Abigail Schaefer Mr Lucasko Honors Social Studies II August, 27th 2015 Coming of Age in Mississippi Summary and Historical Analysis In Anne Moody’s memoir Coming of Age in Mississippi, Civil Rights plays a large role. Majority of the story takes place in Mississippi during the 1940’s ,with a young girl no older than four or five,named Essie Mae(Later known as Anne Mae). Essie Mae lived on a plantation owned by a man with the name Mr. Carter. She lived with her mother, father, and younger siblings Adline and Junior.…
Mary McLeod Bethune was a teacher and a social equality lobbyist who lived from 1875 until 1955. She was conceived in South Carolina to previous slaves. She finished Scotia Seminary for Girls and trusted that training was the way to progressing racial correspondence. In 1904 she established what is today known as the Bethune-Cookman College took after by the National Council of Negro Women in the year 1935. She proceeded as a teacher and extremist until her demise in 1955.…
Mary Todd Lincoln was born as just Mary Todd on December 13, 1818. Mary was born into a large, prominent family in Lexington, Kentucky, a town that her family had helped found. Mary had a pretty good upbringing compared to the standard for her time. She grew up wealthy, as a result of her Father, Robert Todd’s astounding career as a merchant and politician. Despite Mary’s picture perfect life, she had to deal with tragedy at a very young age.…
In 1818, Sarah moved away from Charleston into Boston with her sickly father until after his death where she was introduced to the Quaker lifestyle and religion in Philadelphia. Sara moved back to Philadelphia after returning home for a short time and finding herself even more repulsed by slavery, joined a Quaker community in hopes of becoming a…
Jacqueline Cochran was born Rural West Florida the year 1910.Her parents died when she was at a very young age . So immediately she had to be put into foster care. She was adopted two years later from a non wealthy couple. She used to have to steal meats and other kinds of foods to help feed her family because they couldn't afford it . Unfortunately she didn't get a fair chance at getting an education.…
On July 10, 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune was born to a poverty-stricken family. Out of her seventeen siblings, Mary was the only child to attend school. The other members of the family worked in fields picking cotton. Because her other relatives could go to school, Mary tried her hardest to educate them. This foreshadowed what Mary would later aspire to do in her adulthood.…
Loretta disclosed she gets wiped with a stick, flip-flops, hand and a belt. Loretta stated she covered herself in blanket when she get a beating. Loretta is being held down by the other children, she was punched in the stomach and they picked a hand full of her hair out. Loretta stated that recently she purposely wear a long sleeve shirt to school to cover a bruise she had on her arm. Loretta stated that she was punched her by another child.…
Smith was born April 15, 1894, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She was an independent African-American woman who was born into a large and poor family. She was one of eight children. At a young age, both her parents and her two brothers passed away. Bessie started singing and dancing on the street with her brother which helped her poor family financially.…
I chose the Lady with Monkey as my object. I chose it for several reasons, first, it's because I'm really interested in an animal in the circus. I have always wondered how they been used and when they start to be used. As soon as I saw the picture of the monkey and how the monkey dressed up wearing a suit and holds a hat and the lady is controlling him with a rope. Also, I want to know why the lady chose the monkey rather than the other animals to be with her in the show.…
What deems a woman as influential? Is it her contributions to society? Her personality? Her lifestyle? Passion, authenticity.…
Viola Davis was born on August 11, 1965. She was the second oldest of six children all belonging to Mary Alice (mother) and Dan Davis (father). Davis was born on her grandparents’ farm which was known as the former Singleton Planation. Her father, with completing only a fifth grade education, was a race horse groomer; while her mother only completing an eighth grade education, was a maid, factory worker, homemaker and a civil rights activist. Once Davis was two months old, the family moved to Central Falls, Rhode Island.…
There are many things that can make someone courageous. One of them is doing something that everyone doesn’t do, doesn’t like, or makes fun of you about. Being courageous can also mean being brave. An example of bravery is having valor or showing brave spirit. There are a lot of examples of courage and bravery with Stargirl and Leo.…
Greedy Politicians George Bernard Shaw once said, “He knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career”(Quotes About Politicians). How do you feel about politicians? I believe that most people get the impression that politicians are greedy, manipulative, and think they know everything about our world and how it will play out. Hearing from our recent election, I think that most people would agree with this statement.…
She was constantly subjected to an environment in which she felt as though she did not fit in. The subjects faced constant scrutiny from her teachers and constant bullying from her peers. When the subject reached the 9th grade she had faced far too much negativity related to schooling so she deicide to move schools. It was not until her junior year in high school that she found a safe schooling environment. It was a smaller Christian private school on the outskirt of her town.…
Killer is the third in the series Pretty Little Liars. It was written by Sara Shepard, and was published by HarperTeen on June 30th, 2009. This book can be classified as a mystery, drama, crime-fiction, or suspense book. It contains a total of 321 nail-biting pages. This is the third book I have read in the series out of 16 in all.…