{"id":325,"date":"2009-04-16T11:05:57","date_gmt":"2009-04-16T16:05:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/?p=325"},"modified":"2009-04-17T20:56:54","modified_gmt":"2009-04-18T01:56:54","slug":"success-story-speaking-of-dreams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrightslaw.com\/blog\/success-story-speaking-of-dreams\/","title":{"rendered":"Success Story: Speaking of Dreams&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_pop\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/gallery\/share-button-gray.png\" style=\"border:0px\" alt=\"Share\" \/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\");var hupso_icon_type = \"labels\";var hupso_background=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_border=\"#FFFFFF\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"wrightslaw\";var hupso_url=\"\";var hupso_title=\"Success%20Story%3A%20Speaking%20of%20Dreams...\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div><p>In case you haven&#8217;t seen the video of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&amp;feature=related\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Susan Boyle singing &#8220;I Dreamed a Dream<\/span><\/a> &#8221; from <strong>Britain&#8217;s Got Talent<\/strong> (British version of <strong>American Idol<\/strong>), here&#8217;s your chance. This video is an Internet sensation and has been viewed <em><strong>more than <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">13<\/span> 23 million times in <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">five<\/span> six days<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&amp;feature=related\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY&amp;feature=related<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Susan Boyle is described as &#8220;humble, modest, extraordinary, powerful &#8230;&#8221; An amazing performance from a woman who said:  <em>&#8220;I was born with a disability and that made me a target for bullies. I was called names because of my fuzzy hair and because I struggled in class&#8230; &#8221; <\/em>Despite these obstacles,\u00a0 Susan never gave up. Will Susan win Britain&#8217;s Got Talent show this year? <em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9K2EA8SWhh8&amp;NR=1\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Also sensational from the 2008 Britain&#8217;s Got Talent Show, see 13 year old Andrew Johnston<\/span>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9K2EA8SWhh8&amp;NR=1\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9K2EA8SWhh8&amp;NR=1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Though visibly shaking on stage,  Andrew told the huge crowd he\u2019d been bullied at school all his life for singing. <em>\u201cI get bullied a lot at the local school,\u201d he said. \u201cMy mates have been telling us to leave it because they don\u2019t like that kind of music.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Susan and Andrew are an inspiration for all of us.<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In case you haven&#8217;t seen the video of Susan Boyle singing &#8220;I Dreamed a Dream &#8221; from Britain&#8217;s Got Talent (British version of American Idol), here&#8217;s your chance. 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