Miss Alabama

“And the new Miss America 1995, Miss Alabama, Heather Whitestone!” Those are the words Regis Philbin said at the Miss America pageant in 1995 announcing the winner. But this winner had something more unique about her than a usual beauty contestant- she was deaf. In one instant, Heather Whitestone made history and became the first deaf Miss America. Not only that, she became the first woman to win Miss America with any type of disability. But there is so much more to her than the fact that she is deaf. Heather was born on February 24th, 1973. She was not born deaf. As like many deaf people who become deaf because of a sickness, Heather became deaf due to the flu when she was a little over a year old. There are two types of deaf parents. One type wants their child to embrace being deaf and learn sign language. The second type wants to help their child be as “normal” as possible and has them learn to speak. Heather’s mother was the second type and had Heather learn to talk. American Sign Language was not used by Heather until her last year of high school. Heather did not want her disability to hold her back. She was a student at a public school…

First day of school ended up looking like the gilded age, appeared perfect, but it was more complicated and troublesome. Since the day a graduated, I planned the first day of school to be ideal. I was going to greet my students, learn about their personalities, play some games and read some fun stories. However, my plans just went straight to the trash, not to mention my students who were quite obnoxious, but specially this little rascal, Mrs.Scout Finch, she was the perfect golden brooch to end…

accused of raping a white woman and Atticus must defend him. Throughout the narrative, young Scout has many role models to teach her valuable lessons. Although, Miss Maudie is considered a minor character, she teaches Scout a few of the most important lessons. The mockingbird is a significant symbol in the story. Atticus tells Scout that it is a sin to kill one, but…

histheir lifelives for others when he does notdon’t have to and stands up for what iswhat’s right even when everybody else is against himthem. In Harper Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus Finch acts as an everyday hero through conflicts that arise in 1930s racist Alabama. Atticus Finch practices law and is appointed to defend a black man. When racist troubles arise, Atticus exhibits courageous, respectful, and responsible traits throughout this novel. Atticus’s first virtue is…

The author of To Kill a Mockingbird is Harper Lee who also wrote Go Set a Watchman. The story of To Kill a Mockingbird takes place in Alabama during the 1930’s, which was also during the Great Depression. Atticus, one of the main characters, is a lawyer who has two children named Jem and Scout. A boy named Dill comes to Alabama to visit his Aunt every summer. Dill, Jem, and Scout have started to become interested in Arthur (Boo) Radley and who he really is. The three children had heard rumors…

The book is invariably superior to the movie. This notion has been around ever since books have been converted into movies, but is it true? To fully decide on this, one must analyze both the novel and the movie versions of a story. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that takes place in the southern town of Maycomb, Alabama in the 1930’s. The story follows Scout and Jem, two children of an esteemed lawyer named Atticus as they are forced to mature in a town where much of the population has racist…

I am reading To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and I am on page 42. This book is about a girl named Scout, her older brother-(Jem), her dad-(Atticus) and her nanny-(Calpurnia). They live in Maycomb County, Alabama. Scout and Jem meet a new friend named Dill. They dare each other to try and touch Boo Radley house. Boo Radley is known for being a malevolent phantom. School starts and Scout meets her new teacher named Miss Caroline. Miss Caroline meets her new student named Burris Ewell which…

To kill a mockingbird was written by Harper Lee during the mid- 1950s with the setting time 1933-1935 and setting place the fictional town Maycomb, Alabama. The story is narrated by Scout Finch, who lives with her older brother Jem, their widowed father Atticus and their cook Calpurnia in Maycomb, Alabama. Atticus is a lawyer, leading to the family live well off compared to the rest of the society. Every summer, a boy named Dill comes to live in his aunt’s house in the neighborhood and is soon…

from Romulus to Belleville and although it’s not that far it changed my life. I slightly felt the world was ending. I remember I would always say to my mom, "Why do we have to move?" because I knew I was going to miss my friends and other things about the house tremendously. She would simply and respectably reply with "honey, the house we are living in now just isn 't worth what we are paying for it." Although my life was changed from this short move I had learned to accept and appreciate the…

imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.” (Goodreads). In the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, the children in the story obtain a lot of wisdom in these three ways. When their father is asked to defend an African American in their small prejudiced town in Alabama they learn many lessons. These lessons are heartbreaking and painful, but the characters come out of the book as better individuals. The book shows that wisdom is gained by experience and…