Summary
President Joe Biden reached out to, and fist-bumped, former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords at the White House Rose Garden Thursday — a moment to mark a new push to curb gun violence. Giffords was shot in the head in 2011, and has become a fierce gun reform advocate.
Five Facts
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Who
is Gabby Giffords?
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Why
did Giffords create the organization Giffords? Why did Giffords fist bump President Joe Biden at the White House?
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What
role might music therapy play in someone's life who has brain damage?
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How
does aphasia affect Giffords' life?
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Where
and when was Giffords shot?
Focus Questions
How does music therapy help those with conditions like aphasia?
Can you think of a person in your life whose grit and determination brought them joy?
aphasia:
loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage. The person can still talk and communicate and understands everything going on but has difficulty speaking the words they are thinking, which can be very frustrating.
Media literacy:
Why do you think Gabby Giffords agreed to do this story with NewsHour? Why is it common practice for journalists not to provide questions ahead of time to their guests?
