Billy Barker was a sailor from Cambridge shire, England who struck gold in 1862. Billy was Born in England around 1819 as he grew up he Worked with his father as a waterman cutting and logging trees, and working for a sawmill. In 1845 railroads started taking over and the work slowed down in England Billy was losing jobs and money became scarce so he went to North America in search of a new job to keep his funds up. In 1850 Billy worked on a California gold mine in a small town called Lillooet, not having much luck in finding gold so in 1862 Billy barker moved to the area near Richfield to work on several mines that he owned. As Billy worked there he found no gold or any signs, Billy was tired of being unsuccessful so he looked in a canyon where Baskerville now lays, everyone thought he was being silly and called him weird for thinking there was gold down there.
Same Team, Very Different Lives What do Antoine Walker and LeBron James have in common? They are/were both all-star NBA basketball players (Walker left the league in 2008), both played for the Miami Heat, both won NBA championships with the Heat, and both had earnings of over $100 million. On paper, they could have been twins. Yet, that is where the story takes a sad, critical deviation.
The Innocence Project Darryl Hunt was a 19 year-old African American male living in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Deborah Sykes, a 25-year-old copy editor at a local newspaper. Many eyewitness misidentifications, incorrect information, and unjust actions resulted in Darryl Hunt spending 19 years of his life in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Deborah Sykes was sexually assaulted and murdered on August 10, 1984. A call was made to alert the police of a body and the name given by the caller was Sammy Mitchell, a friend of Darryl Hunt.
George “Bugs” Moran: American Gangster George “Bugs” Moran was born on August 21, 1893 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His real name was Adelard Cunin, with George Moran being one of his most famous criminal aliases(BugsMoran.net). While many believe he was of Irish descent, he was actually Polish. He was born into a family of Polish immigrants and while his mother was very kind to him, Moran’s father was very strict towards him.
Country singer/songwriter, guitarist, and pianist Sam Hunt is a rising star that you’re soon to know the name of. While Sam Hunt is new, he is still one of the best artists. Some may even say, he is the best. Not only has Hunt won many awards, he writes his music in a way that is relatable to all of his listeners, but it is also very diverse. His songs don’t reflect traditional country music, but pleases fans of all genres.
John Louis Evans, half of a well known criminal duo, committed over forty crimes while on parole with his partner, Wayne Ritter. Included in those many incidents were robberies, kidnappings, and extortion schemes. Eventually, these crimes turned deadly when the pair killed a pawn shop owner in the midst of a robbery. After only fifteen minutes in court for the murder, Evans was sentenced to be put to death by electric chair. Evans was put to death on April 22, 1983 in Yellow Mama, an electric chair built by a convict six decades before, and had not been used in over two.
Jackson Scott is a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States National Guard, and has been serving for five and a half years. Jackson was born and raised in Greeneville, Tennessee. He attended Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia, and then transferred to East Tennessee State University in Johnson City Tennessee; where he received his degree in criminal justice. The school transfer was mostly because he wanted to be closer to his family and his now wife and my sister, Baylie Scott. Jackson went on to explain that he joined the military because he described it as his “sense of duty.”
John Hancock From his childhood and education, to his service to this country, and his presidential career John Hancock was one of the first people to sign the Declaration of Independent. He was also one of the most famous people to sign it. John Hancock was born in Braintree, Massachusetts, on January 23, 1737. He was born into a wealthy family his father was Reverend John Hancock, and his mother 's name was Mary Hawke Thaxter.
John Edwards - Democrat John Edwards was born June 10, 1953, in Seneca, South Carolina. Being the first person in his family line to attend college, he first attended Clemson University and then transferred to North Carolina State University, where he graduated with a bachelor 's degree in textile technology. This choice of avocation was due to his father 's career at a textile mill. However, he changed his goals and went on to earn his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1977. John Edwards ' early legal career can be described as stunning, while his personal life can be described as a brave struggle in the face of tragedy.
Elder Shawn William Wright was born on August 6, 1982 and is a native of Charlottesville, VA. He is the son of Pastor James W. Wright, Sr. and First Lady Carolyn Napier Wright. In the year 2000, Eld. Wright graduated with honors from Charlottesville High School. He continued his education at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Education Mississippi writer, Willie Weaks Morris was one of the best-known contemporary -authors. Born to Henry Rae and Marion Weaks on November 29, 1934 in Jackson, Mississippi. He and his parents moved to Yazoo City when he was only six years old. In high school, he was the editor of the school’s newspaper, Morris also played many sports including baseball, basketball, and football. In school, he had honorable grades, he even graduated as valedictorian.
People that are seventy or more years of age have been through many life changes in these past years. While learning about these different viewpoints, I interviewed Jim Francis from Decatur, Alabama. During the course of his life, he has experienced many social, political, and technological shifts that have shaped his life to the way it is today. Jim Francis was born on September 4, 1939, and he grew up in Moulton, Alabama. During his lifetime, he has seen the world take on many social changes that has shaped the world to the way it is today.
In 1969, during the Woodstock music festival, Jimmi Hendrix played an alternative version of the National Anthem. Some may think this does not represent American values because it was at Woodstock which was a big protest of the Vietnam war. However I think Jimmi Hendrix and everyone else there were perfectly within their rights and regardless of what the message of Woodstock was. He still played the national anthem which is a sign of respect for our country. For much of Jimmi’s early childhood, he was raised by his mother because his dad was fighting in World War II.
The Welsh singer who sold over 100 million records - Sir Thomas John Woodward, better known by his stage name as Tom Jones, wants to do something that has been quite commonly occurring. The 75 years old singer wants to get a DNA test to discover if he has any black ancestry. Tom Jones stated that he's always curious to know about if he is of mixed race, part of it - Tom Jones's curly hair and tan skin. The 'Sex Bomb' hitmaker stated, "A lot of people still have a particular opinion that I'm black," "When I first came to the United States, individuals who had heard me sing on the radio would be impressed greatly that I was white when they saw me. For the reason of my hair, a lot of black people still tell me that I'm just passing as white."
Esperanza’s Perspective “The House on Mango Street” by Sandra Cisneros, is Esperanza’s story that is told in first person by Esperanza herself. Sandra Cisneros uses only one or two pages for each chapter and along the way we learn more about her family, friends, neighborhood and Esperanza herself. In some scenes she uses humor and other scenes sadness, these scenes are in introspection form.
