Annette Leonard: A Short Story

My subject is my aunt, Florence Lucey. She is a 65-year-old female, who identifies with her gender. She is a white, heterosexual, Catholic, Italian woman who has lived in Connecticut for her entire life. She currently lives in Weston, CT, in the home that she has lived in for the past 20 years. Florence has been married twice; she was widowed in 2003 and remarried in 2014. She has one sister, Donna, my mother, and 4 kids, all who are out of the house. I was able to gather my information over facetime and received real-time data coverage. I will be referring to my subject as Florence throughout this paper.

Today, we have gathered to say our last goodbyes and pay our respects to a one of a kind woman, named Tessie Hutchinson. Tessie died from such a dreadful accident that none of us should be proud of. I know she would have want us all to end the Lottery and be affectionate to one another like she treated you guys. She has inspired all of us to make this town a better place for everybody and treat people with respect and kindness. We all should be grateful that Tessie rubbed off all of her incredible traits on us to make us better people inside and out. In her lifetime she has created legacies beyond her own capability. Nobody could ever replace the kind hearted women, who cared and put a smile on every single soul in this town. Tessie Hutchinson, caring about everybody in this town, was

Throughout Topadhewin: The Gladys Cooks Story, Gladys talks about her residential school experience and how it changed her entire life. I previously knew a lot about the topic on the residential school system in Canada, and how it impacted many people. I realized that actually hearing someone telling their story on this issue makes it much more horrifying than the information found on the internet. From my understanding, this movie is to educate and acknowledge the survivors of residential schools. Many people make many negative stereotypes towards Indigenous peoples which is not always true. To understand Indigenous peoples of Canada you must understand the horrifying events that the government put them through and their reasons for doing it.

In our school you can see her outstanding records on the wall. In person you can see her amazing character and how she is so open about helping others although she has a large family of her own. Her name is Kelly Fry.

The winter formal was approaching fast like dark clouds before the rain hits. Frustrated, I slammed the phone down on the phone receiver. Looks like my make-shift girlfriend couldn't go to the dance because her dad said I just wanted to score. To make sure we had no off-campus interactions, he was going to make her go to family night at Shakey's Pizza that day.

Good morning ladies and gentlemen, if you could please find your seats. Before I start I would just like to say thank you all for gathering here today to celebrate the life of Ida Tarbell, I am Alexis Carnell one of Idas close friends. We worked beside Abraham Lincoln for three years together. We traveled, laughed and had become very close over those short three years. Our friendship lasts till this day, she was my best friend. Looking back, I wish we would've met sooner, she was the type of person to get you to laugh for hours upon end no matter what mood you were in, she was so smart, I never once have seen her upset of mad at anyone or anything. She was the most patient women in the world. Im sure we all have life long memories with her.

Everyone goes through rough patches in their life. Some of these patches are easy to accomplish and easy to get over. Our medicine has gotten better over time, but years ago the survival rate wasn’t that good. My grandma whose name is Linda is a breast cancer survivor and also survived with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Not everyone in this world can say she has have survived cancer this many times, especially with such low survival rates. My Grandma still puts a smile on everyone faces even when she’s in pain. She makes all of her children and grandchildren beautiful quilts, so we can have something to remember her by, if something were to happen. She loves to bake. There isn’t one occasion that there won’t be some type of desert made by her. She has so many beautiful talents.

We are gathered here today to celebrate the life of Katie Alecia Eaton. It has been a rough time since my wife got in the car accident and went it I a coma and never woke up, but it is settling to know that she is in heaven with God. Katie may have passed away, but we are not here to talk about how sad and upset we all are that she is gone. She would have wanted us to remember the good times we all shared with her. I remember she always used to say to her kids “ If you don't enjoy life you can't feel regret about the things you don't do.” Now time to talk about her life…

Much like Helene Tucker, she is caring and compassionate Her life is an example of perseverance and strength. Her life is an inspiring one, she has always exuberated encouraging energy towards others. She supported me in all aspects of my life and believes in my abilities to accomplish my goals. All endeavors throughout my grandmother’s life have been symbolic of her success. Her hard work and perseverance represent true success to me.

When I first met this woman, she instantly changed my life without me even knowing it at the time because of her life experiences, which spoke volumes to me. She did not have much family support didn’t rely on anyone, she was very strong willed, driven, and had a lasting effect on people’s lives when she talked about her story. The woman I am speaking of is Lois G. Taylor. She have traveled all around the world, marched during the civil rights movement, and battled with various health issues most of her last years of living. I took care of this woman during the final stage of her health because of my profession as a nursing assistant and I truly loved her, she was a second grandmother to me, and I was a daughter to her.

Samantha has grown up with her clean, orderly mother who has always told what was right and wrong. She is expected to get good grades and get into a good college with scholarships and awards. She has been taught to be organized and clean just like her mother and to stay away from anything of the opposite, the Garrett’s. However, when Sam began hanging around the Garrett’s and meeting each one of them, she realized how different their family is from hers, besides being less clean and organized. They were full of love for each other and showed lots of interest in one another. They are always there for each other and help one another with school work or problems they may have. Samantha realizes she can’t remember the last time her mother has helped her with any problems unless it was related to what college she will go to or her future career. Samantha realizes she can’t have her mother find out how close she has gotten with the

Everyone has a story. Everyone has gone through something that has changed them. You might have seen Daisy around campus, at the tattoo shop in town or on social media, but do you actually know her story?

One of the books I read in quarter 2 is Someone Named Eva by Joan Wolf. It was a fantastic book and I would rate it a nine out of ten. The book was about WWII in Germany with a strong girl. I am not one for a dark topic but this one was a well written and had a wonderful plot. I love that Milada, the main girl and narrator, still remembered her name. They Nazis gave her a new name, Eva, and practically brainwashed her and yet she managed to obtain her name after the war and was reunited with her mom.

One of the antagonists in my screenplay is Josh Camp’s mother named Dorothy Camp. She is a skinny red headed woman with marble green eyes, whose main objective is to make sure her son is successful in life. Her birthday is June 15th of 1977, which makes her a gemini. This is important to note because she is constantly changing her mood and the way she decides to handle situations. She is aware that she is a Gemini and constantly uses it as excuses for her bipolar lifestyle. Furthermore, she grew up during disastrous events such as the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and challenger space shuttle disaster, which contribute to her stress and anxiety.

Gwendolyn Brooks was a black poet from Kansas who wrote in the early twentieth century. She was the first black woman to receive the Pulitzer Prize. Her writings deal mostly with the black experience growing up in inner Chicago. This is the case with one of her more famous works, Maud Martha. Maud Martha is a story that illustrates the many issues that a young black girl faces while growing up in a ‘white, male driven’ society. One aspect of Martha that is strongly emphasized on the book is her low self-image and lack of self-esteem. Martha feels that she is inferior for several reasons, but it is mainly the social pressures that she faces and her own blackness that contribute to these feelings of inferiority. It is