Erin Gruwell Research Paper

Best selling author, Michelle McNamara, wrote some of the greatest crime novels of our time, but few people knew about her secret life. Michelle had her own private drug den filled with a variety of prescription and illegal drugs.

Sarah Breedlove which name she was born into on 12/23/1867 in Delta Louisiana on a cotton plantation.Sarah Breedlove parents name was Minerva and Owen Breedlove.Sarah Breedlove had 5 siblings.In all 6 kids Owen and Minerva had,Sarah Breedlove was the first one to be born-free.Sarah Breedlove was born-free because she was born around the war of 1812.

Emily D. West, who is called Emily Morgan by those who know her by a slave of James Morgan and the "Yellow Rose of Texas" by twentieth-century myth-makers, was born a black in New Haven, Connecticut. Emily was a long haired black little girl who no would have assumed grow up and trick a major leader of the mexicans. Emily Morgan is a very significant lady from the 1800’s. She was a major part of the war in the San Jacinto battlefield. Santa Anna was distracted by one thing… Emily Morgan.

One of the first questions most people ask Amy Witherite when they meet her concerns why she does what she does. In other words, why did she become an attorney and then specialize in truck wrecks? For Amy, the answer is not as simple as saying she always wanted to be a lawyer. In fact, she never wanted to be a lawyer at all. The story of how it happened starts with going to college on a swimming scholarship.

Less than one week from today, top archers from around the world prepare for the upcoming outdoor tournament, the Arizona Cup. People will pack their equipment and travel to Phoenix, Arizona to compete against other high level shooters.

Alicia Coleman is a world-renowned theater actress who, on the heels of a major performance, is chased into and attacked in an alleyway. She is struck over the head with a pistol and the blow causes her to lose her memory. Alicia struggles to remember the details of her life. The only person who appears to know who she is, is her presumed abductor, a man she fears may also be her attacker.

Marcie Allen came spoke at a convocation seminar on Friday, December 2nd. She is a ten-time nominee and five-time winner of Billboard’s “Concert Marketing and Promotion Award” and has been named to Billboard’s “Women in Music” list every year since 2010. Prior to starting MAC Presents, Allen owned and operated Nashville/Atlanta-based MAD Booking & Events, which produced more than 100 music festivals across the country including On the Bricks in Atlanta. Now she owns her own company in New York.

Ellen Gilchrist is an award-winning American poet, writer, and radio-personality. She is best known for her works like Victory over Japan, where she won a 1984 National Book Award, and The Age of Miracles.

Olivia Mclain, born and raised on Shetland also called Shetland Island, an Island that lies northeast of the island of Great Britain and forms part of Scotland, United Kingdom, making it hard to tell the specifics of where the girl was from. However, since Olivia was born after the proclaim union of Scotland and the Uk there were no problems. Except for that Olivia was not 'normal' according to the land of the people, with that being said.

Ellen Hopkins was born on March 26, 1955 in Long Beach, CA. Ellen is a poet, freelance writer, and the award-winning author of twenty nonfiction titles and five NY Times Bestselling novels-in-verse. She has published hundreds of articles on subjects ranging from aviation to child abuse to wine growing. She is a regular speaker at schools, book festivals and writers conferences across the US, and now throughout the world. Hopkins was adopted at birth by an older couple. Albert C. Wagner was 72, and Valeria was 42. She graduated from Santa Ynez Valley Union High School in 1973. She went to study journalism in college (at Crafton Hills College at UCSB), but had to drop out to get married and start a family. Her stories are based off of real life

Poverty; the state or condition of having little to no money, goods, or means of support. This is what the McCourt family suffers from due to the fact of no income. At the beginning of the book Malachy McCourt Sr. did not have a job and the family did not have any income, which then Angela had to go and ask the Italian man if she can get food and pay for it later. Malachy Sr. would have little odds and end jobs but he would drink away his earnings (pg. 11-22). He loved the bottle along with the other men he worked with and knew. But he then ended up getting a job (pg.23) Angela McCourt was very happy. She was so happy she would sing and that led the children to be happy too. She was then able to pay back the Italian man and things were great.

How do civilizations imagine themselves? One way is for each of us to look at ourselves through our society’s most remarkable figures. For example, Nellie McClung, she was many things throughout her life but most importantly she was an author, social activist, and politician.

April Greiman was born on March 22, 1948 in New York City. She was born during the baby boom, she had parents that encouraged her to ask questions about everything. Growing up she realized through her parents and the way they lived their lives, that integrity was an integral part of one’s art. When she first decided to study Graphic Design she applied to Rhode Island School of Design but when she filled out the application she couldn’t even draw the picture she was asked to draw. They told her that they couldn’t accept her and that maybe it would be better for her to apply to the Kansas City Art Institute. She was accepted and started her schooling, then went on to Switzerland for a year (Famous Graphic Designers). At Basel School of Design, she studied under Armin Hoffman and Wolfgang Weingart in the early 1970’s (AIGA). She is one of the first designers to embrace the computer era for doing her work. While others were skeptical and thought it would destroy this career she seized the challenge to prove them wrong. Her dad was a computer programmer that would have given her some insight into how the computer could help in the design world.

Edel Mary Quinn was born on September 19, 1907 in Kanturk, Ireland. Ever since she was young, Edel was a very devoted Catholic and was known for her beauty and unfaltering kindness to all. Although she was quite popular in her life, what interested Edel the most was the lifestyle of a nun. However, Edel was not able to become a nun because of her family's financial crisis and decided to join the Legion of Mary instead. Who would've thought that this young woman would've accomplished so much in the Legion of Mary. She traveled to many countries and spoke to thousands of people, helped those in need, preached the word of God, mended relationships, spread Catholicism, and healed the broken and lost souls of many. Edel however suffered from severe

From a near-death experience that lead to emergency surgery, to moments of feeling unfulfilled while filtering through life's challenges. Denise Cochran, Author, Speaker and Certified Life Coach, decided it was time to live in her purpose.Successful in various positions throughout her professional career, as a Financial Analyst and Business Analyst, Denise came to the realization that there was a need for change in her life. She recognized that her life has a purpose. During this time of discovering her purpose, Denise came to understand, that the things that we experience in life are not only for teaching us but to serve as learning tools in the lives of someone else. Denise finally gave up on trying to fit her entrepreneurial mindset into