Aunt Henrietta Jackson daughter of Fielding W Jackson and Elvira Ellis was born in January of 1878. Henrietta was about 11 or 12 when her father passed away leaving her mother to raise 7 children the 6 boys and Henrietta. She was charged with assisting her mom with the children as well as household chores, also learning how to work in the fields. Education was paramount in the Ellis-Jackson home and like her mother she too began a career as a school teacher at Poplar Hill School.
Elizabeth Cross - federal bounty hunter, always known to reach her marker. A skilled martial artist and excellent marksman. working under the employment of a mysterious benefactor named Jazmine. Elizabeth Cross is about to embark on one of her most dangerous assigments. tracking a While a pyschotic criminal named Homcidie.
On January 6th, 1759, Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis, a “charming and vivacious” young woman from the Tidewater area of Virginia. Martha brought enormous wealth, along with two small children, “Jacky” and “Patsy,” to the marriage. It was her second marriage, as it was his first. About two weeks after the battle at Yorktown, Washington’s stepson, John Parke Custis (“Jacky”), died of camp fever at the age of 27. His sister Patsy had died of epileptic seizure eight years earlier as a teenager.
But Milton Hershey was the first to make it commercially, with mass production techniques, and using fresh milk. Developing formula for Hershey’s milk chocolate was not that easy after several trial and errors, Milton Hershey hit up the perfect formula to develop milk chocolate that appealed to consumers not only because it was great
In August of 2013, Talha Khan Burki wrote “Righting a Long-standing Wrong for Henrietta Lacks” for Lancet Oncology. Burki’s purpose was to highlight the problem with the sequence data of patients’ cells (namely, Henrietta Lacks) being publicly released and to inform people of the privacy risks involved. Burki did a very good job at explaining what the issue was, what had been done about it and what needed to happen. Generally, readers struggle and become overwhelmed when they see a large sum of information all at one time. However, while this article provides the reader with several facts, it makes the reader think and Burki did a very well at writing in a manner that prior knowledge of certain terms or concepts are not critical to comprehending.
Elizabeth Thomas, 15 years old was allegedly kidnapped by her former and 50 year old teacher, Tad Cummins (Hayden 2017). Cummins who was thought to be happily married to his wife since 1985 took Thomas about a week ago. There have been events leading up to the kidnapping that investigators are now taking very seriously. Cummins was a health-sciences teacher Culleoka Unit School when he first met Thomas. He would tell her lies about his life and how rich he was.
The children brought smiles and tears to the Clevelands. ‘’The Clevelands had five children: Ruth, Esther, Marion, Richard F., and Francis’’ (Handlin 671). The expansion of the family also delighted the nation. ‘’Esther Cleveland was the first and only child of a President to be born in the White House’’ (Handlin 671).
The name of Martha Washington is a name most people recognize as the wife of the first president, George Washington. The real story of the woman and the ways in which she helped shape the role of position of the First Lady is a story much less known. The book Martha Washington: An American Life, by Patricia Brady is a biography that brings to life her story, her personality, and her impact on history. In the book Patricia Brady provides the reader with an account of what life was like in the 18th century during the time when Martha Washington was alive and the nation was new.
Dorothy Johnson Vaughan was born on September 20th 1910 and died November 10th 2008 at the age of 98. She worked for National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in Virginia. At the age of seven Dorothy’s parent Leonard and Anne Johnson moved to Morgantown, West Virginia. Dorothy graduated from Beechurst High School in 1925 and in 1929 she later received a Bachelor of Science degree from Willberforce University Greene County, Ohio. Much of Vaughan’s early work focused on flight and the ability of machines to fly since U.S. military strategists believed World War II would be won by the air.
Have you ever heard of Betty Marie Tallchief? Well if you haven't, I will be telling you about her in this essay. She was a very interesting person. She was a great ballerina who had very many great achievements, one which is getting named Woman of the Year. She was very true to herself throughout her life which helped her.
Martha Jane Canary was known for being handle to handle a men and she was very talented at shooting. She entered the Wild West Show for being the best at fighting Indians. She was a very tough woman she never feared any man. She was a cook, waitress and ox-team driver. Many woman of the Wild West are not alike to other woman who only stay a home and cook, clean, and take care of the home and their husband.
The third most outstanding author ever is still remarkably popular today. Agatha Christie has only been outsold by The Bible and William Shakespeare. Even forty-two years after her death, her short stories and novels are read by people nationwide. Christie didn’t always have the thought of being a writer, but the interesting events that took place in her life started her career.
As mentioned above, Martha Lane Fox co-founded the website Lastminute.com in the late 1990s. After graduating in read ancient and modern history at Oxford she joined Spectrum Strategy Consulting, where she met her business partner Brent Hoberman. In 2003, she stepped down as director of the travel company and started to follow charitable interests. Fox set up the grant trust Antigone and numerous digital initiatives. Furthermore, she founded in corporation with Nick Thistleton a private karaoke company the lucky Voice.
In today’s society people often want to think positively, and why wouldn’t they? Being happy feels good! However, the underlying benefits of positivity are often overlooked or unknown. Psychology Professor Barbara L. Fredrickson's broaden and build theory has shown that a positive mood leads to a broadened perspective and increases in overall well being, and life span.
Linda B. Buck was born to a daughter of Swedish immigrants and an electrical engineer in 1947. As a child, she used to go on independent expeditions to satisfy her curiosity and boredom. Buck’s parents taught her how to find beauty in music and in nature and how to use building as a creative outlet and manage various tools. Buck’s inspiration to become a scientist came from her parent’s encouragement; they always told her that she could do anything and to make the most out of her career.
