Bonnie Bomgartner Thesis

February of every year is known as National Black History Month. There are many African American people who made a great impact on all African-Americans today. In honor of this month, though, I have chosen to write about Marian Anderson. Marian Anderson was a singer who had made a great impact on many of the black singers in the past. She was one of the first female African-American to perform with the New York Metropolitan Opera in 1955. Some of Marian’s last words to the public were “I have a great belief in the future of my people and my country.”

The Glass Castle, a memoir by Jeannette Walls, tells the story of Jeannette's upbringing and her road to adulthood. Jeannette, and her siblings, were raised by dysfunctional, poor, and sometimes homeless parents, Rose Mary and Rex Walls. The Walls children were pretty much abandoned by their parents and in some cases they were forced into making their own money, or stealing food just so they would not starve. Rose Mary and Rex Walls allowed the children to do anything they wanted, whenever they wanted to do it, but that did not stop Jeannette from being successful. She recognized that she did not want to live her life the same way her parents have lived their lives. In The Glass Castle Jeannette Walls believes that sometimes people are actually

Nancy Forner is a great author on immigrations and the issues that surround it. She states that immigration was one of the predicaments that covered the New York City in the early 20th Century. This immigration saw the influx of population that altered the lives of the residents as the immigration was not planned for (Foner, p1). They disrupted the social economic and environmental aspects of the city including the introduction of new cultures, new methods of cooking to Ney York City. These impacts are evident today as there are still descendants of the Europeans, Italians and Chinese in the New York City. Currently, there is a new wave of immigrants from people of colour moving to the New York City. There exists a significant difference on

As well, a woman’s place in the government was significantly different to a man’s. Geraldine Ferraro says, “For all that my female colleagues and I had achieved, we still had to more, work harder, and produce more to be judged the same as men” (Ferraro 57). She also says, “So much had changed…I arrived in Congress…I had joined the Congress Women's Caucus. But there were far to women in the House and Senate-only eleven Democrats and six Republicans to sway 435 votes” (Ferraro 41). Her evidence supporting the gender positions is evidenced by the ratio of men to women serving jobs in the government. She even goes on to acknowledge that if a woman works harder and is more efficient compared to the quality of a man’s work, at the end of the day

On April 17th, I attended an Honors College thesis presentation by Barbara Armeta, an American Studies major here at UMass Lowell. Throughout her presentation, she explains the research she did on a ranch owned by her family and the history of the land. Armeta started her presentation by going all the way back through her family line to the end of the Spanish - American war. She introduced Electa Ousley, who was one of the first women in Gilroy, CA to be granted the right to claim her own land. Ousley and her husband were one of the early pioneers in Santa Clara County who made the wagon train journey during the Gold Rush.

Cheryl Crazy Bull, who’s Lakota name Wacinyanpi Win means “they depend on her” is an enrolled member of the Sicangu Band of the Lakota Nation and comes from a Lakota, French and German heritage. Crazy Bull was born in 1954 and raised on the Rosebud Reservation. She has spent most of her life in the Dakotas. She is a family oriented educator and describes herself as, “a wife, a mother, a grandmother, and a lifelong educator.” Cheryl knew early on the need for self determination in Indian education from her father’s painful boarding school experiences. Her father had been forced away from his family, into a school where he could not speak his own Lakota language, and was forced to learn history from a White perspective in which Native Americans

To many people Ruby Bridges had been the first African American to enter an all white school, but to others, she was an extremely fearless little girl who radiated love in everything she did. Ruby Bridges began attending an all white elementary school when she was only six years old. Every school day Ruby was escorted into school by U.S. Marshalls, which helped ensure her safety from the protestors. The vulgar protesters treated Ruby, and yelled foul words at her, which hardly bothered Ruby any. Six year old Ruby demonstrated courage, love, and fearlessness even though she was treated as less than, terrorized, and isolated by the other students.

