Kellie Howell Thesis

On April 17th, I attended an Honors College thesis presentation by Barbara Armeta, an American Studies major here at UMass Lowell. Throughout her presentation, she explains the research she did on a ranch owned by her family and the history of the land. Armeta started her presentation by going all the way back through her family line to the end of the Spanish - American war. She introduced Electa Ousley, who was one of the first women in Gilroy, CA to be granted the right to claim her own land. Ousley and her husband were one of the early pioneers in Santa Clara County who made the wagon train journey during the Gold Rush.

Searing pain shot through Deborah Sampson, who dropped to the ground in agony, holding her thigh where she’d just been shot. Her fellow soldiers rushed over to help get Sampson to safety, but instead she resisted and started to scream at them to let her die in fear of the patriots finding out her true gender. Women weren’t supposed to be up on the battlefront like men, although some, like Sampson, cross-dressed as a man. Deborah Sampson became a respected soldier in the Revolutionary War who tried her best to not let her true gender be discovered.

Junie B. Jones is constantly getting herself into trouble. She is faced with a problem and inevitably makes the wrong choice every time, but in every instance she is punished for her actions and learns a lesson about what to do next time

Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983)is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. She rose to fame as the winner of the fourth season of American Idol in 2005. Her debut album, Some Hearts, was released in 2005. Bolstered by the huge crossover success of the singles "Jesus, Take the Wheel" and "Before He Cheats", it became the best-selling solo female debut album in country music history, the fastest-selling debut country album in Nielsen SoundScan history and the best-selling country album of the last 14 years. Underwood won three Grammy Awards for the album, including Best New Artist.

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Reaching the Top “Last year, there were 1,926 homeless students enrolled in public school,.. ”(Goldberg N.P.). In the United States, many homeless children skip school and lose hope about improving their life. One of those children decided to change their life and that person was called Liz Murray. Liz Murray and her older sister, Lisa, were children of two drug addicts.

The Glass Castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls, tells the story of Jeannette's upbringing and her road to adulthood. Jeannette, and her siblings, were raised by dysfunctional, poor, and sometimes homeless parents, Rose Mary and Rex Walls. The Walls children were pretty much abandoned by their parents and in some cases they were forced into making their own money, or stealing food just so they would not starve. Rose Mary and Rex Walls allowed the children to do anything they wanted, whenever they wanted to do it, but that did not stop Jeannette from being successful. She recognized that she did not want to live her life the same way her parents have lived their lives. In The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls believes that sometimes people are actually

In search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier is an excellent book and explains how we can lose our identity in life. April's denial and eventual acceptance of being a Metis is one example of how Beatrice depicts on how we search for ourselves. There are many ways that we can end up losing our identity. For many people the number one way is an addiction that forces us to make changes that we would not necessarily make . As for Cheryl she would most certainly fall into that category, even though early on in her life you could see that she had so much to offer, and displayed a very high intelligence.

Gwen Harwood’s poetry is very powerful for its ability to question the social conventions of its time, positioning the reader to see things in new ways. During the 1960’s, a wave of feminism swept across Australian society, challenging the dominant patriarchal ideologies of the time. Gwen Harwood’s poems ‘Burning Sappho’ and ‘Suburban Sonnet’ are two texts that challenge the dominant image of the happy, gentle, but ultimately subservient housewife. Instead, ‘Burning Sappho’ is powerful in constructing the mother as violent to reject the restraints placed on her by society, whilst Suburban Sonnet addresses the mental impact of the female gender’s confinement to the maternal and domestic sphere. Harwood employs a range of language and

However, her multiple skillsets help her do what is right for herself and her family. These two women changed themselves for the better even though the many challenges of doing so. This allows them to help make the world a better place for themselves and others. Body

During the interview Miss Kessler has shared that before becoming a lawyer, she was a caseworker for individuals with mental health issues and a community organizer working with adults with disability. Ms. Kessler decided to be a legal advocate to help destitute individuals and resolve their legal issues. In addition, she was inspired to work towards change instead of trying to address individuals’ problems within the system. “Advocacy is exciting and it’s a great feeling to fight for a cause,” Kessler said. Miss Kessler began the profession as a Skadden Fellow at MFY, which provided her the opportunity to begin her legal career.

Opportunities for an individual to develop understanding of themselves stem from the experiences attained on their journey through life. The elements which contribute to life are explored throughout Gwen Harwood’s poems, At Mornington and Mother Who Gave Me Life, where the recollection of various events are presented as influences on the individual’s perception of the continuity of life. Both poems examine the connections between people and death in relation to personal connections with the persona’s father or mother. By encompassing aspects of human nature and life’s journey, Harwood addresses memories and relationships which contribute to one’s awareness of life.

“I did eventually meet Deborah, who would turn out to be the strongest and most resilient woman I’d ever known” (Skloot 7). Deborah Lacks was the youngest of Henrietta Lacks’ children. Deborah grew up a profoundly religious black Christian in the South. She was raised in Clover, Virginia near a black neighborhood that was the most underprivileged and by the far the most dangerous in the country. Growing up Deborah struggled in school because, like her brothers, she couldn’t hear the teacher. By the time Deborah was thirteen she was already thinking about dropping out of school. Deborah’s insufficient education was due to the fact that she was abused as a child, lived her life in poverty, and was oblivious to the real

Imagine going to the military to join the Coast Guard. When Shawn graduates high school he would like to join the Coast Guard. Shawn, a junior at Hempfield High School. Is a kid I have known since kindergarten. While interviewing Shawn I have learned some facts about his family, school, and his personality.

This often results in confusion and misinterpretations of the law (Makin, 2012). The ability to understand the justice system can be very difficult without a lawyer. The amount of information needed in court is demanding and crucial. There is no time for mistakes. Hence, lawyers should be the only people who defend the accused because they are aware of what material is needed and they are prepared for whatever comes their way. Litigants; however, usually do not have professions in law; thus creating mistakes that lawyers would know not to make. This negatively affects self-representatives because they not only have to comprehend their case in order to try to win their argument, but they also have to attend to other aspects in their life, such as their primary job and their family (Gillis, 2013). In other words, their understanding of the law usually interferes with how they react to additional stress and most importantly their judgement. When defendants represent themselves in court, they often have emotional ties with the issue at hand, so their reasoning and perception may be presented inaccurately in the courtroom (Feldstein, 2016, p.10). This can be detrimental to the accused winning his or her case because they are showing the people in the courtroom that they are unprofessional. This inexperience is not appropriate in the courtroom. In order for trials to go swiftly and effectively