She was 1 in 6 kids that her parents had. When she was growing up I haven’t found that she went to school. She had met the family tutor named William Darragh. On November 2, 1753 she married William Darragh the tutor. Later they moved to America.…
Lizzie Johnson was born in Missouri on May 9, 1840 she died at the age 84 in October 9, 1924 . Lizzie’s family was shocked it was not just that they had lost a beloved member of the family. They were also shocked and surprised to learn that Lizzie had amassed a fortune during her life she had 245,701.In 1844, the family moved to Texas, living in Huntsville, Lockhart and Webberville before settling on Bear Creek in Hays County. Lizzie´s real name is Elizabeth Ellen Johnson. She was the 2nd child out of 7 kids born to Thomas Jefferson Johnson and Catherine Johnson.…
She graduated from Brown University with an art history degree,…
Belle Boyd Isabelle Boyd, or Belle Boyd, was on the Confederate Army’s side during the Civil War (Belle Boyd, 2017). Boyd was born on May 9, 1844. Boyd’s parents owned and ran a general store in Berkeley County, Virginia. Boyd loved her home and the environment around her. At 12, she was sent to Mount Washington Academy until she was 16.…
Lane Cove 2066 Summary Ask any Lane Cove local and they will tell you that this lower North Shore suburb of Sydney has it all. When they tell you this, they mean it in the literal sense. Lane Cove is surrounded by recreational facilities and lush parklands and is full of shopping hubs in the Plaza and the shopping district. They have the activity of the commercial district and the tranquility of the parklands and serene waterside sectors. This is a family-friendly suburb that provides a rich culture and enviable lifestyle that fits into their cosmopolitan environment.…
In the fairly small town of Sherwood, OR, there is a very controversial mayor. The mayor is Krisanna Clark. The controversial mayor has done numerous things to help Sherwood become a better, safer, and happier place to live for all ages. Recently, Krissana has done things many people do not agree with, such as taking away one of the best places for kids and working out, the YMCA. Countless people have gotten very angry with her for that idea and it has caused backlash from a great deal of families.…
Eliza Pickeny was the daughter of George Lucas who was a British Army lieutenant-colonel and lieutenant governor of Antigua. They do not know that much about her mother. When she was young her father sent her to school which was odd for a women in that era of time. While her father was in the war she had to control the plantations that her farther owned. She teaches of the African American women to read and write so they can teach there kids.…
Savannah Liechty is a sixth grader at bishop leibold School. She lives in Springboro, Ohio with her brother,and her mom and dad. Savannah owns three cats that she loves very much. In her free time she delights in color guard, dance, horseback riding, horse shows,and pretty much any one thing that has to do with a horse. Her beloved horse is Jeffry and she hopes to buy him soon.…
On September 11th, 1890; one of the world's most influential and groundbreaking women in the black community was born; her name was: Euphenia Lofton Haynes. In her early years; Haynes, attended Smith College, earning a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mathematics. In the year 1930; Euphenia, earned her Master's Degree in education from The University of Chicago. In the same year; Haynes, founded the math department at Miner Teacher's College; (later renamed the University of the District of Colombia), which focused on training African American teachers. In addition to this big accomplishment; Euphenia, also became a professor at the college and remained head of the math department for nearly 30 years.…
Plastic vs. Reality Lucy Grealy compares her interactions with her family and with animals in Autobiography of a Face. Throughout this passage Grealy’s connection with her plastic animals mirrors her relationship with her family. Leaving the toys alone every night, Grealy is testing the toys to see if they can survive without her. While Grealy was in the hospital, her family had to continue their lives as they casually visited her. Comparing her situation with her plastic animals, “How could I explain why it was crucial for me, safe inside my bed at night, to think of them out there, living their continuous lives regardless of my presence” (89).…
She graduated in 1973, and as a honors student, she was accepted into Stanford University at the age of sixteen on a National Achievement Scholarship. At Stanford, she studied a dual major in Chemical Engineering and African and Afro-American Studies. She also participated in many extracurricular activities including serving as the first female leader of the Black Student Union. After graduating from Stanford, she enrolled in Cornell University Medical College. While there, she studied abroad in Cuba and Kenya and worked at a Cambodian refugee camp in Thailand.…
Not everyone is cut out to be a medical professional. Someone considering a medical career needs to not only be smart, but also like people. To be highly successful and well-liked, you need to form strong bonds with your patients because they are relying on you to help them. That includes the fact that they are relying on you to make the best decisions for them while also keeping them well informed about what is going on in their treatment. In Autobiography of a Face, the author and narrator Lucy Grealy recounts her experiences with doctors while being treated for and recovering from cancer.…
She focused her education on theatre arts/English and modern American…
Lorna Simpson is an American artist born August 13, 1960 in Brooklyn New York. Information about Lorna Simpson can be found in the textbook on pages 21-23. Information about Simpson was found on www.lsimpsonstudio.com, www.moma.org, and biography.com. Simpsons’ main work is photograph-and-text art. Simpsons’ Momentum was recently displayed at the Addison Gallery of American Art located in Andover, Massachusetts.…
Jesus E Fernandez WCIV 10100-H Dr. LePree Fall 2016 Lucy; the most important discovery of the 20th Century Ever since discussions of human ancestry began, many people believed that Europe was the home of the first ancestors of humankind up until the end of the 20th century. An American paleoanthropologist by the name of Dr. Donald Carl Johanson, visited Ethiopia as part of the International Afar Research Expedition in 1973, as a result of this expedition, Dr. Johanson found a knee of a hominid that turned out to be about 3 million years old. Because of its size and the shape, he concluded that this knee belonged to an individual who was bipedal; a species that walks on two legs. A year after his first finding, Johanson went back to Ethiopia with his own expedition team to find what will later be called, Lucy, the Australopithecus Afarensis.…