On November 14, 1960, a brave, little girl walked into a segregated elementary school with four U.S. Marshalls. Her act of bravery changed the nation, her name was Ruby Bridges. Schools in the U.S. where segregated meaning only white people and black people couldn’t go to the same place, they had to be separated. Ruby was chosen to take a test to determine whether or not she could go to an all-white school. Her parents had finally gotten the call from NAACP that she had passed and could attend. Ruby’s mother was happy that her daughter would be attending a new school in hope for better education. Although her mother was happy her father wasn’t, he was worried of what people would say to Ruby and what would happen.

I am Andrea Price, a Senior at Eastern Wayne High-school. I have a 3.8 G.P.A. and participate in multiple clubs such as National Honors Society, Career and Technical Education Honors Society, FCCLA, FCA, and Key Club. I have a passion for food and want to go to ECU to major in Business in order to run a catering service. My hobbies include cooking, reading, and of course spending time on the internet. I am a very talkative person and I love social gatherings. It would mean the world for me to participate in my school's annual pageant but, I can not do it alone. I need your support! Any and all contributions are accepted thankfully and with much gratitude.

In search of April Raintree by Beatrice Culleton Mosionier is an excellent book and explains how we can lose our identity in life. April's denial and eventual acceptance of being a Metis is one example of how Beatrice depicts on how we search for ourselves. There are many ways that we can end up losing our identity. For many people the number one way is an addiction that forces us to make changes that we would not necessarily make . As for Cheryl she would most certainly fall into that category, even though early on in her life you could see that she had so much to offer, and displayed a very high intelligence.

Reaching the Top “Last year, there were 1,926 homeless students enrolled in public school,.. ”(Goldberg N.P.). In the United States, many homeless children skip school and lose hope about improving their life. One of those children decided to change their life and that person was called Liz Murray. Liz Murray and her older sister, Lisa, were children of two drug addicts.

When a team fails, they are often quick to blame a single player while when in reality the fault lies with them all. This everyday scenario can be related to Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, which takes place in 17th century Salem, Massachusetts. The antagonist of the story is Abigail Williams who begins the accusations of witchcraft, which soon causes hysteria and paranoia in Salem. However, the damage cannot be attributed to one character. In the Crucible, the town is to blame for the Salem Witch Trials because of its strict Puritan background, the widespread feelings of vengeance, and because it is easily gullible and consequently puts strength to meaningless accusations.

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born on October 1, 1910. Clyde Chestnut “Champion” Barrow was born on March 24, 1909. They met in Texas in 1930. At the time, Bonnie was 19 and married to an imprisoned murder, Roy Thornton. Their marriage crumbled just after a few months. Bonnie never saw Roy again after he was in prison. Although she never saw him again, they never got a divorce. Clyde was 21 and unmarried. As a teenager, Clyde attempted to enroll in the U.S. Navy, but due a childhood illness, possibly malaria or yellow fever. He had already tattooed “USN” on his left arm, before getting the rejection. Clyde was first put in jail when he never returned a rental car in 1926. Three weeks later, Clyde and his brother, Ivan, were arrested for possession

Wendy Kopp was born June 29, 1967 in Austin, Texas. After graduating from Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas, she continued her educational journey at Princeton University. At Princeton University, Wendy majored in Public Policy. As graduation came closer and closer, Wendy realized she did not have a set in stone game plan for what she would do for a job, or even what she would be writing her senior thesis over.

Outgoing, adaptable, strong. These are just a couple of words that encompass Julia Bagshaw. She is a unique individual who possesses the ability to achieve so many successes in her life so that is why Julia deserves an improved grade in Jennifer Wortman’s English 101 class. With a boost in grade, Julia will be able to achieve at 4.0 GPA for her first quarter in college. That 4.0 might be the key turning point to allow her to get into graduate school or when applying for scholarships. Julia has been handling many hardships, has given tremendous effort into this class, and tries every day to prepare herself for the best possible future which proves that she has work for that grade. .