“You are something special, Joey. You will make a difference!” That is what my grandfather has said to me since I was in elementary school. He always believed in me, encouraged me, and supported me, even if I didn’t believe him. My Pawpaw Duke is a planner, a goal setter, a provider, and a teacher. He almost died last spring and I realized how much he continues to influence people, especially me. While he was in the hospital, I met one of his former students. He pulled me aside and told me…
Born on November 11, 1744, Despite never having a formal education Abigail was very inquisitive and read many books to gain knowledge. Abigail Smith married John Adams in 1764. When John left home to be a solider, a lawyer and then president, Abigail had to take on his financial responsibilities as well as raise their 4 children. Abigail enjoyed writing so in effort to keep in contact with John that was how they communicated. According to www.biography.com, “It is believed that they exchanged…
Henry Heath was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on ________,1942. Mr. Heath is a retired chemist living in a Habitat for Humanity home in Optimist Park, Charlotte. He moved to Optimist Park in 1987 while Jimmy Carter was helping people in need obtain a house of their own. Henry Heath studied Chemistry at Johnson C Smith University in Charlotte in ______. His reasoning for attending Johnson C Smith is that Central Piedmont Community College and UNC Charlotte were segregated and did not accept…
war, is commonly a name that is only mentioned if there is spare time to be filled in a speech. Black lives and accomplishments must no longer be understated but instead underscored. This is the change that I hope to bring to the university. My contribution to diversity at the University of Kentucky will not only be academic excellence, but to embolden confidence of Black students, and to make Black excellence a focal point of the speech- never an afterthought. Moments of the past, such as…
This paper explores the life and accomplishments of Martha Bernal, a clinical psychologist, and her contributions to the field of psychology. Martha Bernal was born in San Antonio, Texas on April 13, 1931 to parents, Alicia and Enrique, who emigrated from Mexico as young adults. She was raised in El Paso, Texas and grew up immersed in her parents’ traditional Mexican culture, while simultaneously having the bicultural experience of a Mexican American. She had desires of advancing her education,…
In the late 1800s the nursing profession began with a legacy known as Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale started the basic fundamentals of patient care which is still taught in nursing schools around the world. Her greatest legacy to the nursing profession is the fact that she elevated nursing to a higher degree of professionalism and respectability than ever before.” Nurses have come a long way since then, and have to go by the standards of practice. Nursing Councils Code of Conduct,…
President Thomas Jefferson, was the first Secretary of State, the Minister of Finance, the Governor of Virginia and Congressman, before being elected as president in the 1800s. He contributed to the American society in various ways, by doing many significant and beneficial things. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and was fond of equality, freedom and justice for all citizens and everyone. He never gave up and kept trying. Even during his "retirement" years, he did not…
Richard Dawkins is a well-known biologist and a writer who takes after Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin was the man who originally discovered the possibility of natural selection. Scott LaFee is a science writer who believes that Dawkin’s work proves that he is very similar to Charles Darwin. “Richard Dawkins, the 68-year-old English biologist and best-selling author, whose rousing defense and explanations of evolution have earned him international admiration, the enduring enmity of creationists…
1. Considering the period 1953 to 1991, analyze the problems within the Soviet Union that contributed to the eventual collapse of the Soviet system. Starting in 1953 the downfall of the Soviet Union began with the death of Joseph Stalin, dictator of Soviet Union from 1924 to 1953. Stalin started his leadership as Communist leader, but over time turned the Soviet government into a dictatorship. After his death, Communist Party leaders did not know what to do with the government which created…
Throughout history, Canada has grown in so many ways from being more independent, proving our strength in the war, technological advances, gender and racial equality and many more. Canadian basketball is one of the many concepts that has evolved over the past few years thanks to former Toronto Raptor Vince Carter and retired NBA player Steve Nash. There has already been visible change in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for example the last two first round drafts have been Canadian…