversary. They never came back. Police were sent out and German Sheppards were set out. For days they searched and searched but finally they gave up. “My mum and dad were so happy when they left. I will never forget that smile…” Mariella stated as a tear rolled down her cheek. //Murderer (NOT graphic!!) and police and searching people http://www.fotosearch.com/comp/corbis/dgt247/CAJ0015.jpg// 6) Slide 6- Two weeks after the death of her parents, Mariella and Roberto were sent off to Saint Mary’s Orphanage in (capital city). The girls and the boys were separated so they never saw each other. Mariella got used to the every day routine very quickly. Everyday she and the other 19 girls would have schooling lessons and then clean the whole building. Life was not pleasant there but it was better than nothing. //Unpleasant life at an orphanage. Other little girls. Services. http://home.iprimus.com.au/bexleyboy/eddy/orphanage.jpg// 7) Slide 7- Subs: Schooling Days- Mariella was an excellent student. She went to class on time and always finished her homework. She was always determined to find the answer no matter what. Her best subjects were Science and Music. The orphanage was big on science so there was plenty of good chemicals and equipments. “One day there was an explosion- not a big one a small one but I wasn’t aloud to use chemicals for a month!” Mariella recalled. //Explosion. Chemicals. Music. http://www.designshare.com/dbadmin/upload/projects/1/499/in-Science-Lab.jpg// 8) Slide 8- One day in the year 1986 a man and woman named Frederick and Melanie Smith walked into the doors of Saint Mary’s Orphanage and walked out with Mariella and Roberto…someone had finally adopted them after six years of waiting at the orphanage! “I wasn’t so happy; I guess it was because I didn’t know what they were like and how to react. Roberto was a different story, though,” she said with a chuckle. //Two kids getting adopted. http://cache.viewimages.com/xc/3202344.jpg?v=1&c=ViewImages&k=2&d=C037F202D99E3099211B0B4414775573A55A1E4F32AD3138// 9) Slide 9-Subs: A New Way of Life- The first few weeks were difficult since the Smith’s did things way different from her parents and the orphanage. They didn’t have many rules and loved expressing their feelings. Their new parents also let them do whatever they wanted to as long as homework was completed. “I thought that this way of life was much easier to live and be happy in,” Mariella evoked. //Happy children. Free, no trouble life. http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/09/16/us/16alaska.600.jpg// 10) Slide 10- After 6 happy years at the Smith’s Mariella Tomas-Smith was enrolled to Comentor; an excellent college which features great scientific experiences. There she learned many more theories and learned a lot about different chemicals. She also developed the interest for medical science. A science that includes medicines and finding cures. “…I screamed really loud when I opened up the letter that said I was accepted to Comentor.” Mariella chuckled. //College, girl screaming, med- science, chemicals. http://www.newcollegejcr.org.uk/images/pagemaster/New_College.JPG// 11) Slide 11- Subs: Moving On…- After four years at Comentor, Mariella decided that she wanted to be a medical scientist. After her decision was made, she attended Comaius’s graduate school. Graduate school was much harder than college; the teachers expected more out of her. Despite that those two years flew by. “Everyday I was so tired! There was tons of homework!” Also, they did grownup experiments. “We dissected a human; it was very fun and interesting. We also worked with explosive things!” the fascinated Mariella said. //Graduate school, explosion, chemicals. http://www.sgc.ox.ac.uk/Oxford%20Photos/Oxford_Aerial.jpg// 12) Slide 12- Now that she was a grown woman and she was done with school, Mariella had to apply for a job! She got her very first job at Valley’s Medical Institute. There she had to care for people and sometimes give surgery. In a way, her job was like a doctor. “I was kind of disappointed that I didn’t get to use chemicals…” Mariella mumbled. //Disappointed scientist, Caring for people, doctor. https://www.relayhealth.com/rh/images/general/young_female_doctor.jpg// 13) Slide 13- I quit! - Finally after a few months of dissatisfaction with that job, Mariella HAD to move on. After 4 months of searching, she found one. A job at a secret organization for finding cures and new medicine. (it is sponsored by the government) At this job she would get to use chemicals and do research- her favorite! This is the job she is currently doing. //Happy scientist, chemicals http://images.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_SM/0156-0608-2004-5529_SM.jpg// 14) Slide 14- Subs: Her Greatest Achievements- After working at this job for 8 ½ years, Mariella made on of the greatest things ever; she found a cure for lung cancer! (founded on January 31, 2005) At first, no one believed her but after they tested it, everyone was talking about it. She signed contracts with companies to produce more of her discovery. The most remarkable thing is that she is being modest about it! She always lists the name of other scientists that didn’t help that much. “I don’t like taking ALL of the credit. I think it is fair to give other people credit,” Mariella confessed http://images.google.com.tw/imgres?imgurl=http://www.clipartguide.com/_small/0060-0505-0217-4130.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.clipartguide.com/_pages/0060-0505-0217-4130.html&h=300&w=267&sz=26&hl=zh-TW&start=1&tbnid=OTSqJdZxs173PM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=103&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmedicine%2Bbottles%2527%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26complete%3D1%26hl%3Dzh-TW Slide 15- Subs: The Kindest Things…- The one thing that makes Mariella an idol to most people is her kindness. Every Friday she would go to the local orphanage (the one that she went to) and read them a bedtime story to the little children. Also, she would buy flowers and plant them at the town park. “I want to make our world a better place to live in and I ALWAYS encourage other people to too!” Mariella smiled. //Happy, kind people. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bearman.org/gfx/photo/centralPark_01.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bearman.org/CP_01.php&h=500&w=375&sz=80&hl=en&start=14&sig2=HpDYUNQGimdCAy_ELzJ_aA&tbnid=kojrsASN332jyM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=98&ei=zYAxR9KfM4ScggPC2LzLDg&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcentral%2Bpark%26gbv%3D2%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff//