Sophia Thompson Research Paper

Naomi Lang is the first Native American to win the National Ice Skating Championship five years in a row (1)(2). She also participated in the Winter Olympic Games of 2002 (1)(2). Naomi was born in California (1)(2), she married Mark Fitzgerald (2)(3), and she loves outdoor activities (2). With her first skating partner, John Lee, they won the 1995 U.S. Novice title and the Junior medal (2)(3)(4)

Monroe Harless is a 12 year old girl who lives in Buford, Georgia with her parents and her brothers. She goes to Jones Middle School, where her favorite subject is Social Studies. She also attends Buford School of Ballet, where she dances ballet, tap, and jazz for their company. When she is not busy with school or dance, she likes to play outside with her two little brothers, Brock and Baret. She adores reading, especially books like The Outsiders, and watching HGTV. Some of her favorite activities involve singing and acting. On Sundays, she looks forward to church and going to her youth group. She is thrilled to be going into 7th grade and to meet her new teachers.

Danielle Williams was born and raised in the city of Omaha, Nebraska. She is the only daughter of Jill and Phil Williams. Growing up Danielle was always a very shy, quiet, kind hearted, nurturing, creative, and imaginative young girl. Being brought up in a modest christian home, Danielle had a set of very strict set of rules she had to follow. Which made having any sort of social life difficult. She was not allowed to participate in any of the normal activities most kids her age were taking part in. There was no attending parties, no going out at night, no dating boys, no wearing makeup, no revealing clothing, no watching R rated movies, and no cellphones. With nothing to do on saturday nights, Danielle would spend most of her time reading

Her future ambitions, she desires the want to complete high school, then carry on to some college or university. At the beginning, James wanted to be a Sign Language Interpreter, however since changed her mind on what she wants to be and do. Still, she wants to learn Sign Language. Also she lives knowing about having two pets, her hedgehog, and dog. This straight A streak, she wants to continue throughout her college or university career. Holly James, a freshman at Buena High School, possess smarts and talent which will benefit her

A shark attacks Three out of fifteen people every year… Bethany Hamilton, a championship surfer, was one of those unfortunate victims. Bethany was only thirteen when it happened; it was just a normal October morning at the beach, until tragedy struck. A fifteen-foot long tiger shark tore Bethany’s arm off, she was later brought to the local hospital. Bethany lost half of her blood, but she survived. But, there was a long road of recovery for Bethany, but no matter what happened she wanted to get back to the water. Bethany worked hard and showed great resilience during recovery in order to achieve her dreams of getting back to the water, and start surfing again.

Melissa Walker is a mother of two children and currently living in Brooklyn, New York, she is originally from London, England (“Melissa Walker”). The genres Melissa Walker writes in are entertainment, literature and fiction, and children's books (“Melissa Walker”). Melissa’s books she has written include “Unbreak My Heart”, “Lovestruck Summer”, and “Small Town Sinners” (“Melissa C. Walker”). She also has published two series of books one of which is “Violet” that include “Violet on the Runway”, “Violet by Design”, and “Violet in Private”(“Melissa C. Walker”). The second series she has published is “Ashes” which include “Ashes to Ashes” and “Dust to Dust” (“Melissa C. Walker”). All of Melissa Walker’s books have received great ratings and haven't been turned down by many people (“Melissa C.

On October 31, 2003 Bethany Hamilton, a thirteen- year old girl from Hawaii, was in an accident that would change her life forever. That sunny Halloween morning, after three consecutive days of rain, Bethany, a competitive surfer, was itching to get back into the water. Along the way to Pauaeaka Beach in Kauai, Bethany convinced her mother to stop and check out the waves at Tunnel Beach. While the waves were not so impressive, Bethany decided to stay and surf when her best friend and surf buddy, Alana Blanchard, pulled up with her family. Bethany was excited to be in the water and hoped to catch a fast wave when she saw a shadow beneath her. Before she realized what was happening, a shark bit her arm and the front of her board. Rather than

Chloe Carleton, a 8th grader at Laurel Ridge Middle School, still has her life ahead of her. And she has plans for every part of it. Some are big dreams, some are small goals, and some are memories.

Audrey loves riding horses, she rides Arabian horses at Locust Grove Arabians. Audrey had two older sisters and an older brother. They are thirteen, seventeen and twenty. She also has a lot of pets; two dogs, two cats, three chickens and three guinea pigs. Audrey’s favorite things to do are play with her dogs Murphy and Shelby and ride horses. Her favorite books are Almost Home and Where the Red Fern Grows.

Sophia Alcorn was born in Stanton, Kentucky on August 3, 1883. Her parents are James Walker Alcorn and Sophie Ann Kindrick. Sophia was often called Annie by her family. She married James N. Saunders, who practiced law for her father’s office, in November 1899. She was the youngest of her siblings. When she was old enough to attend college, she decided to attend Ward Seminary in Nashville, Tennessee to receive her BA in teaching. After she left Ward Seminary she went to receive training from Northampton, Massachusetts for teaching the deaf. After she received her training for teaching the deafblind, she went to Wayne University received her M.A. degree for teaching, where she later became the principle after her graduation. She is most recognized for her Tad-Oma Method.

Lydia Mason is 57 years old and lives in Baltimore, Maryland. She took a Women’s Studies class in 1979 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. At the time, Women’s Studies was the most interesting class out there. It was very popular amongst young people. “Everybody took it,” she said “girls and boys. Everyone wanted to know more about it.” This positive attitude towards the history of women’s suffrage continued until around fifteen years later. Then, the term feminist started to become something with which people did not want to associate themselves. “In the late eighties I would start to hear people say ‘You know, I’m not a feminist, but…’ and then follow it up with something that I personally believed to be a feminist thought. And I still hear that today.”

Most people don’t know the backstory of one of the first African American women to help the first space launch. Katherine Johnson was one of them. They were called computers because they were African American. She affected the greatest history event of all time.It is a pleasure for me to tell you about the impact Katherine Johnson made in our lives till this day.

My name is Laura Phelps, I was born on 6 March 1992, in San Fierro, San Andreas. I was raised there, and frequented the San Fierro Elementary, and High School then I moved in Los Santos for my university studies. As a kid, I was taught to be respectful towards others, caring, and well-behaved. Having such attributes, did not stop me from developing a strong and severe character. I am a person who lives by the rules, and expects everybody else to follow them. In my childhood, I took ballet classes, which I continued up to the age of fifteen. Then, on my late teens I completely focused onto my studies, as my main goal was to reach university, the best one possible. I grew up in a family of various members, where I've learned that everybody's

Sophia Amoruso’s story is not ordinary, she struggled with direction and focus issues since she was a child to throughout her teens and early twenties. She was a twenty-two year college dropout who spent her time hitchhiking, committing petty theft, and dumpster diving to make out in life. She definitely doesn't seem like the average role model, but now her business is worth multi-millions and getting bigger every single day.

Today I interviewed Ms. Savanna Daniel, of Hot Springs, Arkansas. An 18-year-old that came into this world on January 24th, 1998. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, going to the lake, working, and watching her Netflix series. Savanna has many hobbies aside from spending time with her family, and accomplishing her goals.