Brenda Joyce (Tucker) Archie was born on 09/10/1962, in Brownsville, Tennessee, to L.V. and Joyce Tucker. Brenda's parents were married for fifty two years before her mother passed away of pancreatic cancer in December 2013; she was 68 years old. She was extremely close to her mother. Brenda's father, XX years old, is single, retired, and lives in Decatur, Illinois. Brenda is the oldest of six siblings.…
Mia Hamm Mariel Margaret Hamm-Garciaparra (Hamm), also known as Mia Hamm, is a former well-known American soccer player. Playing in the late 1990’s through the early 2000’s. With her ability to run fast, strategically move past defenders, and score goals, Hamm is considered to be the one of the best female soccer players in United States soccer history. Hamm was born on March 17, 1972 in Selma, Alabama. Her parents were Bill Hamm and Stefanie Hamm.…
How can you take a stand to challenge the rules? Shirley Chisholm was born in Brooklyn ,NewYork, in 1924.She was allowed to attend a public school. Shirley Chisholm was the first black congresswoman representing New York State. Shirley fought for education opportunities and social justice. She was an educational consultant for New York City’s Bureau of Child Welfare.…
Sylvia Mendez Sylvia Mendez is a civil rights activist from the United States of Mexican and Puerto Rican parents. The Mendez family’s attempt to enroll Sylvia and her siblings at a “white-only” school led to the Californian desegregation case, Mendez v. Westminster. Sylvia Mendez is not related to actor, Anthony Mendez, on The CW’s hit show Jane, The Virgin. = =…
Sylvia Lee Rivera was a Venezuelan/Puerto Rican Stonewall veteran and transgender activist. Born in July of 1951, Sylvia Rivera was born in New York City as Ray Rivera. She was abandoned by her father, José Rivera early in life and became an orphan at three years old when her mother committed suicide by ingesting rat poison. Rivera was then raised by her grandmother, who did not agree with her behavior and fretted her femininity and sexuality and often beat her for being a “trouble maker” . At the age of 10, Sylvia left her grandmother and her neighborhood to seek a new life on 42nd Street in Times Square.…
‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ Season 7, News Update: An Emotional and Interesting Party Marks the Premiere Everyone is waiting for ‘Real Housewives of New Jersey’ to return and now it is just a matter of one month, when the seventh season premieres on July 10. According to reports, some of the familiar faces are coming back and some new will also join the cast. Among the familiar faces, Teresa Guidice’s arrival is most-awaited since she is returning after serving a prison term.…
Right off the bat, Marci had a rough go of it, learning about Managua. Particularly, the fact that most of the city lacked addresses. Managua was an entire city, known by locations and directions of how to get to any particular point, by referencing another well-known point. These reference points were often as bizarre as referencing a local citizen’s house who had gained some type of odd nickname and reputation.…
My name is Yesenia Lorta. I am going for my associates degree in Nursing which does not require this class however, I do want to get my bachelor's degree one day so here I am. I live in Killeen,TX. I have never lived in any other state. I have lived in many cities here in Texas but have never left the state.…
Ruth Awasa, a Japanese American internment camp survivor, once stated, “Sometimes good comes through adversity” (Awasa). After viewing and researching several articles and pictures on densho.org, I gathered some pieces of knowledge about the Japanese Americans that resided in the Minidoka Internment Camp in southern Idaho. The internment camp residents I believe faced treatment there that was not justified for their situations. Additionally, the Japanese Americans there, especially the younger people, I argue, had a positive attitude throughout, like Ruth Awasa. Minidoka was in a very desolate and barren place in the state, so it was easy to become depressed over the surroundings that the Japanese Americans faced.…
Hi, my name is Rhonda Galloway-Jones married for twenty years, and I have one son and two daughters. I love spending time with my family, and I love to shop. My chosen field here at Kaplan University is Human Service with an emphasis on Child Welfare and Family. I have over fifteen years of experience working with children in my home as a childcare provider and at daycare centers. I have been strengthening these skills by volunteering to help families in the community.…
Newly-engaged rapper Iggy Azalea tried on gowns with Carpool Karaoke host James Corden as they film scenes in Hollywood for “The Late Late Show” on Thursday. Corden took Iggy to a wedding dress store, where the pair was seen wearing matching wedding dress. As the pair drove down Robertson Boulevard, the Australian rapper looked like a stunning bride. She donned a flawless make-up with blonde locks styled back and tucked into her veil.…
The Poetry Foundation is the publisher of Poetry magazine and is an organization that was established to present, preserve, and to celebrate poetry. The biographical information on Eleanor Farjeon provided on their website gives and extensive account of her personal life and professional career. Considering that any information regarding female World War I poets is scarce at best, the information that tied Farjeon to being considered a British author despite her ties to America proved invaluable. Farjeon’s biography also went into detail regarding her association as a WWI poet and expounded her relationship with prominent British war poet Edward Thomas. Although my focus on Farjeon was on the short period when she wrote WWI poetry, however…
Haven’t we all that had that special person in our life? Someone who takes care of us, spoils us, and good for us. A person who is like second mother but a person that you could tell stuff that you always tell you mother. Well Brenda Johnson was that type of person to me and I’m going to tell her story.…
Right now, I hope to start preparing for a career in an anesthesiology. I shall continue making straight A’s and excel in all subjects. I am a member of the National Junior Honor Society and participated in the Duke TIP program. Outside of school, I attend many extracurricular activities such as viola and swimming.…
There are a number of reasons why I want to pursue a teaching credential at California State University, Long Beach. First, some of the most enjoyable times in my life have occurred when I have been teaching. My first teaching experience was when I was twenty as a camp counselor. It was a camp for junior high school students and I got to teach them in groups and one on one with each student. I was in locum parentis for one week with each group of junior high school students.…