Michelle Gayle

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    It has been 5 years since the gang was all together in one place. Soda left and went to Florida to win Sandy back about 1 year after Dally and Johnny died. Him and Sandy have a daughter named Sugar now. At first I thought it was a little weird that they decided to name her that, but the moment I met her I knew the name suited her, she was sweet just like sugar. Cherry goes to a local college around here somewhere. I can’t remember exactly where but she’s close enough that we hang out almost every weekend and watch the sunset together. She sure was something, that Cherry Valance. Sometimes I think about what it would be like to go out with her but I can never work up the courage to ask her. I mean I’m a greaser. And even though we haven’t had a rumble with the socs since the night Johnny and Dally died we still label each other. Two-Bit married Marcia, a soc that was a friend of Cherry’s and ours. Two-Bits never been the type to go and get a job but when he married Marcia he moved away to Pennsylvania with her to go to school to become a lawyer. My brothers got a kick out of that when they got word of it but I thought that him being lawyer fit nicely. Steve on the other hand, well he kinda lost his way after Soda left, started gettin’ into a lot of trouble with the fuzz and had to leave town. None of us know where he went, he never calls. But then again Two-Bit don’t call either, not even Soda calls to chat. I guess there's just not enough time in the day, but it would…

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    Michelle articulated clearly with her answers and provided thorough information. She presented as a very knowledgeable and experienced practitioner, who has done a lot of speaking about her profession. Our body language was very open as we sat across from each other. We could meet and keep eye-contact as I exhibited I was inviting and actively listening. I felt our body language was very indicative of the SOLER acronym. After talking about self-care, I felt the interview winding down and took…

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    Oprah Winfrey is labeled by CNN to be "The Worlds Most Powerful Woman," and by TIME, "One of the Most Influential People." Oprah has used the free enterprise system to her advantage, which has helped her create influential, successful, entertaining and inspiring impacts on peoples lives. By using her powerful voice and message, as well as all her products, she has helped so many people mentally, emotionally, and physically. She listed as the top ten entrepreneurs in the world today. In the free…

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    Oprah Gail Winfrey was born January 29th, 1954 in Kosciusko, Mississippi. She attended college at Tennessee State University. One of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Spingarn Medal’ from the NAACP. Another one of Oprah's major accomplishments is that she was awarded the ‘Presidential Medal’ of freedom. Oprah became the first African-American female billionaire in 2003. She is best-known for hosting her own worldwide popular talk show from 1986-2011. She is also a…

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    With the help of her husband, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama created and passed the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act. The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act was put in place by the Obama’s to regulate the amount of salt, sugar, fat in different types of food that the schools on their program feeds the students. Today this is known as the national school lunch program. The national school lunch program supplies the food and regulates what the schools serve the students. The HHFKA…

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    On January 7, 2018, television personality Oprah Winfrey won the Cecil B. DeMille honorary Golden Globe for her contributions to the entertainment industry. Oprah became the first African American woman to win in the award’s sixty-six-year history. Past winners include Judy Garland, the first woman to be awarded, and Sidney Poitier, an inspiration to Oprah (Hollywood 1-10). While Oprah’s win made history that night, her acceptance speech will also go down in history. The entire night was filled…

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    Three sisters, Minerva, Patria, and Maria began a revolution against the powerful Trujillo in the Dominican Republic. In the book In the Time of Butterflies by Julia Alvarez, three sisters become revolutionaries during the brutal regime of Trujillo in the mid 20th century to obtain freedom for the country. This correlates with the French revolution because the revolutionaries want to gain their freedom from the opposing tyranny. Social change happens when the people are triggered by a catalyst…

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    Is perfection an imaginary ideal, or does it really exist? In many cases, perfection is perceptive; it depends on how one discerns the idea of it. Some may argue that perfection is nonexistent, all things will eventually fall short of its goals, and that nothing is without flaws. On the contrary, some may argue that perfection is a scarce form of existence that only few entities attain. In the case of Chile, perfection existed in one of the most unexpected forms; Augusto Pinochet’s dictatorship.…

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    Oprah Winfrey was born in the rural town of Kosciusko, Mississippi on January 29 1954. Her parents Vernita Lee were a former house cleaner and Vernon Winfrey was a coal miner, barber and city council. Begin a troubled adolescence in a small farming community; friends and family of her mother sexually abused Oprah. Shortly after Winfrey’s birth, her mother moved to Milwaukee to pursue a job and leaving her daughter in the care of her grandmother. Considerably of her early life at church, this…

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    Oprah Winfrey is an inspiring woman that many people look up to. Today she is one of the wealthiest African American women and has earned the respect of the American population. In contrast, when she was just a child, her life was harder and had challenges. Without those challenges, she wouldn’t be the person that she is today. Oprah Winfrey was born on January 29, 1954. As a child, she was born into poverty. Soon after Oprah was born, her parents divorced and left her in the company of her…

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