Donna LaVonna Bergner is an 88-year-old woman who goes on long jogs in the mornings, dives off of boats in the afternoon and stays awake past midnight. Her age doesn’t defy her and she is the most extraordinary woman I have ever met in my life. She lived through the Great Depression, her husband fought in World War II and she also raised seven kids. I have the great privilege of seeing Donna LaVonna multiple days of every summer and even on some holidays. When I see her, she is always in a swimsuit, old-fashioned work out clothes or either very dressed up attire. She is a very odd duck but she has been through more experiences than anyone else that I have ever met and I am very grateful for the lessons that she is able to teach. During the …show more content…
All I wanted to do was go tubing and play on the beach. In order to go tubing, my uncle, who was also the boat driver, said that I needed to try to ski. All of my cousins and aunts and uncles thought this was a good idea and they pumped my ego up into trying to do it. I remember stepping into the cold water; I could feel my leg hairs growing out of their pores due to the temperature. I slowly walked deeper into the lake so I could try to ski for the first time. I put the skis on my feet and sat in the water until my uncle started to drive. After my first attempt of water skiing I had the fresh smell of blood waft through my nose. This is not a normal scent but this happened because I hit my face on the ski falling forward. I felt the sharp pain in my nose, but it did not last very long. Thankfully for this, I did not want to give up yet. I happened to think that it was funny that I had a minor bloody nose. I saw multiple people boating, skiing, wake boarding and tubing on the lake so I wanted to get up on the skis and go join them. I tried to get up multiple times but my legs just were not strong enough and after each time that I failed, my arms grew weaker and weaker. Although all of my family was cheering for me, I grew
The complaint in the summons under penalty exposed the lies of April Magner. Let us take a look the potential of April Magner need to scheme and lie her way to secure ownership of her daughter. In the complaint it stated that rapist Garland Dean associated with Deanna Adams and visit often at Victory Chapel. The lie about Garland Dean materialized when April Magnera scanned the internet and connected a Deanna Adams with Garland Dean. However; the Deanna Adams not from San Bernardino instead Yucca Valley. The list of lies extensibly that Deanna Adams examind every line in the summons and obtained certified copies from agenices that there were no arrest warrants, accusation of child abuse, records of sexual abuse on the child, pest in the residence,
On April 15, 1975, Karen Ann Quinlan, unexpectedly fell to the ground, unconscious, and then slipped into a coma. The doctors could do nothing about her unhealthy state and after a long year Karen’s family decide that they should remove her feeding tubes, a breathing mechanical device, and medical help. The doctors refused to do this because they would get arrested without court permission thus sending the family to court. The family fought over it at court and finally won. Surprisingly, Karen did not die but 10 years later she passed away naturally. The fact that she survived led to many acts of controversy. Was it a good idea to let Karen ann go or should they have kept her on the machines to see what would happen? Through evidence and research,
Melinda Sordino completely loathes the cliques at Merryweather High school, there are so many it is overwhelming. There's a group for every type of person , in theory it should work, but it does not, simply because people are seclude to one certain group and have to keep up to a certain standard. I think another reason why Melinda hates the cliques is, because she is all alone and does not fit anywhere, so seeing the cliques is just another painful reminder. Also Melinda losses the only friend she had to the Martha's , which is serious blow to her self esteem. This quote best describes how Melinda feels” We fall into clans: Jocks, Country Clubbers, Idiot Savants, Cheerleaders, Human Waste, Eurotrash, Future Fascists of America, Big Hair Chix,
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Debbie Allen was born to Vivian Ayers and Arthur Allen on January 16, 1950. At age three she started dancing and at age four she knew she wanted to be a professional dancer. Her parents divorced in 1957, and her mother was Debbie and her siblings were encouraged to be creative and independent. In 1960, Vivian Ayers took her children to Mexico. When they came back to Texas, Debbie auditioned for the Houston Ballet School but was denied because the color of her skin. A Russian teacher at the school saw Debbie perform and secretly enrolled her. When she was sixteen, she auditioned for the North Carolina School of the Arts but was rejected because her body was “unsuited” for ballet. While she was in high school she put her studies first and went
On February 2, 1992 Maggie Lauterer, a local television news celebrity quit her job and signed up to run for the United States Congress as a democrat. Maggie was asked to run by the Democratic leaders of her district. They thought that her celebrity appeal was their ticket to congress. Maggie was from the 11th congressional district in North Carolina. She was the very first women to run for Congress from her district. Maggie was a moderate on issues like crime, abortion, and the economy. Her district though, had a very conservative attitude. Although, Maggie was a Christian she supported abortion and because of that she lost many voters. Maggie believed in running a clean campaign. She was running against Charles Taylor, who was a seasoned
It was a privilege to listen to Stephanie Garrison share her story and provide encouragement for our own lives. Personally, I found it very admirable how willing she was to share and be vulnerable. Anyways, Stephanie is currently in her 14th year at Southeastern and serves as the Assistant Athletic Director under Drew Watson. Beginning in the athletics department in January of 2014, as the Director of Operations. Before she joined the athletic department, she served as the Director of Event Services, Resident Director, Online learning coordinator and a variety of other departments at Southeastern. She is a two time graduate of Southeastern, earning a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Management and an MBA. Recently, she has taken on the responsibility of Director of Operations at the Balance Culture while still serving as
