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Hey, I'm Emily, revealing incredible jobs that

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are out there. Ah, here's

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Winston with his burning question. Emily,

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can't race cars top jet planes. I

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gotta know. Classic. He's a

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charmer, but his timing could use some

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work. Winston loves trucks, so

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we'll explore construction, car racing, and

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more. Join us on Growing Up,

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the Lingokids Podcast, inspiring you to

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your eyes and imagine you're sitting in the

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back seat of a car driving down a

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country road. The car is one

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of the first cars ever built, a Model

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T, and you're with your family. The

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sun is low on the horizon, there's a

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cool breeze in the air, and you look

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around to see beautiful trees and grassy hills

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passing by. You hear the

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rhythmic hum of the engine, and with the open

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top you feel the breeze in your hair. Your

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father grips the steering wheel with a mix

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of pride and determination, it's his

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first time driving the Model T, and

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your mother holds a picnic basket and smiles at

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the thrill of driving for the first time. The

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open road stretches ahead, a symbol

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of the endless possibilities as the

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Model T carries your family into

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an era where mobility and progress

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have come together. On

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June 30, 1863,

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in the quiet farming town of Greenfield

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Township, Michigan, a legend was born. Little

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did anyone know that the new

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baby, Henry Ford, would grow up

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to revolutionize the car industry and

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change the course of history. Henry

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Ford's journey began in a simple farmhouse.

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He was the second of eight children

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in a hardworking middle-class family. Henry's

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parents, William and Mary Ford, taught

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him the values of hard work,

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perseverance, and curiosity. He

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grew up in the farmlands of America,

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and early on became fascinated with machinery.

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He often tinkered with the tools in his

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father's workshop. It was here,

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amidst the spinning gears and the smell

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of grease, that the early ideas of

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innovation were planted in young Henry's mind.

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When Henry was young, his father gave him a watch.

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He opened it up, learned how it worked, and

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was able to put it back together again. Neighbors often

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brought their watches to Henry, and he was able to

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get them to the house. to have them fixed. He

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was fascinated by the inner workings and

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machinery of devices like watches and spent

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many hours on the farm learning how

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they worked and repairing them. At

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the age of 12 he was able to

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comprehend the inner workings of a steam engine.

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His school education was limited where he

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attended a one-room schoolhouse. He

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spent most of his time trying to

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understand things hands-on and often read and

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experimented about how to improve machinery. It

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was also around this time that Henry

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saw his first car, which was a

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Nichols and Shepherd road engine that was

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powered by steam. It got

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him thinking about different ways to build and

4:40

power a car and he even experimented with

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his own versions at the farmhouse. Eventually

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he grew old enough and left his family

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farm to work as an apprentice at a

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machine shop in Detroit, Michigan. This

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experience increased his passion and honed

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his skills and provided a

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practical education that would prove critical in

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the years to come. Henry

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had a talent for engineering and his

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ability to think outside the box set

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him apart from others. He

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also worked at a shipyard and helped

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repair the big machinery there. In

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the evenings he continued to work on

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watches which were very complex at the

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time and had many gears and springs

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that made them work. In

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1892 Henry Ford was still

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very interested in cars and how they

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might be better designed. It

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was at this time that he finished building

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his first motor car powered by a two-cylinder

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four-horsepower motor. It

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could go 10 to 20 miles per hour

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and was fueled by gasoline. Once

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it was finished he drove it for a year for around

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1,000 miles. At the

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time he started work on better versions

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of the same car. By

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1899 Henry had started his

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own company and produced his first car that

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was ready to sell. The

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Detroit Automobile Company's Model A.

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Then in 1903 He, along

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with a group of inventors, founded the Ford

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Motor Company. Little did

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the world know that this venture would

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mark the beginning of a new era

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in transportation. Ford's vision

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was clear, to make automobiles affordable

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and accessible to the average person.

