Dinahlee Martinez Research Paper

Julia Butterfly Hill is an environmentalist and stands up for what she believes is right. Hill is most commonly known for her 738 day tree sit in Luna. By living in a tree for over 2 years hill protested against the clear cutting of the redwood forest. Butterfly, a name given to her from the earth first! Group, sought to prevent deforestation, show the media the PL’s disregard for the environment and educate the public about the role forests play in landslides. She became the founder of the organization The circle of life.

Julia Alvarez is an acclaimed American-Dominican poet and author. She has written many successful books and poems, many of which reflect directly on her life and personal experiences. Because of Alvarez’s American-Dominican background, her poems display diverse, cultural themes. These include what it is like to be American and Dominican and the struggles of moving from the Dominican Republic to the United States. Alvarez has received praise for her ability to write a wide variety of styles, including poems, children's books, young adult novels, and essays. Her success, however, has come from her poetry collections, like Homecoming. These collections show her life in the Dominican Republic and her transition to the United States.

She is an amazing softball player but she decided to challenge herself by joining a travel team. A travel team is a higher level of competition that helps get girls notice from colleges to get athletic scholarships. Tryouts finally came she thought she had a long shot after seeing the competition. She gave it her all and it resulted with her making the team. Now every weekend she goes to different cities playing tournaments all day from the morning to the late afternoons. Lucky for Jazlyn she got to really know her teammate and her St. Mary sister, Dominque Montelongo. Even though, Jazlyn was busy with softball she still made time for family. On Fourth of July

I had the opportunity to interview Mrs. Maria G. Rivera. She Is a hardworking mother who came to the united states at the age of 13 since then she hasn't left. She has no desire of going back to Mexico and considers America home. I had the chance to dig deep into her early life history, which I will talk about in the next paragraph. I learned how much she values her children and how much she cares for them, which Is the reason why she decided to make a move and come to the United States because she was thinking of her future kids and didn't want them to experience the harsh life she lived when being a young girl.

On October 21st of 1925, I entered into the musical climate of Havana, Cuba. Me han dado el nombre de Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso. Within my first moments in the world, I was welcomed by mother, Catalina Alfonso Cruz, and my father, Simon Cruz. I was raised in a house of 14 children, including my three siblings and other relatives, within a poor neighborhood by the name of Santos Suarez. As a child, I had a true love for music as I would often listen to the radio, go to ballrooms, and sing the younger children to sleep. I was known for singing in community events and competing in singing contests. Recognition of my voice came when I sung “Nostalgia”, a tango song, in La Hora de Té. My father believed

On March17 , 1985 Richard had bought a .22-caliber revolver from a guy off the street (Carlo). He also had stolen a car from a gas station then hopped on theLos Angeles freeway looking for his next vicim. While on the freeway he seen Maria Hernandez driving her gold Camaro home after having dinner at her boyfriend’s in Monterey Park (Carlo). Hernandez was a petite , attractive brunette with large round eyes and clear olive skin (Carlo). When she exited the freeway she made her way to a residential community of 46,000 in the suburbs of Rosemead. Ramirez followed her for three blocks until she slowed down to make a right into a new condominium community on Village Lane. Maria exited her car holding her keys and brown leather pocketbook. When she went to pushed the button to close the garage door , Ramirez snuck in and dropped his AC/DC hat.

Tia Maria Torres was born in June 11, 1960, she grew up in a broken home in Southern California. When she was little her parents divorced, soon after her dad remarried and she was raised by her step mother. She adopted her step mother’s love for animals, Tia began to take in stray dogs and cats however times were very difficult both financially and physically and her step mom was having a difficult time taking care of them. Even through hardships her step mom always told her that if you have the loyalty of an animal companion, you don’t need much else. As a teenager, she was a rebel, she was involved in gangs, however she managed to stay away from drugs and alcohol, she was involved and witness fights at parties and was shot at many times,

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.

Once about a time, there was a family of three, a mother, father, and a daughter. The mother name was Valerie Morales, the father's name was Jonathan Morales and the daughter's name was Stephanie Morales. In was June 21, 2001, Stephanie was on summer vacation, Stephanie is being homeschooled which allows her to end school at her own pace. The Morales family lived on a hill, in a castle that was in the middle of nowhere and an hour away from the city. Stephanies parents loved the fact that they weren't surrounding but people, they liked to have their own privacy.

She was raised in San Jose, California. She graduated from Andrew Hill High School in 1972. Then, she worked for Levi Strauss for many years, and at an early age, (23) in 1977 she had my father (Chris), she went back to work to Levi Strauss after his birth. While working at Levi Strauss, every paycheck she put  20 dollars in a savings account  and by the end of the year she had saved 1,000 dollars and used that money as a  deposit for her first car. The model of the car was a blue Plymouth Arrow. Car payments at that time were 125 dollars a month.

Every art piece is an individual’s method of expressing their creativity and imagination to share with one’s audience. Lauren Kalman is a contemporary artist whose pieces captivate an assortment of the human’s body functions illustrating abnormalities, societies ideology and others. Kalman was raised in the Midwest where she obtained a Masters in Fine Arts and Technology from Ohio State University. Kalman also has a Bachelor's Degree in fine arts, in metals from Massachusetts College of Arts. Kalman also did an apprenticeship for two years at the Institute of Sculpture. She currently teaches part time at various universities, including Brown University.

Juanita Craft was born in Round Rock, Texas. She was an activist and politician. Craft received many awards through her years of hard work. Born in 1902, Craft went through the struggles of segregation and racial discrimination.

Breanna Flores is a student at Thomas Jefferson Middle school and was born on April 15, 2002 in Fresno. Breanna’s Mother gave birth to her while having a cold and Breanna stated that she was named after herself, she is 13 years old. Her earliest memory was when her mom forgot to tie her booster seat to the car and it had flipped. Breanna has four sisters and two brothers, one of her sisters has down syndrome and her favorite is her youngest brother. She is most like her mother, according to her, because of her looks and attitude, but was influenced by her Grandmother. Breanna has lived in Bakersfield, Fresno, and Madera and she has attended Millview, Cesar Chavez, and Park wood. She is wants to go to UCSD to end up becoming a surgeon,

Melissa Ann (AKA Holt, Reynolds, and Knuckle) Payne was born 03/28/1971 to XXXX XXXX and XXXX XXXX at Gateway Regional Hospital, Granite City, IL. Her parents are both living and have been married XXXX XXXX. They live in XXXX XXXX. Melissa states she XXXX XXXX. She talks to her father daily. Melissa's father was a truck diver. He was often gone over the road throughout her childhood. She stated that her parent's argued, but there was no physical abuse. Melissa was raised in living. Melissa has one sister and two brothers. Sister: XXXX XXXX XX yr. old lives in XXXX XXXX. Brother: XXXX XXXX: XX yr old lives in XXXX XXXX. Brother: XXXX XXXX; XX yr old lives in XXXX XXXX. Melissa stated that she sees her siblings once a year, but talks to them frequently. Melissa had a good childhood. Melissa was an ornery child. She was spiteful and got into trouble

Anna Chapman is a Russian who also held a British citizenship as a result of her marriage to Alex Chapman. She is the daughter of a former Soviet diplomat who was based in Nairobi, Kenya and is one of the top officials in the Russian ministry of foreign affairs. According to reports, Anna’s father was once a top official at the KGB. Reports indicate that Anna Chapman studied at the Moscow University and earned her degree in Masters in Economics and passed with a first class honors. Other sources point that she got her degree at The People’s Friendship University of Russia.