Tina Ahlberg is professional speaker and she works at Black Hawk County Health Department as Health Officer. She talked about six different titles of job such as Sanitarian, Health Officer, Health Inspector, Environmental Health Officer, Environmental Health Professional and Environmental Health Specialist. There are several sites to work in Environmental Health and Public Health such as Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Division, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Department of Inspection & Appeals and U.S. Food and Drug Administration. They are working in diverse area like Grocery Store Inspections, Foodborne Illness Investigations, Tanning Bed Inspections and Swimming
When I saw Ms. Mary Walker, the word “Old” does not even cross my mind. I was very surprised when I found out her age. It seemed strange that a woman of this age could show so much youth, little wrinkles, mobility, and did not cough every ten seconds as an indicator of good health. Identifying her as an individual in the 68 + age range seemed misleading but a glance at her salt and pepper afro provided some proof. A natural inquisitiveness in me wanted to know her secret. Luckily, I was given an assignment that appeared to be perfectly suitable to ask all the right questions-A Life Review. I had seen Ms. Walker several times in my
Can you imagine discovering something with your best friend and at the end of it all them getting all the credit for it? Can you imagine having to leave the country you call home due to your identity? Lastly, can you imagine being told you can't simply because of your gender? Lise Meitner experienced it all and persevered in spite of all the hardships she's had overcome. Meitner was just a young girl from Austria with a passion for physics. Although sometimes that passion doesn’t matter, and you have to work hard to get to the top and that is exactly what she did.
When I was skiing in Vermont, I pulled over to get a drink of water on my way down the hill. My dad, my sister, and brother went ahead of me. Because of my ability to ski fast, I could catch up to them. When I began to start again, I pushed down too hard, and the binding on my ski flung off. The mountain was near closing at this point, so I asked a man for help. He did not know how to fix it. I began to panic as the red sunset shone over the endless white snow in a trail through the trees. I started to walk down this endless trail questioning why I ever wanted to go skiing in the first place. I, feeling so many different things, did not know what to do. I only knew to keep on walking down this two-mile trail in my hard, rigid ski boots. I kept
They have a pond in the front of their cabin and a river behind it. We went swimming in the pond before lunch, then everyone was going to the rope swing.Everyone was already in the water so when I come out, they all started screaming jump in, come on what's taking so long get in. When I jump in it on the opposite side of everyone else,to grab a football that floated over there, but when I jumped…. I landed on rocks. Well my left leg, I couldn’t get out of the water because it hurt some much to use my leg. I need my uncle's help and when I got out of the water my leg was full of cuts or scratches, though was one huge cut that was white where there would usually be blood. I was worried about that, but it was from the water, which caused the blood to come slowly out of my
It was a calm fun day with family, we were at a hotel pool. There was no lifeguard and we had the whole pool for ourselves. My mom,dad and younger siblings were on the stairs while my brother and i played around. My brother wanted to extend our ability and swim closer to where the deep end was. I of course was timid by this he slowly went to the end teasing me saying that It’s not deep and that i’m always scared of everything. After he said that he plunged down. I froze, not knowing what to do. My older sibling instincts turned on and I quickly went after him. The water went all the way up to my neck and i reached my arms to grab my brother the deep cold water constantly went into my face and each time it hit me harder. The rest of my family surprisingly still have not realised what was going on. My brother panic and yanked my arm and climbed ontop of me, Leaving me stuck underwater as he gasped for air. Each time i tried to get back up he pulled me back down in panic. Neither of us was reaching the
My uncle John was like my older brother when I was little. He was always there to play video games with and has a lot of fun. One day I heard my mom on the phone talking about John having to go to the hospital. “What’s wrong with him” I repetitively whispered to my mom while she was still talking. My mom gets off the phone and tells me my uncle was bit by a tick and not doing well at all. My family and I went to the hospital and it felt like we waited forever to see my uncle. We lied about my age so the people working there would let me see him. I heard doctors talking about how his heart rate was really low and that his chances were not good. I ran over to the side of his bed giving him a huge hug as best as I could.
On July 4, 2012 I was playing lacrosse in Daytona Beach, Florida with my best friend waiting for someone to order pizza for us. A friend of my friend’s family, a few years older than us, brought his surfboard with him and asked us if we would want to try surfing out before dinner gets there. We were both athletic kids and never tried surfing before, being that we were from Ohio, so we jumped at the opportunity to try it. I was first to try riding a wave, and I was able to stand up and successfully ride it all the way in to shore. My friend tried after and he was also successful his first attempt. This continued as we rode 9-10 more waves in, when we got bored we both said we were going to ride one more wave in, then be done. Little did I know my life changing moment was approaching. I stood up and rode the wave in just like all of the times before. The ocean wind was blowing in my face as the surfboard was gliding over the water. As I approached the shore the board slightly started to turn as I lost my balance and went plunging into the water. The top of my head impacted the ocean floor first, leaving me immediately paralyzed from the neck down, unable to move any part of my body.