Who should we use as a reference? According to an article, What are References-Really, written by Human Resources Expert Susan M. Heathfield, reads, “References are people who are familiar with some aspect of your life and are willing to share what they know with another persons to derive a benefit for you.” Johnny and I have known each other all our lives, so who better then Johnny to speak on my behalf. Also, according to the article, What are References-Really, written by Human Resources Expert Susan M Heathfield read, “A reference also refers to the content of the information, insights, and experience that another person is willing to share about their relationship with and their experiences of
Cathy freeman an Australian track and field athlete was the first ever aboriginal commonwealth games gold medalist. Cathy was born on February 16th 1973, in Slade Point MacKay Queensland. She is now 43 years if age.
Sarah G. Bagley was born in Meredith, 1820. Sarah also had two brothers and one sister named Henry, Thomas, and Mary Jane. Her mothers name is Rhoda and Sarah’s father is Nathan Bagley. The mother and father work on farms, sold land, and owned a small mill to support their family. Sarah's first job was at the age of 30 she worked in Lovell in the Hamilton Mills.
Margaret Lea Houston (April 11, 1819 – December 3, 1867) was First Lady of the Republic of Texas, First Lady of the state of Texas, and a founding member of Concord Baptist Church in Grand Cane. She was a poet and an accomplished musician. Her influence on husband Sam Houston persuaded him to give up alcohol and profane language. Margaret gave birth inside the governor's mansion to the youngest of their eight children, as angry mobs gathered outside in response to her husband's opposition to Texas signing the Ordinance of Secession of the Civil War. He was removed from office for refusing to swear loyalty to the Confederacy. Their eldest son joined the Confederate army and was left for dead on the battlefield at Shiloh, saved by a Union Army
Clara Brown was born in Virginia in 1800. She was a former slave from Virginia who became a community leader, philanthropist, and aided settlement of former slaves during the time of the Colorado Gold Rush. Brown married another slave when she was eighteen, and together they had four children. In 1835 Brown’s family was broken apart when they were all sold to different slave owners. Clara was sold to a plantation owner in Kentucky. When Brown was 56 years old, she received her freedom and required by law to leave the state, and work her way west as a cook and laundress in Denver, Colorado. Brown settled in the mining town now called Central City, Colorado, where she worked as a laundress, cook and midwife, she took the money she made investing
Michele Alexander writes a Foreword in Becoming Ms. Burton, where she makes a bold comparison after explaining an unidentified woman: “Some people know this woman by the name Harriet Tubman. I know her as Susan” (xi). Alexander compares Susan Burton to Underground Railroad heroine, Harriet Tubman. Over the course of the Foreword, it covers what Susan Burton does, how she is helping many individuals, and essentially saving lives of those in need, much like Harriet Tubman did. This comparison is crucial in setting up the idea of how special Susan Burton is, before revealing any major information about her life. Alexander, by putting Ms. Burton next to such an important and inspirational historical figure, gives the readers’ and idea of how incredible Susan is. Throughout the book, the reader can go back to the comparison made by Alexander, and see how accurate it truly is.
Susan Clark faced conflict in 1868 when she was refused admission to Washington School, an all white school in Muscatine, Iowa. Victory was achieved when the case was appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court who decided school segregation was unconstitutional. This landmark school desegregation case set the stage for the future of school integration in the United States.