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He wanted everyone, not just the

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rich, to be able to own

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a car. But

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the early days of Ford Motors had their

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own challenges. They weren't able

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to build very many, and common people

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couldn't afford them. It was

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during this time that Ford's determination

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and genius shone through. His

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commitment to his vision drove him to innovate,

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leading to the creation of the Model T

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in 1908. Henry

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Ford's most important contribution to the world

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of building things was the

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assembly line. The idea was

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to find ways to build cars quickly, so

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they would cost less and everyone could afford

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them. Ford realized that

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if parts could be moved down a conveyor

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belt, and different workers could do specific tasks,

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it would make the building of the cars

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go much faster. This was called

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division of labor. Everyone had their own

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job, and every worker got very fast at what

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they were assigned to do. For

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example, as the basic body of the car

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moved through the factory on a conveyor belt,

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one worker put on the wheels, the next worker

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put on the steering wheel, the next would add

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the seats, someone else would add the

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trunk. This made building a car

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very fast. The

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assembly line revolutionized manufacturing by

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breaking down the car building

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process into a series of

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simple, repetitive tasks. This

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not only made building cars faster, but

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also allowed unskilled workers to help and

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have jobs. By 1913,

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the assembly line at Ford Motors was

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fully operational, and the time required to

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assemble a Model T car dropped from

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over 12 hours to just 93 minutes.

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That's much faster, which means it cost a lot

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less to make the car and could be sold

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for less. This would

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help Henry reach his goal of making

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cars affordable for even middle-class people. But

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not only did Henry Ford's ideas about the

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assembly line make building cars faster, other

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businesses used his ideas to speed up

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building their gadgets too. Now

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things can be built faster and made cheaper than

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they had before. Even today

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these methods are used in manufacturing. Manufacturing

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means the building of things. The

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success of Ford's car, called the Model

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T, made Ford Motors a household name,

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since families all over the country could afford

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to buy this basic car and use it.

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People all over the country went from riding

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horses to driving cars with the help of

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Ford Motor Company. Over

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time, Ford Motors grew and new cars

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were created. Ford also became

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known for introducing a higher hourly pay for his

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workers, $5 an hour, which was

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twice that most people were paid at the time.

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He also encouraged his employees to avoid vices

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and be good husbands and fathers. By

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1932, Ford was building cars all

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over the world and manufacturing one-third

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of the world's automobiles in countries

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as far away as India, Australia,

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and the Philippines. Later

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his grandson, Henry Ford II, inherited

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the company. And even

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today Ford is a successful international

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car company a hundred years later.

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Henry Ford's story is one of

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resilience, determination, and an unwavering belief

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in the power of innovation. From

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his humble beginnings on a Michigan farm,

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to the bustling floors of his automobile

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factories, Ford's journey is a

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testament to the potential of an

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individual's vision and hard work. As

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you think about the life of Henry Ford, we

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can find inspiration not just in his

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successes, but in his ability to overcome

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hard times. His story

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encourages us to be curious, to try

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new ideas, and to persist in the

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face of hard things. In

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the end, Henry Ford's legacy is not just

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about cars. It's about the human

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spirit of innovation. His story

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reminds us that anyone, regardless of their

10:06

background, can shape the future through creativity,

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hard work, and a belief in the

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power of ideas. Henry

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Ford's journey from a curious farm boy

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to an industrial giant is

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an inspiration for those who dare to dream

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and strive to make a lasting impact on

10:21

the world. Hey,

10:23

I'm Emily, revealing incredible jobs that are

10:25

out there. Here's Winston

10:27

with his burning question. Emily,

10:30

can't race cars top jet planes. I

10:32

gotta know. Classic. He's a

10:34

charmer, but his timing could use

10:36

some work. Winston loves trucks, so

10:39

we'll explore construction, car racing, and

10:41

more. Join us on Growing Up,

10:43

the Lingokids podcast, inspiring you to

10:45

chase all your dreams. Listen

10:48

to Growing Up on the iHeartRadio

10:50

app, Apple podcasts, or wherever you

10:52

get your podcasts.