Bethany Hamilton Research Paper

Bethany is a professional surfer who was born on February 8, 1990 on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. She started surfing at the age of five (Sandler 28). She began competing at the age of eight, and her first competition was at the Rell Sunn Menehune Surf Contest in Oahu (Sandler 28). Bethany’s family did not make very much money so they struggled to keep her competing (O’Shei 10). She was so

On the afternoon of January 13, 2010, at the age of 34, Jarmecca Yvonne "Nikki" Whitehead was found brutally murdered in the bathroom of her boyfriend’s home in Conyers, Georgia by her identical twin daughters Jasmiyah Kaneesha Whitehead and Tasmiyah Janeesha Whitehead. On November 27, 1993 Nikki Whitehead had given birth to two identical twin girls “Jas” and “Tas”. During their childhood, the twins were described as sweet, loving, and smart outgoing girls. The twins were initially raised by their great grandmother Della Frazier who also raised Nikki. Della stated that Nikki was a random presence.

Have you ever put much thought into how an uneducated woman with a disability in reading and writing, could still find a way to work and fight for not only her rights but others too? Isabella Baumfree was a phenomenal woman . She took a stand for women’s rights, blacks rights, and anti-slavery. She was a well-known abolitionist and orator.Isabella Baumfree, was born in 1797, to parents who were enslaved; she was one of twelve children. She had a rough childhood. She was sold at the age of eleven, along with a flock of sheep for the price of one hundred dollars. She experienced countless beatings and sexual abuse from her master (slave owner). Later, she married a man named Thomas and had children of her own. Her children were eventually sold to different plantations. She was only left with her infant daughter . Isabella Baumfree was a runaway slave. As the result of her children being sold, she was only able to escape to freedom with her infant daughter. After she obtained her freedom ,she went to court and challenged the validity of her son being sold into slavery. She was successful against so many odds in the court case. She won. Isabella Baumfree continued down her religious

On the morning of Halloween in 2003 was the scariest moment in Bethany’s life. She and her friend Alana went surfing in that morning. She was waiting for a good wave, then out of nowhere a fourteen foot long tiger shark came up and ripped Bethany’s arm off. Bethany was rushed to the hospital and was losing lots of blood. Bethany had to have an amputation, a surgical removal of a body part. It is regular to the U.S to see shark attacks. They see attack like about thirty to forty times a year (Doyle). It has affected

A freshman in High School, Hannah Corbat had lived on many streets during her 15 years of life. She lived in Swooping Eagle ct, Lotus, Brookchase Ln and Patten. She has a younger brother in elementary school, an older sister at the University of Florida, and her father is in the United States Navy. Hannah enjoys reading and cooking with her mother. Hannah also enjoys drawing and painting at home and even at school.

Danielle Davis married the love of her life back in 2010. They had a picture-perfect life for seven months, but tragedy struck in July 2011. Danielle received a phone call saying that Matt had been involved in a serious car accident in Savannah, Georgia. Doctors did not think that Matt would survive. They put him in a medically-induced coma, which he stayed in for three years.

The person I interviewed is Heather Wright. Heather is my mother I have lived with her my whole entire life.Heather wright is my mom and she taught a lot of things since I was born. Heather was born in the wood county hospital. She was born on April 21st 1982. Her parents names were are Regina for her mother and Ronnie for her father. She had Two sisters and one brother, there names were Jessica,Tasha, and Dustin Wright. At first my mom lived in McComb and went to McComb elementary school. North Baltimore and went to school at North Baltimore middle-high school. My mother has blue eyes, she's 5”6” and long strawberry blond hair.

Sarah Davis is fourteen years old and she is in the 9th grade. She live with her mom Karen and two little sisters Alexis and Taylor in Montgomery, Alabama. Her father died when she was 8 years old so it was just her, her mom, and her sisters. One of her favorite thing to do with her family was bake. It was their family traditions to bake different sweets and watch movies on Friday nights. Sarah started to realize that her mother wasn’t around for their family tradition and she wanted to know what was going on.

Hi, my name is Hannah Thomas and I live in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas. I am currently a nursing student in the RN program at UACCB. An interesting fact about me is that (with luck and lots of prayer) I will finish the RN program at the age of 19. My passion would really be becoming a nurse, even when I was little I knew that it was the career that I wanted to go into. I simply enjoy trying to make sick people better. My biggest pet peeve would have to be when people rinse food off of their plates into the sink, that's what trashcans are for and unless you have a garbage disposal it's disgusting. My favorite quote is "With God all things are possible." Mat

Adventure, a yearning to leave home in pursuit of wonders never seen before. Creating memories with every step taken as you travel from place to place, looking for the next exciting location. If anyone knows the true meaning of adventure, it is Kaitlyn Brunssen. Kaitlyn has been traveling around the US since age eight, stepping foot in over twenty separate states. She traveled to more places in sixteen years than most people have in their whole lives. There is no doubt that Kaitlyn is an extremely adventurous person.

Hannah Hardiman is a friend of many. She stays involved with her community and enjoys the the company of others. She is a talented soccer player and was a captain of Fairfax girls junior varsity team last year. She is always very bubbly and tries to look on the positive side of life. Her comfortable style shows that she is pretty relaxed and approachable. She doesn’t like talking about herself which shows that she’s a humble person who cares more about others than herself. She’s hilarious when she’s not trying and her joyous laughter

Bethany Hamilton is a hard worker. she had to keep trying and trying to surf again.she always practicing surfing like it football practice make perfect.she wins a lot of championships.she has to paddle out in the water just with one hand.

"Bethany is an incredibly special - it takes a special person to have that strength - but also she is just a person. She's not a superhero. We all have this strength within ourselves" (Cohen 1).Bethany Hamilton is most famously known as the Soul Surfer because of her autobiography “Soul Surfer” the movie Soul Surfer. She had her arm bitten off by a shark at a young age but was determined to surf again. But, not only is she now a professional surfer, she has created funds for other young amputees, as she knows how it feels.

Gareth Bale is one of the best soccer players in the world. He has won the Football Association Award of Wales four times and is the second fastest soccer player. Gareth Bale is talented and has incredible dribbling skills. He was in Primer league of England with the Tottenham Spurs and now is in La Liga with Real Madrid. He is one of the worlds most famous soccer players. Gareth Bale is now at his dream club Real Madrid, he has talented dribbling skills, and he is one of the most famous soccer players in the world.

Bethany Hamilton was a really good surfer. She won her first amateur surf contest by her tenth birthday. She stood on her first surf board by the age of five. Bethany Hamilton was very self-confident. She showed me she was when was trying to reach her goals. Bethany got all of them to.