Debbie Allen was born to Vivian Ayers and Arthur Allen on January 16, 1950. At age three she started dancing and at age four she knew she wanted to be a professional dancer. Her parents divorced in 1957, and her mother was Debbie and her siblings were encouraged to be creative and independent. In 1960, Vivian Ayers took her children to Mexico. When they came back to Texas, Debbie auditioned for the Houston Ballet School but was denied because the color of her skin. A Russian teacher at the school saw Debbie perform and secretly enrolled her. When she was sixteen, she auditioned for the North Carolina School of the Arts but was rejected because her body was “unsuited” for ballet. While she was in high school she put her studies first and went
Was Jane long really the mother of Texas?I think not . It all started on july 23 1798 , when Jane Herbert wilkinson was born. When Jane was born the doctors thought that she was dead and then proceeded to shoved her in a night stand drawer while they saved her mother's life.When the doctors opened the nightstand drawer they discovered Jane Herbert Wilkinson alive and well. Jane was the tenth child in her family.Sadly,Jane’s father died when jane was only one years old .Jane later became an orphan at the age of fourteen. After jane's mom died she moved in with her aunt .Jane’s family was very wealthy, so wealthy that Jane got her own slave named Kian , they were really good friends and when Jane was sixteen she was on her way to school and Kian told her about a very handsome man that was a doctor and persuaded her to skip school and meet him ,she then proceeded to introduced her to James long ,her future husband. Jane later got married to James long in may of 1815 and had her first child when she was only eighteen years old .In September of 1821 jane was expecting her second child and stayed behind at a post while james,her husband left ,she vowed to not leave till he returned but , he never did. She had her child in a very harsh winter,on the Bolivar peninsula in december of 1821. Jane and her slave,Kian fought starvation for over two weeks.She claimed to be the first english-speaking woman to give birth in Texas but, we know now that she wasn't.Soon after she found out that she was a widow in 1822 at the age of twenty four .
Ann Deborah Lynn knew she was born to be leader despite her circumstances as an African American in Lexington, Kentucky. Born October 3, 1810 to William Henry Lynn and Sarah Mae Lynn, her vision to be an inspiring Civil Rights Activist would be the biggest challenge of her life. Her father, William was a slave captured in Angola, Africa in broad daylight and her mother, Sarah was a daughter of slaves from Guinea. Free blacks in the South couldn’t express how they felt and wasn’t able to travel as freely as the free slaves in the Northern cities. The North also had more to offer because they were becoming more urban which meant better jobs, transportation and growing middle-class. Ann always knew she wanted to travel and speak to other slaves
Throughout the USA there has been multiple cases of autism with an approximate of 3.5 million people. 1 in 68 children have been diagnosed with autism, making parents struggle on whether to rely on antipsychotic drugs to repress some of the symptoms. Emmilie Buchanan-Whitlock informative article,” What are psychotropic drugs doing to autistic children?” depicts psychotropic efficacy in repressing autism symptoms and their negative factor in determining the quality of life of the child through the accounts of Rob Gorski. By her usage of hefty diction, third person accounts and sympathetic tone Whitlock shows a well-researched and organized article regardless of her lack of integration in this field. In the article these literate devices help
Did you know Clara brown's life was an adventure?there were a lot of ups and downs in her life.The beginning of Clara Brown’s life was to start an up and went a little down.Her accomplishments were almost all ups except at least one down.The end of her life was a down and up.
Nellie McClung once said, "Never underestimate the power of a woman". Nellie believed that the purpose of a woman's life was to make the best contribution to the generation in which she is living; she went above and beyond this. Nellie McClung was one of the most impactful Canadian woman in history who achieved greatness through her personal experiences, the Mock Parliament, and the Famous Five. Nellie McClung was a legacy who is most remembered for her fight to get women the right to vote. At 23 years old, she married Wesley McClung; Nellie and Wesley then raised five children together.
'The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser', 26th August 1924 gave an account of Ben's newly established relationship with Susan Prior; "...during one of these weekend visits he met a handsome young girl of 16 summers named Susan Pryor, whom he induced to go and live with him at his home at Wheogo. This action, or mode of life, provoked no resentment on the part, of the Walsh family. Ben now resumed his former energies and appeared as much enamored of his mistress as he was of his wife."(Little else is recorded of Susan Prior after 1863. Susan gave birth to their child, a daughter named Mary born in January 1863. Mary died in Newton, Sydney in 1922. Although it has been noted that in old age Susan was a very
I am Madelyn Snodgrass, a new student to Mechanicsburg Middle School. I am writing this letter to inform you of my being at your new high school next year. I find myself (related to school studies) as a hardworking and independent person. School work is my main priority. I have many older relatives in this area that have passed through your high school that are willing to help guide me with any questions I have.
Everyday a different crime is committed; however, the reason or motive behind it is not always understood. Over the years, theories were developed to explain why certain crime occurs. For example, Andrea Yates was a mother of 5 who drowned her children due to a mental illness she endured, but there are many theories that play a vital role in explaining why she committed this crime. The theories that will be discussed throughout this paper are the Biosocial Trait Theory and the General Strain Theory.