Chi Gardner Research Paper

Over the summer, I read a book titled, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Convey. The seven habits described in this book were being proactive, Beginning with the end in mind, put first things first, think win-win, seek first to understand, then to be understood; synergize, and sharpen the saw. The first habit Being proactive means not to make choices on impulse. it means to evaluate the situation before making a desicion. for example, two years ago when i had friends that talked behind my back i just moved on and found better friends rather than be mean to them or excluding them out of my way. The second habit Beginning with the end in mind means to think ahead at what your goals are and start working towards them. My goal for the eight grade year was to recieve a 95% or higher score in all of my classes. in order to realize this goal i worked hard through the year on assignments and and sometimes did more than what was expected of me during projects. in the end, though,

Some people believe that dedication, persistence, and time people can accomplish any goal. Everyone should have goals when striving to achieve a specific task. Goal setting is used by top level athletes, successful business man, and achievers in all fields. A wise athlete once said, “Without time and effort put towards ones goal for the sport, you are nearly wasting your time and your teams time and you will never achieve ones goal for that

Charles “Chick” King was born on November 10th, 1930, in Paris, Tennessee. He lived in Paris most of his life until he was drafted to the Major League Baseball Association in 1951. He played for 11 years. Chick’s sport career started at Grove High School where he was an all- round athlete. He played football from 1947 to 1949 as well as ran track and played basketball. He was named to the all- state. He was also named to the all- county basketball team. After winning awards and playing greatly at Grove, he decided to attend the University of Memphis. He ran track at Memphis but mostly enjoyed the great game of baseball. That’s when he was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 1951.

Music is a very powerful expression of emotions that come together as a whole to morph your psychological feelings into a sub-reality vision. Over the many years, history has been able to capture the moments at which music has made an impact on human lives. We can start with Manu Chao the artist that sings about left-wing messages and portrays his concerts as “collective therapy”. Or Juan Gabriel the young man that rose out of poverty to become the world’s most beloved artist/songwriter and whose music carried a resonate flamboyant style. Music is a way of communication that is used in many realms such as entertainment, tradition religion and sporting events. So far this semester, Chic 316 has influenced me to seek a more coherent relationship

Fountain Hughes, was born in Charlottesville, Virginia, and at the time of the interview he was one hundred and one years old. He was born into slavery at a tobacco plantation in Virginia. He did not seem to like to talk too much about his years as a boy during the time of slavery or during the Civil War, but the interviewer did manage to gain some insight to the conditions that Fountain Hughes lived through. His live not only as a slave but also as a young freed man in the late Civil War and Reconstruction area.

Patrick Lee Riley, Jr, was born and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up loving the game of baseball . He played on the varsity baseball team at Hickman Mills High School and after his graduation in 2007 he received a athletic scholarship from Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska were he received his bachelors of Psychology . Patrick's goals at that time was to pursue his childhood goal of playing in the NBA. He had an opportunity to go over seas to play professional basketball but the Lord had taken control of his heart and his love for Christ and to do his will superseded is desire to chase his childhood dream of playing professional basketball. So Patrick yielded his life to Christ completely and he is currently taking courses

Spending much of her childhood in the German Coast of Acadiana, Darleen Jenkins holds on tightly to her family traditions. Moving from Luling to Houma, down to Dularge and back up to Houma again, she has been able to spot differences in the regions’ foods based on both time and place. She reminisces fondly of times when her family came together to share in meals and memories. Speaking with her one couldn’t help but to want to hear more about her childhood and transitions through adulthood.

Her name is Mary Todd Lincoln. In the 1800's they had to ride horse's or they would have to use boats if they needed to get places. Another thing is most girls often spent their time milking cows or goats. Mary had a very had a good education. It was hard to get a really good education but she got through it. In this paper you will learn about Mary and how it was easy and hard in her life. Also you'll learn about her life, and her marriage. Another thing is what she did for a living.

Clark Terry was born in St. Louis, Missouri on December 14th, 1920; he was the seventh out of eleven children. He was a classic freelance musician, his career spans more than 70 years. During this time he created a name for himself that will forever cement him along with the legends like Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. Mr. Clark was a man of many talents and during his time on this earth he was became a world-class trumpeter, flugelhornist, educator, composer, writer, trumpet/flugelhorn designer, teacher and even an NEA Jazz Master; He made flugelhorn what it is today he is responsible for its popularity. Another thing that Clark Terry is noted for is his association with relationship with Duke Ellington’s orchestra and Count Basie; he is

Syracuse, NY: Community Folk Art Center - Founding Visionaries: Herb Williams & Jack White - The Community Folk Art Center is proud to exhibit this unique collection of sculptures, drawings and prints by two CFAC founders, Herb Williams and Jack White. Celebrating Herb Williams: His Life, His Work, and His Art will be on exhibition in the Herbert T. Williams Gallery and Jack White: An Ancestral Image will be on display in the Main Gallery. Both exhibits are free, open to the public and will be on view September 13th – December 13th, 2008.

I am surprised that Marsha Colby got arrest for capital murder of her stillborn son when she never killed her son also because she was poor. Marsha Colby live in Alabama and was mother of six children. Colby was 43 years when she got pregnant again. One day when she wants to take bath and her placental abruption and she went to labor there was no time to call for ambulance. She delivered a stillborn son. Colby neighbor always suspicious because of her poor status. One day Colby neighbor ask her about the baby and she didn’t respond. Neighbor call the police to find out about kid. The police then gave exam to determine if it had been in fact a stillbirth. After the exam pathologist declared baby could not have been a stillborn. Also, another

When people block out everything and focus on that one activity, whatever they focused on can happen. When people put their ambitions above everything else, the ambitions come true. When they work so hard and put it first, it happens.

The growing realisation by a small number of people of the horror of slavery, and the brutality of the slave trade led to action. Lawyers like Granville Sharp worked for changes to the law. Former slaves like Olaudah Equiano wrote their stories and worked for freedom. The Quakers had campaigned in North America and Britain against slavery for almost a century. In 1783 British Quakers petitioned parliament for abolition of the trade. In 1785 Peter Peckard, the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University set a Latin Essay on the topic Is it Right to Make Slaves of Others Against their Will? A young man of 24 named Thomas Clarkson entered the competition and won. What he learned was to change his life, which he devoted to abolition of the slave

“Persistence guarantees that results are inevitable.” - Paramahansa Yogananda. Persistence is an important trait to have as it allows one to push through adversity, accomplish tasks that they would not be able to if one did not have the trait of persistence. As defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary persistence means the quality that allows someone to continue doing something or trying to do something even though it is difficult or opposed by other people. The modern word persistence originates from the latin word persistent meaning continuing steadfastly. Persistence is the ability to repeatedly strive for success after being knocked down and never give up, to keep going when everything else is telling one to quit. Persistence is

Motivation is the key to succeeding our goals and dreams. You can do anything that you set your mind to as long as you continue to motivate yourself and others around you. Keeping a positive attitude and having an end goal in mind to work towards, you will be able to find the motivation