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Sometimes second place is enough. Conrad Patterson, owner of 318 Sweet Shop, took a second place win as just the confidence booster he needed to pursue his passion. For as long as Patterson could remember, his mother, Linda Faye Stephenson and “Uncle Larry” Wallace, have baked and cooked in professional and home settings. He would watch them bake and cook and at times would bake with them. Following in his family’s direction, Patterson attended Northwest Louisiana Technical College (NWLTC) where

Kenneth Denicola Professor Phelan English 102 6 June 2018 The King Of Horror Stephen King Stephen King is known to be one of the best horror writers out there. Born in Portland Maine Stephen King was raised by a single mother named Nellie Ruth. Stephens father Donald Edwin disappeared one night after saying he was stepping out for cigarettes then never return home. So Stephen never saw his father again and him and his mother were on their own. After the father abandon them they decided to move

Abraham Lincoln once stated “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” In Lincoln’s statement a key term is power, which means the ability or right to control people or things. Another important term in Lincoln’s statement is adversity, which means a difficult situation or condition. Taken as a whole, Lincoln means that all men can handle a difficult period by themselves easily, but when someone has power and battles a situation it makes a person

War. In 1820 Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state. Since it would ruin the balance between Slave states and Free states in the Senate, Henry Clay came up with the Missouri compromise. What it did was make Missouri a Slave state and Maine a free state. “This law prohibited slavery in the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30´ latitude line.”(Bibliography source #2) It also allowed the owners to recapture runaway slaves that fled to the North, like wanted posters describing them and

advocate for themselves get the treatment they truly deserve. Through the altruistic efforts of Dorothea Lynde Dix, she advocated for the mentally ill and for prisoners around the United States, Canada and Europe. Dorothea Lynde Dix was born in Hampden, Maine on April 4th, 1802. She was born to a traveling preacher, Joseph Dix and an often depressed

was born on April 4, 1802 in Hampden, Maine. She was the eldest of three siblings, who were born to a mentally ill mother and a fanatically religious, alcoholic, and sometimes abusive, father. Although her childhood was far from ideal, her father valued education and taught Dix to read and write at a young age. Dix became the caretaker of the household at a young age and sacrificed her childhood to take care of her two younger brothers. At age 10, Dix left Maine and moved to Boston to live and study

requiring MDOT to comply with town ordinances By Charlotte Boynton The Wiscasset Board of Selectmen voted in a 3-2 vote to authorize the town manager to retain legal counsel who will file a petition to the Maine Superior Court on behalf of the town Tuesday, Nov. 7. The petition will require the Maine Department of Transportation to comply with all applicable town ordinances before beginning work on any demolition or construction relating to the department’s traffic project, including the demolition of

The colonies in the New World appeared completely different and the prospect of any unity between them seemed impossible. The colonies in New England and the Chesapeake exemplify the many differences in the culture and lifestyles of the settlers, created mainly because of the fact that their founding fathers had held separate intentions when they came to the New World. The New England and Chesapeake colonies were both settled by immigrants from England. Though this was an area thriving with small

What problems did Elizabeth face in 1558? At the start of her reign in 1558, Elizabeth faced many problems it was a very tumultuous time for her. These problems included Gender, Religion, Finance and Foreign policy. One factor Elizabeth had to face, which was seen as a huge disadvantage, was her gender. This was because the society was very patriarchal, male dominated, meaning that she was seen as week and less capable of being a good leader. This was a problem for Elizabeth as she had to do more

Did you ever wonder what Dorothea Dix job was like as a nurse? Well i'm going to be telling you not only about her job i'm going to be talking about her life. I'm going to be talking about Dorothea Dix, she was a nurse of the civil war. The topics I'm going to be talking about are Helping the sick, When she got on the battlefield, and the end of her life. Helping the sick She was born April 4,1802 she was born in Massachusetts she was also the oldest of three kids