Whitsett Research Paper

Cathay Williams born in Independence Missouri to a freed African American male and a Slaved African American women. In 1861 Union forces occupied Jefferson City in the early stages of the American Civil War. At that time, captured slaves were officially designated by the Union as "contraband," and many were forced to serve in the military support as cooks, laundresses, or nurses. At age seventeen, Cathay was impressed into serving the 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commanded by Colonel William Plummer Benton. For the next few years, Williams travelled with the 8th Indiana, accompanying the soldiers on their marches through Arkansas, Louisiana,

My essay is on a friend of our family, Lenny Wilkens. Lenny grew up in Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. His father was African American and his mom was Irish American. Lenny was raised Catholic. In high school Wilkens

Henry Wirz, originally named Heinrich Hartmann Wirz, was known as a military leader during the Civil War. Henry was born in Zurich, Switzerland on November 25, 1823. Although Henry had a set future of becoming a doctor, instead he had studied to become a weaver. In 1845, he had married a woman named Emilie Oschwald. After the couple had two children, the marriage had ended poorly. Sources say, “According to some reports, Wirz had legal troubles while in Europe involving embezzled money, and may have served some time in prison.”

Cathay Williams, born into slavery in Independence, Missouri in September of 1844, was determined to become more than a house slave. In 1861, the Union Forces captured slaves as “contraband” and forced them to serve the military in roles such as cooks, laundresses, or nurses (“Cathay Williams”, n.d.). At the age of 17, Cathay was forced to serve the 8th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment where she travelled alongside the Soldiers to Arkansas, Louisiana, and Georgia. It is believed when Cathay was in Little Rock, Arkansas; she came across African-American Soldiers that influenced her decision to become a Soldier. On 15 November 1866 (at the age of 22), Cathay Williams commenced her ruse of enlisting into the Regular Army as William Cathay for three

Wc. Handy was born in Florence Alabama on November 16, 1873. During his life he worked as a musician, composer, and music Publisher.Handy grew up in the church.His father and grandfather were both Methodist minister, and both absolutely forbidden him to play any music that was secular. As a result Handy had to put aside his desires and get a real job.So in 1892 he graduated from college and got a job as a school teacher .Still throughout all this he still continue to learn about music.

Russell Willsion is a quaterback for seattle seahawks he has been playing for 5 years. When Russell Willsion had to score a touchdown for the game he did my favorite play statue of liberty he had fake it to the runing back and runs it all the way thats why.

Tanner Wulkoff was born into a family of five. He found his life dull and difficult with his kinfolk and instead chose to live in exile at his grandparents' house. This may be surprising, but it becomes more understandable when you learn of his siblings. Reese and Timmy are troublesome twins. Growing up, Tanner was constantly mocked and pushed around by the terrible toddlers. His father dissaproved of his desicion to dye his hair and play computer games and instead believed Tanner should play sports. He allowed them to walk all over him due to his unconditional love for his family. However, when Tanner turned 11 years old, he had enough of his siblings' abuse. For the first time in his life, Tanner took a stand- he fled to his grandparents house in the small town of Lanesville. Together, him and his grandparents had many life- changing experieances together. They went shopping at ungodly hours, witnessed the Tractor Supply Store burn to ashes, and watched late-night reruns of "Annoying Orange" and his favorite, "Uncle Grandpa". He enjoys the peaceful and secluded aura of Lanesville. Every

According to RCW 49.60.010, it prohibits discretion of race, creed, color, national origin, families with children, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, age, veterans and military, mental or physical disabilities. Under RCW 49.60.310, those who fail to obey RCW 49.60 are guilty of a misdemeanor. Imposing gender orientation in public bathrooms’ affects Washington State’s economy for small businesses, economics and finance, and urban/rural economic ties. There are three types of transgender individuals; Genderqueer (individuals who see themselves as both male and female), Gender non-conforming (individuals who do not conform to traditional gender roles), and transgender (individuals who are born as one sex, but identify with another).

As you enter Brett whiteleys studio in Sydney you are overwhelmed with his experinces and feel as if you are standing in whiteleys imagination. The high white and wide spread room creates a blank canvas like space, and the opportunity to take a journey with the artworks like whitely would have travelled creating them. You can feel the intamiacy and heart, put into in the artworks as you step into not only his gallery but his home showing art was truly his life. Studio walls covered in quotes, photographs and sovenirs scattered along to bookshelf and you discover that you are experiencing what influenced and inspired whitely in creation of the series “other places”

At the ending of 2064, the war between Minnesota and Wisconsin had finished with a very bad ending. The war had destroyed everything and families were left with nothing. Everyone struggled for their survival. Other states did not want to be involved in their crisis, so they left them all helpless. Since everyone had lost everything they had owned, they had to start over and relocate. If they start from where they had ended, it'll be extremely tough. Everything had changed and nothing was the same. As a result of the war, this is how the society of Swynhollow came to be.

I feel that we should communicate in person. You can get more detail in person or notice how that person is feeling which you don’t get so much detail over the phone. Plus the internet has had a lot of bad things happen on it over the past few years on email or just social media. Then there is also lots of arguments that start over the internet.

“Never be happy with just good. Every single day, you need to do something to make yourself better than everybody else. That’s the only way we’re going to improve,” said JJ Watt, a NFL player. JJ Watt is a defensive end for the Houston Texans. He is not only a very good football player, he is an amazing person. When Hurricane Harvey hit the Coast of Texas, he spent his time, money, started fundraisers and got other people to help out. This is why Kindred should invite JJ Watt to speak to our community.

In life a little mistake can have a big impact the rest of your life that is why it is important for parents to encourage their kids to make good decision to help them in the future. The Wes Moore's are two men with the same name with very similar but different lives. I think that the Wes Moore's had different lives because they were raised completely different One of the Wes Moore's had a father and a mother and both parents who were college graduates while the other Wes Moore never knew his dad and his mother was too busy to pay attention to him so we did whatever he wanted to do he did not have an example set for him not even his older brother was much help. For example, the author state that: "Wes sighed into the phone. He had heard it

Martin Luther King Jr. is considered a hero for his outstanding achievements, noble qualities, and excellent choices.   However, one may wonder what are the qualities that create an ordinary hero.  The “Whirligig” is a book about a young boy who makes whirligigs and places them in four states of the United States due to his murder of a young girl, Lea.  Brent, the young boy, places these whirligigs for Lea’s mother, does this prove him to be a hero?

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