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***Books/Movies: -Plotkin made a book called Tales of a Shapman’s Apprentice -His book got turned into a movie called Amazon. -He was hired to star in Amazon. ***Books: -Medicine quest: In search of natures healing secants. -The killers within-The deadly rise of Drug- resistant bacteria
***Awards: -Mark Plotkin received the Distinguished Explorer Award. ***Honors: -Impassioned spokes man for preservation of rain forests and Native American cultures. -Donald Dale Jackson put a piece about Plotkin in the Smithsonian magazine.
***Family: -Plotkin lived in Washington D.C. -He is married to a conservationist. -They had to kids, both girls.
***Beliefs: -Plotkin believes efforts should be made to pass on to future generations. ***Benefits to World: -Found cures to common illness -Found from the Tropical rain forest ***Challenges: -Marks biggest challenge was to convince and stop the governments from cutting down rain forest.
***Botany Knowledge: -Found more than 300 plants to cure colds. -The plants would cure common illnesses such as coughs, colds, skin disease, viruses, or diabetes.
Works Cited Benanti, Linda L. “Nature of a Hero.” Harvard University Division of Continuing Education. 1999. Harvard University Division of Continuing Education. 7 May 2008 . “Mark Plotkin.” Scientists: The Lives and Works 150 Scientist. 1996. Roy Chapman Andrews Society. 2003-2006. 7 May 2008 . Skirble, Rosanne. “Hero of the Planet Combines Modern Science and Ancient Tribal Wisdom.” VOA News. 23 Jan. 2006. Hero of the Planet Combines Modern Science and Ancient Tribal Wisdom. 7 May 2008 .
**Famous Quote: -Plotkin said this quote, “Look, I’m just a city boy whose father sold shoes, and now Indians hug me in the jungle.”
Pictures Found /www.roychapmanandrewssociety.org /www.des.ucdavis.edu www.amazon.com http://www.britannica.com/bps/home http://news.mongabay.com
