When she was small her father died because of the heroine and drugs overdose whereas her mother was alcoholic. She moved to Florida at the age of six along with her mother Carmen, stepdad Luis, her older sister and her
Nancy Pelosi Nancy Pelosi, who was known as Nancy D’Alessandro in her early years, was born in Baltimore, Maryland on March 26, 1940. Pelosi grew up in a family who was very involved with politics as her father was a Congressman and the mayor of Baltimore for a decade. As Pelosi got older, she attended and graduated from Trinity College which was located in Washington D.C. During her years of college, Pelosi’s life changed as she met the love of her life, Paul Pelosi. Like many other couples, these two got married and decided to extend their family with five children.
Kathleen Genevieve Ledecky was born in Bethesda, Maryland, March 17, 1997. Katie ledecky’s mother is Mary Ledecky, who swims for the university of new mexico, and her father, David Ledecky who is a therapist. As young Katie Ledecky got older, Katie Ledecky was influenced by her older brother, Michael Ledecky and her mother, Mary Ledecky, to start swimming. So at the young age of six, Katie Ledecky started swimming competitively, following her family members footsteps (her brother and her mother, the ones that I just mentioned), meanwhile, attending the elementary little flower school, then at age eleven, still swimming, she graduated from her middle school, and went on to her high school stone ridge school of the sacred heart, then
Isabella Baumfree, now known as Sojourner Truth, was born into slavery in 1797, though her birthdate was not recorded. Isabella Baumfree protested when John Dumont , Isabella Baumfree 's previous owner whom she ran away from, sold her son, Peter, to a family in Alabama. Two white lawyers, whom we don 't know the name of, in New York gave Baumfree free legal help and liberated Peter through the courts. Sojourner Truth moved to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1857 and became active there helping black people escape on the Underground Railroad to freedom.
“Lizzie Borden took an axe, And gave her mother forty whacks, When she saw what she had done, She gave her father forty-one” (Linder). Lizzie Borden, daughter of Andrew and Sarah Borden, was born on July 19, 1860 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Her older sister Emma Borden was born on March 1, 1851. They lived a happy and normal life until the unexpected death of their mother, Sarah Borden. Three years later Andrew Borden was remarried to Abby Durfee Gray.
This month I am privileged to share an exclusive look into the life of Sandra Gathers, who I find to be extremely passionate and dedicated to all aspects of her life. Along with 3 sisters, Sandra was born and raised in Eutawville, SC. Most people are usually surprised to learn that she was raised on a working farm. Even though she had to work very hard as a young girl, it shaped the work ethics that she encompasses to this day. Sandra graduated from Holly Hill High where she was a member of the beta club, yearbook staff and library club.
Ella Josephine Baker was born December 13, 1903 in Norfolk, Virginia (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). She grew up in North Carolina and developed a passion for social justice after hearing stories from when her grandmother was in slavery (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). Her grandmother often told her stories of slave revolts and how oppressive life was as a slave (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). Baker studied at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina and was elected valedictorian when she graduated in 1927 with a degree in sociology (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015). Baker began to cultivate her radical activism by protesting rules and policies of the university that were discriminating (“Who Was Ella Baker?”, 2015).
In today’s society, perfection seems to be the only way to get recognized for anything. Proactiv depends on this belief to sell their product. They rely on advertisements that are heavily coated in ethical, emotional, and in some cases, logical appeals. Ethical appeals can be found in all of their ads, with the use of the clear-skinned celebrities that cover every ad that Proactiv puts out. Most of these ads are placed in magazines and on websites that cater to the teenage and young adult age group.
Betty White is one of the most influential actresses of television history. Born as Betty Marion White on January 17, 1922 in Illinois, her family moved to Los Angeles, California during the Great Depression. She began her career by reading commercials for the radio in 1939 when she was seventeen years old. Betty White then started acting in television shows and movies. Since then, she has won several awards and continues to act.
General George S. Patton was a very competitive man who worked hard to become the fearless military general that he was. Patton was a renowned person and general. Some people love him. Some people hate him. Most of everyone had a great amount of respect for him.
Stargirl is a new unique girl in the 10th grade. Stargirl is at a new school in and is really different from all the other kids. She doesn’t have very many friends either. Not because she is new, it is because she is different from everyone. The kids at the school is not use to all of the new girls actions, so it makes everyone feel like she is weird.
Blondie This band had everyone dancing and singing along Blondie is an American rock band which was established by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. They were looked upon as pioneers in early new wave and punk music in America. Blondie became popular with their 1978 recording of Parallel Lines. Coming out with hits such as “Atomic”, “Call Me”, and “Heart of Glass”. The band mixed up the sounds of pop, disco, rap and even reggae.
Julia child- Cooking is like love it should be entered into without abandon. Julia Child was a french cuisine chef master. Her love for cooking didn 't start until she was 32 actually! Julia Carolyn McWilliams was born August 15th 1912 in Pasadena, California. Some of her nicknames were Jukie, Juke, and Juju.
The movie Romeo and Juliet, directed by Baz Luhrmann was originally written as a play by William Shakespeare in 1597. A major turning point in the film is when romeo 's friend mercutio is stabbed by Juliet 's cousin Tybalt. Leading up to this scene is the scene where tybalt notices that romeo (whose family the Capulets have been fighting with Tybalt 's family the Benvolio 's.) has crashed his party. Tybalt is enraged by this and so the next day he goes down to the beach to pick a fight with romeo. The scene begins with mercutio and a group of friends talking on the beach, the benvolio 's then pull up in their car and begin to slowly walk towards mercutio and his friends.
87). It was during this stage; my parents met each other, and got married. My mom was 22 years old when she got married which sound so young. She was very busy during this time in her life. She had two children by the time she was 24, and was primarily a homemaker.
